Make money online

Makin’ Money Monday

If you’re a fan of my blog, I’m assuming that you’re at least a little bit like me…

You like to save money.

You want to get the BEST possible value when you DO spend money, by finding great quality products at deep discounts.
You love getting things free, whether it’s a cool new sample offer, a prize winning, or an excellent use of coupons.
You’re always looking for a way to earn a little extra money.

Does that sound like you?

Well, from now on, every money will be Makin’ Money Monday, where I’ll share new tips on how to earn some extra cash from home!! Rockin’ right?

How to Make Money Online

We’re all looking for Big Money No Whammies, right?? {Please don’t tell me that I’m the only one who remembers that show?} Anyway, there are a TON of scams when you start searching online for “Make Money From Home”, or “Make Money Online”.

But there are plenty of legit ways to earn some extra cash. Today I’ll share some tips on survey companies, since that is the first way that most people start earning a bit of money.

Why use Survey Sites?

I’ve used a ton of these for years now, and get some pretty awesome rewards. I save most of the FREE gift cards I earn until the holidays, which helps a TON. The checks I earn really do add up. And the FREE products I get to test are awesome, and help with my budget, since they’re one more thing I don’t have to buy!

Want to get Started?

A couple of tips… Sign up for as many sites as you think you can handle. Some will send you lots of surveys, some very few. The more surveys you get, the more rewards you’ll be able to earn.
I hear a lot of people suggest getting a seperate email account for these, but I’ve NEVER had trouble with spam from my survey sites. And I like them coming to my main personal email so I don’t miss any.
Don’t get discouraged. Just try to do a couple a day, when you have a little time. By the end of the month, I PROMISE that you’ll be pretty surprised to see how much earnings you’ll have added up in all of your accounts!

My Favorites:

Inbox Dollars- You get $5 FREE just for setting up your account, and there are a TON of ways to earn. You get rewards in cash, sent as checks, you can cash out at $30.

MyPoints rewards you with FREE gift cards, and they have hundreds to choose from, in amounts ranging from $10-$100. I almost always get $50 cards, they’re a pretty good value.

Toluna is another great one that rewards you with cash! You can request a check every time you reach $20.

Survey Spot is a fun one… They do a lot of giveaways on top of the rewards. PLUS, I just got a product test from them, it’s on the way, to try out a whole package of FREE diapers from Huggies!! Love it.

DollarSurveys – Take free surveys and earn a dollar for each survey you complete! Visit everyday for more surveys Click Here to check it out. This is cool because they pay you ONCE A WEEK with PayPal!

MySurvey – Take Surveys, Earn Rewards, It’s Easy & Free! Click Here. One of my NEW favorites!! They’ve started doing a TON of product tests lately. That means you get a FREE product {I’ve had salad dressing and Cover Girl full size mascara lately} to test, then get rewards for giving your opinion!

There ya go girls and guys! Get signed up for a couple, or all of them, and start earning some extra cash and other free goodies! Any questions about how this stuff works, leave me a comment and I’ll answer them for you :)

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 20, 2011 Filed Under: Product Testing | No Comments

How To: Get FREE Groupon Certificates!

Are you a member of Toluna yet?

Toluna Rocks.

Toluna is a really great survey site, the one that I’ve been telling you guys about… I earned over $40 in less than 2 weeks lately, with just a few surveys! They’ve had some REALLY big money surveys lately. Rockin’.

Now Partnered with Groupon!

You can still cash in your points to get FREE money checks in the mail. But now you have another option: they have a NEW reward program, where you can convert your points into a certificate, and get FREE credit at Groupon!!

Are you using Groupon yet? I’m LOVIN’ it! The closest local city is Seattle, but the deals reach all over the place, so I’ve gotten TONS of stuff that I can use.

A few examples:

Bought a Groupon certificate to a dentist a town away. I got a $300 Certificate for only $90. Since I don’t have dental insurance, this is an amazing thing for me.
Got a super cool river rafting package, usually $250 bucks, for only $60, as a gift for my brother for Father’s Day! He will be STOKED!!

So, make sure to get signed up, and start getting your FREE rewards too! :)

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 16, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies, Shopping, Deals and Coupon Codes | No Comments

How to Get FREE Old Navy Clothes!!

I just got this AMAZING package in the mail today from Crowdtap and I am SO excited! It’s even better than I had expected.

Party Host…

I applied to host an Old Navy Shorts Party, and was so excited when I found out I was picked for this event! I’m new to Crowdtap, and this is my first product party. I expected a few coupons, since it had stated the party would be for me and 3 friends. But this package is sweeeet.

Free Spring Stuff…

The {super duper amazing} Crowdtap sent me a coupon that I can use to not only get FREE shorts, but also a FREE spring top AND a FREE spring accessory, no price limit!! AND… I have three coupons to give to my girlfriends to come and try on the fun new Old Navy Spring Fashions with me!!

Awesome, right?

So, I seriously reccommend that you join Crowdtap today! You earn cash points for doing quick polls, participaing in discussions, and giving your feedback to brands that need it.

Then you can redeem those cash points for Amazon Gift Cards, and they also donate a portion to a charity of your choice, which I think rocks.

Sign up now!!

And you get to apply to host product parties like this one!! So check it out, and join me at Crowdtap, you’ll love it!

{P.S…. If you’re a fan of FREE Amazon Gift Certificates, which I assume you are, then make sure to check out Swagbucks too, that’s how I get most of my Amazon freebies!}

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 13, 2011 Filed Under: Product Testing, Uncategorized, Freebies | No Comments

Earned $40 bucks in 2 Weeks with Toluna!!

I’ve been posting quite a bit lately about the big-money surveys I’ve been getting from Toluna…

This is a picture of my last Toluna check, just to show you that YES, you really do get paid from Survey Sites!

Why I am So Excited:

I stopped even posting about the BIG surveys I was getting, because I was getting so many, and I figured you guys were too, so you probably already knew to check for them! Toluna rewards you with points for every survey, and you can cash out every time you have enough points to equal $20.

Momma’s Free Money:

Over the last couple of weeks I’ve had SOOOO many big-money surveys that I’ve earned over $40 already. And, I get screened out of quite a few because I don’t work outside of the home… If YOU do, you’ll probably be able to complete WAY more of them!

Toluna Rewards:

Earn points for doing quick polls.
Get reward points for completing surveys.
Get entered to WIN prizes every time you attempt a survey!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 12, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies | No Comments

Looking for Feedback on a Survey Site!

Have any of you guys used Vindale Research?

It sounds good, and I just signed up, but I’m skeptical of the claim of $75 per survey?

So far I’ve gotten some great surveys, and I’m happy with it, but has anyone ever used them and gotten these type of big money survey invites?

I’d like to share it with readers, but want to be sure I have good info to share first.

Anyone have something to share?? Leave a comment! Or sign up and let me know what YOUR experience is… Maybe you’ll get the big ones?

Thanks guys! You all are always SO helpful in helping me learn more about great offers, companies, services and products! I learn a ton from your comments and emails :)

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 11, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies | No Comments

Free Cover Girl Lash Blast Length!

Check out my newest product test from MySurvey!!

I’m such a fan of Cover Girl Mascaras, and I’ve loved the regular Lash Blast for a long time now. Super excited to try out this new one too.

I got this as part of a product test from MySurvey:

MySurvey – Take Surveys, Earn Rewards, It’s Easy & Free! Click Here to sign up! Start getting rewards for YOUR opinions.

You fill out quick surveys a few times a month, get points, and redeem them for rewards. Easy peasy.

And sometimes those surveys end with an invitation to try out a cool new product like this one. For FREE. For reals :)

Then, after you use it for a while, they’ll send a new survey asking you what you thought about it. And you’ll get reward points just for giving your opinion.

Rockin, right? So go check them out:

It only takes a minute to sign up and get started. I’ve never gotten any type of spam or unwanted messages, so it’s totally safe to use your main email address. In fact, I highly suggest you DO use your main email, since you don’t want to miss out on any cool surveys!

And any time I get a really good one… From ANY survey site… Anything that involves a free product test, or a really high-value survey, I try to make a post for you guys, so you can go see if you have it too!!

{You can sign up for my once-a-day email update with all of that days posts, so you never miss any info! Just use the email sign up post in the top right corner!}

And if you are new to survey sites, or just looking for a new one to add, here are a few of my favorites that I use:

MindField: Sign up here Mindfield. One of the top survey sites.
Toluna: I’ve been getting a lot of $10 and $30 surveys lately! Toluna.
Inbox Dollars: Loads of ways to earn cash, and has been featured on Good Morning America. Cool, right? Get $5 free to get you started when you sign up with this referral- Click Here to join me!
DollarSurveys: Take free surveys and earn a dollar for each survey you complete! Visit everyday for more surveys Click Here to join. I just started with this one, and they pay you through Pay Pal once a week!

Good Luck! I know you’ll get hooked once you start getting all the goodies… I get SO many free gift cards, cash checks, and cool products, just for giving my opinions!! Love it.

Posted by Meagan Paullin on June 3, 2011 Filed Under: Uncategorized, Freebies, Product Testing | No Comments

It’s FAN-tastic Freebie Friday time!

I have a SUPER DUPER busy day planned, but I pulled together a round up of freebies for you, my FAN-tastic Fans! Why? Because you rock.

And.. If you’re a fan of Sunshine and Sippy Cups, make sure to click the link above to give me a vote on Picket Fence Blogs! {the button will be on the left side bar from now on too, so you can vote each day you visit, and I’d sure as heck appreciate it!}

Here are my freebies yesterday:

FREE Hair Color Refresher Coupon: I found this fun freebie in the daily email from Women Freebies a couple weeks ago- Women Freebies. I’m not sure if it’s still available, but you can check their site to see if it’s still there!
FREE Mascara: Got this Lash Blast Length full size mascara in a product test from MySurvey-Take Surveys, Earn Rewards, It’s Easy & Free! Click Here.
Huggies Coupon Book: I got this big book full of coupons by signing up for the mailing list- Huggies.
Free Magazines: I get most of my free mag’s by being on the email update list at TradePub- Click Here.

If you want to find a mailbox stuffed full of freebies each day too, check out todays goodies…

Check out the NEW freebies for you guys today:

Beech Nut Starter Kit: Get this kit full of amazing products FREE! Click Here.
Baby stuff: Win prizes and get FREE baby stuff! Click Here.
Free Donuts: Participating U.S. Dunkin’ Donuts restaurants are celebrating National Donut Day by offering you a DONUT of your choice with any beverage purchase. Mmmmm :)
Free Seasoning: Get a free sample of McHardys seasonings. Click Here.
Kung Fu Panda: A bunch of contests to enter, free games, and printables. Kung Fu Panda.
Free Printable Coupons: See seven full pages of new printable coupons for groceries.Free Savings.
Vanilla sample: Get a free sample of Pure Vanilla Extract. Find the form here to sign up.
FREE $35 Coupon Book: Get this new book filled with $35 worth of coupons from Febreeze, Mr. Clean, and Swiffer. Click Here.
Daily {almost free!} deals: Amazing Daily Deals 50-90% Off Restaurants, Spas, Events and More! Click Here.
Free Yummy-ness: Get a free recipe for S’mores Poppers that looks uh-MAY-zing, from one of my favorite sites, Celebrations.com. Make sure to check out their free party planning tools too!
Free Money: Yep, that’s right, get some free cash! Toluna has been sending out TONS of big money surveys lately. I had two $10 ones last night, and another $9 one today. Lovin’ it. Toluna sign up.
Monetize Your Blog: Learn how to monetize your blog today. This looks pretty cool, I’m going to check it out myself! Click Here.
Crowdtap: Have you heard of this one yet? I’m so loving it! You earn free money for collaborating with brands, get free products to test, product parties like the Old Navy Shorts party I just got, and more! Sign up with my invite-Join Me!
FREE stuff for MOM: Join MomConnection to be a part of a great community, test new products, get samples and coupons, and give your feedback. Join here, today!Free Coupons.
Free Coupons: More coupons, for diapers, pets, restaurants, and more!
FREE Travel Eye Set: Get a free make-up set from Smashbox with any $50 purchase! The free gift is a $22 value, enter code EYESET at checkout to get it free! I reccommend getting the Try It Kit {reg $52, now $19} if you’re shopping. Love it. Ends 6/5, Smashbox.
Samples: Find freebies from Krispy Kreme, L’Occitane, Iman, and more! MySavings.
Woman Freebies: Get the newest free samples, coupons, and giveaways, picked just for women! Click Here to check out todays new updates, and sign up for their daily email if you want it!
JewelMint: Get a FREE subscription, and check out designers jewelry picks at up to 70% off. Great selection. Click Here.
Freebies: Free Downloads {including Roboform, which is awesome if you enter a lot of giveaways!}, samples, and events! Click Here to check them out!
Samples and Giveaways: More samples from MySavings, plus giveaways links and more! Click Here to see more!
L’Oreal: Get a free sample of Youth Code {this stuff rocks, I love it} by clicking the offers and samples box in the bottom left, then find it on the next screen. Sample.
Sunday Coupons: Click here to get a sneak peek at which coupons and deals will be in this Sundays paper, Click Here.

Awesome stuff, right?

This is the best list of freebies I’ve had in a long time… I’m excited to have found so many good ones today!! Some of the posted links will take you to MORE sites filled with freebies! So you can seriously get a heck of a lot of stuff today.

Share it, you’re friends will love you!

If you love these freebies, make sure to use the share buttons below, or the Tweet button up top, to share them with your friends so they can get them too!

Giveaway!

And don’t forget to enter to win the HUGE giveaway from me and the Lean Green Mama: Mama Mojo Giveaway Package, this package is worth $497!! Wow, right? Share it with your friends too, since there is another way to win, maybe you can both join!

Have a great weekend guys… Thanks for reading!