Two Promotions Today Only At SquishyCash

There are cool promotions and contests going on all the time at SquishyCash. If you haven't finished your holiday shopping, I urge you to sign up now. There's still time to make some easy money and cash out with a daily payout in time for Christmas.

Here are today's promotions:

1. Earn a Buck, Win a Buck Promotion!
December 14th only. Ends at 11:59pm EST.
Earn $1.00 in offer earnings and instantly get $1.00 added to your account balance!

2. The $1 Free Referral Promotion! Refer 3, Win a Buck!
December 14th only. Ends at 11:59pm EST.
Refer 3 new members and win $1.

It may not seem like much, but trust me, these little bonuses add up after a while. Once you get started, you will see what I mean!

SquishyCash’s 7-day Completions Contest Pays 25 Spots!

Starting today, SquishyCash is having a 7-day completions contest. They will be paying 25 spots! The lucky person who completes the most offers will win $25. The other 24 spots win a variety of cash and chip prizes! All winnings will be added to accounts when the contest ends at 11:59pm EST on December 18th. If you’re not already a member, go sign up now and get in on this action!

 

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CashCrate Offers Approving Like Mad!

Just a short note to let you guys know that in just one evening of work - I think it was Friday - I earned $18.65 at CashCrate! And that was for about 3 hours of work. No lie! The offers there are approving like crazy! If you're not a member yet, I advise you to get on over there and sign up and get to making some extremely EASY MONEY!

December Contests and Promotions At SquishyCash

As usual, SquishyCash has some very cool contests and promotions going on this month. Don't miss out on some easy cash! I can certainly vouch for this site. It is one of the very few GPT sites that I still work on, and my offers have been approving very well there lately. This could be a great way for you to pick up a few extra bucks for Christmas, as they have daily payouts! Here is my proof of payment from my last daily payout:


I've done very well with the contests at SquishyCash over the past year and a half, and I highly recommend joining and participating in their promotions. To date, they have given away $41,418.22 in contests and promotions alone! If you are not already a member, you are missing out on some easy money!

SquishyCash Contests and Promotions for December 2008

Still not a member? What are you waiting for? Sign up for SquishyCash today!

SWATcash Shut Down This Morning

As of 5:45 am CST this morning, my favorite GPT site (and biggest money-maker) shut down due to frauding members and advertising networks not paying them. I am devastated over this. SWATcash was by far the best GPT site on the internet with 90,000+ members. They stated they will do their best to pay members what they have coming to them as soon as they are able to. However, they won't be paying any bonuses received. This kinda hurts me, because I had $110 in bonus earnings coming and I guess I can just write that off. But I won't complain, because that site has been very good to me over the last year-and-a-half that I have been a member. I have earned over $3000 in cash and prizes.


I know that some of my readers signed up under me and in case you missed it, here is what SWAT Brian posted at the forum yesterday:

Due to all of the recent events I am sad to say that SWATcash will be shutting down effective December 1st, 2008. We will strive to do all we can to get payments out in a timely manner. Unfortunately if all goes well we will only be able to pay out Offer Earnings, Referral Commission, Shopping Earnings, and Click Earnings. With shutting down we have to end our contracts with the company that runs our servers which is really putting the strain on the company's wallet and possibly charging us more than we will have coming in, in which case we will have to file for bankruptcy. We hope that they will be glad to work with us and get that number down so we can payout all of the members who have made payout through December 1st.

We know this sucks, you don't have to tell me twice. We are still waiting on checks that are now almost 2 months late to us. I have been told recently that a check was over-nighted Wednesday only to find out today that it still hasn't even been sent. That is just how it has been going lately for us. We are doing everything in our power to get what is owed to us so we can get what is owed to you. We realize that this is a terrible time for this to happen as Christmas is just around the corner, but believe me that this is hurting us just as much as it is hurting you. A lot of you may think that we have a mound of money in the company that we are sitting on but the truth of the matter is, is that it's just not true. With paying to keep the site up, paying our employees the money is going down just as fast as it is coming in because every lead is being scrutinized more closely than ever and it is taking a longer time for payments to be processed. Now days all a advertiser has to do is say "I think we have some fraud here" whether it be one lead or 100 and your full payment is held till it is figured out which can take months.

Like I've answered before, "Why don't you have an emergency fund?", we did but it got taken out when we paid out in August and we later received word of fraud from the month of July and August. That's just how it goes in this industry and for a long time we took small hits here and there but never one this big. We always put the members first throughout this whole 2 year run that the company has been around and don't intend on changing now.

We really appreciated working with all of the truthful members that stuck around on the site and forums from the very beginning. Without you guys we would have never made it anywhere. The forums were always active and fun to be around and it truly made my job a little bit easier with all the helpful members answering questions when a mod or admin wasn’t around to answer them. I want to thank all the mods for doing a great job around here keeping the forums clean and informative. I’d love to thank Jeremy and Will for doing an excellent job keep the site new with cool features and making the site as unique as it was. Thanks to Soylagringaloca who did a great job handling support and making sure it was done in a timely manner and keeping it as upbeat as possible. And also thanks to SWATAP for providing us with pictures for visual representation of topics and posts. He kept the forums lively and bursting with activity. I hope I didn’t miss anyone but thanks to everyone involved with SWATcash it was like one giant family even though sometimes it got a bit out of hand.

The site will go down sometime tonight or tomorrow morning. I apologize for how everything went down and how this ended up, but I give you my word that we will try to payout members what they deserve and rightfully earned.

Goodbye and thanks for everything SWATcash. You will be missed.

SWATcash Fraud Delays Payments

I've been a member of SWATcash for going on two years and I have mentioned many times that this is the best GPT (get-paid-to) site out there. They have always paid on time and I have been the winner of some really cool prizes, including a Playstation 3, an iPod Classic and a $1,000 cash prize.

However, over the last few months, the level of fraud activity at the site has been high, and advertising networks are delaying payment until they have weeded out the fraudsters. This has put quite a damper on things over there. No payments have been made since September. Any money earned in September would normally have been paid out on October 15th, but members are still awaiting October payout. We were informed at the forum that for the next few months, we would be paid on a net-45 basis, meaning earnings would be paid on the 15th of the second month after the month they were earned. This means we should have received our September earnings on November 15th.

It is now the 18th of November and we are still awaiting our September earnings. We were again informed at the forum that the advertising network still has not paid, and they really have no idea when they will, so our earnings have been put on hold until the advertisers come through.

I have never had a problem recieving payment from SWATcash, but I am beginning to wonder if they will ever be able to pay us. I have been a very loyal member, promoting the site far and wide, and I'm doing my best to trust that they will come through this mess and pay us. If they do, I will continue to promote it.

But, I can't help but wonder if the present economic crisis is affecting the GPT industry, and whether or not SWATcash will survive after this. Many members are threatening to leave. Most have stopped completing offers altogether, because most of them just do not approve anymore. I am one of those people. I can't see wasting my time on offers that don't approve. I mean why should we? It doesn't benefit anyone. And even if they did approve, would the advertisers actually pay for the leads?

I truly hope SWATcash pulls through this mess and returns to the greatness it used to be. I know I am missing that money I used to make there. It has put a hurt on my pocket-book for sure. I try very hard not to depend on money I make online, but sometimes it's what gets the rent or utilities paid for us.

I Have Received My Prize Money From SWATcash

On June 23rd, I posted about winning the weekly drawing at SWATcash - the prize being $1,000. Today, I am posting my proof of payment from them that I received last week. (I would have posted sooner, but I've been too busy out spending my $1,000 - hehe!). Anyway, here's a screen shot of the payout I received to my Paypal account from SWATcash in July:

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Yet ANOTHER Reason To Love SWATcash

For those of you who are not aware of what a great place SWATcash is, let me tell you what happened for me THIS month.

Every week, SWATcash has a weekly drawing and the prize is $1,000. Well, on June 2nd, I won! Woohoooooo! So, since I became a member in February 2007, I have won some very awesome prizes. Last June, I won a Playstation 3, and in December 2007, I won an 80GB iPod Classic. In addition to those prizes, I have won various amounts of cash in the chat contests, and I always make a nice sum of money in offer earnings.

So, in my book, SWATcash is the best GPT site...period! I am a member of several, but none can come close to what SWATcash has to offer. Their payout rates are the highest around, and their contests and prizes cannot be beaten. I encourange anyone who is looking for a place to earn some extra cash every month to join SWATcash. You won't be sorry, I promise!

Paid Forum Posting Jobs

If you are a forum junkie like me, here's something that's really fun and you can make a little money while doing something you love to do.

The following sites will pay you to post at various forums. The going rate is from $0.10 to $0.15 per post, depending on which place you sign up. The application process will vary at each one, so once you get to the site, be sure and read carefully what you need to do in order to apply.

You will need to have a good grasp of the English language and have good grammar and spelling.

I will update this post as I find new ones. Good luck and hope to see you at the forums!

• ForumsFirst.com
• PostingDirect.com
• ForumFocus.net
• WiredFlame.com
• PostingConnection.com
• ForumBoosters.com

Master Resale Rights vs Private Label Rights

If you have ever wondered what PLR or MRR is, this free ebook will tell you everything you need to know about Master Resale Rights vs Private Label Rights. Besides telling you the lowdown on the differences, this report gets explicit on the do's, don'ts and how to capitalize on this billion dollar industry. It even shows you how you can setup your own digital products store in less than 60 seconds! It really is one of the best free reports available! I highly recommend you go and pick up your free copy of this report today.

Work From Home Doing Freelance Jobs

I recently ran across a place where you can sign up for free and get hooked up with freelance jobs. It's called GetAFreelancer.com, and there are dozens of new projects posted daily for freelancers. This is something new for me, and just today, I won my first bid on a project for data entry work, so I'll be starting that a little later this evening, and I'll post my progress here. Membership is free, but there is a Gold membership which is $12 monthly. It's not necessary to become a Gold member, but you will have a better chance of getting jobs if you upgrade. I haven't upgraded, but have bid on several jobs, and have only landed one, but at least I have my foot in the door now.

There's a LOT of competition on this site, and once I filled out my profile extensively with my experience and skills, I noticed a better communication with project providers. It's not so easy becoming established as a freelancer, but once you have taken a few jobs and have received some feedback, you have a better chance of getting the job you bid on. My advice is to do what I did, and bid as low as you can afford to go on your first few projects and communicate well via PM with the providers, letting them know exactly how low you are willing to go, and have them check your profile for your skills and experience.

Concerning the types of jobs you can bid on, there are many categories, including web design, data entry, article writing, accounting/bookkeeping, computer programing, engineering - you name it, it's probably there - and they add new categories regularly.

GetAFreelancer.com receives a commission on all the jobs you take, unless you are a Gold member - which is another reason to upgrade. As time goes by, I will probably upgrade to the Gold membership, but for now, we'll just see how it goes. If you are interested in data entry jobs, or article writing, there are tons of projects like this listed every single day! If you sign up or are already a member, I am very interested in knowing how well you do with this, so please leave a comment here and give us the "low-down."


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Get Paid To Blog!

I thought it might be a good idea to compile a list of the sites that pay you to blog so it will be easy for you to pick the ones you want to work with.

PayU2Blog
I do like this place, but as with many of these sites, there are advantages and disadvantages to working there. To begin, there are always assignments in my inbox and they payout every two weeks, so you don't have to wait a whole month to get paid. That is always good, no? However, as far as I can tell, there is no affiliate program in place and all the assignments pay only $5, and you can make more that that at other places. But, if you don't mind making only $5 per post, then I do recommend you try PayU2Blog, mainly because of the high volume of opportunities.

PayPerPost
PayPerPost is probably the most popular of the paid blogging sites. However, I have run into some drawbacks. Personally, I don't like to disclose in my posts that they are sponsored. I have a site-wide disclosure policy with a link in my sidebar. I've noticed that there are some opportunities there that require adding a disclosure badge at the end of the post. However, those are few and far between these days, as more and more advertisers don't want you to disclose within the post. PPP has implemented something called Real Rank and claim that opportunities are made available to users according to this number instead of Google Page Rank. I'm not sure how it all works, but since they did this, I'm not getting as many high paying assignments. Payout is 30 days after you submit your post, and I would rather get paid in one lump sum each month, or even better, every two weeks like some of the other blogging sites. But it's still a good place to work, and they do have a nice referral program, so I do recommend it.

Smorty
Smorty is my favorite of the paid blogging sites, because I get some good relevant assignments that pay very well. Not only that, but they payout each week! I was getting a bit skeptical during the holidays, because the assignments began to dwindle, but they have begun to flow in again, so I am guessing it was just the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. They do have a referral program in which you can make 5% of your referrals' earnings. This one is well worth your time, so be sure and check this one out!

Sponsored Reviews
This one is a little different than the others mentioned above, because you get a list of opportunities to view and then you bid on ones relevant to your blog. I like the way this works, because you are able to set your own price. But, be careful not to bid too high, or you won't get the assignment. And remember to take into consideration that Sponsored Reviews gets a commission from each assignment you take, but when you make your bid, you will be shown how much you get from it. I can't find on the site exactly what their commission percentage is, but just from bidding on opportunities, I figure it's around 35%, and that's not too bad. There is also a very nice referral program in place.

Blogsvertise
I have only completed a few tasks for Blogsvertise so far, so I'm not that familiar with this one. However, I thought it best to go ahead and list it here, so you can try it and see if it's for you. Assignments are emailed to bloggers as they come in. You will need to accept or decline the offer within 5 days. Like PayPerPost above, they payout 30 days after your task has been approved. The tasks I've completed have been anywhere from $8 to $14, but I don't get that many. I have changed the category and description of my blog, so we will see if that helps. They say to be very descriptive and add good tags when submitting your blog to them. Perhaps I just wasn't descriptive enough, so I have gone in and edited, so now it's just "wait and see."


I will add more sites to this list as I find them. I do know of a few more, but I want to try them out before I list them here, so I can give you a good review on them.

Happy Earning!


Technorati tags: blogging for money, get paid to blog, blog for money, paid blogging, payperpost, smorty, sponsored reviews, blogsvertise, payu2blog

Rotatrix Friends Network

As you know, I very much enjoy social networking, but I really like it when I get paid for my activity. At Rotatrix Friends Network, you earn points for everything you do there - from leaving comments, to posting photos, journal entries, using the forum, and even creating polls and quizzes. You can exchange these points for cash each month! You can also put your adsense code on your profile!

Rotatrix also has a program called AdClicks, which is similar to Adsense, where you can place the code on your profile at RFN, or your own website or blog. These ads are generated by members of RFN who use their activity points to buy ads. They are then put into rotation and show up wherever you place the code. Then when someone clicks on an ad, you get paid for it. It's really very cool. There is also a traffic exchange that can help you get more traffic to your blog or website, and that's always nice. You can never have too much traffic!

They have greatly improved RFN since I joined in June 2007, and they continue to work on the site everyday to make it better and more user-friendly. I've accumulated many friends at Rotatrix Friends Network, and they are all so very helpful and kind.

Membership is free, so whatcha waitin' for?

SIGN UP TODAY!

And once you're there, spice up your profile...make it say YOU! And while you're there drop by my profile, shoot me a comment to say hello, and add me to your friends!

Technorati tags: social networking, social networks, make friends, make money online, work from home, get paid to, friends

SquishyCash Contests And Promotions For January

I know a week has already passed for January, but I still want to let you know about the contests and promotions going on at one of my favorite GPT sites, SquishyCash. They always have awesome contests going on throughout each month, and I have racked up some cool cash by competing in them. Check'em out!

Note: A GPT (get-paid-to) site is a place where you earn money by signing up for offers and completing surveys. Membership is always free, and your own money is never required in order to earn. There are usually offers posted at these places where you will need a credit card in order to sign up, and those offers pay very well, but it isn't necessary to do these. There are tons of freebie offers at all the GPT sites that I post here at Spiral Journal, so you will never have to spend money in order to earn.

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This week (beginning today):

Monday - 01/07/08: 5-day earnings contest starts - First wins $100!
Tuesday - 01/08/08: 7-day completions contest starts - First wins $50!
Thursday - 01/10/08: Earn $3 for every 12 offers approved!
Saturday- 01/12/08: 1-day earnings contest - First wins $20 instantly via PayPal.

Next week:

Sunday - 01/13/08: $1 bonus for ALL members who have an offer approve today only!
Monday - 01/14/08: Double your chips promotions starts!
Tuesday - 01/15/08: Earn $3 win a buck starts!
Wednesday - 01/16/08: 50% earnings bonus today only!
Thursday - 01/17/08: 7-day earnings contest starts - First wins $100!
Friday - 01/18/08: $2 bonus for every $5+ offer approved today only!
Saturday - 01/19/08: 1-day completions contest - First wins $20 instantly via PayPal!

1/20/08 thru 1/26/08:

Sunday - 01/20/08: Earn a buck win a buck today only!
Monday - 01/21/08: Double your chips promotion starts!
Tuesday - 01/22/08: Earn $3 win a buck starts!
Thursday - 01/24/08: Earn $3 for every 12 offers approved promotion starts today!
Friday - 01/25/08: 5-day earnings contest starts - First wins $50!
Saturday - 01/26/08: 1-day earnings contest - First wins $20 instantly via PayPal!

1/27/08 thru 1/31/08:

Sunday - 01/27/08: $1 bonus for all members that have an offer approve today!
Monday - 01/28/08: 3-day 25% earnings bonus starts today!
Thursday - 01/31/08: January earnings contest ends; January referral contest ends. Also, High Roller drawing tonight!

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As you can see, on the 31st, there are month-long contests ending that weren't mentioned above because they started last week. Here they are:

January earnings contest: Earn $250 or more in offers and automatically win $20!
January referral contest: Paying 10 spots in cash and chips - First wins $20!

I'm sorry I'm a week late in letting you know about these contests and promotions, but the holidays have kept me quite busy.

Ok, so now that you are up to date, get on over there and SIGN UP!

Technorati tags: gpt sites, work from home, get paid to, offers, surveys

Awesome Contest At DealBarbiePays

Here's a way you can pay off your fat holiday debt. There is the huge promo going on through the month of January at DealBarbiePays. For those of you who aren't familiar, DealBarbiePays is a get-paid-to (GPT) site where you can earn money by signing up for offers and completing surveys - and even get cash back on shopping. Membership is free, and you will never have to spend money in order to earn. There are trial offers you can complete with a credit card, and yes, they have a higher payout, but it's not necessary in order to earn money. There are literally hundreds of easy freebie offers and surveys to complete.

Anyway, back to the promo. Beginning today, until January 31st, complete the most offers and win cash! They are paying 5 spots:

Prizes:
1st- $1,000.00
2nd- $500.00
3rd- $250.00
4th- $100.00
5th- $50.00

In case you're wondering, DealBarbiePays IS LEGIT. I have been paid by them several times, always right on time, and I continue to work there almost every month.

But don't expect to win that $1,000 prize, because it's MINE!

...just kidding...good luck!

Happy New Year!

Sign up now at DealBarbiePays!

Technorati tags: gpt sites, get paid to, work from home, dealbarbiepays, offers, surveys

MarvaMoney

I would like to let my readers know about another get-paid-to (GPT) site where I have recently been working. It's called MarvaMoney. You earn extra cash each month by signing up for offers and completing surveys. Membership is free, and you don't need a credit card in order to earn money, as there are plenty of freebie offers. Minimum payout is $10 via PayPal or Amazon.com gift card and is paid monthly on or near the 25th.

I have had a very good approval rate on my offers there and I recommend that you try this place, as they have very competitive payout on their offers.

Sign up now at MarvaMoney!

Technorati tags: get paid to, gpt, gpt sites, work from home, make money online, offers, surveys

Get Paid To Write Reviews

If you like to write reviews and get paid for it, SharedReviews is a great place to start. You can write short (or long) reviews on just about anything and everything. You don't have to be a professional writer by any means, but you will need to have a good grasp of the English language and good grammar, spelling and punctuation.

Write about all those gifts you received, or the toys your kids got for Christmas. Tell what you think of them, how fun they are, how useful, or "un-useful" they are, or how they have or have not helped you. Or, what about all those DVDs you own? How about your current insurance company, or your cellphone. There is no end to what you can write about. We use products and services everyday of our lives. I'm sure you can find something to write about and make a little extra cash while doing so.

Once your review is approved, you will receive one review credit. At this time, the pay rate is $10 per 5 review credits. That is $2 per review. You can cash out once you have reached the 5 review credits. So the minimum payout is $10.

SharedReviews is still in beta, but they are scheduled for full launch in the next week or so. Right now, we are limited to 75 reviews. This may change once the site has officially launched, so stay tuned. I will post any changes here as they come.

Sign up now at SharedReviews!

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Low $10 Instant Payout at ECashOffers

I joined ECashOffers.com a little over a week ago. At that time, minimum payout was $25 and once I reached it, I cashed out and was paid within 24 hours, (see proof of payment below). There are not a lot of GPT sites that offer instant payout, so that is what makes this site so great. As of today, the minimum payout has been lowered to $10, and yes, that includes instant payouts. Give this one a try and make some extra cash...and FAST!

Payment Proof:

Sign up at ECashOffers.com now!

Technorati tags: gpt, gpt sites, ecashoffers, work from home, work at home, instant payout

I Have Received My iPod From SWATcash!

I posted before that I had AGAIN won a prize from SWATcash. Well, above is my photo proof that I received an 80GB iPod Classic for winning a contest in the "12 Days of Christmas" promotion.

This thing is so cool. I never thought I'd have much use for such a gadget, but I am really happy with it. Not only can I store my music on it, but also my pictures, videos, etc. It's very handy to have. If you don't have one, you should get one!

As always, I am highly recommending that you sign up at SWATcash. It is the best GPT site around. And if you do sign up and need some help getting started, don't hesitate to email me and I'll help you all I can!


Technorati tags: gpt sites, swatcash, work from home, ipod, ipod classic

I LOVE SWATCASH! CAN YOU HEAR ME? THEY GAVE ME AN iPOD!

As I told you in a post last week, SWATcash is giving away literally thousands of dollars worth of prizes in their "12 Days of Christmas" giveaways. Last night's contest was the 6th night and I participated and won one of six 80GB iPod Classics!

And this isn't the first time I've won a great prize from SWATcash. Some of you may remember me posting about winning a Playstation 3 last June.

I cannot stress enough that everyone should get on over there RIGHT NOW and sign up. They have given away some fantastic prizes so far, including:

5 Apple iPhones on Sunday,
4 PS3s on Saturday,
3 Xbox 360s on Friday, and
2 Nintendo Wiis on Thursday
1 Samsung TV on Wednesday

And there are still 6 more days to go for "The 12 Days of Christmas" promotion. If you're wondering what happened to Monday, well, it seems they had some server issues what with all the members they had in attendance! I am pretty sure they have gotten it resolved, because even though it was slow, last night's contest went pretty well. And who knows what prizes they will give away tonight? And you could win if you sign up now and be at the forums at 9pm EST for the next six nights and participate in the contests.

SWATcash is a lot of fun, and there are so many ways to make money. Just think of all the extra cash you can earn just by signing up for the TONS of freebie offers they have up right now--most of them $1 each! So please, join us and get in on all the fun!

SIGN UP NOW!

Technorati tags: gpt sites, gpt, paid to sign up, swatcash, make money online, earn extra cash, work from home, work at home