Starting your own business can be hard and unless you have a massively successful company you can expect it to be financially tough.
Here are some ways you can make some extra money while still having time to be mom, business owner, head chef and all of the other hats we wear.
These sites are all USA and Canada friendly. Please check with each site individually to see if they accept international users.
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**Note: How To Make Money (At Home) Outside Your Day Job
These are not ‘get rich quick sites’ the payouts are very small. I only spend about 1-2 hours a week ‘working’ on these sites. And I opened a separate paypal account where all of the money I earn from these sites goes into. We have saved up for all of our Christmas shopping doing this (yay!).
I recommend opening a separate email account just for these as they say they do not sell your email address but it is better to be safe then get a whole bunch of spam. Only one of these services has my personal referral link (Opinion Outpost) so if you click on it and sign up I will get a small payment. They are all worth checking out – you know which one I chose 🙂
Paidviewpoint.com
Paidviewpoint is a survey site. The great news – the surveys are really short. The bad news – the trait score survey’s only pay $0.03 each. I have been on the site for only a few weeks and have made just under $4.00 BUT at most I answer 10 questions a day (all multiple choice).
They also have business survey’s which are to pay more money I have not received one of them yet.
BzzAgent
BzzAgent does not pay money but they exchange product for your feedback and creating buzz about a product. I love being part of BzzAgent. Not only have I received full size products to review (Burt’s Bees facial cleanser/moisturizer and Claritin allergy medicine) but I have also learned a lot about marketing I can transfer to my business.
BzzAgent has great transparency and the marketing materials they send you on a product are top notch. Also because you submit all of your reviews/buzz activities and a BzzAgent staffer gives your points/feedback I have been able to better my own review skills. (UPDATE: Please check out this picture on our Facebook page to see the type of kits BzzAgent sends you).
Opinion Outpost is the “Real Deal”
Have you ever wanted to get paid for sharing your opinion? Sign up for Opinion Outpost in the USA for an opportunity to get paid for sharing your opinion. Sign up for Opinion OutPost Canada.
You can earn gift cards for sharing your opinions in online surveys. It’s free to sign up and there are additional cash rewards you can win! Each survey takes around 10 minutes, in return you get paid in points.
These points will be redeemed for gift cards. Start earning cash today!
FusionCash
Again this is yet again another survey site. However this one also allows you to complete offers (which I do not do). You receive $5.00 just for signing out and, on average, $1.00 for each completed survey. Again, I like to complete surveys because I find a benefit to them.
I just signed up with them so I do not know how quickly they send the money owed but in their policies it states they cash out only after $25.00 has been reached and only on the 20th of each month.
UserTesting
This is by far my favourite of the bunch. Not only because it pays the best ($10.00 a test) but also because I have learned so much. UserTesting is a usability testing site. This means companies like Bell pay for you to review/critique their websites for ease of use, layout, content etc.
You do need to have a microphone because you are recorded while you speak your thoughts aloud. Additionally your screen activity is recorded. They send you around 2-3 tests a week (depends on what you qualify for). So this does not replace a full time job. They pay you 7 days after you complete your test into your paypal account.
Being able to check out different websites and think about what works has helped develop my critical thinking skills. I really recommend this website.
Check out! 8 Ways to Make Money Online From Anywhere in the World.
I really appreciate this post. I’ve been looking everywhere for this! Thank goodness I found it on Bing. You’ve made my day! Thanks again!
Katrina, this is great info! It can be hard to make ends meet when you are starting up a business. I have one going and two that I’m working to build, and sometimes juggling expenses and bills is tough. I think I just might check these sites out and see if they work for me. Thanks for sharing your experiences!
Thanks Shana. I like that these take very little time. You will not become a millionaire but it can help pay the bills.
Great tips I am always looking for new ways to make money. Stopping over from SITS
Thanks for visit Kita
A great site that is starting an affiliate program is called Mojitosites ) .The affiliate program starts in about a week and is giving 50% commissions monthly. All you need is a Paypal account and some time!
Just found this post and about to look into it. My one thing about surveys is that I’ve looked into other sites in the past, and I always answer a bunch of initial questions only to be told they already had too many people like me respond [ahem, other WAHMs]. Have you had that issue?