Mega Money in Online Offers!! $14,650 and counting!!

Look what was in my mailbox today!! A $1,000 check and a free $10 Walmart gift Card. Boy, has it been a good few days. First, the return of the $1,000 pavilion and now another $1,000 bonus!

And, it is all thanks to those crazy online offers you always see. Or, the emails you get in the spam mailbox. Have you seen these? An example: Get a Free Year of Gas!! Or, get a Free Prada Purse!! And, I assume most of you do not click on these, because you do not think they are legit. OR, you do click, see you have to actually sign up for offers and then decide against it.

Well, I am here to tell you they are worth it! I have been doing them for the last few years and have gotten over $14,000. Yes, that is true. And, I would have gotten more, except last year was a slow year for me. We had a new baby and I didn't work on anything for about 6 months. Oh, well, baby Noah boy was well worth it!

Here are some examples of what I have gotten ( but please do not sign up with these sites until reading details and/or asking questions ):

• creditfor1year - $1,200
• mygiveawaycentral - $600
• plasmaTV4free - $825
• rewardmyopinion - $1,000
• 50DollarGiftCard - $50
• rewardsvenue - $2,000
• everyfreegift - $1,000
• consumergain - $500
• yourgiftcards - $100
• exclusiverewards - $1,000
• bigwin - $1,000
• mypremiumrewards - $1,500
• internetopiniongroup - $1,000
• toyoffer - $2,000
• pays2shop - $500
• consumer reward zone - $500

I have another $1,000 on the way, and I am getting ready to start another $500 offer this week.

Now, here are some details for you. First, not all of these companies are legit. So, don't sign up without researching. Second, there are two different types. They are DIY ( Do it Yourself ) and Referral sites. Third, each parent company has MANY different sub-sites. I will call them that, for a lack of a better term. You can only do 1 per household per sub-site ( do NOT try to play games with them and use different email addresses, a parents address, etc, etc. This is unethical and if they catch you, you can be banned from all future sites. ONE PER HOUSEHOLD PER SITE ).

OK..how do you get started, you may ask?

Let's start at the beginning.

1. You first need to find a site you are interested in. Do you want DIY or Referral? DIY costs you a little more, so less profit. But, you don't have to rely on someone else and potentially get nothing if they don't come through on their end. Referral sites usually are less out of pocket, you need to refer someone that completes their WHOLE process, and then you can get your gift. Personally, I have done mostly DIY sites. The only 2 sites listed above that were referral sites were plasmaTV4free and mygiveawaycentral. If you want to do a referral site, there is a program called Referral Swapper, that I highly recommend. Not only can you pay someone to be your referral, you can also swap with them. Meaning, you would be their referral for another site. Or, better yet, you can get paid to be someone elses referral!! If it is well worth the $10 lifetime membership fee.

a. Here are my favorite parent companies, in order, please click on them to go to a list of their available sites and read my comments on each company:

• Netblue, aka: YF Direct ( DIY )
• Brandarama ( DIY )
• I-Deal Direct ( Referral )
• Consumer Gain ( DIY )
• Nuitech ( DIY )

2. Now, you have your site picked out, you need to set up a new email address for this. Go to either yahoo, hotmail or some other email provider you have access to and set up a free account. I am serious on this, you will get gobs and gobs of spam!!!! You do not want this mixed with your personal email account.

3. Once you have your email address ready to go, you can sign up. You will want to fill out the registration on that first page.

4. You will come to page after page of questions. If there is a skip page on the bottom, click that. If not, answer no to everything! These do not count towards your free gift, so I quickly scroll through and say no to all. This will take a good few minutes, but just keep going.

5. Once you get to a page that says OFFERS PAGE 1, or something along those lines, it is time to stop and begin completing the process. Usually, it will also show your account information, including name and address, on the top of the page. And, what, may you ask are offers? Offers are things such as: Blockbuster Online, Netflix, Trimlife 30 day trial, BMG Music Club, etc, etc. Each page will require you fill out a certain number of these type of offers.

6. Now, you want to scroll to the bottom and click the next page button ( even though you haven't filled out any offers yet ). Keep clicking through these pages until you get to one that says when you click, you will go to bonus offers. This means you are on the last page of offers. You always want to start on the last page and work backwards. Also, don't worry about the bonus offers. They are not required.

7. Now that you are on the last page, you will usually see the least amount of offers to choose from and the offers that will cost you the most. The reason we do this page first, is if there is nothing you can afford...you don't want to do this site at all. And, if you would have started at the first page with the cheap offers, you would have completed all these offers...only to get to the last page and be stuck. So, start LAST FIRST!

8. This is where you want to begin a detailed spreadsheet and get your planner out. As you sign up for offers, you need to immediately log the name and website of the company, date you signed up, the date you need to cancel, a column for actual cancel date, the amount spent, the phone number and contact information and a column for notes. You will then want to also write in your planner what day to call and cancel. I always call at least 3 days before I have to. This is simply a safety measure.

9. Once you are done with the last page, then click on the previous page button at the bottom of the screen. Now, you are on the next page. Again, find the lowest offers ( I usually go through all the pages first and log on my spreadsheet what I will do for each page before I begin signing up for offers on any of them ). Once done and logged, keep going to the previous page and repeating until you get to the first page.

a. A few pointers. I like to use credit cards online, and many credit cards will give you virtual numbers for online transactions. If this is a company you will not need to be billed on a rotating basis for, then a virtual number is a good idea.

b. when you sign up for offers, click and see what the requirements are to get credit. Some of them will say you just need to do the 1 month trial. Others will say you need to stay past the one month trial and become paying. If this is the case, you need to calculate what that one month of being a paying member is on your spreadsheet. BUT PLEASE, check each offer to see the requirements.

10. Now that all your offers are set up, it is just time to wait. You will want to read each companies terms and conditions, but usually it is anywhere from 4 to 6 weeks before they will approve. I then mark on my planner when the 6 week mark ( or whatever the date for the company ) is and circle. This will be the day I will need to send in for manual credit.

a. A note to everyone. I have ALWAYS had to get manual credit for at least one, if not many, offers. This is nothing to be worried about. Don't fret when everything approves except one. And, don't contact customer support before your 6 week (or whatever ) mark is up. They will NOT help you until then. So, just sit back and relax for the next month and a half.

11. After I am all signed up, I check my account once a week. This original process can take you anywhere from 1 to 3 hours. So, make sure you schedule it for when you have a block of time. You need to do ALL the offers at once. Otherwise, you risk getting yourself off track. Most of these companies give you a timeframe from the day you registered to completed the whole process, or you lose! So, it is important to get the 1st step done in one sitting. But, after the initial sign up, each week I only have to log on and spend a few minutes seeing what updated to approved, check the email account to see what emails/receipts I have gotten and file them appropriately online, etc.

a. Keep ALL emails, receipts and credit card statements with the charges and information from your offers. You will need all this to send in when you need to get manual credit on a few offers.

13. Once products begin arriving in the mail from the offers you completed, you need to make sure to organize them. If you will need to return some products, keep them seperate. Others, if you get to keep and you don't want them, you can sell them on ebay and make a little more money. Finally, there may be some products you want to keep ( we needed a new coffee maker last year, so we kept that ). All in all, you will want to legitimately see if you like some of the products. They are giving alot of free products and money away, and it would at least be nice if you seriously consider some of the products. I like to stay a member of at least a few for a month or so. The cost I invest is still nothing compared to the check I get in the mail.

14. After your 6 weeks is up, you will then contact customer service ( preferably by phone if possible ) to see what to do in order to get manual credit. As soon as they tell you, work on it immediately and get it in the mail. I like to send things with delivery confirmation, so I know it got there. Please do NOT send it if it will require a signature. These companies work out of PO Boxes a lot of times, or even if not, they will usually not sign for letters.

15. Once they get the manual documentation, they will normally update within a few days.

16. Now that everything is approved, print out the certificates that become available and follow the directions. Each site is slightly different. If they ask for a w-9 form, make sure to send that along.

a. Just a note: if your prize is over $500-600 dollars, they are required by law to submit a w-9 to the government, and you will have to file this on your taxes. The companies will mail you your tax forms at the end of the year. So, do not be surprised when you need to enter your Social Security # or Tax ID and mail it in to the company. There is no way for them to get around this!

17. I usually send it again with delivery confirmation, and then once a week, I check to see when my status changes to confirmed and then shipped.

18. Read the terms and conditions or the FAQ on the site. It will tell you how long they have to ship it. It usually is another 6-8 weeks again.

All in all, I usually start the process and have a check in hand 3 to 4 months later. It seems like a long time, but for the original 2 hour committment to sign up, the high payout is worth the wait to me.

Before I go, I want to add that the profit per site will vary. Depending on offers you choose, it will depend on how much you actually make. And, as you do more sub-sites within a company ( many times you can't repeat offers ) you will have to begin to do some of the more expensive offers. The good thing is that these companies are constantly adding offers.

Here are some examples of how much I spent for the gift:

• mygiveawaycentral - spent $91 but got $600 - profit $509
• plasmaTV4free - spent $90 but got $800 - profit $710
• rewardmyopinion - spent $226 but got $1000- profit $774 ( notice how the DIY site costs more )
• exclusiverewards - $384 but got $1000 - profit $617
• consumergain - $76 but got $500 - profit $424
• everyfreegift - $177 but got $1000 - profit $820

I could go on, but I think you get the picture.

One final note before I finish, many people worry when they don't get their welcome emails and can't get their passwords to log into their account. This is VERY common. First, check spam. If it not there, simply call customer service, if they have a phone number. They will manually send you one.

Anyway, I hope this information helps you see the earning potential in these offers. I STRONGLY suggest you email me or someone else who has done these if you have questions. It is not hard to do, especially after you have done one, but it can be confusing at first.

Good luck! It is a lot of fun!

Updated 2/7/08: Here is my latest post on getting $20 Gas Gift cards from the offers I had to do for one of these sites. This may be a helpful tip for you to read!

Updated 2/11/08: I just posted an article to a new offer that just came out for Internet Opinion Group that would be a good starting point for beginners. EXPIRED!!

Updated 2/13/08: Click here for some more helpful hints on Internet Opinion Group.

Updated 2/19/08: Click here to read some of my favorite offers to complete

Updated 3/3/08: Click here to see how I got an additional $25 Visa Gift Card