A stated goal of mind on this financial independence journey is and has been to share information that is of value or direct benefit to you based on my own experiences or based on the experiences of others who have communicated legitimate success with an activity. This is one of those occasions where I have direct experience. I will be reviewing several GPT (get paid to) sites, Inbox Dollars, Swagbucks, Superpay.me, Treasure Troopers, Prize Rebel and PaidViewPoint.
In my post on ‘income and multiplying effects‘, I shared my initial experience with Inbox Dollars and at that time raved about it based on the relatively short time I’d been on the site versus the significant payout I’d received performing GPT activities. To date, Inbox Dollars is still the highest paying site I’ve earned revenue with. In addition to the direct earnings, I also noted in a recent post on referrals that sharing that experience led me to my 1st referral and I now receive 30% of payouts from their activity. And as a side note that individual subsequently signed on five people and now receives 30% payouts for those individuals through Inbox Dollars’ referral program. So, Inbox Dollars is a sort of gift that keeps on giving.
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Inbox Dollars Get Paid To Site Attributes
First, let me dispel a few notions to those who question raise the question is InboxDollars legit. Its TrustPilot rating is currently 4.2 on over 8700 reviews as of this writing. That said I am quite satisfied and have been a member for about a year and a half. I have received several payouts directly to PayPal. One of the things I like about Inbox is that they generally have waived the cash-out fee. The cash-out fee is the percentage or flat fee that some sites will charge to issue you your money. I note that as a 5 in my quantitative review of InboxDollars below.
Inbox Dollars is a GPT site that provides earnings and payout in cash. Which is important for those who say cash is king. There are numerous ways to earn money. The top three for me are surveys, earned InboxDollars for offers through their partners (Acorns is one I signed up for thru Inbox, Groupon is another) and earned InboxDollars for referrals. Those who initially sign up will likely see earnings from reviewing emails, surveys, offers, and scratch off opportunities. Revenue for paid email is what initially attracted me to InboxDollars. Review of the emails provided progress on scratch-offs. The scratch-off opportunities exist at the $10, $25 and $100 level. Each email read or survey completed adds progress towards scratch-off opportunities. If you don’t qualify for or get booted out of a survey, no problem because credit is given where you can earn scratch off progress. It was during a scratch-off in April 2019 that I won $100 which cleared my initial hurdle for payout which I will talk about next.
InboxDollars Payout
InboxDollars sets payout based on a minimum threshold of $30 in earnings. The payout can be made directly to PayPal and is easy to set up, especially if you’ve been affiliated with other survey or GPT sites. The $30 threshold was initially a barrier I was concerned about but those fears were laid aside given the number of emails provided in my inbox and survey opportunities. Also, Inbox provides a ‘how to get started’ article that provides tips to clearing the $30 hurdle. With a little effort, you will be well on your way towards the initial cash-out goal. Overall I rate Inbox Dollars an 8.5 out of 10.
If you are looking for an opportunity to make some side money fairly quickly and at your own leisure then Inbox may be for you. Sign up through my referral link, and please note as an affiliate or referrer I do receive proceeds from Inbox Dollars at no additional cost to you. The quantitative Inbox Dollars review is below.
Inbox Dollars Quantitative Review
| Ratings are 1 – 5 with 5 being the highest | |||||
| Number of Ways to Earn | Survey | Offers | Groupon | Spins (see write-up) | |
| Ease of Use | 5 | ||||
| Survey Quantity | 3.5 | ||||
| Earnings in points or cash | Cash | ||||
| Threshold to Payout | $30 | ||||
| Ease of Earning | 4.0 | ||||
| Payout Methods | Paypal | ||||
| Referral Program | Yes | ||||
| Referral Program Level | 30% | ||||
| Multi Level Referral | No | ||||
| Cash Given at Sign Up | $5 | ||||
| Payout Process | 5* | ||||
| Trust Pilot Score (1 – 5) 5 is the highest | 4.2 | ||||
| My Overall Rating | 8.5 |
Swagbucks Get Paid To Site Attributes
With my success in InboxDollars, I sought another opportunity to allow me to double my efforts with GPT sites. I stumbled across Swagbucks after a google search and review of feedback on GPT sites. Swagbucks Trustpilot rating is 4.3 / 5.0. Swagbucks is similarly organized to Inbox only you earn points (which convert to cash) by reading emails, doing surveys, participating in competitions, completing offers, and purchasing products or services from vendors who are affiliated with Swagbucks.
Swagbucks Offers
It’s the product/service purchase credit or rebate that really makes Swagbucks standout. They have a large number of vendors that they are affiliated with and they are quality vendors. As an example, travel vendors such as Expedia, IHG, Hilton, Marriott all have relationships with Swagbucks. So, if you happen to travel frequently then there’s always an opportunity to earn matching rewards for spending money at sites that you were going to purchase from already. Swagbucks also fairly periodically runs a SWAGO competition where they give you incentives for participating in surveys taken on mobile or desktop devices. Unlike InboxDollars which gives you progress towards earning cash if you fail or don’t qualify for a survey, Swagbucks provides a one-point credit. One point converts to one cent in cash. There is no limit on the credit that can be earned for failed surveys. From time to time Swagbucks will offer a 50% adder to surveys usually for about a 40-hour period. Swagbucks cashout minimum is 2500 points or $25. Again, this is easily achieved due to the numerous survey and product/service purchase options.
Swagbucks Payout
Similar to InboxDollars, Swagbucks may waive the cash-out fee, and depending on the level you’ve achieved, your cash-out may offer some sort of incentive (your next two or three surveys at double the quoted rate). Lastly, Swagbucks also has a referral program. They pay 10% of your referees’ earnings and offer new referrals $5 to get you started. If you as a new referral earn 500 Swagbucks in the first 30 days you get a 500 Swagbuck bonus.
Swagbucks is another opportunity to make some side money fairly quickly and at your own leisure. Sign up through my link, and please note as an affiliate or referrer I do receive proceeds from Swagbucks at no additional cost to you.
Swagbucks Quantitative Review
| Ratings are 1- 5 with 5 being the highest | |||
| Number of Ways to Earn | Surveys, Offers, Shopping*, Travel*, Coupons | Email, Internet Searches, Watch Videos | Games, Sweepstakes, On Site Games, Level Bonuses, Special Codes |
| Ease of Use | 4 | ||
| Survey Quantity | 4 | ||
| Earnings in points or cash | Points | ||
| Threshold to Payout | $25 which equates to 2500 points | ||
| Ease of Earning | 5 | ||
| Payout Methods | Paypal | ||
| Referral Program | Yes | ||
| Referral Program Level | 10% | ||
| Multi Level Referral | No | ||
| Cash Given at Sign Up | $5* | ||
| Payout Process | 5* | ||
| Trust Pilot Score (1 – 5) 5 is the highest | 4.3 | ||
| My Overall Rating | 9.5 |
Superpay.me Get Paid To Site Attributes
So, with two successful GPT sites available to me, I actually sought out another to give my referral on Inbox an opportunity to refer me. The site that I came across through another Google search was Superpay.me. Superpay is likely the newest of the three sites. Superpay is a survey and offers focused site. There are innumerable ways to earn money from surveys. There are so many that I have yet to get thru all of the available menu options. There is an equally large assortment of offers to wade thru, providing an equally innumerable set of offers to earn cash from. While Swagbucks is stellar in rewarding for shopping with partners Superpay, at least for me does not provide the type of offers that I would be able to take advantage of. But that’s for me. Superpay has a 4.6 / 5.0 Trustpilot rating. And unlike the prior two GPT sites, it offers immediate cashouts at as little as $.01, this would be on par with the QMEE survey site that I mentioned in another write-up.
Superpay – How to Earn
Superpay provides opportunities that pay in cash or points, with points being able to be converted on the spot or later at a rate of 1 cent per point. In addition to surveys, some that even offer partial payments similar to Swagbucks but at a higher rate. Superpay offers quarterly games, where the top 20 earners on the site are eligible for additional bonus funds from the site. It’s truly amazing how much some of the contestants consistently make from the site. Superpay is also pretty aggressive with encouraging site participants to market the product on their social platforms or as banner ads on their websites. And in fact, it even provides a cash incentive to make a Youtube video about the GPT opportunity. Superpay also has a referral program so for my previous referral I signed up as their referee’ and now provide them a 25% payout, based on my earnings. Cashing out was easy and again could be accomplished straight to Paypal. Superpay to me is the fastest and easiest site to earn cash from.
Superpay.me is a third GPT opportunity that allows one to make some side money fairly quickly and at your own leisure. My overall rating of Superpay.me is 9.5 out of 10. Sign up through my referral link, and please note as an affiliate or referrer I do receive proceeds from Superpay.me at no additional cost to you.
Superpay.me Quantitative Review
| Ratings are 1 – 5 with 5 being the highest | 4.5 | |||
| Number of Ways to Earn | Survey | Offers | Contests | Watch Videos |
| Ease of Use | 4.5 | |||
| Survey Quantity | 5 | |||
| Earnings in points or cash | Both | |||
| Threshold to Payout | $1 | |||
| Ease of Earning | 4.5 | |||
| Payout Methods | Paypal | |||
| Referral Program | Yes | |||
| Referral Program Level | 25% | |||
| Multi Level Referral | No | |||
| Cash Given at Sign Up | $0.20 | |||
| Payout Process | 4 | |||
| Trust Pilot Score (1 – 5) 5 is the highest | 4.6 | |||
| My Overall Rating | 9.5 |
PaidViewPoint Get Paid To Site Attributes
PaidViewPoint is a site that I’ve been on for a while now and that I really like, I believe it predates my tenure on InboxDollars. PaidViewPoint is the only site that guarantees payment for each question answered. Answer 10 questions relative to information to develop your profile for future survey opportunities and get paid for each question. They start you off at a Traitscore ranking of 100ish; it’s been a while so don’t remember precisely but it is low. As you respond to more profile related queries the trait score rises up to a maximum level of 10000. Once you’re at 10000 you receive maximum achievable benefits for surveys for which you qualify. Note this is a pure survey site so there are no offers or other means of earning income beyond the surveys.
Survey notifciations are provided via email and can be sent to you via text. You will need to specify in your account profile if you’d like to receive text notification of the surveys. Whatever you decide, once you receive notification that a survey is available you need to jump on it. PaidViewPoint surveys fill up quick and I mean like 10 minutes of availability or less quick. Additionally, the longer you wait the lower the potential payout you will receive and surveys expire 3 hours after the initial notification is sent out.
PaidViewPoint – How to Earn
As I said, I like PaidViewPoint. There’s no running back and forth to the site, sifting thru low survey value opportunities to gauge if one is worth your while. It’s either there or it isn’t, either because none is available or you missed the opportunity. However, when they are there, the earning potential is quick and fast. You can theoretically go from zero dollars to more than $15, which is the payout clearance threshold, in a manner of three or four days. My experience has been that once I’ve cleared the $15 dollar threshold for payout and request payout and drop back down to zero dollars in my queue, the surveys come several times a day and for several days in a row until I’m back up near $15. Thus, for me, it is imperative to payout at or near the $15 dollar threshold and have available time to respond to survey opportunities once they start to come back in.
The survey types are varied and interesting. And you will never, ever be crashed out of a survey or receive the dreaded this survey has ended message after you’ve responded to some or all of the survey questions.
Trustpilot rates the site kind of low currently 2.5 / 5 but my experience has been more like a 4. PaidViewPoint requires patience so may be best suited along with a volume survey site like Superpay.me or one that I will discuss later, QMEE. But if you want a different experience where you are not the pursuer so to speak and get paid for everything that you do then PaidViewPoint may be for you. See my detailed rating below and signup thru this link or any of the hotlinks in this write-up.
PaidViewPoint Quantitative Review
| Ease of Use ( 1- 5) 5 indicates Easy | 5 |
| Number of Ways to Earn | Surveys |
| Survey Quantity | 3 |
| Earnings in points or cash | Cash |
| Threshold to Payout | $15 |
| Ease of Earning | 3 |
| Payout Methods | Paypal |
| Referral Program | Yes |
| Referral Program Level | $25 per referral |
| Multi Level Referral | No |
| Cash Given at Sign Up | none |
| Payout Process | 5 |
| Trust Pilot Score (1 – 5) 5 is the highest | 2.7 |
| My Overall Rating | 7 |