My CashCrate Guide-What I Have Learned, So You Don't Have To: Next in my money making series I would like to introduce you to
CashCrate.com. CashCrate is a very easy get-paid-to fill out surveys website. This review is very detailed and all of the information is stuff that I had to learn through my own experience. I want to give you this information as a guide to avoid the certain bumps that new members sometimes experience. My goal is to help you start earning money right away.
The first check I received from CashCrate was $38.85. The minimum payout amount is $20.00, you have to reach this amount before they will mail you a check. However, as you can see I easily earned over the minimum my first month of using CashCrate. Also, if you do not earn $20 during a month, they will transfer what you earned over to the next month's pay period. It is not uncommon to hear of people that are a member of CashCrate and earning a large sum of money every month. Although rare, I have heard of members making up to a thousand dollars or more a month. I will be completely upfront and honest with you because I want you to have realistic hopes when joining this site. Anything is possible, but just aim to make a little extra cash every month using CashCrate as well as the other money making sites I will talk about on this blog.
How to Sign Up:Signing up for CashCrate is 100% free. Upon signing up for
CashCrate, sign up using an email account that you check often. You can easily sign up using the banner on my blog, the picture above or any of the links throughout this post. Make sure that when you sign up that you give them valid information so they know exactly where to send your check. You wouldn't want your check randomly showing up in someone else's mailbox right? :) After you sign up I recommend that you create three new email addresses through a free email account, such as yahoo or hotmail. Make the email addresses all different but very similar, so it is easy to remember. For example, KristyC3@yahoo.com, KristyC33@yahoo.com, KristyC333@yahoo.com. New email accounts are easy to create and it literally takes about 2 minutes. You are probably wondering, "why would I need to do that?" it will all make sense soon, just keep reading. :)
How To Successfully Fill Out Offers/Surveys:After you have your new email addresses, familiarize yourself with the
CashCrate website. To begin earning money, click on the "Complete Offers" tab. There are a lot of offers to fill out, and the price you will earn for filling them out is posted right next to the offer link. The lower priced surveys usually get posted faster to your CashCrate account. Here is where your multiple emails come in handy, a lot of companies have more than one survey posted, so in order to receive proper credit for filling out a survey, it is best to rotate email addresses for each survey you fill out. The reason you would rotate your email addresses for every survey you take is because some surveys are provided by the same company. The survey companies report back to CashCrate confirming that you completed the survey and that's how you recieve your compensation. If you do a survey and then do another survey and use the same email as before you increase the chance of causing the company to already recognize that they contacted CashCrate to provide you with compensation. This can result in you not receiving compensation for every survey provided by the same company, even though the surveys are all different topics.
Cookies (sorry, these are not edible.):I recommend that you fill out a couple surveys, then log out and clear your cookies, log back in fill out a couple more, log out clear cookies...repeat.
"How do I clear my cookies?":For
FireFox simply click on 'Tools' at the top of your browser, then 'Clear Private Data', then select 'Cookies' from the list, leaving every other option unchecked, then click 'Clear Private Data Now' and you have officially cleared your cookies!
For
Internet Explorer click on 'Tools', 'Internet Options', then right under 'Temporary Internet Files' there is a button that says 'Delete Cookies', click 'Ok' and you are finished!
That wasn't too bad right? It is easy and it becomes second nature. The reason you should clear cookies is because certain websites will recognize if you have already filled out one of their surveys, and just as mentioned before with the rotation of emails, you might not get credited since they already recognize you. So to avoid that problem and to make money punctually remember these two steps,
1) use different email addresses and
2) clear your cookies.
I fill out surveys in my free time, usually while watching T.V. On average, I spend 5-10 minutes a day filling out the offers and surveys on CashCrate. The offers/surveys are very easy to fill out. Just click on the link and it will pop up, usually asking for your email address first. Then you will be asked to fill out your address information. Make sure this information is correct so it matches up to what is under your CashCrate account so you are credited properly. Just because you are entering your address info does not mean you will receive anything, it's just to verify that you are the correct person filling out the survey. Any spam mail they send you will go directly to the three email accounts you created in the beginning, so that problem is already solved.
So basically surveys consist of asking for your email address, then filling out a short name and address form, then clicking yes or no for offers. I select "no" on all of them unless I am required to select "yes" on at least one. By selecting "yes" you are not agreeing to that offer, you are agreeing to look at the ad for that certain offer. When you are getting closer to the end of the survey, there will be a bunch of "Accept" or "Pass" offers, just keep clicking "pass" until you get through all of them. Usually you will come to a page that says "Congratulations" or "Thank You" when you are finished with a survey. However, sometimes you are required to click on some of the adds on the last page of a survey to get credit, so to be on the safe-side I always click on the adds at the end to get properly credited.
To spend the least amount of time possible on surveys simply keep clicking "no" and "pass", and don't worry about reading all of the questions. Basically, CashCrate makes its money by advertising offers. The companies and the members of CashCrate get a portion of the proceeds, by viewing and clicking advertisements...etc. For more information and tips on filling out surveys visit the message boards at CashCrate. You can ask questions and other members or CashCrate administration will answer them for you.
You Can Earn Prizes Too! How? With Point Rewards:CashCrate also has a rewards system where you can earn points in addition to money for filling out offers/surveys. For every dollar you earn you earn a point. There is also a separate section of CashCrate devoted only to points offers, which work just like the cash surveys/offers as mentioned above, except instead of cash you earn points. Your points carry over from month to month just like the money until you cash it out. You can redeem your points for gift cards (Amazon, Starbucks, iTunes, BestBuy, Target, WalMart, Visa, Petco...etc) or for other prizes like cameras, iPods, and video game consoles. Check out all of the gift cards and prizes that you can save your points for in the "Prize Shop" after you
sign up.
Referrals, A Great Perk:CashCrate has one of the best referral rewards programs out there amongst all of the money making websites. You receive a $3.00 bonus for each person that you refer that makes their first $10.00. Here is a break down of the commission you can receive with active referrals courtesy of the CashCrate site:
| Referral Rank | Active Referrals | First Level Commission | Second Level Commission |
| Bronze | 0 | 20% | 10% |
| Silver | 50 | 25% | 10% |
| Gold | 150 | 25% | 15% |
| Platinum | 300 | 30% | 15% |
| Elite | 500 | 30% | 20% |
So if you obtain enough referrals that actively fill out offers, you can make money from doing nothing, literally. So you can see how your earnings can grow quite exceptionally.
Overall, I have had a great experience with
CashCrate. It is great to do something productive with my free time and earn money doing something so simple. For most of us the money can go towards groceries, bills, debt, etc. If you are blessed in the bills and debt department, the money could be saved for a rainy day, go towards a gift for someone, or use it for a night out with friends or family. Many people receive a check from
CashCrate every month, you should too!
Questions? Please leave them in a comment below. Thanks! :)
