What I'm Doing Now

I've been focusing on video game talk for the last several posts and have pretty much stopped posting about making any money. The reason is pretty simple, I've already bought the PS3 so my goal has been reached. But I've had a request to update on this topic and explain what I did, so here you go.

To answer the first question I got, no I'm no longer doing anything with CashCrate or FusionCash. Both of these sites were great and they both paid. I made somewhere around $175 with them combined, which is nothing to sneeze at for next to no effort. That's with zero referrals, too. I've seen some folks that make $600+ a month just off their referrals. So, if you're interested please use my link, hint hint.

The reason I stopped using the GPT (Get Paid To) sites is because I found the Thirty Day Challenge. What is the TDC, you may be asking. It is a course that was put together by a couple of internet marketers (Ed Dale and Dan Raines) to teach people how to make some money on the internet. The goal is to make your first $10 in the 30 days. It officially runs through the month of August, but due to the success and high demand of this year, they've left the site up and kept the forums running. They're also adding new content, but not often. Can't really complain though since it is 100% free.

I got into the TDC a week or so late, but even with that I was able to catch up and more than made my $10 by the end of the month. I won't go into a lot of details about the TDC, because Ed Dale really explains it better than I ever could. The course uses some YouTube videos and podcasts to teach the lessons and they're fantastic. I'd never even heard of internet marketing before this and was able to be successful at it, so anyone should be able to follow the advice.

I want to say that it isn't easy money. I mean, it is easier than working my job, but there is still effort involved. If answering surveys is all you feel like doing, then stick with the GPT and hope for some referrals. The TDC consists of doing research into what markets you can get ranked in Google and then posting some quality sites about those markets. When I say markets, I'm talking more like interests or hobbies. For example, my first site was about aquarium enthusiasts. I got ranked highly in Google for my search term, too. But not all sites pay. In fact, my first 2 sites didn't make a single sale, even with plenty of traffic. That's why you have to do research first.

The thing is, some people put up total crap sites. You've seen the kind I'm talking about, where it is nothing but spam and ads. That's not what the TDC is about at all. The TDC is all about putting up good, quality sites with good, quality information on it. Besides the fact that it is the ethical thing to do, it has economic benefits, too. If someone goes to a site and finds the info they're looking for, they're going to be much more likely to buy something advertised on that site. That's where the real work comes in. I wrote a ton of articles that I put a lot of time, effort and research into so that whether people bought the product or not, they at least got some benefit from coming to my site. Also, I only advertised products that I thought were decent.

As for the products, I went to Clickbank and found some that were related to my site. I also set up some Amazon.com links. Also, my sites weren't covered in links. There was one ad at the top of the page and sometimes a single link at the bottom of an article. That's it. No spam, no crap, just a link saying, "Hey, if you're interested in this topic, you might like product x."

If you've been reading this blog, then you know the end results. I expect to get the PS3 in around 6-12 months. I got it in less than 6 weeks. The TDC method works, big time. After I got the PS3, I stopped updating my internet marketing sites but they're still making money for me. I've made over $1000 so far and am still getting sales, which is really nice. Since I've totally neglected my sites, the Google rank has fallen and sales have dropped off, but I'm still seeing $50 or more a month, which buys me a game.

So there you go. That the method I used to buy a PS3 in a nutshell. If anyone has more detailed questions, I'll be happy to answer them here. However, I can't suggest strongly enough to check out the Thirty Day Challenge if you want to try it yourself.

Fusion Cash

A few days ago, I signed up with another GPT site, Fusion Cash. As you can see from my August earnings in the box to your right, after only a couple of days, I've made $78.40 there. Actually, just take a look at the nifty little banner Fusion Cash generates that shows how much I've made and how many offers I had to complete to get there.

That's not bad at all for next to no work at all. Actually, the Fusion Cash banner is fantastic because that means I don't have to keep updating the article with new totals, the banner does it automatically.

As with all GPT sites, Fusion Cash pays money for completing offers. These can range from completing surveys to joining free trials of websites. And again, if you join the free trial and you aren't interested in staying a member of the site, make sure to cancel it as soon as the membership is confirmed so you don't get charged any money. Remember, this whole experiment is about making money online, not spending money to join websites.

What really sets Fusion Cash apart from other GPT sites is that they pay the most per offer of any GPT site I've come across. For example, out of the 23 offers I've completed to date, none of them have been for less than $1.00 and most for significantly more than that.

The cashout process is very simple with Fusion Cash. You must have $25 in your account to cashout, but with such high amounts per offer, that isn't tough to get at all. Especially when you figure in the $5 sign up bonus they offer. They offer three different payment methods: Check, Direct Deposit, or PayPal, which is pretty nice. Once you select to cashout, you'll recieve the money around the 20th of the next month. So, if you cashout in August, you'll get payment around September 20th.

You probably won't hear as much about Fusion Cash online as you will CashCrate for a very simple reason: their referral system isn't as good. Now, CashCrate is a fine system, the payout is good and it is a very simple way to make some extra money. As I've stated before, with CashCrate, you'll get a $3 bonus when your referral makes their first $10, and you'll get 20% matched earnings of everything they make, plus 10% matched earnings of whatever their referrals make, which is a fantastic referral system, probably the best in the GPT business.

The Fusion Cash referral system isn't nearly as spectacular, though it is still pretty decent. You get $1 when someone confirms their email, $2 when they complete their first offer, and $2 when they cash out. Since you don't earn a percentage of what your referrals make, I don't expect you'll see a ton of websites promoting this offer, when they could be getting a large passive income with something like CashCrate instead. But, I wanted to talk about it, because I've made a ton money with Fusion Cash in a very short amount of time and one of the things this site does is talk about all the offers I try.

So, if you want to try Fusion Cash, please do. I've had an excellent experience with it so far, and will of course post a pic of my payout when I get it next month. And, as always, if you have any questions, please post it in the comments and I'll be happy to answer it.