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Working from home!?!?! Help needed

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  • Flyonthewall
    Flyonthewall Posts: 4,431 Forumite
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    asajj wrote: »
    Many websites have a minimum, that's one of the things that makes it impossible to earn £30 a day or even a week for that matter.

    While for most that have a higher minimum it will be impossible to earn that much just through surveys, the minimum amounts don't stop you earning that.

    Sites have minimums for 3 possible reasons:
    1. To try and stop fraud.
    2. They pay a fee each time they send a member a payment so it makes sense to only pay out at higher amounts.
    3. Lack of staff to process such frequent lower cashouts.

    The minimum doesn't stop you earning that much, but you'd have to be getting a lot of referrals and/or doing something other than just surveys (e.g. offers) to reach it daily.
  • asajj
    asajj Posts: 5,125 Forumite
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    SeduLOUs wrote: »
    Asking whether you can earn £30 in a day/week, and asking whether you can earn and cash out £30 a day/week are two very different things.

    I earn an amount every weekday in my employed job, but I only actually get paid for it once per month...

    Oh really ? ;) I assumed the latter was asked and mostly were replying to the poster saying that they had issues with cashing out.

    While for most that have a higher minimum it will be impossible to earn that much just through surveys, the minimum amounts don't stop you earning that.
    Sites have minimums for 3 possible reasons:
    1. To try and stop fraud.
    2. They pay a fee each time they send a member a payment so it makes sense to only pay out at higher amounts.
    3. Lack of staff to process such frequent lower cashouts.

    The minimum doesn't stop you earning that much, but you'd have to be getting a lot of referrals and/or doing something other than just surveys (e.g. offers) to reach it daily

    I know. However if you were to redeem everyday, it would contribute to your "daily target". That was my point.
    ally.
  • spike241
    spike241 Posts: 371 Forumite
    ciaccino wrote: »
    Even in that case I doubt one could make £30 a day from online work.

    People can and do make that kind of money. The key is finding proper online work rather than relying on PTC sites and surveys.
    WSE (Leapforce etc) pays a decent hourly rate so £30 a day would be far from impossible as long as you're willing to put in a few hours a day.

    There are loads of other options as well.
    I usually make £400-£600 a month but I could boost that if I put in more effort.
  • CrowCrow
    CrowCrow Posts: 1,030 Forumite
    spike241 wrote: »
    People can and do make that kind of money. The key is finding proper online work rather than relying on PTC sites and surveys.
    WSE (Leapforce etc) pays a decent hourly rate so £30 a day would be far from impossible as long as you're willing to put in a few hours a day.

    There are loads of other options as well.
    I usually make £400-£600 a month but I could boost that if I put in more effort.


    Exactly, there are countless people who make a living from the internet, and i mean a real living. You have to think for yourself, surveys aren't going to pay much because everyone knows about it and everyone can do it.
  • spike241 wrote: »
    There are loads of other options as well.
    I usually make £400-£600 a month but I could boost that if I put in more effort.

    Woah! I have trouble making £1 per day sometimes.
    How do you do it? Or if you say, your takings would be reduced because we'd all be doing it then?
  • asajj
    asajj Posts: 5,125 Forumite
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    spike241 wrote: »
    People can and do make that kind of money. The key is finding proper online work rather than relying on PTC sites and surveys.
    WSE (Leapforce etc) pays a decent hourly rate so £30 a day would be far from impossible as long as you're willing to put in a few hours a day.

    There are loads of other options as well.
    I usually make £400-£600 a month but I could boost that if I put in more effort.

    Don't you need to pass some tests for WSE jobs though? i.e. not everyone could do them?
    ally.
  • Catwoman1975
    Catwoman1975 Posts: 378 Forumite
    asajj wrote: »
    Don't you need to pass some tests for WSE jobs though? i.e. not everyone could do them?

    Not everyone could do them no, but most people could. Trouble is a lot of people aren't prepared to put the time and effort in it takes to pass the tests.

    I tell a lot of people about WSE and most say it looks to difficult or they can't be bothered. Thats why I am making £500+ a month part time sitting at my keyboard and they are not.
  • asajj
    asajj Posts: 5,125 Forumite
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    Not everyone could do them no, but most people could. Trouble is a lot of people aren't prepared to put the time and effort in it takes to pass the tests.

    I tell a lot of people about WSE and most say it looks to difficult or they can't be bothered. Thats why I am making £500+ a month part time sitting at my keyboard and they are not.

    I never looked actually and haven't got a lot of time recently. However I might look at it over the summer :)
    ally.
  • Catwoman1975
    Catwoman1975 Posts: 378 Forumite
    asajj wrote: »
    I never looked actually and haven't got a lot of time recently. However I might look at it over the summer :)

    Yes you do need a quiet stress free week to get through the tests. Good Luck if you do decide to go for it. :j
  • motorguy
    motorguy Posts: 22,620 Forumite
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    While for most that have a higher minimum it will be impossible to earn that much just through surveys, the minimum amounts don't stop you earning that.

    Sites have minimums for 3 possible reasons:
    1. To try and stop fraud.
    2. They pay a fee each time they send a member a payment so it makes sense to only pay out at higher amounts.
    3. Lack of staff to process such frequent lower cashouts.

    The minimum doesn't stop you earning that much, but you'd have to be getting a lot of referrals and/or doing something other than just surveys (e.g. offers) to reach it daily.

    4. (and most likely) a high percentage of people will do some surveys then lose interest but because they havent reached the minimum payout, the site effectively gets those surveys done for free.
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