Procrastination : How I’m Turning My Downtime Into Some Extra Cash

So, we as writers have a general rule that we must procrastinate, and we must procrastinate a lot. I am in the 95% procrastination/5% writing group. I used to spend my procrastination time surfing the web aimlessly and not really doing anything productive. But, as a part-time worker/part-time student with bills to pay and things to buy, I found that this system is really not working for me, and so I decided to seek out legitimate online moneymaking sites.

*cue groans from everyone*

No, but seriously, there ARE legit websites that will pay you for doing certain things. I have three websites that I go to every day (or will start going to everyday) and I wanted to share them with you here in case anybody wants to earn some cash during their procrastination hours instead of being unproductive.1. MySurvey

MySurvey is, you guessed it, a surveys site. I joined around mid-April and have been completing surveys since then. The problem with MySurvey is that a lot of the surveys I get sent, I’m disqualified from because I don’t meet the criteria of the focus group they’re looking for. Having said that, I have earned 1125 points (which can be redeemed for gift certificates, donate money to charity, or send money to my PayPal account) and if you don’t qualify for a survey, they give you entries into their monthly prize draws which are for £100 or something like that.

I have answered surveys on this site on a variety of things: products of varying natures, celebrities, events, and once I even got to watch the pilot of a TV game show which was hilarious!

If you would like to sign up – it’s free to do so and if you don’t like it, just cancel the membership – click this link here.

 

2. Slicethepie

Slicethepie is a music review site. I joined this one around mid-April too. It’s free to join as well and you earn anywhere from $0.05 per review – the better your review, the more you earn; although I’m not entirely sure how they judge what a ‘good’ review is. Now, I had planned on using this site everyday and then I kind of forgot about it. But I think I did about 8 reviews and I got $0.66 for them. So it’s a good system if you’ve got time to sit and listen to a couple of songs a day. Plus, for us writers, it gives us some experience in reviewing music, so it’s a win-win! The minimum payout is $10 for this one, and I’m pretty sure it uses PayPal.

The music is all from unsigned bands, or indie artists that are looking for a way to improve their music. I’ve heard some pretty awesome songs on this site – one was even stuck in my head for a couple days.

If you feel like this is something you’d enjoy, then click this link here – just to note that this is my referral link so you’d be helping me out by signing up.

 

3. Clixsense

Finally, we have clixsense. This is a PTC site (Pay To Click). You can sign up for free with the option of upgrading later if you want to. Clixsense has a variety of things for you to do. You can simply log on each day and click on the ads that they provide for you – earning anywhere from $0.001 to $0.02 per ad. You can play the ClixGrid game – which gives you the chance to win $5 (but the most I have gotten is $0.10 and 5 free clicks). There’s also Offers – which can be surveys, watching videos, downloading software, etc. And finally, there are tasks – which usually ask you to answer questions based on Key Words that they give you to search. You don’t earn a lot from this site, but it is possible to make $1 a day if you really worked at it. I joined April 30th and here’s a screenshot of my stats:

Sorry it’s a little small. The minimum payout for Clixsense is $8, so I can technically cashout now if I wanted to. I’ve opted to cashout on all three sites at the end of each month, so I don’t spend the money as I go and have a better chance of saving it.

I only go on Clixsense for a couple hours each morning, but I could be making much more if I was on it in my free time in the evening too. If you would like to join Clixsense, my referral link is here. Also, please note that only one person per HOUSEHOLD is allowed an account with Clixsense.

You might like to try all three, you might like to try only one or two, or you might not want to do any. I simply wanted to share with you that your procrastination could turn into some pocket change for you. If you know of any other sites that are great, feel free to share them in the comments.

I promise my next post will be more about writing than encouraging procrastination!