Make some easy money online!

You see the ads. You wonder how it works. You hear of the extravagant amounts of money to be had. You click the link! And then you wake up and realize they want a credit card number, that you must buy something before you can make money, and that you are expected to start an at-home business doing telemarketing if you ever want to make your money back. Noooooo!

While most "work from home" websites are completely bogus, one that always comes through for me is Cash Crate. At Cash Crate, you complete offers and do daily surveys to make real money. That's it. Completing offers is simple and free, and you don't have to give a credit card number or purchase anything. Just complete free offers and surveys, and wait for your check to come!

Here are my tips on using Cash Crate:

1. Once at the site (here's a linky), sign up. After signing up and signing in, do the tutorial. It will explain how the site works.
2. I made a new email account solely for my Cash Crate and other cheap ass escapades, and would advise you to do the same. Use that email address to sign up at Cash Crate, or else you won't get your offers approved. Make sure you're using the same information you signed up with to complete offers, or they won't approve (so no fake names or you don't get paid).
3. When you're ready to complete some offers and make some money, you can narrow down your offers to those that are "100% free" (my favorite) or those that will require a credit card. Don't be scared; if you're planning on buying something over the internet anyway, use the credit card offer to do so and you will make money while you're shopping!
4. Sometimes offers will want a phone number to reach you at, but those are usually optional. If the phone number isn't optional, you might want to skip that offer; unless, of course, you enjoy telemarketers calling you at all hours and clogging up your voicemail!

While most "work from home" sites promise to make you hundreds of dollars a day, Cash Crate is more realistic. If you're completing free offers, they usually pay between $0.25 and a dollar each. It's not big money, but it can definately supplement your income.