The first time Sarah Houston tried an online survey site called InboxDollars, it didnt do much for her.
For whatever reason, she didnt really take to it.
I didnt get in the habit, she says.
Sarah Houston, who makes extra cash by taking surveys on InboxDollars, at her apartment in Richmond, Va. Daniel Min for The Penny Hoarder
I wasnt logging on, so I never got a check from them.
I didnt bother to learn how to get the maximum benefit out of it.
That was seven years ago.
A few years later, she was looking for side gigs to make extra cash.
She tried the site again, and this time it took.
Since then, Houston has turned herself into anInboxDollarswhiz.
Persistence is how she makes it pay off.
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Shesearned $600 on the site in three years, and she has the screenshots to prove it.
I get the majority of my earnings from surveys, she says.
They launch the gamut from financial services to radio music to food to restaurants to shopping.
Did you know?
she says, because shed also been paid just to qualify.
Shes an RN who works part-time as a wellness consultant for a local manufacturing plant.
A little over three years go, she left her full-time job to be home with her newborn.
She ramped up her efforts onInboxDollarsfor a full year, and earned $60.
I would use it while watching TV to earn a little extra change, she says.
Morris recently started going on InboxDollars again.
She says shes earned $7 in a few weeks with just a tiny bit of effort.
Shes been usingInboxDollarsfor five years.
As a casual user, she received her first check in 2013 for $59.
She cashed out again in 2017 for $70.
Right now, her balance is $15, so shes halfway to her next check.
She got into the habit of reading InboxDollars emails on her Mac for 2 cents a pop.
The emails often lead her to surveys.
I check my email daily, so its convenient.
Once you get that check, its real money in your hands, Irvine said.
Thats when you realize that its worth it.
Mike Brassfield ([email protected]) is a senior writer at The Penny Hoarder.
Hes good at surveys because he has so many opinions.
Probably not as good as youd like.
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