Payout Given: Money, Gift Card Bonuses
Minimum Payout: $20
Payout Options: Check Only
Referrals?: Yes, Two Levels
The lowdown:
Check-In Button: $0.03 a day, $0.50 monthly bonus = $16.95 /year
AdGenesis Videos: Up to five videos a day, average $0.02 a video = $36.50 /year
Gambit Videos: Approximately 15 points /month, Amazon $10 Gift Card = 250 points
My story:
CashCrate is the first GPT (get paid to) site I joined which is why I've decided to start with CashCrate. I joined in January of 2009. I have not earned the most with this site. In fact, I would call this site a slow burner when it comes to earning if you do the minimum I recommend. At first I was active, trying to do many offers, only to have a fraction of them confirm and get paid. It prompted me to leave the site for awhile only to occasionally check it out. At one point, I didn't visit the site for almost six months. To my surprise, my account was still active and all the money I had earned was still there. In their Terms & Conditions, any account inactive for 90 days or more could be terminated. Fortunately mine was not. A similar site, Treasure Trooper, did not delete my account but everything I had earned was removed.
How To Earn $ (Easy Way):
The "Check In" Button is a fairly recent feature and is a guaranteed easy way to earn a few cents in seconds. Every day, you can click the button to earn 3 cents. If you check in every day in a month, you will get a bonus of 50 cents. If you check it every day of the year, you will earn an extra $16.95 for something that only takes a couple seconds a day. The "Check In" is instantly credited to your account.
CashCrate also has videos you can watch. They are provided by AdGenesis. Although the videos take more time to do, they are a guaranteed payout which is why I do them. Each video ranges from 2 cents to 4 cents per video, with the majority being worth 2 cents. At most per day you can get is five videos, some days you might not get any. In order to get credited for watching the video, two numbers will randomly scroll across the screen during the video. At the end of the video, you will need to enter the two numbers, in any order, to get paid. If you mess up, don't worry, you can watch the video as many times as you want to get it right. Some videos also enter you into sweepstakes for various prizes. The videos are instantly credited to your account.
How To Earn Points (Easy Way): CashCrate has a prize shop for which you can redeem points earned for gift cards. You can get gift cards from Amazon, Best Buy, Macys, Walmart and many more. You earn points by completing offers, for every dollar you make from offers, you earn a point. From my experience, you do NOT earn points for bonus activity (which includes the Check-In Button and watching AdGenesis Videos).
The majority of my points are earned from their "Bonus Points 2" category. This category is actually Gambit, which will be explained further in a future blog. Gambit, similar to CashCrate's offers, has several ways to earn. My primary way to earn points is through Gambit's video tab. The videos are only worth 1 point and may not be offered every day, but most credit almost instantly and are very easy to do.
The "Bonus Points 2" category relates to Paymentwall, which will also be explained in a future blog. Paymentwall has several offers of varying degrees of difficult. The way I earn points though is to watch videos through one of their offers. Click the Free button at the top and the option to watch videos for points should be on the first page. Each video you watch is worth 1 point. Videos through Paymentwall are not as often as Gambit, so don't be surprised if you only find a couple each month.
How To Earn $ (Hard Way):
CashCrate is a true GPT site. They list many different offers for you to try and earn. Some are simple, such as subscribing to an email newsletter where you need to confirm your email. Some are not simple and require you to go through several steps. Most free payouts range from $0.25 to $1.00. Some can be worth much higher but also require a financial commintment from you, such as applying for a credit card. Below is a sample screenshot of some offers. Be aware that some offers might not credit and that can be frustrating. It is one of the reasons I rarely do offers, especially since they are more time consuming. They are the fastest way to earn with CashCrate though.
CashCrate also has surveys that you can take. Surveys are more time consuming and can only be done once a day but they have several you can take. I do not partake in surveys because of how long they take, but also the fact that even after you've spent time answering questions you might not "qualify" to finish the survey and be credited.
Another way to earn is to shop through their links and CashCrate pays you a percentage back. The percentage ranges depending on each site, but if you plan on buying from those websites, why not get some cash back. Some sites offered are iTunes, Foot Locker, Microsoft Store, Tiger Direct and Walmart. Be aware that if you buy through CashCrate, it does not credit immediately and can take awhile for it to reflect in your account. I've read that Walmart is notoriously slow to credit.
