Almost...

Having bought all my accessories, I earned almost enough to get another $20 amazon gift card for free. Almost!

More Updates

iRazoo has offered pay-to-watch videos for some time, but alas has reduced the payouts from said videos yet again. Initially 2 points per video (or approximately $0.03 per 9 videos), the payout was reduced some time ago to 1 point per video and has now been reduced again to 1 point per 2 videos. On the plus side, they don't seem to mind the use of autowatchers, though I can't officially endorse their use (and I certainly don't use them).

Swagbucks videos remain at 3 Swagbucks ($0.03) per 10 videos, but they've redesigned the video page. It's perfectly functional but I think the old one was a little more convenient. Unlike iRazoo, Swagbucks explicitly forbids the use of autowatchers and actually does ban people for using them, so don't. They also offer pay-to-play games (as in, you get paid for playing, not you have to pay to play them) and recently redesigned that page as well. The redesigned page worked for awhile but of late I'm having problems getting credited for games, at least using Chrome. Perhaps Firefox would be a better choice.

Wincash247 (no link due to bad practices) has promised my overdue payment will arrive by the end of March, but I tend to doubt as much; unless the payment is received I will consider them to be in default. On the plus side, I discovered they have an office in Delaware, so I can sue them for payment if need be.

Memolink has stopped offering games. However, it took me awhile to notice because their games paid next to nothing; it was possible to earn a mere 0.6¢ per day from games, so I rarely bothered to play them.

Instant Gift Card Explosion

If you want to complete offers to earn rewards, you'll have inevitably discovered InstaGC (if only because I keep banging on about it).

Initially offering Amazon gift cards plus several other flavours (Walmart, Starbucks, etc), InstaGC now offers gift cards from pretty much any entity that offers them— there were a few obscure ones that took me by surprise. Bed Bath & Beyond is pretty ordinary, but Bass Pro Shops and Amtrak Vacations are rarely seen on PTC sites; in fact, InstaGC is the only one I've seen thus far.

And if you can't find a gift card of your liking despite the wide selection, you can now redeem your points for cash and receive a check in the mail. Obviously that's not going to be instant (alas), but the minimum balance to receive a check is $1 which is another rarity for PTC sites.

Advertising disclaimer: I was paid 25 Points (25¢) by InstaGC for this post.

Disclaimer disclaimer: I'd have probably made this post anyway if I wasn't paid.

Some Updates

1. Swagbucks has just celebrated another birthday with another revamp of the site. Personally, I think the old one was better.

2. Wincash247 (no link due to bad practices) has defaulted on the cashout I was due... naughty! I've emailed their support, but considering it uses a gmail address, I'm not hopeful.

3. Superpoints continues to default on everyone's cashout due to their sudden closure, and I have yet to convince a lawyer to take up a class action suit against them.

4. Free Awesome has resumed their practice of emailing free tokens to all members, and now I have $0.50 in my account again. Still a long way from cashout, but we'll see.

5. Ibid2save has returned to their former practices. It was nice while it lasted. Pity I didn't win anything. :(

6. You can still earn free gift cards with InstaGC.

Advertising disclaimer: I was paid 25 Points (25¢) by InstaGC for this post.

Superpoints Class Action?

I've called class action firm Scott and Scott to see if it's possible to pursue a claim against Ryan Koonce and/or Superpoints LLC with respect to the vanished funds.

In the meantime, you can still get your free amazon gift card fix with InstaGC.

Advertising disclaimer: I was paid 25 Points (25¢) by InstaGC for this post.

Another Day Another Dollar

I've gotten quite a few instant gift cards from InstaGC and now I've gotten one more.

At $1, they have the lowest cashout level of any PTC service I've seen thus far.

You may have noticed the constant shilling for this one site. You may also have noticed the disclaimers at the bottom of each post.

Yes, InstaGC actually does pay just for blog posts.

Which means you can earn $1 every month for simply doing as I do, like so.

Remember, if it takes you 2 minutes to add InstaGC's link to a post you were planning to make anyway, you've earned $7.50/hour— better than minimum wage. And if you can tap out the addition in 30 seconds (remember, you were making the post anyway), then you have earned $30/hour. Pretty good for a PTC site!

Advertising disclaimer: I was paid 25 Points (25¢) by InstaGC for this post.

InstaGC Cashout

I recently cashed out my free amazon gift cards from InstaGC, along with other PTC and survey sites.

I made a list of all the cash and gift cards that were due for later delivery.

InstaGC was not on that list.

Because, as the name promises, the gift cards I claimed from InstaGC were displayed instantly, with no wait and no delivery. Push the button, get a gift code! I think there's a new book at Amazon with my name on it.

Total cashout: $22. My choice is Amazon due to its ubiquity, but they have other options.

Advertising disclaimer: I was paid 25 Points (25¢) by InstaGC for this post.

Swagbucks Redemption Rates

As a longtime Swagbucks user, I was pleased to discover that until the end of December, their redemption rates have changed so that 1 Swagbuck = $0.01 for all gift cards— and all monthly limits are removed!

Of course, on InstaGC, you can get instant gift cards at that redemption rate all the time.

So now there are two great sites to sign up with!

Advertising disclaimer: I was paid 25 Points (25¢) by InstaGC for this post.