iSecretShop: Become a Secret Shop Agent!

https://isecretshop.com

for those of you interested in secret shops i recommend this app to start out with. i rarely do secret shops, only picking the ones very close to me at places i am already comfortable shopping in. i have done about a dozen through this app and have found them quite easy and painless. i have never had a shop rejected from them and they have always paid, although be warned it takes 8 full weeks!

they even offer web and phone based shops so you don't even need to leave the house! pay is typical for mystery shopping, not the best, and some not paying anything extra at all but of course the free service, meal or product is part of the incentive.

the app is available for both iPhone and android. i recommend downloading the app, filling out your profile, accepting ALL the individual  MSP company agreements and seeing what's available in your area. you don't even need a smartphone--you can do shops from your laptop or tablet as well.

happy secret shopping!

Qriket-Spin the Wheel and Earn Cash.

just discovered this little mobile app, Qriket. it's basically roulette--pick either blue or yellow, spin the wheel and see if you are right. you will start out with 25 FREE SPINS if you enter my code when registering:

52A853

once you use up your 25 free spins you have to earn them. short videos or surveys earn you additional spins. you also can challenge someone and wager a bet to earn more money. i can already tell this is not going to be a quick earner but it is something easy to do when out and about waiting in line somewhere. i also have seen some spins worth $2 so winning a few of those can quickly add up. you can cash out at $25 via paypal. i just started this week and have a whopping 20 cents so we will see how long it takes to redeem.

don't forget to use my code so you have lots of spins to start out with. best of luck!

my code: 52A853

update: well a month into this app and i feel this just may not be worth anyone's time. they don't give you free spins, you have to watch videos, and that gets old fast. until i figure out a way to quickly earn additional spins i am putting this one on the back burner. :(

Receipt Pal: Earn Rewards In A Snap!

http://www.receiptpalapp.com/index.html

this app that pays you back is one of the easiest ones to use--trust me. receipt pal just wants you to snap a pic of your receipt---practically any receipt. i snap pics of grocery stores, gas stations, even dr. visits! you cannot take multi pics of a single receipt so that can be a bit of a problem for long receipts. just tape it on the floor, stand on a chair and take your best steady shot. you can even send them online receipts--just forward your email confirmations from purchases! they allow you to register 3 email addresses so all online receipts must be from one of the 3 registered emails.

Find & Save: An Awesome New App That Earns You Money.

http://www.findnsave.com/apps/

please enter code for my referral: QRGG 

i will receive a bonus for referrals and would really appreciate the gesture. :)

oh my goodness i am liking this new app! find & save is truly offering up FREE MONEY just for shopping at their sponsored stores---no specific items to buy or scan--just take a pic of your receipt and hit send. i have made over $10 in less than 2 months because it's all places i shop anyways: target, walmart, mcdonalds, kohl's, cvs, the list goes on and on! the deals vary--some a flat amount, like 50 cents earned, and others are a percentage of your purchase. threshold for cashing out is $25 and pays through paypal. deals change daily too so always check the app after any shopping trip!

in just 4 wks i have already earned more than i do in 6 months time at my other shopping apps. definitely give it a try and see what you think!

http://www.findnsave.com

use my code: QRGG 

Survey.com: Earn Money Doing Store Audits and Merchandising.

here is a nifty little app that i use to make some extra money.  i was lucky enough to score a gig through them for whole foods that lasted for several months and involved me simply attaching coupons to certain products on the shelves. each job only took me 10 minutes and paid $12. i made nearly $200 for the duration of the project and it was super easy. payment was through paypal.

here is the link: https://survey.com

they also often have walmart merchandising jobs where you actually go in and re-merchandise or change out signage for certain products. for some reason it is never any walmarts near me so i haven't tried one of those jobs yet.

it is actually two different apps. one app, survey.com, is available for both apple and android, and is more survey based. screeners for bigger projects will show up here as well. if selected, you then download their second app, survey-merchandiser. please note, DO NOT download the survey-merchandiser app unless you have been approved to do so. from their site:

 "Only download this application if you have explicitly been instructed. 

This application is for approved users only."

i think you have to prove your 'worthiness' on the first app before they offer you the good stuff. that being said, i do not do the surveys that only offer a sweeps entry, which are the majority of them and i don't feel that has hurt me.

good luck and and may the surveys be with you :)

Say YES to Yaarlo and Earn Easy Cash for your Receipts.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yaarlo/

ENTER MY CODE FOR A BONUS: BRIDGETB953

Say 'Yes' to Yaarlo, the newest mobile shopping rebate app. super easy to use, just snap a pic of any restaurant, grocery store, retail store, personal services or entertainment receipt--even online ones! Yaarlo does not have the ability to take multi pics of a receipt though so make sure you stand back and get the whole receipt in a single shot! so far i have had only one refused but it was super long and i guess unreadable in a single shot. available in the app store and soon to google play!

ProductTube--Get Paid For Making Videos.

http://producttube.com/signup

well since EXPOtv bit the dust i have been looking for similar alternatives. heard some buzz about this site, ProductTube.

seems that you go to the site and apply for any existing projects. the projects i have seen so far seem to be 'in clusters' and quite generic so it would be easy to buy things you already use and then just do a quick video review of them. here is an example of a current open project:

9 Grocery Apps Everyone Should Be Using

i swear i keep discovering a new grocery app every couple months! right now i am up to 9--yep it takes a few minutes to ensure i do all my scanning, checking in, and pic taking at the end of a shopping trip but every little bit adds up and when you are using 9 apps--it can add up quite quickly!

Snap by Groupon: not a big earner, items seem a bit random and uncommon. still worth a look though, especially if you buy magazines.

Ibotta: i am late to this party and i know i only scratch the surface of its earnings potential. many places to earn outside grocery stores like pet stores and even online sites. if you use my referral code, ezl4q, you will earn a bonus $1! there is a lot going on here--i keep it simple but i know i am only scratching the surface of this app's earning potential.

Team Noesis--Be a 'Noe It All'

*IT APPEARS THEY MAY HAVE CLOSED UP SHOP :( . 

UNABLE TO ACCESS THEIR SITES AS OF 8/1/15. *

i have no idea how i found this site but i have done 2 'shopping missions' for them and have earned an easy $40 amazon gift card each time. i just love the name: a Team Noesis Noe it all!

both projects involved a short initial online screener and then a few weeks later i was notified i was accepted. i had to go to target or walmart, locate specific toys and take a few photos. once home i just needed to upload the photos and answer some questions---easy-peasy! 

register now! (and i would be forever grateful if you included my email as your referrer-bridgetberliner-4@yahoo.com--that way both of us are entered for a prize!)

http://teamnoesis.com/register/

1Q: The 1 Question App that Pays

https://1q.com/register

have you tried 1Q yet? if not, sign up now! they simply ask 1 single question and then you get paid instantly via paypal once you answer. you have to act quick--most questions expire in 5 minutes. questions pay 50 cents but you do have option to 'reduce your fee' to 25 cents per question which apparently makes you more attractive to companies and increases your chances of being given questions over others.

the action on this site seems to come in waves. some months i hear nothing and others i may get 3 questions. it's not a lot by any means but these questions are truly just a single 'yes or no' answer so it doesn't get more effortless than that. it also is available to countries outside the US---just attempt to register to see if yours is one of them.
sign up here!
https://1q.com/register

Field Agent Review

https://itunes.apple.com/US/app/field-agent/

although i have reviewed this app before, it was awhile ago and i think it's time to talk it up again. this is one of my favorite mobile money makers.

upon initial inspection, the site seems to basically be audits at specific locations, i.e.. take a photo of the 'as seen on tv' display at walgreens.

Bing Rewards

https://www.bing.com/explore/rewards

UPDATE! sadly i have been banned from bing rewards. they detected i was using bot software. so i will say if you chose to use a bot please proceed with caution and know you many likely get banned as well. rewards are very slow without using a bot though :(

oh, how i wish i had jumped on the bing rewards train sooner! i just started 2 weeks ago and already cashed in for a $5 amazon! it's really super easy to rack up the points. bing actually pays you in points for searches! every single day. you can earn 15 pts daily for computer searches, 10 pts daily for mobile searches and then they always throw in a bonus search or two to make it fun. typically every 2 searches equals 1 pt. i immediately found this way too time consuming so i did some digging and found there are bots out there designed to do all the searching for you and they are free! i am sure it would be easy for bing to shut this practice down but i guess numbers are numbers and that is what bing is going for to irritate rival google. every morning i log in and click on the bonus search and then i use this bot site that automatically does all my searches for me! check it out here: http://www.pogocheats.net/bing-rewards-bot/

FreeEats.com Review--Don't Miss This Money Maker!

https://www.freeeats.com/

this site seems a bit too good to be true. answer surveys on your phone and get paid pretty instantly via paypal. i just joined a month ago and have already completed 3 surveys. you have to ACT FAST though. you will get a text message saying something like 'NEW SURVEY! $10 for 1st 25 responses. Next 1000 responses will earn $1'. now i have JUMPED on all 3 of the ones i received and still haven't made it within the quickest repliers to earn the top tier incentive. i have received the $1 incentive each time. it seems a bit counterproductive to me since people obviously will rush through the survey to try to score that top tier--but that is their set up.

even stranger is that they seem to give me .25 cents paypal each time they just text me about a survey, before i even accept it so i have really earned $1.25 for each one.

Snap By Groupon Review

UPDATE! AS OF 3/1/16 SNAP INTRODUCED SOME MAJOR CHANGES. YOU NO LONGER EARN CASH BACK FOR ITEMS ON YOUR RECEIPT AND ANY REWARDS YOU HAVE ALREADY EARNED CAN ONLY BE USED TOWARDS GROUPON DEALS NOW. THE APP NOW OFFERS SOME COUPONS AND PROMOTIONS BUT THEY ARE OF NO INTEREST TO ME. I NO LONGER USE THE APP SINCE IT HAS CHANGED SO DRAMATICALLY. :(

https://snap.groupon.com/app

yes, yet another cash back shopping app has entered the arena! this one is called Snap and it's from Groupon. like checkout51, every retailer qualifies so that's a definite plus. the app is available for iOS and android devices and like the others, requires you to take a snapshot of your receipt and then check off the items you want to redeem.

AppOptix--a mobile app with rewards

i just discovered this app a few months ago. it's super easy and basically a free $10 amazon gift card every 3 months for doing absolutely nothing.
just download the app on your phone, keep it running and you're set.

walmart savings catcher review

#review

UPDATE #2! sadly the bluebird doubling has ended :( 

we can only hope they bring it back in the future.

UPDATE! i just learned you can get an american express bluebird card and DOUBLE your savings catcher rewards! it was super easy to do too. i just applied for the bluebird card (its not a credit card but kind of like a prepaid card) and they mailed it to me. i then transferred my $18 in savings catcher to the card and it doubled to $36. definitely take advantage of this offer!

https://www.bluebird.com

OMG this is genius! everyone MUST download this app and take advantage of what walmart is offering.

simply put---shop at walmart, scan your receipt, walmart then does all the price checking for you--they actually compare their prices against all the nearby competitors printed and digital sales ads--and if someone had an item cheaper you get credited the difference! how easy is that?

Locately App Review

UPDATE!

i believe locately has closed up shop--received this message on my app 10/28/14:

here is another mobile based app for your phone. surveys are somewhat infrequent--they usually pop up after you visit a retailer--but they are quick and simple.

surveys are usually worth 10 pts. and you get 1pt. for each day the app is running. once you hit 500 pts. you can redeem either a starbucks or amazon $5 gift card. it's an easy $5 every couple months.

i really racked up points though when i completed a special shopping assignment this past holiday season. so even if this doesn't seem worth it--hang tight and just keep accumulating your 1pt. daily because you never know when a great incentive opportunity will come along!

link to join!

https://api.locately.com/wf

dscout research

dscout is truly one gem of an app. you simply apply for 'missions' and do a short screener. if chosen, you complete the mission by taking quick 30 second snippets of whatever the mission topic is.

it's free, it's fun, it's on your phone and it PAYS.

Checkout 51

my friend just recently introduced me to this app/site. i had been a huge fan of Endorse, which sadly shut its doors a while back. i use ibotta occasionally but my regional grocery store (schnucks) doesn't support it. Checkout 51 can be used with ANY retailer which makes it a winner with me! in fact you can buy from ANY retailer (even online!) as long as you have a validated receipt.

similar to the others, you simply check off their promoted items that you bought that week and then upload your receipt. easy as pie. i have made $7 in just the few weeks i joined. every week they have at least one 'generic' item like milk, eggs or bananas so that's easy money. once you hit $20 you cash out and they mail you a check.

available for iOS devices, android and online through their website. united states and canada.

give them a try!

http://www.checkout51.com

shopalong mobile app

Shopalong is a mobile community where you get paid for completing fun and rewarding assignments at places you shop every day.

you can bring them along on your next shopping trip and earn rewards (typically $5-$50)!

they typically pick certain shopping occasions--back to school, black friday, mothers day, spring etc... and ask you to pick the initial budget you have in mind. then you just log all your purchases until the project ends--easy-peezy!

i made $45 for just logging in my spring home improvement purchases (submitting receipts, answering short surveys and taking pics) over a 6 wk period. it took minutes and it was fun! better yet, it even logs all your purchases so you can see if you went over or under your initial budget!

join today! available on iOS and android.
https://app.shopalongapp.com/assignment/