If you need some extra cash but don’t want to take a typical part-time job, the internet has a plethora of creative alternatives to work on your own time. You can juggle an array of part-time jobs with a computer connection, from renting out a room in your house on Airbnb to running errands or shopping for your neighbors using apps like TaskRabbit, Postmates, or instacart. Even sites like Craigslist, eBay, and other newer specialist sources allow you to buy and resell products (or sell your old stuff).

Smart Panel

Smart Panel makes it simple to earn little sums of money. You can get paid for everything from living and breathing to using your phone or computer as usual after completing a three-minute questionnaire to check whether you qualify.

For starters, just following their requirements will get you $5. You’ll gain another $5 every month after that just for keeping the app installed. You’ll earn tiny sums of money just for using your phone or computer as usual – and letting Smart Panel analyze your search results – after those initial payments. According to Smart Panel, you can make up to $110 in a year and $230 in a year for doing absolutely nothing.

MyPoints

MyPoints.com is yet another cash-back site that rewards you for shopping online and printing coupons. You heard it first here. If you already conduct the majority of your shopping online, for example, you may earn valuable rewards on everything you buy by collecting points that can be redeemed for gift cards and other items.

Plus, if you spend at least $10 at a participating online retailer, such as Walmart.com, Target.com, or Amazon.com, you can enter to win an Amazon gift card or earn one right away. If you need to buy something anyhow, this is a great way to get points while doing it.

Survey Junkie

Survey Junkie, like some of the other options on our list, pays you to…..wait for it…..take surveys! It’s completely free to sign up, and you’ll be on your way to answering crucial survey questions for businesses in no time. You’ll receive virtual points that you can exchange for Paypal money or electronic gift cards if you do so.

But how much money can you make? It is debatable. Most surveys pay off between 100 and 200 points, but you can’t cash out until you achieve a threshold of 1,000 points, which is worth $10. So, on the high end, completing five surveys will earn you $10. While it isn’t a large sum of money, it is far too easy to make a mistake.

Knowledge Center

This one is a little strange, but it works. Essentially, a company called the Small Business Knowledge Center will pay you (in gift cards) for your junk mail, both physical and email spam.

You may be skeptical of a company that pays for items that most of us toss away, yet it is legitimate. According to the SBKC website, clients in the financial services and insurance industries “use this information for competitive intelligence and product development purposes.”

You’ll get compensated with gift cards only for sending your annoying junk mail if you sign up and qualify! Who’d have guessed?

mobileXpression

While mobileXpression does not pay out a specific amount of money, downloading the app and answering a series of questions puts you in the running for a variety of prizes and free goods. Simply by exploring the web like you normally would, you can earn everything from Amazon gift cards to goods like iPads or flat-screen televisions provided you install the app on one of your devices and keep it installed.

The prerequisites are straightforward: First, you’ll need a device that works with their software, and then you’ll need to join up and meet the program’s requirements. After then, the software runs in the background on your smartphone, evaluating and investigating your usage without requiring any additional input from you.

User Testing

Another online survey site that pays participants for their feedback on marketing strategies and items is User Testing. More than 34,000 clients and businesses utilize UserTesting to figure out marketing approaches and strategies, as well as acquire insight into their users’ thinking, all around the world.

It’s simple and free to sign up. You can get paid $10 just for visiting a website or trying a new software. Participating in many campaigns can, of course, help you earn more money over time. And you’re paid $10 each time for around 20 minutes of work or less. It doesn’t get any more straightforward than that.

Opinion Outpost

You’ve heard what they say about having an opinion, right? They’re like armpits (and other less desirable body parts) in that everyone has them. The good news is that Opinion Outpost will pay you to share your thoughts, answer essential questions, and participate in surveys. Whoever stated your opinion didn’t matter was completely wrong.

To get started, all you have to do is create an email or social media account. Once you’ve done that, you’ll be eligible to participate in surveys in exchange for cash or gift cards to places like iTunes or Amazon. You can also gain entry into cash prizes for up to $10,000 on a regular basis.

Wonder

Wonder could be the right choice for you if you have outstanding research abilities and are looking for a way to supplement your income. We recently wrote about Wonder, and here’s how it works: In essence, Wonder allows anyone — journalists, corporations, or even individuals – to pay a fixed charge for a thoroughly researched response to their most pressing questions. Users pay this price in most situations because they don’t have time to conduct their own research or because they want to make sure they get it correctly for a critical presentation or report.

On the job front, Wonder researchers go to great lengths to provide precise and comprehensive answers to each topic addressed. Wonder does not have any formal degree criteria for the researchers it recruits, but it does prefer people who have strong research and writing abilities in English.

User Testing

Another online survey site that pays participants for their feedback on marketing strategies and items is User Testing. More than 34,000 clients and businesses utilize UserTesting to figure out marketing approaches and strategies, as well as acquire insight into their users’ thinking, all around the world.

It’s simple and free to sign up. You can get paid $10 just for visiting a website or trying a new software. Participating in many campaigns can, of course, help you earn more money over time. And you’re paid $10 each time for around 20 minutes of work or less. It doesn’t get any more straightforward than that.

Swagbucks

Swagbucks is a simple way to earn money that doesn’t demand as much mental effort. This service will essentially pay you to search and play around on the internet, with practically little effort on your side required.

The procedure is as follows: after signing up with Swagbucks, you will download their search bar to your computer. You may then use your points to shop online, watch tailored movies, browse the web, and complete surveys. You can swap your points for gift cards to famous merchants like Amazon.com and Walmart once you’ve accumulated a large number of them.

Swagbucks does, in fact, pay you with gift cards rather than cash. However, with a little creativity, most people can turn those gift cards into cash – for example, you can acquire several Walmart gift cards and use them for groceries, then cut your shopping expenditure for the month. If you ask me, that’s rather swanky!

Summary:

If you wish to supplement your income, the internet has opened up more opportunities than most people know. You can earn actual cash incentives or, at the very least, gift cards that can be used to buy the things you desire simply by answering survey questions, watching television, or doing your regular internet shopping.

Every site we’ve mentioned is completely free to join, however not everyone will be eligible all of the time. Still, it’s difficult to grumble when you get almost-free money to do things you were planned to do anyway.