Making money online as a teen is hard work

Most of the time when a teen joins a paid survey site to make money online they try out a couple offers and think, "Boy, I'm not making nearly enough!" Thats because there is no program on the internet that just generates you automatic income. If there was, then everyone in the world would be loaded. Getting referrals out of paid online survey sites takes time and there is not one method that instanly gets you 10,000 referrals.

This blog, Teens Make Money Online, has only been around since July 18. It's now August 21 and I'm not getting many referrals out of it yet. Thats because it takes time for sites to develop, get picked up by search engines and get good page rank. However, if I keep at the rate I'm currently going, this blog will be on the first page of google in no time.

I know someone (also a 17 year old) that made a paid online survey site blog promoting his links. After 6 months he was still writing spectacular articles but was not getting any referrals. He didn't give up though, he continued to write well and get anchored backlinks. His blog is now on the first page of google and he makes thousands of dollars each month alone off of his one blog. This shows that just because you don't make a lot of money at first, doesn't mean that you will never make a lot of money.

For this reason many teens often quit after the first day of joining paid online survey sites. Just because you don't make $400 in your first hour doesn't mean that it doesn't work. When I signed up for Cashcrate I stopped after the first week. But then my friend told me he got a $650 check in the mail from them, so I got off of my butt and went back to CashCrate. I didn't give up, and now I am making $400 checks from them each month.

Paid online survey sites are like having a real job. Don't expect to work an hour a week and get big checks. You earn how much you put in. If you make a great blog and work to get anchored backlinks then you will earn a lot as long as you use don't use bad keywords.

Overall, if you work hard and don't give up you could be making a lot on sites like CashCrate as a teen. Just think of it as a part-time job and work on it for a little bit each day. Trust me, in the long run you will be thanking yourself!

How I earned an easy $20 online

I was thinking I would spruce things up for everyone today.

The purpose of this blog is to show teens how they can make money online by taking paid online surveys and referring people. Now, taking the time to establish a blog and get good page rank may not be for those who just want to earn some extra cash and get on with it. If you are interested in earning a quick $20 then stick around.

I recently stumbled across a site called ImReportCard. The person who referred me insisted to me that I could earn the 20 bucks in under an hour and a half so I checked it out. There, you get paid to write comments, grade and rate all of the gpt sites that are on the internet (like cashcrate). It's a great site to check out if you are interested in joining a program on the internet, because they have tons of reviews, but the fact that you get paid makes it that much better.

At ImReportCard they say that you will receive your payment within 24 hours of cashing out. After I met payout I cashed out at 10:23 pm on August 17. I check my paypal account at 2:39 pm on August 18 to find I had already been paid.

So if you want to earn an extra $20, I suggest that your join ImReportCard today! Click the banner below. Well, I will continue to write about making money with paid online surveys and how to refer people I just thought I would show everyone how I made the easiest 20 doll-hairs of my life, (haha ever seen dumb and dumber?)

How to Get Cashcrate Survey Referrals By Using Your Blog

Like I said in the previous post, there is no traffic in the word "cashcrate". No traffic means no referrals which is no fun. Keep that in mind at all times when you are making referrals for paid online survey sites.

It is actually a lot easier to make a blog about teens making money online than cashcrate. When you write about cashcrate all you can really write about is the FAQ, when you will get paid, the referral program, basically all of the stuff that literally EVERYONE writes about when making a cashcrate blog. However when you write about teens making money online people will want to read it and find out if it really is possible to make money online as a teen.

I recently bought some ad space on a couple get paid to forums. I spent over $50 only to have only a couple people sign up under me. Can you say waste of money? I thought I was getting a great deal, something like 100,000 page views for only $25. Well, it turned out to be a bad deal as I only got $5 out of it. So I am telling you now, get off forums, stop wasting money on buying adspace and don't make stupid business cards. Make a blog! You will get referrals.

I've told you before, and I will tell you again that the only efficient way to get referrals for paid online survey sites is to make a blog and get some backlinks. Eventually, if done correctly your blog will be on the first page of google and you will be making well over $500 a month. Here is an example to show you how making a blog is pretty much the only way to get a lot of referrals.

The guy running paid online surveys for money has been making thousands of dollars a month alone on cashcrate. Don't believe me? Check out this massive cashcrate proof of payment.



Do you think he made this much by putting his referral link in a forum signature and writing a bunch of posts on stupid forums. No way! He made this by making a grade-a blog and getting a lot of backlinks to it. This guy can now even make well over $2,000 a month which is very impressive. This check motivated me, and should motivate you to get off your butt and get to work on your blog.

The only way to get high amounts of referrals is to get targeted traffic to your blog from search engines. Target a specific keyword, i.e. teens make money online. When people search how to make money money online as a teen, they usually only click on the links on the first page. Target the people who need to make some extra money (like teens) and go after them.

I am going to continue to stress on the importance of making a blog and targeting people who need money on this blog. I know how easy it is to give up on something as a teen, considering I am one. But, if you really put your mind to it and start to work at it you could be making huge amounts and really could be making money online as a teen!

Keywords ARE Key

When most teens start a blog for paid online surveys they focus on the word "cashcrate" or "fusion cash". They start a dull blog with weak posts and pray that their blog will start to get some good traffic.

I am telling you now that you should not focus on cashcrate when starting a blog. The key to getting a lot of referrals if getting good page rank on google for unique keywords. People who search the term "cashcrate" on google obviously already know about it and are just looking for some more information on it.

If you want to make money with paid online survey sites you must, and I mean you must target people who have never heard of Cashcrate in their lives. Got it?

There are hundreds, heck maybe even thousands of other people like you starting a blog for their paid online survey site and they are all probably focused on some stupid term like cashcrate. The real traffic comes from people who are looking for ways to make money online and have no idea about sites like cashcrate.

Here are a couple good areas you should focus on when starting a blog:

College Students
Teens (like this blog)

Stay at home moms

Make money from home

Paid online surveys for money

Everyday people like this are looking for ways to make some extra money online. Tons more people are searching for example, "ways for teens to make money online" and "ways to make money money online" than "cashcrate". No one searches that word! Want some proof? Paid Online Surveys for Money made a valid point.

The Broke Grad student has the third position on google for the term "cashcrate" and it has been like that for quite a while now. All he has gotten out of it is $594.70. Now you may think that that is a lot, but considering that there are probably thousands of blogs focused on cashcrate and this guy is third on google and he has not even made that much. How much do you actually think your "cashcrate" blog will make? Believe me, none.

So when you start your paid online survey site blog focus on something unique, and over time you will start earning some killer traffic!

Why CashCrate?

If you have been reading my posts you may have noticed that I always refer to CashCrate when talking about paid online survey sites. There are many reasons for that and I will briefly explain why it is such a great way for teens to make money online.

CashCrate is simply the best when it comes to paid online survey sites. They are free to join, have hundreds of offers (free and trials) being updated daily, and also have a low payout. Not to mention the fact that you only have to be 13 years or older to join which is perfect for teens.

It is hard to find sites that allow 13 year old kids to participate on them, which is why CashCrate is so special. Teens everywhere are always looking for ways to make money online, but are usually unable to find a program that is right for them. I spent months looking for a great way to earn some money online until I tried out CC. Now it is the only site I use for making money on the web.

I have been receiving big checks from CashCrate for a year now. Don’t believe me? Check out my $200.13 CashCrate proof of payment. Other sites that I am a member of don’t pay nearly the amount that cc does. In fact, in their first month alone back in 2006 they paid over $30,000 to their members. Imagine how much they are paying today with over 1.5 million members.

If you want to start making the big bucks on CashCrate I suggest that you check out my post, blogging is the key to getting referrals. In all honesty referrals on CashCrate can make you thousands of dollars on CashCrate….a month! Here is a contest back in May 2009 that shows you how many referrals one member got in a month.


900 referrals translates to about $2000+, which I can imagine would be more than enough for most of you teens. No other paid online survey system even comes close to allowing you to make that much in a single month, which is another reason why cc is is the best.

Just recently a feaure called CashCrate pro was added to CashCrate. It allows you to make several different referral links, and monitor conversions rates and clicks for each link. Do you think that any other program on the internet has this feature? hahaha no. This allows you to see how well each one of your blogs, ads, etc. are performing and is an excellent way to make more money off of your referrals.
You are able to receive your payments from cashcrate in the form of check or direct deposit. Paypal is not available because of fraud in the past which is a bummer.

All in all if you are looking for a way to make money online then CashCrate is by far my number one choice. It has a low payment, low age to join, awesome features, ridiculous referral program and much much more. If you want to maximize your earnings I suggest you read all of my posts and not to mention, get to work!

Why you should start taking paid online surveys

Teens everywhere are always asking there parents for some extra money to buy the new hot trends. The conversations are almost always identical. Kid: "Mom, could I have some money? I am going to the mall." Mom: "Get a job." Now most of you, like myself, do not have enough time for an official after school job. Balancing out time for school, sports, activities and friends is already hard enough as it is. Adding a job to that list would sound ridiculous. Now wouldn't it be great if there was a way that you could start earning some money online? With endless possibilities on the internet in this society, it is very possible to start earning hundreds of dollars this month on sites like CashCrate. Don't believe me? Check out my July 2009 CashCrate proof of payment check for $397.71.

First of all, paid online survey sites are a great way for teens to earn some extra money each month. Joining a couple survey sites could be the difference to no money and $300. I think that spending a couple hours each week for some money in return is definitely worth it. Also, if you know how to refer people to sites like CashCrate, then you could even be making much more. Teens always want money and if you join a couple survey sites than you always will have some extra spending money.

Even if you have an after school job you could still join paid online survey sites. Making some extra money on top of an already annual salary is a great idea. You could use the money that you earn on CashCrate to buy some things that you really want, and put your job money in the bank. Most of you probably know about how bad todays economy is. Making money on the internet is a great idea if you cannot manage to land a job. However, if you have a job, don't think that you should just quit it and resort to taking surveys. You are not going to make more money taking surveys than if you had a legit job, unless you are a pro at it. Also, jobs offer experience and relationships that can help you out big time down the road when applying for colleges and new jobs.

Paid online survey sites are all over the internet and are ready for teens to join them. I just promote 3 of them on this blog but if you do a simple google search I know that you can find tons of legitimate ones. The ones that I listed, CashCrate, Fusion Cash, and MySurvey just offer some of the best referral programs that I know of. You are able to make much more with these referral programs than taking surveys for any other site on the web. Making a blog is the first step that you should take when joining survey sites if you want to get referrals. Start getting anchored backlinks and over time your blog will start gaining you a high number of referrals. If you want a lot of referrals and do not want to make a blog (I do not recommend) I suggest that you check out my post, how to get referrals for paid online survey sites.

Overall, joining paid online surveys is an excellent way to earn some extra money online and is completley safe. I honestly can not think of a reason as to why you shouldn't join them. Your parents will be happy and most of all you will experience the joy of making your own money. No more asking your parents for some money to go to the mall. Good luck and continue to follow this blog!

How to Get Referrals for Paid Online Survey Sites

If you want to make a lot of money on paid survey sites as a teen, the secret is getting referrals. They take time and effort but if done correctly you can make THOUSANDS of dollars each month on these sites from referrals alone. Try out the methods below to get started.


1. The top and number one way to get referrals for paid survey sites is by making a website or blog with useful information and promoting it. However, you cannot just make a blog and expect people to find it and sign up under you. There are thousands of blogs out there just like yours expecting the same thing that you are. The key to getting a lot of referrals is having good page rank on search engines like google. You can do this by getting anchored backlinks.

2. Join popular forums and add your referral link (preferably blog/website link) in the signature, if it is allowed. Be an active part of the forum and add useful posts. Do not spam, as this will get you banned and no one will probably click on your link.

3. Post fliers around college campuses and on bulletin boards at local stores. Provide a detailed explantation of the survey site and your blog url (referral links are too hard to remember). If done correctly this method can bring you in a lot of referrals. Awhile back one of my friends won $100 in a CashCrate contest mainly because he posted a lot of fliers around his neighborhood.

4. Make a Youtube video explaining how you have made money on cashcrate so far. Make sure to mention that you are available for questions if they may ever need any. Then add your referral link to the video description and tell people to click it if they want to sign up.

5. Print business cards with your referral link on them. Post them around your town in places that people gather like stores and schools.

6. Post ads on online classifieds. Although I have had limited success with this method, there are some people that make their living of posting ads on sites like Craigslist, and USfreeads. Here is an example of an ad that I have used on Craigslist in the past:

Do you need to earn some extra money? But want to make it from the comfort of your home? Cashcrate is the answer for you then, it is the #1 get-paid-to site on the net. Over 1 million members have been paid so far, hundreds of surveys/offers that pay you between $0.25-$45.00/per offer, and it is completely FREE to join!
Perfect for college students, stay at home moms, teens, or those who are just looking to make some extra money each month.

Check Out:
(Your Website)

*Don't use your referral link on these sites as your posts will most likley get deleted. *

7. Tell your friends and family!


Overall, if you want to make A LOT of money on paid survey sites like CashCrate, the key is referrals. Don't give up if you havent gotten a referral in your first week of promoting. Given time the referrals will come and you will be making loads of cash.