a side project, not a finance empire
I try weird ways to make extra money online.
This is my running list of sites I've actually tried — GPT platforms, surveys, games, passive apps and a few odd ones. I keep the ratings simple and add notes when I learn something useful.
Rule #1:
don't trust giant earning promises.
don't trust giant earning promises.
things worth checking
✓does it actually pay?
first question
✓cashout isn't awful
good
✓offers are decent
better
✓I'd use it again
best
where I'd start
A few I rate highly
Not a scientific ranking. These are just some of the sites near the top of my own sheet. Results vary a lot by country, offers and time spent.
I'm not pretending these are jobs. They're side-money sites.
Some weeks are decent, some offers are terrible, and tracking
occasionally fails. I mostly keep this page so I can share the
stuff I'd actually send to a friend.
the full messy list
Everything I'm tracking
prefer ugly but practical?
The spreadsheet is still here.
The website is nicer to browse. The sheet is where I keep the raw ratings, cashout minimums, referral bonuses and random notes.