Each day, Ebates doubles the cash back at one store.
I recently deposited a check for $31.07 I got for shopping. And I
didn’t even leave the house.I earn extra money just about every time I
shop online. A company called Ebates cuts me a check every few months. Ebates is what’s known as a “ cash-back website,”
and there are many of them. (More on that later.)
The checks they cut are similar to mail-in rebate checks,
except I don’t have to fill out a rebate form, photocopy a UPC, and
spend 45 cents to snail-mail it all to the manufacturer. All I have to
do is visit Ebates.com and log in before making a purchase. Ebates
has made deals with more than 1,500 stores.
Let’s take Target, for example. If Ebates refers a shopper to Target’s
website, Target gives Ebates a percentage of what that shopper spent on
Target’s website – essentially, a sales commission. Ebates then gives
part of that commission to the shopper.This win-win might sound too good
to be true, but I’ve yet to find a catch.
The
only thing I can’t believe is how many people I’ve met who still aren’t
taking advantage of this. If you’re still missing out, here’s everything
you need to know to get started…TipsIn the process of setting up my Ebates account
and teaching my technologically challenged mother how to use it, I’ve
learned a few things that will help you get the most out of a cash-back
website.
Actually get your rebate…You only get your cash back if
you, in this order: Sign into EbatesClick on the link to the store from EbatesSo
if you want to buy something from Target, you must first sign in and
then click on Ebates’ link to Target. You can’t just type www.target.com
into your browser.
That sounds so basic, but it’s easy to surf store sites and
forget to go back through Ebates for your cash back. My mother finds it
helpful to close all other browser tabs before logging into Ebates to
buy something.Take advantage of double cash-back offers…
There are several ways to do this.Each day, Ebates
doubles the cash back at one store. If you sign up for their “Daily
Double Email” subscription, they’ll send you an email every morning to
let you know the store. Also, if you click the little heart next to the
stores you frequent, Ebates adds them to your “My Favorites” list and
will often send you an email when the cash-back percentage at those
stores is greater than usual.
Also, Ebates doubles cash back
at almost every store on certain holidays. For example, I did all of my
2011 Christmas shopping online and made all of my purchases on Cyber
Monday to maximize my cash back. It was my easiest Christmas shopping
season ever – plus I got paid to do the shopping!
Alternatives
Ebates
pays me to shop, but it isn’t paying me to write this article. So just
because I happen to use Ebates doesn’t mean you have to. Ebates is
perhaps the oldest – it started in 1998 – but there are other cash-back
websites out there, like Big Crumbs and Extrabux, to name a couple.
Before you sign up
with one, read about how they work. There isn’t much of a difference
from one cash-back site to another – except when it comes to how they
pay you and how often they’ll give you your cash back.
For example: Ebates
pays you by check or PayPal at least four times a year, as long as
you’ve accumulated at least $5 in cash back.Big Crumbs pays you by
PayPal monthly, as long as you’ve accumulated at least $1 in cash back.
Extrabux pays you by check or PayPal
whenever you want your cash back, as long as you’ve accumulated at least
$10. By the way, they refer to getting cash back as “withdrawing,” so
don’t let that term confuse you.CashReporter will tell you what
percentage of cash back you can earn at several different cash-back
websites by shopping at a given store.
Of course, this is only useful if you’re
willing to sign up with multiple cash-back websites. Personally, I feel
that an occasional extra percent or two isn’t worth having to manage
multiple accounts. But that’s just me."
There’s also a cash-back website aggregator: CashReporter
will tell you what percentage of cash back you can earn at several
different cash-back websites by shopping at a given store.
Of course, this
is only useful if you’re willing to sign up with multiple cash-back
websites. Personally, I feel that an occasional extra percent or two
isn’t worth having to manage multiple accounts. But that’s just me.
Do you use cash-back websites
other than Ebates? If so, let us know which one and whether you would recommend it. EBATES SIGNUP.
This article was originally published on MoneyTalksNews.com as 'How to Make Money With Rebate Websites'.
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