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These are the sites, apps, and ways I earn the majority of my money outside of my 9-5

And no these aren't sites that will pay $0.20 for 10 minutes of work.
 
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Simply the best study/survey site you will find out there! I have been using Prolific the past 5 years and it continues to pay me well. They pay a minimum per/hour rate and the studies are wide and varied so you can pick and choose which ones you fan...

There is not referral link and there is a waiting list for new participants currently. 

You will need to earn a minimum of £6.00 to cash out to PayPal and payment of the studies you complete are either in pounds or dollars depending when their researcher is based.
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Get paid for recording video responses with Influence - get £0.25 per video but I also got paid £0.63 for when I recorded a video response for a brand. 

The video prompts aren't too thought provoking so you won't struggle to think of an answer e.g. 

- What's one whimsical or imaginative goal you want to achieve in 2025.
- What's a dream project you want to start or complete in 2025.
- Tell us about your shopping habits this past week. 
- What's a simple thing that makes you smile.

If you sign up with my link https://bit.ly/3WKzopQ and record your first video then we will both get £1.00.

Please note that you will need to earn a minimum of £10.00 to cash out to PayPal.
Influence - Paid Video Surveys
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User Interviews is a research platform that connects participants with companies and researchers looking for feedback. 

Payment is via choice of a range of digital gift cards such as Amazon, Nintendo & Apple.

The studies are quite niche so relating to the industry you work in so as someone from a HR background I have given feedback on software for $40.00 but there are also unmoderated studies where you can earn $10.00.

If you sign up via my link https://www.userinterviews.com/r/zlktabnen and complete a study then we will both get $10.00.
User Interviews
 
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A passive way to earn yourself points towards purchasing gift cards by using Bing as your search engine or just simply completing the daily tasks. Personally I can't tolerate how useless Bing is for the results so I only use it on my work computer. T...

rewards.bing.com/welcome?rh=9FE3EB78&ref=rafsae
Microsoft Rewards
 
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UserCrowd pays you to give feedback on websites, apps, and test prototypes. The studies will either need to be completed on mobile or desktop. The mobile studies will pay between $0.20-0.60, whereas the desktop studies will generally be longer and in... pay out to PayPal.
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Askable is a user research recruitment platform. It's not a regular earner, in the 2 months I've used it I've made £60.00. I gave feedback on betting websites and one short survey where I got £5 for 5 minutes work.

They will pay out to PayPal but also an e-gift card.
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Google Opinion Rewards earns you money by answering surveys and sharing pictures of the receipts of stores you visited. You will only be paid in Google Play Points to spend on the Play Store. As a point of principal I only use what I earn on this app...

I've attached what I earn from the surveys/receipt tasks. If you haven't visited a store they will still give you £0.01 for answering. 

https://googleopinionrewards.page.link/share
Google Opinion Rewards
 
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Similar to Askable there is Dscout. You give feedback on applications, websites, and prototypes. You'll get screened out of many of the studies you apply for but it's worth the daily check in to see what studies you can get. 

app.dscout.com/r/TOACM2IS8JKC1CKFBP1KJ7AA?campaign=uk-scouts
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Respondent is a site where you are paid to participate in market research projects by completing surveys, interviews, product testing, and focus groups.

It's not a regular earner for me as you need to complete a screener for each project and they won't always be a fit i.e. a project looking for Financial Advisors, Portfolio Managers & Risk Experts.

The projects are quite industry/employment based so if you work in finance I would say you'll find plenty of studies to complete.

Payment for studies is PayPal.

app.respondent.io/r/dnallfitzgibbon-7e6b6d9ce6db
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