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I submitted my Chacha.com review to Associated Content a few weeks ago and completely forgot I had done so. That was until I got an email asking if I’d like to accept $3.18 for it. Doesn’t sound like that much, but it’s definately a start and the money went directly to my paypal account. I’ll be investigating options like this, including helium.com, more closely to see if it’s possible to get a nice chunk of money out of them with some effort.

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I’ve spent a while looking through countless shady websites with flashing text and tremendous claims but after filtering through those I think I found some that might have some potential

The Digital Point Forums: I wish I had found this earlier. There’s a lot of info but more importantly there are tons of opportunities, specifically in the “Business” and “Buy, Sell, or Trade” forums. I earned my first $3 doing two simple tasks and the money went directly into my paypal account. It has also piqued my interest in the possibility of starting up some freelance writing and digital art work. Check out the freebies too, looks like I’m about to get a free .info domain and hosting!

Bucks4Banners: This looks promising but I’ve only just applied. They pay $5 per month + $10 startup + $10 referrels just for putting up a unobtrusive banner. I can’t recommend it yet, as I haven’t tried it out, but it seems simple enough if I’m accepted. I also have a few friends ready to try it on their sites if it works for me so the referrals might be nice.

SurveySavvy: Ugh, another ‘get paid’ to take surveys site? I’ve tried these before and it was never good. However, this one looks promising only because it received a positive review on I’ve Tried That, which I didn’t think it would ever do for a survey site. So far I’ve only just joined and took some profile surveys for free to increase my chances of receiving surveys. With any hope this one might actually bring in money.

Sponsored blogging: These are the payperpost, payu2blog, and others. I’ve only just started looking through them but I don’t think I really qualify yet. If I am ever accepted I’ll be sure to only that offers that are relevant and could be honestly reviewed. Preferably they’d be in their own category and maybe even off the main page if that’s allowed.

Has anyone tried any of these?

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For those who haven’t heard yet, Chacha.com is the latest Web 2.0 experiment - a human powered search engine. The idea is simple, searchers (called InfoSeekers) can use a traditional style search or can search with a ‘trained’ human guide in a chatroom-like interface. The guide categorizes the query and finds relevant results which are sent directly to the InfoSeeker and Chacha’s database. Simple idea and honestly, I wouldn’t have given it a second glance if it weren’t for one fact, guides are paid $5 to $10 per search hour. Read more »