The Guide to Successfully Completing Offers

This post is to inform you how to successfully complete an offer from start to finish. After reading this, you will be able to signup to one or more sites and be instantly start earning real cash!

Here is the information.

To complete an offer you must give information such as name, address, phone number, e-mail address and date of birth. "Get Paid To" sites require you to input your personal information in a truthful manner, but there are ways to keep advertisers from calling you at all hours of the night.


Email Address
Use one main e-mail address when signing up for survey sites, in order to ensure that you get all updates and correspondence from the sites.

I personally use gmail as they provide the best and easiest to use service. Signup at gmail.com

Cookies, Cache and Internet History
Clear your cookies, cache and history on a daily basis. This is how companies track if you completed an offer. When you click on the link from whatever "Get Paid" site you are using, it has your account number embedded into the link. When the offer completes the advertiser's website places a "Cookie" on your computer, then notifies the site that you completed the offer. Don't worry, cookies are harmless to your computer. It takes a few simple steps to clear your cookies.

1. Go to "Tools" in the taskbar on the top of your web browser.
2. Click on "Internet Options"
3. Click on "Delete Cookies", "Delete Files", and "Clear History"

Do this between** offers and you will see a greater number of offer approvals.

NEVER delete cookies while you are in the middle of filling out an offer because it will cease to track your progress.

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How far should I go?
When doing the FREE offers, typically the response is to complete an offer "with intent to participate."

Well, what does that mean?
From my experience, and many members of "Get Paid" forums, intent to participate means to fill out the first two pages-
Page 1- postal code/zip code or e-mail address
Page 2- Personal info such as name, address, phone number, etc.

Typically I will only fill out that information at first. If the offer doesn't approve the first time, then I will fill it out completely.

You NEVER have to pay for anything on free offers- so when you get to the silver, gold and platinum offers, you can stop. You don't have to buy anything to get these ones to approve! I also have heard that leaving the confirmation page up can help with the approval.

In regards to daily surveys, once you receive the confirmation page, then you have gone far enough. The page will say something along the lines of "congratulations" and then tell you that you are entered into the $50,000 draw.


Keeping Track
Some offers require a Credit Card (CC) to complete the offer. This typically requires you purchasing something, paying shipping & handling, or paying for a trial offer.

Many of these offers do not send confirmation e-mails (they want you to forget you ordered it)- so it is a good policy to read the Terms of Service (TOS) of EVERY paid offer, and write down the phone number that is listed for customer service or cancellation. Once you complete the offer, look for an account number or account name, and make sure you know what e-mail address you used to sign up for the offer. This way you can contact the company once the offer clears, and cancel your free trial to avoid further charges.

I use one e-mail address for all CC offers, and I usually only do one or two at a time so I don't forget about them and wind up paying extra money for something I'm not using.

***If you want to do a CC offer, but do not have a credit card, or don't feel comfortable using your credit card, you can always try purchasing a pre-paid credit card :) You can get them at your local mall or online- just google "Pre Paid Visa" and you'll have a ton of sites pop up. Just make sure the site you are using allow pre paid cards. I personally just use my own credit cards and keep meticulous track of the offers. If I am in doubt, I call my Credit Card company and explain the situation. If the charges are unauthorized, your credit card company will work with you.

Are you doing more than 1 "Get Paid To"?
Many people participate in several sites at once, which can get a bit tricky when trying to track offers that you have completed. A recent development is the banning of members who do the same offers on different sites, which is a cause of concern for many multiple paying site members.

One recommendation that many sites users have suggested is to keep a spreadsheet with the site used, the name of the survey completed, the date it was completed, and what e-mail address was used. For instance:

"Get Paid To"	Advertiser	Date Completed	E-mail Address Used
SWATcash	Winning Surveys- Xbox 360	09/12/07	SCSurveys@gmail.com
TreasureTrooper	Winning Surveys- Computer	09/15/07	TTSurveys@gmail.com
TreasureTrooper	Coastal Vacations	09/20/07	TTSurveys@gmail.com

This will help with organization of offer completion and will keep you from overlapping offers, and potentially getting yourself banned from all "Get Paid To" sites. It (banning) has happened to others, don't believe it won't happen to you if you are not mindful about what you are doing.

Will I get telemarketers?
Well, it is possible if you use your home phone number, but if you live in the US, there is a few companies that offer a free phone service. I am not a member of any, so I can't comment as to which is the best, I can only list them. http://www.k7.net , http://www.aimphoneline.com/ , http://numbr.com/.

What do I do? I have several offers pending?
This is completely normal for any Get Paid web site.

Many companies give the Get Paid site program several offers at one time. They are looking for unique information. If you do every one of the offers from that company in a short amount of time; chances are that you will not have a great approval rate.

To keep this from happening, it is recommended that you complete between 5-10 new offers per day- and try not to do too many from the same survey company. In addition to limiting the number of offers completed, make sure to rotate e-mail addresses.

If you have offers in pending that you really want to go through, you can re-do them, but try to limit re-doing offers to 2-3/day, and only if the offer has been pending for 2 weeks or more.

If you find that your approval rates are very slowly or most offers are getting denied, then it means it is time for you to create a new e-mail address or two.

Credit Card Offer Suggestions
Many of the Credit Card (CC) offers are very appealing, but do pose some risk ($$$ risk). If you fail to cancel a trial in time, or do not calculate shipping & handling into the overall profitability of the offer, you may end up an un-happy GPTer. Here are some suggestions to keeping you happy AND getting you paid for completing CC offers!

1. Use a pre-paid Visa Gift Card. You can buy them at your local mall, grocery store, or at several online retailers. But be careful, make sure doing so doesn't violate the TOS with the offer you are completing.

2. Track all offers carefully. Use one main e-mail address for all CC offers and keep all confirmations!

3. When you first see a confirmation screen pop up, write it down as well as the customer service phone #. This keeps you from stressing just in case you don't get a confirmation e-mail address.

4. Read the Terms of Service (TOS) VERY carefully! Some of the sneak hidden charges or fees into the offer via the TOS- so take the time to read carefully- it can save you a lot of frustration.

5. Only do 1-2 CC offers at one time. Many people forget to cancel trials or send back samples (when required), and end up getting charged the full-amount instead of the promotional FREE or S&H only. By doing 1-2 at one time, it is easier to keep track of.

6. Check your CC statements carefully every month for unauthorized charges- this is to protect you. Some companies try to sneak stuff past you- so make sure you know what you are getting charged for!

7. If you have an un-authorized charge on your card, or you don't know what you may have ordered, make sure to contact the company listed. If they do not respond, contact your CC company and dispute the charges. One time a site I paid stopped answering all calls and returning emails. I called my CC company to warn them that there might be false charges. Luckily, it all worked out before I got to the point of asking them.