Comments on: Startup #104 – Ten Bucks A Day http://astartupaday.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/ Each day I'll post an idea for a new Web 2.0 startup Wed, 21 Apr 2010 20:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: astartupaday http://astartupaday.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2732 astartupaday Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:01:32 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2732 Good points, Lance. I'm wondering if the missing piece here is a site that could aggregate your earnings across multiple survey-style sites into a single account with a low cashout limit. For example, instead of earning $5 on site A, $8 on site B, and $9 on site C (and not being able to cash out on any of them), you could instead create a master account on the consolidating site, earn your $5 + $8 + $9, and be able to cash out with a total of $22. Sorry, that explanation makes it sound like a bad 4th grade story problem. I swear it made sense in my head. :) Good points, Lance. I’m wondering if the missing piece here is a site that could aggregate your earnings across multiple survey-style sites into a single account with a low cashout limit. For example, instead of earning $5 on site A, $8 on site B, and $9 on site C (and not being able to cash out on any of them), you could instead create a master account on the consolidating site, earn your $5 + $8 + $9, and be able to cash out with a total of $22.

Sorry, that explanation makes it sound like a bad 4th grade story problem. I swear it made sense in my head. :)

]]> By: Lance http://astartupaday.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2646 Lance Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:26:56 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2646 That may be true, but only to a certain extent. I'm signed up for quite a few of these sites as well, but it's not everyday (not even every week, or fortnight) that I receive a mail asking me to participate in a survey, despite all those flashy banners with insane promises (earn $70 a survey!). The promises may be true, but only to ONE case of ONE survey to ONE person who meets EVERY SINGLE requirement. Yes, the sites and the surveys are legitimate, yet the common case is that we earn maybe $0.30 for a survey, and it'll take months / years to even accumulate to a basic $10 for cashout. TBAD sounds too much of a promise than anything else, since already-established sites (e.g. globaltestmarket) can't even hit that. I'm not trying to be a wet blanket here - just thought I'd share my experiences and thoughts. I read every one of your posts and enjoy reading them. :) That may be true, but only to a certain extent. I’m signed up for quite a few of these sites as well, but it’s not everyday (not even every week, or fortnight) that I receive a mail asking me to participate in a survey, despite all those flashy banners with insane promises (earn $70 a survey!). The promises may be true, but only to ONE case of ONE survey to ONE person who meets EVERY SINGLE requirement.

Yes, the sites and the surveys are legitimate, yet the common case is that we earn maybe $0.30 for a survey, and it’ll take months / years to even accumulate to a basic $10 for cashout. TBAD sounds too much of a promise than anything else, since already-established sites (e.g. globaltestmarket) can’t even hit that.

I’m not trying to be a wet blanket here – just thought I’d share my experiences and thoughts. I read every one of your posts and enjoy reading them. :)

]]> By: astartupaday http://astartupaday.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2642 astartupaday Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:11:43 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2642 Lance - That's exactly the issue that I'm trying to address here. My sense is that for money-making-type sites, there is approximately 1 legitimate site for every 99 shady operations. These means that there is a big opportunity out there for a site like this to be a huge success. Lance – That’s exactly the issue that I’m trying to address here. My sense is that for money-making-type sites, there is approximately 1 legitimate site for every 99 shady operations. These means that there is a big opportunity out there for a site like this to be a huge success.

]]> By: Lance http://astartupaday.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2628 Lance Fri, 11 Jan 2008 07:01:44 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2628 There are many survey sites on the net already, some seem legitimate, but it takes years to actually complete enough surveys to earn enough credit to cashout. There are many survey sites on the net already, some seem legitimate, but it takes years to actually complete enough surveys to earn enough credit to cashout.

]]> By: astartupaday http://astartupaday.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2583 astartupaday Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:19:27 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2583 Thanks, man - great ideas! Thanks, man – great ideas!

]]> By: James D Kirk http://astartupaday.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2581 James D Kirk Wed, 09 Jan 2008 06:44:31 +0000 http://astartupaday.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/startup-104-ten-bucks-a-day/#comment-2581 If the site were marketed as a "if you've got a few minutes, earn a couple of bucks", that might lend a bit of legitimacy. Add OpenID for quick, painless and secure logging in. Plus add a referral feature that can't be abused (aka, spammed). Something like, "refer one friend during each tBAD session" or some such. Heck, I'd make tBAD the home page of my browser and make a few cents every time I opened it up! <strong>Sign me up, Kev!</strong> If the site were marketed as a “if you’ve got a few minutes, earn a couple of bucks”, that might lend a bit of legitimacy. Add OpenID for quick, painless and secure logging in. Plus add a referral feature that can’t be abused (aka, spammed). Something like, “refer one friend during each tBAD session” or some such.

Heck, I’d make tBAD the home page of my browser and make a few cents every time I opened it up!

Sign me up, Kev!

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