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Everything We Cover

All of our guides in one place, topic by topic.

Taxes and Records (6)

Keeping track of small amounts of extra income.

  1. 1099-K or 1099-NEC? What Each Form Means for You
  2. Can I Deduct My Internet Bill for Survey Income?
  3. Reporting Small Online Income: A Beginner’s Tax Walkthrough
  4. Tracking Small Side Income: A First-Timer’s Record System
  5. What Happens If You Don’t Report Small Survey Income?
  6. What Is Self-Employment Tax and When Do You Owe It?

Online Gigs (5)

Microtasks, user testing and what they really pay.

  1. A Timeline for Resolving a Missing Payment on a Gig Platform
  2. Are Microtask Sites Worth Your Time?
  3. Before Your First Website Testing Session, Check This
  4. Get Picked for Paid Website Testing Jobs
  5. How Much Do Website Testing Gigs Actually Pay?

Getting Started (4)

How paid surveys work, screen-outs, rewards and taxes.

  1. Do You Owe Tax on Survey Rewards? Gift Cards, Prizes and 1099s
  2. How Paid Online Surveys Work, and What They Actually Pay
  3. Points, Gift Cards and PayPal: How Survey Sites Pay You
  4. Why Surveys Screen You Out, and How to Waste Less Time

Beyond Surveys (4)

Focus groups, product testing and university research studies.

  1. At-Home Product Testing: How It Works and What You Agree To
  2. Mystery Shopping: How It Works and What the Scams Look Like
  3. Paid Focus Groups and Interviews: How to Find Real Ones
  4. Paid University Research Studies: Your Rights as a Participant

Scams and Privacy (4)

Survey scams, your data and apps that pay for it.

  1. Apps That Pay for Your Shopping or Browsing Data: Read This First
  2. Fake Check Scams: A First-Timer’s Guide for Side Hustlers
  3. Survey Scams: The Texts, Emails and Ads That Aren’t What They Say
  4. What Survey Sites Do With Your Data, and How to Share Less

Cashback and Rewards (4)

Receipts, cashback sites and how they make money.

  1. Cashback and Rewards Terms to Know Before You Sign Up
  2. Cashback Apps vs. Receipt-Scanning Apps: How They Differ
  3. What Cashback Apps Really Cost You
  4. When to Cash Out Your Cashback and Reward Points

Panels and Communities (4)

Long-running research panels and how they work.

  1. Before You Sign Up for a Research Panel, Check This First
  2. How Much Do Sweepstakes-Only Panels Really Cost?
  3. Research Panel Terms to Know Before You Join
  4. What Joining a Research Panel Really Costs