Advertising Research Study - Earn Money using Facebook to use on Amazon

Ok Thrifty Shoppers here's another cool program I found.  It's an Advertising Research Study.  After you register you receive a reward within 24 hours.  Every day you earn about $2.50 for completing what is required of you (will be listed below).  They payout to my Amazon account twice a month.

Here's the text from their sign up page.  I will also post a link below so you can go directly to this page.

"A research study being lead by one of the top advertising research firms in the country is actively seeking participants. Scientific Ads research firm helps build case studies by building databases’ of social media advertising and anonymous interactive data, which we contract with brands to help them produce better products and build more effective marketing campaigns. Our clients include everyone from startups in Silicon Valley to a handful of Fortune 500 companies. 

We are looking for regular computer and social media users to participate in our studies, to be eligible, you must:

 - Be 22-62 years old. 

- Own a desktop computer and mobile phone. 

- Use your computer at least 3 hours a day. 

- Be a member of Facebook, and own an active email account. 

- Be available for weekly or bi-weekly questionnaires via email or phone. 

- Meet additional screening criteria. 

If you would like to apply for this study, please complete this online questionnaire: === QUALIFICATION SURVEY HERE 

Study participation will last a minimum of 2 weeks and could last up to 16 weeks. You will be asked to continue your normal social media behaviors, download our research software and answer feedback and research questions. 

Participants will be compensated $200.00 a month for engaging in the study to be paid via Amazon gift card. 

Data collection will include questionnaires, advertising feedback, and user action information. Any personal information provided is secured, anonymized and solely for research and licensed advertising clientele purposes. We follow a strict privacy policy. 

If your responses satisfy the participation requirements, we’ll contact you with a few more questions via email; if you qualify we’ll send final registration and setup information. Thank you!"

Click Here to Visit the page to sign up for the study!

UltimateRevShare *UPDATE*

**For the newest update scroll to the bottom of the page. **

I'm going to start by prefacing this post with the fact that I usually do not post about any programs until I've used them and seen results.  With that being said,  I believe this current program I am experimenting with will be fruitful.  I say this merely based on how their system works and how supportive they are on their Facebook page.  They are also currently upgrading their systems which seems very promising as well.  While they are upgrading they've suspended the ability to purchase media packs however it seems (according to the feedback on their Facebook page) they are still processing payments.

**Update**  The site is back online and I've already earned more money.  I posted this article at 10:03 PM EST. It is now 12:13 AM EST and my Cash Balance is now $2.746, my Repurchase Balance is $1.096, my Media Pack Earnings are $7.842, I still have $0 in Commissions, and 27 Active Media Packs.  According to the announcement surfing will start on May 15th.

**FYI** If you join, be sure to join their Facebook group as well. :)

Since I feel so confident about this system I'm sharing with you snipets from my own personal page.  I want you to see what I've invested, what I've earned so far, and what I will potentially continue to earn until the packs expire or I reach the investment limit ($2,000).

So as you can clearly see I've only invested $23.  With that $23 I purchased 23 media packs at $1/each.  

• On 5/1 I purchased 10 media packs. 
• I've earned $5.20 so far.
• I expect to earn a total of $30 on those packs (300%)
• On 5/4 I purchased 15 media packs (13 from cash and 2 from repurchase/cash balance).
• I've earned $2.178 so far.
• I expect to earn a total of $45 on those packs (300%)
• Half of my earning from the packs go to my Cash Balance and the other half goes to my Repurchase Balance.
• With the Repurchase Balance I've purchased 2 more Media Packs.
• These will earn a total of $6.00
• I will continue to use my repurchase balance to purchase more packs.
• I will withdraw $25 once I've reached that in my cash balance to remove my seed money plus $2 to round up. lol.
• After I've removed my seed money I will use both balances to repurchase packs until I max out.
• Max is $2,000 invested.
• This will result in $6,000 in earnings.
• You can withdraw $120.00 per day.

                                                        Interested in signing up?

                       

                                                                    

**UPDATE** 5/8 - Current stats: Cash Balance: $4.017, Repurchase Balance $0.367, Media Pack Earnings $10.384, Commission Earnings $0.00, Active Media Packs 29. I used my previous Repurchase Balance to purchase another Media pack. I also noticed I now have 1 Referral.  Thank you whoever you are!!! :)

  Interested in signing up?

                       

                                                                    

**UPDATE** 5/15 - Current stats: Cash Balance: $6.134, Repurchase Balance $ 0.510, Media Pack Earnings $ 42.644, Commission Earnings $0.00, Active Media Packs 49, Ads to Surf 0.

They've completed the updates to the website and they've made some updates to the program as well.  As of today Surfing 5 ads per day is required.  URS now has about 24,000 members in less than 3 months.  Here are the new updates to the program;

• There is now a $10/mo. membership fee (must be paid directly from your processor not from earnings).  Failure to pay = failure to withdraw from the system.  This fee does not apply to members who only have starter packages. :)   This fee only applies to those with the advanced - elite packages (TBD).
• Deposits/Withdraws - Only deposits made via your payment processors will count towards your total deposit figure.  The withdraw cap has been moved from 300% to 400%.  There is no longer a cap on the amount you can deposit.  Ex.  If you deposit $500 you can withdraw a total of $2,000.  If you deposit $2,000 you can withdraw a total of $8,000.  Minimum deposit amount remains at $5.00.  June 1st.  
• New plan for daily returns (Starts June 1st) - Starter packs cap at 7% daily returns.  Advanced packs cap at 6% daily returns.  Expert packs cap at 5% daily returns.  Pro packs cap at 4% daily returns. VIP packs cap at 3% daily returns and Elite packs cap at 2% daily returns.
• Daily max withdraw will be raised from $120 to $150 (TBD). 
• In order to make a withdraw commissions from the system you must maintain 100 media packs.  Effective Sunday May 22nd.

I think these are some great changes that will help ensure stability of the business.

EARNINGS AS OF 5/25/16

  Interested in signing up?

                       

                                                                    

**Update!** 5/29/16 **

My last update was on 5/25/16.  At that time I had 82 ad packs.  Since then I've invested some more of my own funds to get myself to at least 100 starter packs.  I've decided for now I'm only going to work on the starter packs since I don't max out until 300.
Also they've added some new rules like paid membership for anyone who has advanced packs and higher.  You also would need to purchase a membership if you are earning over $10 or want to withdraw more than $10 per day.
The first level of membership is $10 per month and allows you to withdraw $50 per day.  Right now I'm not quite earning $10 per day so there's no reason for me to pay until I exceed that threshold.

Robinhood App

So for the last few years I've thought about getting into trading stocks.  I've read numerous articles on it and I've always been interested however I never had what I would consider enough capital to really get started.  You have to have funds to purchase the stocks then fees for trading stocks, it can be a little overwhelming for someone who doesn't have a large budget to work with.
Then I discovered the Robinhood app.  I'm not making large sums of ridiculous money on it but I've also just started out about a month ago.  Right now I only have 3 shares of stock.   I have a stock in Twitter, 1 in Pandora Media, and one in Zynga.  Today, Pandora is doing better than Twitter but last week it was completely the other way around.  I just purchased the Zynga stock today (although you will notice from my screenshots I had it previously, sold it, and then repurchased it today).
Trading stock isn't like putting money in your savings account that accrues interest.  It's a gamble.  You could make money or you could lose money.  Currently I've deposited $30 and my account is worth $26.90 in my portfolio and $1.38 in buying power.  My goal is to deposit between $10 and $20 every paycheck and buy either a new stock or another share of one that I already have that is doing well.
Your Robinhood account is linked to your bank account to facilitate transfers.  They will validate your account by depositing 2 small sums of money that you will then verify.  Later those amounts will be removed from your account.  After you are validated you are ready to buy and trade!

ACORN

Acorns.com is a unique investment opportunity.  This mobile app is linked to your bank account.  You can link at least 2 accounts.  You can set up a re-occurring deposit, invest lump sums, and/or take advantage of round-ups. You can set the round-ups to invest automatically or you can choose which round-ups to invest.
There are several portfolios to choose from:

• Conservative - current income and preservation of capital. 15% Large company stocks, 9% small company stocks, 5% emerging market stocks, 11% real estate stocks, 20% corporate bonds, 40% government bonds.
• Moderately Conservative - current income and capital appreciation.  14% Large company stocks, 15% Small Company Stocks, 8% Emerging market stocks, 14% Real estate stocks, 23% Corporate Bonds, 26% Government Bonds.
• Moderate - 16% Large company stocks, 19% Small company stocks, 10% Emerging market stocks, 16% Real estate stocks, 20% Corporate bonds, 19% Government bonds.
• Moderately Aggressive - 13% Large Company Stocks, 25% Small Company Stocks, 14% Emerging Market stocks, 22% Real Estate Stocks, 13% Corporate Bonds, 13% Government Bonds.
• Aggressive - 14% Large Company stocks, 25% Small Company Stocks, 20% Emerging market stocks, 30% Real Estate stocks, 6% Corporate Bonds, 5% Government Bonds.

I've been using this program for nearly a year.  I've withdrawn a total of $60.39.  I've deposited $195.49. My current balance is $133.44 and I'm down -$1.60.  I like this program for the overall growth I've experienced regardless of the fact that I'm currently on the down-tic.  The down-tic never seems to last very long fortunately!

Qriket - Mobile App

Qriket is a great mobile app with a fun way to earn small amounts of money over time.

• You earn free spins that can have an award range from $0.05 - $100+.  
• You tap your color of choice; yellow or blue and then tap the center of the circle.  Your reward amount shows on the screen and it spins.  Either you win the amount or you do not.  If you win $0.50 or more on a spin it will prompt you to create an award thank you video. 
• You earn free spins by watching short commercials. No purchase required.
• I earn about 12 spins every day. 

They prompt you to follow them on social media outlets like Twitter, Snapchat, Periscope.

• They give a spin code worth $100 on Twitter every night Monday - Friday.
• They offer codes on SnapChat as well.

If you would like to try it out and get Free Spins use my referral code: 402075

http://qriket.com/invite/402075

PROS - 

NO INVESTMENT

FUN

LEARN ABOUT NEW PRODUCTS

WATCH FUNNY THANK YOU VIDEOS

CHANCES FOR EXTRA SPINS ON SOCIAL MEDIA

CONS - 

$25 MINIMUM PAYOUT

*RUMORED* PAYOUT TAKES LONGER BECAUSE THEY ARE FROM CANADA (IF YOU ARE IN THE USA)

ADS CAN BE REDUNDANT

MUST HAVE GPS LOCATOR ON TO RUN APP

IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET THE CODES ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN A TIMELY MANNER IF YOU WORK.