1. Create a separate e-mail just for doing surveys. Gmail is a good way to use different e-mail addresses and still have all mail go to one main e-mail address. Gmail allows you to put periods in between your e-mail address so that it "appears" to be a different e-mail. All mail still goes to the main account. This is a personal preference. You could also just open different e-mail addresses on yahoo, msn or hotmail.
2. Go to
www.k7.net and get an internet voicemail number and use this number in your surveys. This way you won't get inundated with phone calls to your home or cell. You could also register your home/cell numbers on the Do Not Call list by going to
www.donotcall.gov and registering your numbers. Although this won't stop the first calls made by doing the offers, since you are giving them permission to call when you submit your phone number, but you can then ask to be removed from their phone lists or utilize the Caller ID option that is available on most phones.
3. Go to
www.ccleaner.com and download the cleaner to clean your cookies after offers. (They say this helps with getting credited)
4. Get started with the No Credit Card Needed offers. As you get more experienced you might want to try the Free Trials and Credit Card Offers. Keep in mind that with free trials, many of the sponsors will put a hold on your money for a short time, so make sure you have money in your account to cover.
5. Don't do offers more than once. It is against the TOS (terms of service) If an offer does not credit right away you may have to just wait it out.
6. Although many offers say "Instant Credit" on them, they do not all credit instantaneously. Some credit after a few minutes, hours or days. Unfortunatley, some may not credit at all. Don't get frustrated, just keep on going....more credit than do not credit.
7. Remember when doing offers to keep the Welcome, Congratulations and/or Thank You page open for about 15 seconds before closing it out. This allows the cookies time to transmit to FC. Also, wait about 15 seconds more before cleaning cookies.
8. Remember - cashout is at the end of the month and you will be paid on or around the 20th of the following month. (ex. Cashout 10/31 = payment around 11/20).
This was under a help for newbies post. Hope it helps!