Post by MoneyBunny on May 29, 2007 11:19:50 GMT -5
Since I recently decided to stop being lazy and refer some people, I have snagged a few people new to the GPT world. If you're not already accustomed to how one works, SquishyCash or any other GPT site can probably look very confusing and overwhelming! There's always a few pointers that you learn through experience, but some don't even know how to get started on that experience. This was an email I wrote back to one of my referrals who didn't know how to submit an offer and start making money. I thought it might be helpful and useful for me to share with anyone else who stumbles on the forum and has the same question. So here is a little beginner's 'how-to' guide with some important tips. I wrote it in about 15 minutes, so I apologize if it's not that organized.
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A Login ID is as what it says, and it is most of the time going to be the email address you used to sign up for the offer that you completed. It also might be the username you used to sign up with on the offer, if it called for one. If it was an offer that stated that it was a "one field zip submit", you will submit your zip code. This is used so the owner can match your contact info with what was used to track your completion on the offer and what is sent back to the site by the affiliate.
The process should go like this:
1. If you haven't cleared your cookies yet, you should do this first. You will also need to clear your cache, doing both these things before and after you do an offer will increase your chances of approval greatly. You can do this manually through your browser through tools> options (actually, it varies for different browsers, if you have trouble with this, let me know which browser you use and I'll help you better.) You will also need to set your browser to accept all cookies. A much more convenient way to clear both your cookies and cache is to download CCleaner. You can find a download for it at CCleaner.com. It can be added to a Yahoo toolbar if you have one installed on your browser as well. It clears all your cookies at one click of a button if you have it on your toolbar, or you can exit out of your browser after you submit an offer, and open it up and clean the cookies and cache. It's a great convenient program. Make sure to never clear your cookies during the survery or offer you are completing, only completely after you submit it or before. You could lose the tracking cookie and not get credit!
2. Find an offer to do. These will be located under the 'Offers' link and certain categories can be searched for through the drop down menu on the page. For example, lets say you chose to do a one field email submit (these offers are the easiest, and only require you to submit your email (or in some cases your zip code) on the first page to get credit. Most people like to submit the second page as well just to be safe.
4. Do you have autofill or roboform? Autofill is a great feature if you want to install the google toolbar on your browser. This automatically highlights most form fields and lets you have the option to pre-set how you want the fields to be entered, and with a click of a button, they're already filled for you! Roboform is even better, so if you're interested in it, google it to find a download. Roboform has a very handy shortcut to selecting all the 'no's, which can be done by holding down the 'alt' and '=' keys. This will save SO much time and make the process of survey taking so much more incredibly faster.
5. Okay, so you filled out that contact form on the survey, press submit, and let the page sit for about 10 seconds. Make sure it is fully done loading, and give it as long as possible to make sure the tracking cookie has been sent (it's been said that people who leave their pages open for awhile have a much better chance of approval).
6. Back at the Squishy page, copy and paste the email address (or zip code) you used to complete the survey you just did in the Login ID box. Submit. Wait a few seconds, clear your cookies, and click out on the survey page, that should be enough time.
7. Clear your cookies again before you do another offer. You can't clear them enough...pretend you have cookie phobia.
8. If this isn't a one field offer you are doing, and the survey doesn't say that it is, you'll most likely have to go through the whole survey until you reach the page that says something like "Congratulations, this blah blah thing is reserved for blah blah, now you just have to do these offers...". That's the last page you have to get to for credit. Remember, give the page a good 20 seconds before clicking out. You can leave the page open if you want to while submitting the offer, and even while going on to do others.
9. With some offers, such as signing up for other GPTs and non-survey sites, you will need to confirm your email address. It will usually list in the offer description if you will need to, but some times it won't and it's always good to check your email to see if they sent you an activation link. You will not receive credit unless you go into your email and confirm the address.
10. BigBucks, WinningSurveys, WinMoolah, SurveysForFun, and a few more are ran by the same company. If you do them correctly (mostly consisting of clicking "no, no no thanks, doesn't apply, etc", they should credit very nicely, and these are the more higher paying surveys. Make sure to go through all the way to the last page, and leave the page open for awhile). Only do one survey from each of these company at a time. Do not do 7 BigBucks, they will most likely all deny except one. You can, however, do one BB, one WS, one WM, and one SFF, and then do another as they credit. This also works best as well with a lot of other companies. You shouldn't do more than one by the same advertiser until the first one credits. When it does, than you can do another.
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A Login ID is as what it says, and it is most of the time going to be the email address you used to sign up for the offer that you completed. It also might be the username you used to sign up with on the offer, if it called for one. If it was an offer that stated that it was a "one field zip submit", you will submit your zip code. This is used so the owner can match your contact info with what was used to track your completion on the offer and what is sent back to the site by the affiliate.
The process should go like this:
1. If you haven't cleared your cookies yet, you should do this first. You will also need to clear your cache, doing both these things before and after you do an offer will increase your chances of approval greatly. You can do this manually through your browser through tools> options (actually, it varies for different browsers, if you have trouble with this, let me know which browser you use and I'll help you better.) You will also need to set your browser to accept all cookies. A much more convenient way to clear both your cookies and cache is to download CCleaner. You can find a download for it at CCleaner.com. It can be added to a Yahoo toolbar if you have one installed on your browser as well. It clears all your cookies at one click of a button if you have it on your toolbar, or you can exit out of your browser after you submit an offer, and open it up and clean the cookies and cache. It's a great convenient program. Make sure to never clear your cookies during the survery or offer you are completing, only completely after you submit it or before. You could lose the tracking cookie and not get credit!
2. Find an offer to do. These will be located under the 'Offers' link and certain categories can be searched for through the drop down menu on the page. For example, lets say you chose to do a one field email submit (these offers are the easiest, and only require you to submit your email (or in some cases your zip code) on the first page to get credit. Most people like to submit the second page as well just to be safe.
4. Do you have autofill or roboform? Autofill is a great feature if you want to install the google toolbar on your browser. This automatically highlights most form fields and lets you have the option to pre-set how you want the fields to be entered, and with a click of a button, they're already filled for you! Roboform is even better, so if you're interested in it, google it to find a download. Roboform has a very handy shortcut to selecting all the 'no's, which can be done by holding down the 'alt' and '=' keys. This will save SO much time and make the process of survey taking so much more incredibly faster.
5. Okay, so you filled out that contact form on the survey, press submit, and let the page sit for about 10 seconds. Make sure it is fully done loading, and give it as long as possible to make sure the tracking cookie has been sent (it's been said that people who leave their pages open for awhile have a much better chance of approval).
6. Back at the Squishy page, copy and paste the email address (or zip code) you used to complete the survey you just did in the Login ID box. Submit. Wait a few seconds, clear your cookies, and click out on the survey page, that should be enough time.
7. Clear your cookies again before you do another offer. You can't clear them enough...pretend you have cookie phobia.
8. If this isn't a one field offer you are doing, and the survey doesn't say that it is, you'll most likely have to go through the whole survey until you reach the page that says something like "Congratulations, this blah blah thing is reserved for blah blah, now you just have to do these offers...". That's the last page you have to get to for credit. Remember, give the page a good 20 seconds before clicking out. You can leave the page open if you want to while submitting the offer, and even while going on to do others.
9. With some offers, such as signing up for other GPTs and non-survey sites, you will need to confirm your email address. It will usually list in the offer description if you will need to, but some times it won't and it's always good to check your email to see if they sent you an activation link. You will not receive credit unless you go into your email and confirm the address.
10. BigBucks, WinningSurveys, WinMoolah, SurveysForFun, and a few more are ran by the same company. If you do them correctly (mostly consisting of clicking "no, no no thanks, doesn't apply, etc", they should credit very nicely, and these are the more higher paying surveys. Make sure to go through all the way to the last page, and leave the page open for awhile). Only do one survey from each of these company at a time. Do not do 7 BigBucks, they will most likely all deny except one. You can, however, do one BB, one WS, one WM, and one SFF, and then do another as they credit. This also works best as well with a lot of other companies. You shouldn't do more than one by the same advertiser until the first one credits. When it does, than you can do another.
). I started this to see if I could pay back a friend for a gift/purchase they bought me and couldn't afford the whole gift. I earned enough already to pay her back and then some! This is awesome!
