I didn’t think I’d be saying this. I really didn’t. But I have to say, having used Clixsense this past month, I’m quite impressed with it.
So far this month, I’ve made and cashed out close to $30 there. And I’m due to make another cash out in a couple of days.
I was aware Clixsense was no longer really a paid-to-click site, that money could also be made by completing tasks, offers and surveys. I was mostly doing tasks there (Crowdflower tasks). But I moved on from it about a year ago after I found other sites where I could still do those tasks and cash out at a much lower minimum (Clixsense’s min payout is $8.00, or $6.00 if you’re a premium member).
So there was nothing really keeping me there once I found those other sites, sites like Cashle (min. payout: $1.00 via Paypal) and Gift Hunter Club (min. payout: 240 points – equiv to $2.00 via Paypal).
So why did I go back then?
Weeeell, I had a couple of dollars in my Clixsense account, dollars I didn’t have the energy to reach the minimum on. Earlier in the year, I’d dwindled the GPTs I used from a handful to just one main one: Gift Hunter Club, and a secondary one: Swagbucks. I didn’t have the energy for or interest in any others, including Clixsense.
However, along with the few dollars in my Clixsense account, there was a $5 bonus waiting for me if I completed $50 worth of Crowdflower tasks. The bonus wasn’t a surprise; I’d been aware of it for a while. You get that everytime you complete $50 worth of tasks.
Back when I was with Clixsense, I’d completed enough tasks to reach the $36 mark. So this month, I summoned up the energy to go back and work towards that $50 mark so I could get the bonus. My plan was to then move on once and for all as soon as I got it as I was happy with Gift Hunter Club and its lower min payout.
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But here’s the thing…
I’ve managed to make close to $30 this month. Wasn’t expecting that. If you take away the $5 task bonus (which I eventually received – yay!), that’s still $25 in the kitty. With another cash out likely to be on its way by the time this month’s out, that’s about $35 in total.
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I’ve therefore had to reconsider saying bye…because…
– Clixsense actually pays a higher rate per completed task than Gift Hunter Club
– sometimes, there are tasks I find on Clixsense that I don’t find on Gift Hunter
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So now I just alternate between the two…
I’m still quite fond of Gift Hunter Club, so what I’ve been doing this month is alternating between it and Clixsense. I work on one site, reach payout, then work on the other and do the same.
The key for me, on both sites, is the tasks…and being a night owl…
Most of my earnings from these two sites have come from doing Crowdflower tasks; you’ll find these tasks embedded in a number of other GPT sites: Swagbucks, Cashcrate, Cashle, etc. These are usually short and varied and pay anywhere from a cent to 70 cents per completed task. It’s more at the lower end, in my experience – a cent to 21 cents per task. It all adds up though.
I tend to stick to the Fisher tasks and the casino tasks. They pay 7 cents and 8-10 cents per task on Clixsense (lower on Gift Hunter). I find them relatively quick to complete, about 30 secs to a minute per task (for those particular ones).
Occasionally, new tasks will pop up; there was a categorisation one that was for 21 cents each. Took a bit longer, but I completed 15 of those.
The Fisher and casino tasks tend to come out late (b/w 11pm and 2am GMT), which suits me fine as I’m a night owl :).
So, yah…
Clixsense is (surprisingly) my site of the month. Didn’t see that coming. Though my initial aim was to duck in, then duck out once I got the bonus, I plan to stick around longer, if the earnings are anything to go by.
Peace, pizza and purple pyjamas…
Miss Eb.
This is interesting. I have heard of this site but I thought it was affiliate marketing. Now after seeing your thoughts on it I may have to check it out this year. It would be a great way for me to productively procrastinate.
Lol! Productively procrastinate!
Well, if you do decide to go ahead and join, do let me know what you think of it.
take care…