A few years ago, I decided to earn extra money from home through paid surveys and other survey sites with online offers and rewards-based income generators. I say that loosely because rewards are a personal thing and what you take away from them is all about how high or low your expectations are.
Mine were pretty high at the time, hyped up by a lot of positive reviews of the sites that jumped out at the top of my Google lists when I searched. I’ve since learned that first isn’t always the best, and last isn’t always the worst.
If rebellion is what you’re expecting from PrizeRebel, then you’ll be as disappointed as I originally was. As survey sites go, PrizeRebel survey is a great way to earn money right away but beware of the fine print (we’ll get to that later…)
PrizeRebel
- Gives a lot of opportunities for earning money
- Has low payout threshold
- You can get paid in cash,
- Very reliable site that has existed for many years
In A Hurry?
Who is PrizeRebel?
According to most of the survey reviews and information, I read back when I was doing my research on PrizeRebel, the company has been around since 2007. Taking a look at documents filed with the Nevada Secretary of State, iAngelic, Inc. filed as a Domestic Corporation in the State of Nevada on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, making PrizeRebel just eight years old.
Owner and director information indicates that Chen Han is the president, secretary, treasurer, and director of iAngelic, Inc, and thus PrizeRebel, too. Whilst not unusual, it is somewhat unusual that a market research company boasting 8 million users and payouts totaling over $17 million in rewards.
How do you use PrizeRebel?
Before I signed up for an account as a new user on the survey site, the PrizeRebel site I was looking at was dry, business-like and limited. In fact, I couldn’t really see how this survey site was a good fit for me, and it didn’t seem very welcoming at all.
Referred by one of my friends, who was interested in signing up for an account, and had asked me to check it out on her behalf, I reluctantly signed up and suddenly, there was a whole different PrizeRebel site in front of me. Gone were the not-so-helpful links and dumped content, and in its place was a virtual bank of video tutorials, FAQ, suggested surveys, videos, games and more. Everywhere I looked there were indicators of the best way to earn points, earn rewards, earn cashback, redeem gift cards, get paid, make money.
And then I found the blog and got lost there for a while, too. By far, one of the best blogs on the site is Why You Should Always Take Part in PrizeRebel Raffles, Offers, and Contests:
The blog above talks about leaving points on the table and not taking advantage of all the ways to earn extra money online with PrizeRebel. This is the part that I just couldn’t see until I signed up, so let’s get into it a little bit.
How do you get 1,000 points fast on PrizeRebel?
As with InboxDollars, PrizeRebel offers you a wide selection of activities, offers, and contests that can earn you extra points, just by being on their site.
Briefly, these are:
Surveys
After signing up for an account and completing your profile, click on Earn > Surveys to access surveys available now. Also, I started receiving recommended surveys in my inbox just 24 hours after signing up, which was a great way to remind me that I have daily activities to do if I’m going to earn any kind of serious money.
Raffles
Enter a draw to win free gift cards such as a $10 Visa gift card or other free gift cards that can be used at participating stores such as Hulu, Starbucks, and Best Buy.
- Use your points to buy raffle tickets.
Why this option doesn’t appeal to me? It’s very easy to drop literally hundreds of points in any given draw and lose your accumulated points.
Contests
Regular contests – competing against other users on the PrizeRebel site – will reward you with up to 1,000 points if you’re in the top 20 at the end of each challenge period.
- To enter, click on Win > Contests.
Why this option doesn’t appeal to me? It’s all about who does the most tasks, finishes the most surveys, or refers the most people – too much time used up by all the additional tasks.
Referrals
When your friends and family creates an account and join PrizeRebel, you earn 20% bonus points on the points they earn from their activities, which is 200 points for every 1,000 points that your friends and family earn on any PrizeRebel activity, offer or competition.
Depending on your level, you can earn as much as 25% or 30%. It’s a great way to watch your points balance grow without any effort on your part.
- To qualify, simply invite the people you know to join Prize Rebel, and become active
Why this option doesn’t appeal to me? I have a small circle of influence, and in order to make the most of this option, I’d need to get to know a whole lot more people than I have the time or the inclination for.
Other ways to earn
The Offerwall is a great place to find all the surveys, videos and raffle draw that match your preferences.
The survey site lets you earn points everyday (5 points per day) on the Daily Challenge (that’s 35 extra points per week) PLUS 40 extra points for completing the 7-Day Challenge. Depending on how long the month is, that could earn you as much as 350 extra points per month, just for doing all the things you would have done while logged in to PrizeRebel, anyway.
Install the browser extension
Get your copy of the extension by clicking here.
Exclusive access
You can also share your referral link on an email, social media, blogs, and YouTube and start earning those referral points.
How much can you make on PrizeRebel?
As you can see from the screen dump in the Daily Challenge note above, part of that challenge is earning 143 points a day. That’s 1,000 points a week minimum, and so $10 reserved for your gift card or PayPal cash out.
If you were to not cash that out, it would be roughly $50 a month, and $520 at the end of every year, just for doing the barest minimum every day.
What rewards does PrizeRebel offer?
Currently, PrizeRebel offers a wide selection of electronic and physical gift cards from Amazon.com, eBay, Target, Starbucks, and many more brands. You can also grab your favorite promo codes or game codes for League of Legends and World of Warcraft or gift codes for XBOX Live and Playstation Network.
You can also check out PrizeRebel’s YouTube videos here for more info on offers and rewards.
How long does PrizeRebel take to approve prizes?
That all depends on how long it takes you to earn them and then to remember to claim them, but all reward claims are processed within about 24 hours from the time of your reward redemption. If you are gold level or higher, your claim will be processed within 10 minutes unless the reward you requested is out of stock (i.e gift cards). If you cancel your claim and then reclaim a reward, the processing time resets.
