Whoppeedeedoodaafrikkinyay, I finally reached payout on GlobalTestMarket!

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About time too.

I only had about 20 points to go, but for some reason, I hadn't been sent a survey from them for what seemed like weeks. So I hopped on over to GlobalTestMarket today, logged on and whatdoyouknow, there were about 4 surveys sitting there waiting to be done.

The thing is I usually receive email notification of new surveys but for some reason I hadn't.

Anyway, I didn't qualify for any of the four surveys, but because you get 5 points even if you don't qualify, it added up and I've now reached 1000 points ($50)! I couldn't have pressed the frikkin payout button fast enough, I tell ya.



Cheque takes 6-8 weeks to arrive for non-US residents, but the last payout I got took just over 4 weeks so you never know. In any case, once I receive it, I'm still standing by my decision to do some survey spring-cleaning and cut GlobalTestMarket loose. It's served its purpose - I'm grateful, but it's not for me anymore. I only wanna stick with a couple of survey sites – no more than 3 – Pinecone Research is definitely one of the few I intend to keep.


Laters.

April: End of Month Earnings (the Reeeally Late Edition)

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I made $403.79 in April, but just never got round to vocalising it on the blog (which is unlike me but there you go.)


Proof of payment (iiiis behiiiind yooooooou).


...erm, is below.


- blog writing: $336.30

- surveys (Pinecone Research): £9.00 ($13.30) - (read more about Pinecone)

- blog commenting: $9.31

- You-Cubez: £3.00 ($4.38) (read more about You Cubez)

- ebook sale: $3.08

- Pickjack.com: $0.06 (I really don't care much for Pickjack anymore - haven't been active on there for months, so I was a tad surprised by this one. I'll do my best not to spend it all at once.)



Payments not reflected in Paypal account as they were paid by bank transfer:

- payment from freelancewriters.info for editing articles – £22.71 ($33.70)

- book sold thru GreenMetropolis.com – was £3.00, but I withdrew £2.50 ($3.66)




I Looked Into That Crystal Ball I Got from the 99p Store and It Said...

...that my earnings for May are gonna be quite low as I shift from creating content for other people to creating my own content – working for myself in the true sense of the word.



See ya.

May a good weekend devour you whole and spit out a more relaxed you.

GlobalTestMarket: Tantalizingly Close to Reaching Payout...

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GlobalTestMarket ain't testing the market, it's testing my frikkin patience. I'm sooo close to reaching payout, I can almost smell the cheque. (p.s.: GlobalTestMarket's a survey site. More info? Read here).


Minimum payout is 1000 points – equivalent to $50 - and I'm at 975. (her eyes grow bigger as she rubs her hands with glee, grows a beard and becomes Fagin in Oliver Twist).


The other time I reached payout with GlobalTestMarket was back in September, so it's basically taken me about 9 months to reach 2nd payout.


Is it worth it? For me, no, it isn't. Not anymore, anyway. It used to be, but the thought of having to wait another 8-9 months no longer appeals.


So, once I've got my cheque, I'm gone.


Don't get me wrong. If anyone ever asked me which survey sites I'd recommend, GlobalTestMarket would still be on the list as it's one of the better ones out there. However, as always, I'd tell it like it is.



Did someone say it's Wednesday? Bloody hell, where did the days go?


2ThePoint.

Me. Myself. And a Fart or Two…

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I remember years ago when I thought about the internet, it was with trembling excitement. I saw the internet as an experimental playground. I had tons of ideas and, in my mind, it would be the perfect platform for me to try them out.

Somewhere along the way, I've lost sight of that purpose, that sense of adventure and experimentation. I've forgotten to have fun with the internet, to just put an idea out there and see where it takes me.


I wanna go back to that.


I'm not giving up on this blog. Big Mama just needed some timeout to think.



2ThePoint.