Have You Ever Lost Money When Trying to Earn on Internet??
By Marja
@buenavida (9984)
Sweden
May 28, 2007 9:15pm CST
Well, I have, and for me it was a great deal. In the beginnig when I started, I believed much of what they wrote about how easy it is to earn, but it did not work so well.
Nowadays I am very careful and don´t spend more than I can afford to lose.
Have you ever been ripped off?? What program was it??
I was in some autosurfs and some of them were real scams.
I am still working with a few autosurfs but they have honest webmasters.
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22 responses
@mizrae (587)
• United States
29 May 07
Many people are now using reloadable credit cards, like green.dot. the cards are not connected to your bank and since you determine in advance how much to put on them if the number gets hi-jacked you are better protected. I get mine at the local Rite-Aid, put a little on, then when I want more, I reload at the store. There is a $4.95 charge but that's much cheaper than someone having access to your major credit card and bank info.
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@retardedrugrat (4791)
• Canada
29 May 07
Yeah, we have one from Money Mart that works in exactly the same way, although we don't get charged to put money on it, because we're customers.
I guess it's some Customer Loyalty thing they have going on. However, it's a handy thing to have around. If you want to make a big purchase but don't want to carry cash, put the money on the card, and pay with the card. So much easier.
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@Tarrish (562)
• United States
29 May 07
I haven't lost any money because I stopped doing autosurfs a long time ago. I just don't trust a lot of money making things on the net anymore. Mylots is basically the only real cash thing I'm doing right now. It's because I think this site is a fun idea.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
29 Feb 08
Well, anshnav, at least you are welcome back..!:)
I am not here every day either but check the site now and then. It takes some time to take care of my new opportunities that I have found lately, I hope they will give some income soon.
@masterviajero (697)
• Philippines
29 May 07
luckily i havent experienced being ripped off with my money.. i am very careful in joining autosurfs or ppc or data entry sites.. i dont want to really spend money just for joining.. although one is really careful, being ripped off does happen.. guess the best thing to do is research and find out what other people on the net are saying about a specific site.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
31 May 07
Here are some reliable Autosurfs that are paying:
http://www.onecentsurf.com/?ref=1690
http://www.surf-down-under.com/?ref=3484
http://happy2surf.com/?ref=148
Every autosurf has its own rules so better read them carefully before joining. The first one here is the easiest so far, you only need a few cents e-gold to upgrade. No big risk.
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
19 Feb 08
sorry, onecentsurf went down, but the others are still working.
@asawako48162 (3321)
• United States
20 Feb 08
yes, it was silly to think i could make money and joined a club..it was all for nothing as i sent in my money and did not get anything but grief.easy come easy goes..but it does not come so easy? even the lotto is a rip off as i get nada for spending my hard earned money..there is no free lunch..wish i was wrong..
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
21 Feb 08
Well, you are definitely not alone, most people who have tried Internet businesses have lost money. Nowadays I am much more careful, and since my income is very small at the moment, I have to limit using money to a minimum.
I also must have saved a lot of money by not buying lottery tickets and taking part in any gambling.
Those things make money only for the owners of the gambling sites..!:)
There are some programs that work as you see in my profile. GNLD is one of the best, since they have helped me to get healthier. I am now trying their weight loss program.
@h_gaurd9 (986)
• United States
31 May 07
I remember earning a lot of money off this MMORPG called Wealth Wars. All I did was search in the mountains for small cash and in a month I earned well over $100. Pay day arrives at the end of the month and I cash out immediately with PayPal. I wait 3 days later and still no pay. 3 days become 3 weeks and nothing shows up in my PayPal account. I contacted the website administrator and I recetved no reply. I began to look in the site forum for help and advice and I read a bunch of threads on the testimonials pages. It was a big shock.
Turns out that nobody has been getting paid for months previously before I signed up. Very disappointed. I stop playing there.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
1 Jun 07
Studiotraffic seemed so good and reliable, I thought it would last but maybe it got too big. Whatever happened, lots of people lost money there - including me.
12by12 - yes I tried that too but even if the webmaster most likely had good intentions, it did not work in the long run.
Have to check that a3union
@retardedrugrat (4791)
• Canada
29 May 07
I've been lucky enough to never lose money online, although there have been times where I've been tempted to try out the Data Entry stuff.
It just seems stupid to have to pay out in order to get the list of companies to sign up with. And of course, the general rule of thumb on the internet is, If you gotta pay for it upfront, it's a scam.
I'm still new to the whole internet earning thing, but I'm learning. Slowly but surely, I'm getting more experience and learning to sniff out the scams.
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@carmel_anne016 (123)
• Philippines
29 May 07
i already sing up for many earning sites in the internet but im not yet incountering any money lost. and i hope that wont happen to me.
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@cooldude123 (59)
• India
29 May 07
luckily i hav never lost money on the net.if you want a list of working money making site that is free to join and doesnt involve any investment.check out the site
www.earnhotcash.blogspot.com
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
29 May 07
Thanks, I am in most of the programs but some are new, I could check them..:)
@senthil2k (1500)
• India
29 May 07
Im very new to online earning and very careful on almost everything I do online. So far I have not lost money on internet, but definitely have earned a few dollars.
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@shashank1986 (625)
• India
29 May 07
well i am new to this world of earning money online...i have signed up for 2 other sites paying money besides mylot...i m not quite sure when i'll get my first pay so that i can be a bit more inspired towards this...
@Vintervarg (697)
• Estonia
19 Feb 08
Earning online is very tricky. Even if you do not get ripped off by a paid site, all the money transfers from the site to a bank account in your country, as well as currency exchanges, all this will eat some of your earnings. So, you always lose something in any case.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
29 Feb 08
Yes, the best thing would be to find a program that pays so much that you are still in profit when you get the money to your bank account.
@maryannemax (12156)
• Sweden
29 May 07
i had my share of sad stories, too while trying to earn online. i lost a lot but i did not stop. i know that if there are scam sites, there are also honest sites out there. for once, i had been in mylot for 9 months and i have earned a lot here.
there are other sites i earn from, too and i feel so lucky.
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@moumitamazumder (817)
• India
29 May 07
I lost money twice. Once with Fummo and another time with a HYIP. I believed in Fummo, and signed up for their offer with another site. They should haave paid me $70 for the paid offer, but I got none. Also I invested in a HYIP, but lost my money. That was not a big amount, only 25 cents. I am very cautious about investing after that experience.
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