Amazon's Mechanical Turk

When I first signed up for Mechanical Turk which is operated by Amazon.com, it was 2006. I have used the site on and off since then to earn actual money. The earning are direct deposited into a bank account or prepaid card that you register on the site or you can opt to use the earnings for Amazon gift cards. To make money on the site, you scroll through a series of "hits" and do the tasks that you feel you can do. Hits range from tagging pictures to writing blog posts and the prices for each task can be $0.01 to $10.00 or more. The work is legitimate and after completing tasks the hit requester approves your work and releases the payment. This process can take a few hours to a few weeks. I recommend the site to earn a few dollars when you are bored, but not a a full time venture. Don't quit your day job to Turk.