GUIMiner - Bitcoin - Triplemining

As many of you may know, Bitcoin a digital currency has lately increased in value by a ton. Being over $1,000 a coin it is well worth the time to start mining and this is very simple if you have a high powered GPU. Laptops are not recommended for this since they will not make much money. I currently mine with a 5770, and plan to mine with a few other machines once I get the funds to order them.

Digital Wallet:

First, you need a bitcoin wallet to maintain your currency.
There is a few to choose from on this website

Pool / Mining Community:

Next, you will want to join a pool of miners. This in my opinion is the easiest way to get into mining and it is straightforward. I currently use Triplemining. Using that link will allow you to sign up, if interested and then you will be set up with a pool. There are also many other mining pools, none of which I have had experience with, but you can find some more here Others

Software:

Lastly, you will want to set up the miner itself. I recommend GUIMiner, this is the most advanced graphics wise, but is not always the most efficient. I have been making around 170 mhash /s using the 5770 with GUIMiner. GUIMiner can be found using this link 

Set up is very simple. On triplemining.com once you have an account, go to the workers tab and create a worker on the top right. Just put a computer name in, or something, and a simple password that is NOT the same as your profile information. Once you have done this, open GUIMiner, select triplemining under the server and then put in this worker information you just created under username and password. Select your graphics card you're using, then press start mining. From this point you can see your progress on triplemining and it will tell you how you are doing.

If there are any questions on this, feel free to comment and I will try to help. With bitcoin being as much as it is now, getting into this while you can still can may be a great idea.

Microworkers - Work From Home

Microworkers.com is another site that is similar to mturk in a sense that you do small tasks for not a lot of money but this money can add up quickly. While I would definitely not suggest microworkers as a site that will get you a lot of money, it is always nice to get a few dollars extra. I have earned about $50 on the site since starting to use it in May 2013 and this is hardly working on it at all.
Microworkers will pay you via paypal and you must have at least $10 made in order to get this money. While this is not a lot, it still has been taking me several weeks to get this $10. I would recommend doing this site daily to earn an okay amount, but there is only about 200 tasks available for me at any given time.
The earnings that can be made on microworkers is similar to what I make on swagbucks.

Smartphone Users! Shopkick!

     This is a post that will be strictly for those people that have access to a smartphone, whether that be Android or iPhone. There is an app available in both app stores that is called Shopkick. I have been using this app for 4 months now, so I feel I finally am able to spread the word about it and how it can benefit you today! If you get your groceries at Walmart, Target this app will really come in handy for you.

How it works!

     Shopkick is quite simple. All you do is scan products that they show you on the app and you get "kicks". Each product is usually worth a different amount of kicks. The kicks can be exchanged for gift cards to those stores you're shopping at or other stores of your choosing such as Starbucks. The way they are calculated is $2 for every 500 kicks you obtain. This may seem like a lot, but I usually am able to get this much each trip to Target, and this only takes me about 10 minutes of scanning items that I am already near while I am shopping! There are several items worth 100 kicks alone, and you even get kicks for walking into the store.

Redeeming & Using the Money

     The way you get money from this is that it allows you to trade in the amount of kicks that you have for giftcards. Being able to get $2 almost every single time I go to Target is very helpful on my grocery bill. I find myself making nearly $20 a month just using this app. While this may not be a lot, combining this with couponing, I save over 50% almost every single grocery trip compared to when I did not shopkick or use coupons! This is incredible savings over a years time and I have not changed the food or beverages that I buy.

     There are some times when there will be products that you are not able to find on the app, but do not panic, the products do not go away and they actually become worth more kicks the next time that you come to the store. The cashiers at Target and Starbucks that I have used the giftcards at are always willing to be patient with you. I have used multiple giftcards at once before and they gladly accept this, one time one of the cashiers even did shopkick herself! Go out and try Shopkick for yourself today if you have not already!

Area With Mturk Hits

A few of my readers that are new to Amazon Mechanical Turk may simply wonder where do you find hits that you can do? Well if you are new and starting out, I would actually recommend reddit. They have a subforum that is called hitsworthturkingfor which can be found here. This is where I started in the beginning and from there I worked my way to forums. This subreddit has many hits that are mainly surveys, and they post the time. The great thing is that almost anyone that is new can do them and they are a way to get your feet off the ground without suffering and doing hits that seem like they will last forever. I myself have gotten away from surveys a bit because I find most to be underpaid, but this subreddit is wonderful for everyone starting out. You do not have to have an account to view the hits that are posted.

Have a great Wednesday everyone.

Updated Mturk Earnings

For the longest time I thought about giving up on this blog because I did not think it was worth my while. As of late I have seen that there are a lot of people that are trying to make money online and they do not realize the true potential of Mechanical Turk. I have been on the site 13 months now and I have some astounding results. Any one can achieve this as well. Here is my updated report. Work has been very slow for me the last week, so that explains the low numbers.

Swagbucks -- Passive Income

Swagbucks.com offers you with the ability to add their search as a default to your browser and you can easily get around 30 points a day for this. Just this alone will add up every month. There are other way to make money with Swagbucks, doing surveys, watching shows, etc, but by adding this search function you can easily get a $5 paypal or amazon card each month. There is a system on Swagbucks where you can earn points for coupons(very useful for saving money) and also where you can sign people up under you!

Mechanical Turk Earning and Numbers

Amazon Earnings since the last week of September 2012 when I started. This is my dashboard on Mechanical Turk.