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How to Make Money Online with Ebates

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How to Make Money Online with Ebates
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Do you do a lot of online shopping? If so, you can earn rebates on your purchases by doing that shopping through Ebates. You'll earn for your referrals too. It's easy to make money online with Ebates.

Difficulty: Easy
Instructions
  1. Step 1

    Visit Ebates.com and sign up for an account. It's free!

  2. Step 2

    Familiarize yourself with the online retailers at Ebates. There are many and they are names that you know! JCPenney, Petsmart, Barnes & Noble, etc. You can even earn rebates on your iTunes purchases.

  3. Step 3

    When you are ready to shop online, check with Ebates and see what kind of rebates they are offering for various retailers.

  4. Step 4

    Also check the coupon sections for retailers. Some retailers will offer coupons you can apply to your order for things like additional money off or free shipping.

  5. Step 5

    Enter the retailer's site through the Ebates site instead of going to the retailer directly. After that point, you will be placing your online order as usual.

  6. Step 6

    Collect your rebates! Once every three months, Ebates issues payments to it's members. You can choose to be paid via paper check or paypal. Indicate your preference on the Payment Options section of the My Account page.

  7. Step 7

    Earn extra money by referring friends via a referral link like the one below in the references section. Your friend will make $5 for signing up and you'll make $5 for referring them.

Tips & Warnings
  • Visit the Coupons and Specials section of Ebates.com to see what's currently be offered in addition to the rebate percentage.
  • If you'd like to donate your Ebates earnings to a charity or to a friend, you can do that in the Payment Options of the My Account page.
  • Make use of the Favorite Stores section of the website to bookmark stores you regularly shop at. There are dozens and dozens of stores in every category of Ebates so this feature makes the website a little more personal.
  • Like the Favorite Stores section, the Saved Coupon section allows you to bookmark retailer coupons that you run across on the Ebates site. Now you can easily access those coupons when you're ready to shop.

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KevsGurl08 said

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on 2/14/2009 Great article. I think I might try this.

jelo620 said

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on 8/31/2008 Hey all, if you want to earn cash back check out

http://www.greenbackstreet.com/retailmenot

The cashback % is higher and you also get paid 40% referral bonus on a continual basis instead of just one-time!

Susanh said

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on 8/6/2008 I just heard about this somewhere else but hadn't checked it out yet. I need to! Great job!

showpup said

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on 7/6/2008 Sounds really interesting. I'll have to have a look.

Desula said

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on 7/6/2008 Cool - I've signed up. Thanks for the information.

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