It definitely was time to write a new post, I started to feel like I am becoming lazy...
I had a thought of writing about this possibility of generating an income online since a few days ago, and today I finally decided it's time to act in that matter. I came across the concept by following a banner, that stated something like" get paid to do what you are already doing - using search engines". So I was at least curious to see what that could mean. Could it really mean that you can actually get paid to simply search the web? The banner directed me to this website: scour.com.
The first impression of the website was more than good, it has a very nice interface and a clean design, easy to navigate around it. Before doing anything else, I studied the F.A.Q to see how the concept works. The website is actually a kind of search engine, that actually fetches results from your chosen search engines every time to enter a string in it's search box. The conclusion is that you enter any search term or phrase in one place, and get results from many search engines. You have the possibility to set up how important each different search engine should be in showing you results, and I personally think is is a great feature, that if you have experience with the major search engines. In that case you will know what you like and dislike about very one of them.
OK, so exactly can you make money out of using this? Well, it seems that you receive 1 point for every search you make. So, if you set up your home page to scour.com instead of google or yahoo or whatever other search engine you most probably have set up now, you will notice that points can be raised pretty fast.
They also have the option to invite you contacts using a contacts importer, that will fetch contacts from your email address book. You will receive 25% of all of your friend's points.
How much can you earn? OK, I'll try to explain as good as I can:
- If you reside in one of the following countries, here is what you could be making:
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, U.S., and U.K :
Another great feature of this system is the option to vote for results that you think are better than others. Of course this will also earn you points, so voting can actually double the number of points you earn. Besides the obvious earning potential, after enough votes are gathered on any results, the search result can rise or fall in ranking which will make listings across all the engines more relevant on Scour. Your feedback can potentially help millions across the net the next time the same keyword is searched for.
To end this post, here is what you should consider NOT DOING with scour, so that you won't get banned ! Yes, they will ban you if you abuse by:
I had a thought of writing about this possibility of generating an income online since a few days ago, and today I finally decided it's time to act in that matter. I came across the concept by following a banner, that stated something like" get paid to do what you are already doing - using search engines". So I was at least curious to see what that could mean. Could it really mean that you can actually get paid to simply search the web? The banner directed me to this website: scour.com.
The first impression of the website was more than good, it has a very nice interface and a clean design, easy to navigate around it. Before doing anything else, I studied the F.A.Q to see how the concept works. The website is actually a kind of search engine, that actually fetches results from your chosen search engines every time to enter a string in it's search box. The conclusion is that you enter any search term or phrase in one place, and get results from many search engines. You have the possibility to set up how important each different search engine should be in showing you results, and I personally think is is a great feature, that if you have experience with the major search engines. In that case you will know what you like and dislike about very one of them.
OK, so exactly can you make money out of using this? Well, it seems that you receive 1 point for every search you make. So, if you set up your home page to scour.com instead of google or yahoo or whatever other search engine you most probably have set up now, you will notice that points can be raised pretty fast.
They also have the option to invite you contacts using a contacts importer, that will fetch contacts from your email address book. You will receive 25% of all of your friend's points.
How much can you earn? OK, I'll try to explain as good as I can:
- If you reside in one of the following countries, here is what you could be making:
Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, U.S., and U.K :
- 6,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $25.00
- 12,500 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $50.00
- 25,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for a $100.00
Countries not listed above are still eligible to participate in the following rewards schedule :
- 50,000 Rewards Points may be redeemed for = $5
Another great feature of this system is the option to vote for results that you think are better than others. Of course this will also earn you points, so voting can actually double the number of points you earn. Besides the obvious earning potential, after enough votes are gathered on any results, the search result can rise or fall in ranking which will make listings across all the engines more relevant on Scour. Your feedback can potentially help millions across the net the next time the same keyword is searched for.
To end this post, here is what you should consider NOT DOING with scour, so that you won't get banned ! Yes, they will ban you if you abuse by:
- Invalid searches
- Comment abuse
- Email invite Spam
- Multiple accounts
- Abuse Promotion
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