Many of my readers can be earning free money just by viewing ads on Freebies 4 Mom! I’m serious – I’ve just added YouData to the right sidebar. You get paid when you view ads that appear in this box. I signed-up recently and after one week they deposited $4.43 in my PayPal account. That’s money I earned just for quickly glancing at a few ads! I want you to earn that money too!
Here’s how you can start getting paid every Friday by YouData:
1. Create an account
Don’t be intimidated, but they need some information from you. Hey, they also need to know what PayPal account (create a PayPal account here) to put your earnings in every Friday (this only requires your email address)! Some of the information is optional, and you’ll see it clearly marked as optional. They will not ask for your mailing address, but they will need your cell phone number to send you one text message. This is necessary to confirm your registration and helps them enforce the limit of only one YouData account per person. Registration requires one text message, and you will not receive any additional text messages after you register.
2.Fill out optional surveys in your MeFile
I really think you will make more money if you fill these out because they allow the targeted ads to appear for you – these are ads that you would likely have more interest in.
3. Log in at Freebies 4 Mom
Look at my right sidebar and scroll down until you see the woman’s face and the YouData logo. Just enter your MeFile ID and password and click on “Remember Me” if you don’t want to log in every time you visit.
4. Slide over to “Keep 100%”
You can not see the slide bar unless there are ads available for you to view and earn money! I want you to earn all of the money, so slide that bar over to keep 100% of the earnings. This ad is specifically for my readers and I included it for YOU to make money. Please don’t give me any of your money! My job is to give you money. There are other ways you can get to the YouData ad box to view ads, but you will only see that slidebar if you are viewing it on a blog that hosts it (like mine).
5. Remember to Click and Jump
You earn money by viewing banner ads and by clicking on the links to jump to an advertiser’s website. It’s really easy and very fast to do. You just have to remember to do it every week so that you can keep getting paid! Of course the supply of ads to view varies, and you’ll earn varying amounts each week. My first week of earnings was $4.43 – I’m guessing that was higher than I will earn in a typical week since it was my first week I probably had more ads available to view.
6. Enjoy your FREE MONEY
Hey – that’s free money. Those pennies and dollars will add up and you’ll be able to use it on something you need or want. You will get your money deposited automatically in your PayPal account every Friday, there is no minimum required to get paid! I plan on using that PayPal money for online purchases, but it is possible also to link it to your banking account. Please inquire with PayPal what fees are associated with doing that.
You can sign-up for YouData here, or by clicking on the ad in the right sidebar (picture of a woman). I’m so excited to help you start earning this money just by viewing ads! If you have any questions, please ask by leaving a comment on this post or by sending me an email.
You’ll find more useful resources in my Money 4 Mom series where I’ve shared how you can make money by blogging, working online, doing in-person market research, participating in University studies, and selling on eBay. I hope you find this series a useful resource if you are looking for sources of extra income.
I just signed up and within a matter of minutes made $1.15 Sweet!!!!
I just signed up and earned 1.25 in 1 minute…love it
I signed up this evening (no problems with activation) and have already earned over $2!! I think this is great :)
Thanks! I am going to try this out :)
This sounded like a great idea, but in 2 weeks I've make like 50 cents a week. :(
I've had a YouData account for a while – well over 6 months. I made about $4 my first week or two, making me think this was really going to be a worthwhile site. Since those first few weeks, I have made next to nothing. Literally 5 cents a week or sometimes nothing at all for a few weeks in a row. Changing my info in my YouData profile doesn't help. Occasionally they send notes that say we're sorry things are slow, we just have too many new members and not enough ads to go around". So yeah. It was a wonderful idea, and it seemed super awesome at first, but just don't plan on using your YouData earnings to help pay for your Holiday Shopping. I think I have a grand total of $6.50 in my account – $4 of which came in my very first week or two, and I've been checking it every other day for over 6 months.
How long does it take before you get a text message on the phone? I've been waiting a half hour I can't view my ads.
hello, when I browse from IE, it shows wrong layout, all the words overlapped. What's the problem?
I signed up and filled out a few of the profile surveys before viewing the ads and made $.98 right away. After that I ran out of pending ads but I'll be checking back often. Thanks so much for sharing this!
Well, I, too, signed up and had about 29 cents gained but no ads since! I think this is a site that is just using our email addys. Sure hope not! Have you done any checking on them??? I want to earn, not just have my email addy out there…This is just my opinion and I am not out to diss anyone or any site. Just really curious….Sararachelle: What did you do differently so you made so much????
Heather S. – Right now seems to be a slow time for new ads on YouData. But as you said – patience will pay off! Be sure that you and your husband fill out the optional survey so that you can get more ads (they are targeted to reach specific audiences). Then I recommend checking once a day for new ads. You can do that easily if you visit my blog, just login in the right sidebar. Thanks for your questions!-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
I really like this idea. However, I signed up and made $1.09 ($1.07 with paypal fee) on the first day which was this last Friday the 11th. But I haven't received any ads since then. None at all. I convinced my husband to sign up and he didn't even receive ads on his first day when he signed up like I did. He hasn't received any ads yet. Is it always this infrequent or are we doing something wrong? I am a patient person so I don't mind waiting I am just curious if I am doing this right. Do the ads just show up or do I need to make them show up by doing something? Do I need to leave the adget open all the time to get the ads or do they show up no matter what?
I have a pre-paid cell phone and the carrier is Net 10 and this is not offered, what should I do?
awesome! just made 95 cents on your page! you rock!
WOW, Thank you. I have never heard of this site before, but I'm sure glad you mentioned it. I love to make a few extra $$'s all while surfing the net. ;-)
Anonymous – I haven't heard of that happening before, you'll have to inquire with PayPal and YouData to find out if an error occurred in that transaction. Good luck!-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
I have signed up for youdata and I've made 1.49 the first week. It says that this money was paid on Friday to my paypal account, but when I log in to that account, there's no money or transactions. Any suggestions?
Thanks for sharing this! I signed up last week. I never received the text confirmation on my phone. I emailed them right them right away and still haven't heard back. :(
hi i love your blog thanx i read so much about youdata but i was very skeptical but after reading all these comments i decided to give it a try so far i made $.95 just for looking at ads wow
Kerissa – I'm not a tax professional, so obviously I can't give out any tax advice. All I can tell you is that personally I am claiming my YouData earnings as income. Everyone has different circumstances that affect their taxes, so you really need to talk to a tax professional for tax advice.-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
Hello- now this may be a dumb question but the money we earn do we need to fill out any tax papers? I know other sites i win money off of i have had to fill out tax papers to claim at the end of the year. THANKS
Thanks for your prompt reply. Your answers have reassured me to go ahead and opt in on Attention Paid! Thanks again.Patricia
RGValleyGirl – Here are the answers to your questions:1. In PayPal I did a search under "Can I have multiple PayPal accounts?" and the answer was you can have one personal account and one business account. The only info that YouData asks for is your email address that you use for your PayPal account. That's all they need to deposit your money each week. I'm comfortable with YouData protecting my privacy and my personal information, but of course you should always ask questions.2. Yes, I have received a payment from YouData every Friday since the week I started. They are prompt about paying from my experience. 3. Even if you only view one ad in a week and have only 10 cents in your account – YouData will pay that to you on Friday. There is no minimum required for them to pay you. Now you won't necessarily have paying ads to view every single week, but most weeks you will. I hope I answered your questions, thanks for asking!-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
Ok, a few questions …1. Can we have more than one PayPal account? I do not want to give my acct info to anyone!2. Have you received your payment?3. How often do they pay out what they owe you?Need to know this before I say yes. I can handle the one IM on my phone but don't want a bunch of IM's as it will cost me!
One big caveat!!!!What if my phone company is not listed? Unfortunately, this currently excludes popular pre-paid carriers like Net10 and TracFone.
I don't understand how you get the full amount for the add, like I have a 10 cent ad and i only get 5 cents I looked for the bar but could not find it. Do I need more than one add to see the bar on your blog?
Thanks Heather. This is awesome.
I was glad to find this and make a little money for my paypal account. I might save up and get my daughter another club penguin membership for a month.
Michael – You only see the slider at the top after you "click to collect" for an ad then you can "click to jump" to the advertiser's website. Before you click to make that jump you adjust the slider at the top to "100% KEEP" so that you keep all the money because I really don't want anyone to "tip" me. I participate in YouData as a money-making opportunity for YOU to take advantage of.-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
Thanks for the tip. I signed up about an hour ago and i'm up to 1.63 earned. Although I have yet to see the 100% slider bar people are talking about.
Has anyone loaded the desktop widget? I was going to but then saw it would have access to the rest of my computer so didn't.
i havent been able to get any ads
aww boo this doesn't work for canadians :(
You're right Heather, I wasn't complaining. I hope it picks up in the Fall also. Even though I will keep checking everyday. Thank you for all the knowledge you share with all of us.
The YouData offers vary weekly because these are paid advertisements that require a company to spend their advertising money with YouData (so you can get paid). Summer is typically a slow time for advertising, but I really hope things will pick-up next Fall. Meanwhile, it's kind of hard to complain about such an easy money-maker even if it is only a few cents a week!-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
Only made $1.65 last week. This week its only up to $.29. How come they don't have alot for us to click on. Everytime I reload theres nothing.
Thanks Heather !Silly me – i keep thinking today is Friday…lol..Mommy brain at it’s finest ! hahahaha
Mommiesrock – Each and every Friday YouData deposits your earned money into your PayPal account – no minimum balance required for them to make that deposit. No fees that you have to pay. It’s a wonderful way to get a few dollars in your PayPal account, you can withdraw that money for free from PayPal.-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
When do they transfer the money to the pay pal account ?
I signed up..I’m unemployed for 6 wks.. every bit helps !
woooo I made a whole .17 cents this week!
I did great the first two weeks but since then, I’m looking if I make .20
Where on the YouData page is this slider for the amount of money you earn? I believe I’ve looked over the whole site and am not able to find this… can someone help me?
I signed up and received over $4 the first week and only $.85 the next. But I’m sure that it will keep building. Anyway, that PayPal account is currently building to buy a jogging holder for my iPod. Shouldn’t take very long!
Thank you for this—I tried signing up but because I have a Tracfone (prepaid cell phone service), they will not support it, so I cannot do this. Thanks anyway, I enjoy your site.
jsmith328@hotmail.comI have been using YouData for 2 weeks now. My first week I made $3.78. Last week I made $1.48. I like it. It builds up faster than I expected.
I made $3.39 this week! yea! some weeks I only make a few cents, this week I made a few dollars! very very cool! :) I have been a member for about 6 months now and this is one of my better weeks!
Just imaging how much money freebies4mom made because you all signed up. She should be returning all this profit to you!!!
I made $3.37 for doing a few ads! Thanks for the tip!
I made $3.39 this week! Thanks for this opportunity! Like anything else on the internet it won’t make me a millionaire but it is fun to make a little money doing just about nothing. It did show up on my paypal, too.Carrie
Complete your profile and you may receive more offers for next week.
I received $4.55 but it does not show uo on my paypal.
I made 77 cents last week. :-)
How often do you get new offers? The last time I logged in, it was the 24th, and there’s still no offers.. anything I can do to get more offers?
I have been using this service for about 3 weeks now. It’s wonderful. Doesn’t make me rich but it’s nice to have a few dollars in my account.
My cell phone provider is on the pull down list but I never received a text.I tried multiple timesVery strange. I dont know what to do Oh well!
HeatherI made 1 mistakeWhen I logged in it said I had like $2.50 cents worth of ads to view.I viewed the banners but did not click on each individual ad.I then refreshed the page for more ads and kept refreshing til I went through all the banner ads. But I only earned $1.36 because I did not click on each banner ad.If you just look at the banner you get a fixed amount and then if you click on the ad you get more. You have to click on each ad before refreshing the page for more ads; by clicking on each one you are able to get the full potential (the 2.50 in my case)If you dont click to visit each website you will earn about half of what they claim in available!So watch out all!!!
This looks great. Now only i will try to sign up and follow the specified procedure.
Also, be careful. Each time you come back, even while you’re still logged in, you have to reset it. So today I’ve earned $1.56 and given more than that to Heather, I guess.
Grrrr. Stupid slider. I just gave 100% of my earnings away instead of keeping, because the slider is set up in a stupid way :/
Ok, I managed to get my account activated by sending *them* a text message. Unfortunately, they sent one back, so now this is costing me an extra 40 cents all told :(
Do you not get new ads everyday?
For those who don’t have text ask a family member or trusted friend. Since I have unlimited text I receive text for my brother for things like this. Works out well.
Received $3.87 for clicking a few buttons. Not even 5 minutes of work!! They deposited the money into my paypal account on Friday and also sent a confirmation email.-#26 You don’t have to buy things online. You can request a check from PayPal.
This was my first week!YouData, Inc. just sent you money with PayPal.Amount: $3.25 USD Transaction Date: Mar 20, 2009
This would be great, but I don’t give my cell number out to websites…..made that mistake once and for three months was hit with a $20.00 charge that they wouldn’t refund
Thanks so much for sharing this with us. I had problems signing up, (didn’t know I had to check the little box under the cell #, thought it was optional, then after I finally got it all, the server went down). But I tried a few hours later and it was fine. I made almost $3 and didn’t even finish updating my mefile. My q is though-there is no slider displaying and I am confused about it-why %100? Also, do we just let our friends know thru word of mouth, em? If we put it on our blogs we aren’t collecting any percents, since it’s not an MLM, right? I was just wondering how you got the button on your blog. Thanks a million again. I love your blog.
Well, considering that my provider is AT&T;, I'd be really surprised if that was the issue. It's a little weird that they don't do automated phone calls with registration numbers like a lot of other systems use. This would maintain their "one account per person" thing, while allowing a larger number of people to use the service. (In response to the question that I'm sure is coming, it's trivial for them to check if the number in question is a cell phone or a landline.)
Heather – Thanks for the tip! I signed up this morning… and by this afternoon had $3.82 in my Paypal account. It was easy!
You are great!! My deposit posted today to paypal, $4+ for just clicking this week. I love it. P.S. I stalk you (as my cousin puts it) on twitter :)
I made 2.88 and they deposited in my Paypal account this morning. Cool :)
My cell can’t receive text messages, bummer!
I got $3.79 last week and $1.50 this week. Not too bad for minimal effort.
The first week – last week – I made $4.25. This week I made $.15, but about mid-week I noticed that added new surveys and I had NO ads all week until I completed those. Then – after they paid out – I logged in and had $2.50 worth of ads. So I guess every week is different.
Response to Comment #39 – Please contact YouData for assistance if you never received your text message that is required to activate your account. Also, go back to the application form and look at the pull-down menu of cell phone providers, your cell-phone provider needs to be on that list for you to receive that text message. I know it’s a bit restrictive, but this is just how YouData works. It’s not going to be something that everyone can do, but I hope it will benefit a few of my readers.-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
Oh well. It’s now 4:36pm, and I never received the text message confirmation. (supposedly sent at 10:21am)
Thanks for this. I made a little over $4. Its great for me while I stay home with my son, I can contribute a little to family finances with whatever money making opportunities that come my way.
“An activation code was sent to $phone_number at Mar 20, 2009 10:21:08 AM”Uh, no. No it wasn’t. Ugh. How long should it take to receive it??
Hm.. I’m a bit annoyed by the text-message requirement, but I suppose it’s worth the 20 cents it’ll cost me to register, assuming it actually works properly.
i completed my profile and increased my money to $3.95i love this & i told all my friends thank you so much
Thank you sooooo much I use my paypal account to pay for my sons school lunch at $1.25 a day it can add up so if I can make just enough to pay for that well what else can Isay but YEAH :)
i’ve made $2.85 since you told us about this
do they run out of ads and how do you request a payout
Response to comment 29 – They put the money into your paypal account every Friday. It says around 3pm central time. I’ll comment after I check my account tomorrow.
will you remind us to visit you every week to do this? i sometimes need help remembering things… ;)
Is the compensation immediately deposited into the Paypal account? In other words, should you be able to check the Paypal account after the session of ad viewing and see it in there? Or does it take a day? TIA!
I wrote in about the slider, because I was having a hard time finding it also. Here is what YouData responded. “The slider only appears on third-party web sites (not at youdata.com) and only after you “Reveal Ads” and “Collect” your impression revenue. The slider appears at the top of the player and you will be able to slide it to a value between 0 and 100 indicating the amount of money you wish to keep/give to the hosted content site.”
Hey, This was great! I received $2.94 the first day. Haven’t had anything since. I even filled out the surveys. Maybe I have too many tags – might narrow the field? Thanks for the referral!!
Hi, I was thinking about trying this, but when you say it puts the money into your pay pal accout, how does that work do you just have to buy things online with that money or are you able to get that money out to spend it? Does the website help you sign up for a pay pal account or do you have to do that on your own?
Okay, I've signed up for the accont, completed all the survey questions, but when I logged in through this site, it brought up something that said "reveal ads"…I clicked on it & it brought up 5 ads, but when I click on them, nothing happens. Any thoughts?
Lana – Please ask a specific question and my readers and I will be happy to help point you in the right direction. Were you able to register successfully?-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
I signed up and its very difficult to work?Any suggestions for someone like me who has no clue??-Lana
Hi everyone! Trae from YouData here. Due to the great response from the referral program and from excellent explanations from new friends like Heather, our servers are working overtime! Thanks for your patience as we make adjustments to handle the increased traffic load.If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions, please send them right over to us at support_at_youdata_dot_com, or using the “Feedback” tab on our home page. We want to get this right, and you’re input is a vital part of that effort. We are fielding many requests at present, but we will get back to you asap.Here are a few links at our support site that might help with a few issues that have come up so far in your comments:Cell/text requirement: http://gsfn.us/t/3hzlNumber of ads to expect: http://gsfn.us/t/3hzmThanks you all for joining in on our little experiment to see if together we can fix advertising.Thanks especially to Heather for introducing YouData to her readers. Love the blog Heather! Keep up the great work!
do you have to install the ad player?
Apparently Freebies 4 Mom readers have overwhelmed the servers! Haha! I signed up this morning and when I went back to confirm my membership, the server was down.
Hmm can’t log on through here…it says system error
HiUh, how long does it take to receive the text message? I’ve been waiting 20 minutes, and I’ve told them to resend it. I got the email immediately…
I don’t have a cellphone, so I guess I can’t sign in..:(
Too bad they require a cell phone to activate your account. I refuse to give out my cell phone number and refuse to pay for text messages. Oh well, maybe when they find a better way to activate your account…say by clicking a link in your email like almost all other places do!Thanks for the info though :D
For some reason the website doesn’t seem to be working. I can’t even get to the homepage =[
Thanks! I’ve got it now!
Response to Comment #12 – If there are no ads for you to view at the moment, then you will not see the slide bar near the top of the YouData ad in my right sidebar. Normally you would see the woman in that YouData ad, then you would login by entering your MeFile ID and password. After you logged in the first thing you would do is move that slider to Keep 100% if there were new ads for you to view. I hope that explains it a little better!-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
I’m still not seeing the slider. I need to look near the top of what page? Thanks
Liz – It’s my understanding that you do have to have a cell number that can receive text messages – this is their way of keeping people honest and limiting them to one account per person.-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
For Liz: You don’t need to add a phone # You sign in and do the offers. If you need a phone # for any freebies, etc you can use http://www.grandcentral.comI already am with You Data and I started out with about $3. I recently changed and added some info and yesterday I had $.53 worth of ads. Haven’t checked it yet today.Love your Blog Heather!
Response to Comment #8 – Look near the top for that slider. The default position is in the middle: 50% for you to Keep and 50% for you to Tip me or the blog that the ad is hosted on. Slide that over to 100% Keep!-HeatherFreebies 4 Mom
Where do I find the slider for which I should indicate “Keep 100%”? Thanks.
Neat – I like the YouData link!! Thanks for posting this :)
Thanks for posting this and offering it. I just made a couple bucks :-)
I’ve been using YouData for a couple months and although the first couple weeks I made $5-10, most weeks it’s under a dollar. The ads you see depend on your interests, so maybe I just didn’t pick profitable stuff! I have actually found some good stuff through the ads though – cute baby stuff and even some freebies!
I would do it if ONLY it didn’t ask for a cell phone number. We are unable to receive texts. Boo!
For Liz, you have to hit the little “collect” bottom at the bottom!
I’m a little confused, it says Attention Paid, but then Collected -0-.Did I do something wrong?Thanks!Liz
Thank You!! I just signed up! This will help me purchase ebooks online and other stuff!!