30 Days of Financial Action -- Day Two: LEGIT Online Data Entry

Yesterday, I mentioned that I found a legitimate source for online data entry. There are a lot of scams out there, but there are a few real, legit options too.

Many legitimate online data entry gigs require you to work set hours and/or meet weekly or monthly productivity criteria (or even daily or hourly!). None of those options would work for me since I already have a full time job and lots of other responsibilities. Plus, I was looking specifically for options with flexibility.

I stumbled upon an organization that has since changed names a few times, but at present is called The Smart Crowd from a company called Lionbridge. 

Because of privacy issues, I can't really share much in the way of screenshots, but here is the current home page:

You are NOT going to get rich with this, and you are most likely NOT going to be able to even pay your regular monthly bills. It's very low paying data entry work, but for me, the flexibility to do it anytime from anywhere in the USA are great.

Typically, I earn enough money to pay for my monthly gas and a bit more, if I'm really on top of things.

When I first signed up with The Smart Crowd, I took a few typing and data entry tests and then had to sit back and wait. Several weeks later, I received an email stating my application had been approved and I could begin working.

When you are finally set up, you log in and see a list of jobs, each falling into a type of data entry category and each with their own rules for processing. You click on one and are taken to a screen with a box on top showing a clip to enter and a blank box for your data entry. Below that, there are two preview windows of the next two snippets to be typed or entered.

The main screen, after logging in, also shows you a break down of your productivity and earnings for the current month, current week, and current day.

At present, pay out occurs on the 15th and the 1st of every month if you earn a minimum of $30. This past month, I earned $48. My goal kept increasing as I moved past $30, and I had hoped to reach $60, but real life got in the way of those plans -- real life is one of the reasons I like the flexibility of this gig!

As I mentioned, you aren't likely to be able to pay your bills off of this data entry option, but you will earn enough for a tank of gas and a few other things if you really buckle down and stick with it. However, if life interferes, it's not a big deal to drop it for a day, a week, or even several months and then pick right back up again.

If you are interested in trying it out, click HERE to learn more about The Smart Crowd data entry.

What little side gigs do you have going on? 

Are you following a cash envelope system to get your finances straight? Check out this download-and-print cash envelope on Etsy. It's fun, inexpensive, and you can print as many copies as you need! It doubles as a coloring page too:

Check out Day One of my 30 Days of Financial Action: