There are a lot of ways to “get paid” on the internet nowadays.
Sometimes they seem completely legit, and sometimes they make you cock a suspicious eyebrow.
When you read something like, “get paid to read emails,” it’s hard not to be a little suspicious.
But it’s real. Such a thing exist, although not the way most people think (or more accurately, wish for!)
Unsurprisingly, the amount of money you earn isn’t anything to get excited about.
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But since it takes only a few minutes of your day, it’s an easy and quick way to earn a few extra dollars here and there.
But why would anyone pay you to read your emails?
Let me explain…
If you’ve read any of my previous articles, there is a good chance that you’ve heard me talk about GPT, or Get Paid To sites.
GPT sites are a kind of online loyalty/rewards sites that pay you for doing a variety of things – reading emails, shopping, taking surveys, playing games, completing offers, etc.
Now when it comes to paying you for reading your emails, it’s not actually any old email. You won’t be paid for reading your personal emails. You’ll be getting emails from these reward sites that contain links to some of their advertisers – could be online stores, universities, etc.
For every new visitor they send to these advertisers, they get some commission. And that is how they can afford to pay you to read these emails.
They (the advertisers) pay the PTR (paid to read) site to send you the email, and the PTR site pays you for reading it.
Now that we understand how it works, it’s pretty clear that it isn’t a scam.
In fact, this is a more legitimate process than many other ways to get paid on the internet!
It is advertising in its purest form.
There is no obligation to purchase anything – just read the emails, click the links, and get the money.
Now, with most of these emails, you can earn
What about scams?
It would be misleading to tell you that there was no such thing as scams in this industry.
The industry itself is no scam, but as in with most industries, especially online, there are people who want to take advantage of it.
For every legit PTR site, there are two illegitimate ones.
It can be really hard to tell one from the other, but I can say for sure that all of the sites on this list are legitimate.
How much can you make
That’s the million dollar question, isn’t it?
That’s where the dream comes crashing down for most people who think or hope they can get rich reading emails.
The reality is that most paid emails pay you a few cents per email. Usually it’s right around 5 cents per email.
But the earning doesn’t end there!
You can actually make anywhere from $1 up to $50 or more from each email if you take the required action after clicking the link in the email.
Remember, these emails are basically ads. So the GPT site also get paid from the advertisers for every action – new sign up, purchase, etc – that you take. And to entice you to take those actions, they share some of that money with you.
For example, you may get a paid email about Walmart. So you earn 5 cent for clicking the link and visiting Walmarty.com. But the email also tells you that you can earn 5 cent for every dollar you spend at Walmrat.com.
So, while clicking the email itself earns you pennies, the subsequent action you take can earn you some serious cash. And that’s how most people who join rewards sites make their money.
10 Sites that pay you to read emails
You might notice that some of these sites are sites you might otherwise recognize as GPT sites.
Well, many of the sites which offer PTR are actually GPT sites, which have expanded into offering more options.
Of course, that does mean that you have the option of doing other GPT tasks while you’re on the website!
And the site itself might specialize in GPT more than PTR, but for the purposes of this list, we’ll be focusing on their PTR functions.
1- FusionCash
FusionCash is a bit unique in the world of GPT sites. It is actually one of the sites we listed in our BBB accredited work at home jobs.
Not only do they have a longstanding accreditation from the BBB, they also offer a variety of unusual ways to earn money, like get paid to read emails, get paid to call, their own sponsored radio and videos that allow you to earn for watching and listening.
There are also the usual options like paid offers you can complete, as well as free ones.
They even offer payment via check, if you aren’t comfortable with the standard PayPal.
The only downside is that it is US only, so international bargain hunters won’t be able to sign up.
Otherwise, you can earn $5 for a valid registration.
2- Inbox Dollars
I won’t spend too much time talking about Inbox Dollars, because I’ve put up a full article about it before.
At a glance, however, Inbox Dollars is a GPT site that offers options like surveys, offers, and games for earning rewards, as well as PTR.
3- Unique Rewards
Ironically, they aren’t too unique when compared to other GPT sites. But they are a solid site no less, offering GPT and PTR tasks alike, and they also accept Canadians in addition to US residents.
Users can get $5 just for signing up, with an additional $5.00 every time they refer a friend.
This is another site that offers to pay in checks, as well as PayPal, which is always a plus.
4- CashCrate
CashCrate is arguably the most famous of all the GPT sites, with its longstanding reputation and high rate of reward (challenged for “most famous” only by SwagBucks.)
CashCrate pays by a monthly check, which will be sent in the disbursement period automatically if you have $10 in your reward account.
Sorry international readers, but this is another one for US residents only.
5- Cash4Offers
International readers, rejoice!
Cash4Offers accepts US, UK, Canadian and Australian residents. It isn’t a global service, but at least many of the English speaking companies are accepted.
Cash4Offers is a GPT/PTR site that offers lots of tasks, as well as a $5 sign-up bonus.
Also, there is the valuable incentive in the form of their quick payment, which is disbursed less than 72 hours after requesting.
6- FatCatRewards
Alright, Aussies, this one is just for you!
FatCatRewards is a site that offers GPT and PTR tasks alike, and even offers a $10 bonus, just for signing up!
As I alluded to a moment ago, they are by Australians and for Australians, which means that people in other countries aren’t even allowed to join.
For our Australian readers, this is certainly a welcome change of pace!
7- SendEarnings
There isn’t too much to say about SendEarnings that hasn’t been said about the others, but for the sake of an overview: they have no explicit statements about region requirements, and they offer a nice $5 sign up bonus.
And of course, they do offer PTR, which makes them at least noteworthy in the world of GPT sites.
8- UniqPaid
OK, international readers. Fed up with all these region restrictions? Well, not with UniqPaid!
UniqPaid doesn’t care one bit about where you live, so you can sign up without even considering that.
There are several other things that make them stand out among the rest, for one that there is no minimum payout limit. 50¢? $200? Either way, they’ll send it to your PayPal when you request it.
They also offer a unique incentive: you earn 10% more money in the two days following your sign-up. So register on a Friday and hit the bonuses all through the weekend!
9- InBoxPays
Going back to the world of US-exclusive sites, InboxPays is among the GPT sites that offers reading in return for rewards.
While they don’t have any features or functions that set them far above, they are a surprisingly solid site nonetheless.
The user interface is comfortable and the display is clear and easy to navigate.
In the realm of GPT, good site design isn’t always a given; so I’m happy to give this guys the thumbs-up for their layout.
There is a $50 minimum requirement for cashing out of which up to $25 can be earnings from paid emails. The rest has to come from doing other things, like competing offers, shopping, etc. Thanks to Roxanne, one of our awesome readers, for the tip.
10- Points2Shop
Finishing off our list is a site that offers people from the US and the UK (the word is out on Canada.)
They’re fairly new, compared to other members of the list.
Their approach is ‘6-way earning,’ that is to say, by referring, joining, doing offers, reading emails, shopping, and taking surveys.
However, you can only redeem your points to Amazon, so the things you gain here will be going exclusively to new products.
Bottom Line
Hopefully, there should be something for you in there, regardless of who you are.
And true to form, these are 10 sites that will give you rewards for reading emails, and many of them are even sites that are willing to pay you with a check for cash.
It might be reading emails, and it might be pennies, but that is money you earn sitting down with your brain turned off. If you spare an hour or two every day to do these tasks, you’ll start seeing the rewards add up in no time at all!
Is it international or for us only.
Sadly, most of these sites only accept members for them U.S.
is Kenya included
I am afraid most of these site only accept members from a few western countries.
Inbox Dollars is a scam. If you don’t buy something from the emails they have you read they drop you from the program before you reach the minimum $25 dollars you have to reach before they will cut you a check. They take all your time for free and cheat you.
They don’t even try to hide the reason they cut you off. They flat out told me that they cut me off because I did not respond to any of the offers. They had never said I had to respond to anything, only that I had to read them. I put in a lot of time for pennies and got ripped off. They said I would have to buy something from one of their offers to continue reading emails for them.
Richard, from what I understand (I have been a member for 7-8 years and have gotten many many checks from them), they don’t drop you for not buying something, but they do drop you for inactivity after 30 days. However, by simply clicking on a link in one of their paid emails, once a month, you can stay active. That’s what I do whenever I don’t have time to spend on the site so I can make sure my account stays active.
I would love to see that email/message that they sent you saying you had to buy something to stay active member. If you send it to me, I will contact them and ask about it.
I received 3 checks from them, am working on my 4th check. very cool. I work hard on the site.
It is not a scam. I have received 3 checks from them so far. I\’ve been a member with them for about 4 or 5 yrs now! There is one catch…don\’t go a long time without doing at least one email …
My name is Cyndi and I am new to this stuff. Have never used PayPal and have a few questions. How do I get my earnings from this PayPal?
Cyndi, you link your bank account to PayPal and move the money from PayPal to your bank account. Or you can simply request a check and deposit the check in your account. PayPal is owned by eBay, by the way.
Is uniqpaid available to africa?
I don’t think it is, Abbypaul.
As papal is not available in my country so in thid case what can i do to get paid? Can anyone tell me the way how i can get?
Some of these sites may also pay by gift cards and checks.
I’ve been a member at Inbox Dollars for about a year now n have have cashed out twice. I just cashed out for almost $40. I’m always on my phone so I figured why not make some money while I’m on it. I’m excited to try out a bunch of your recommended sites and will let you know how I make out. Thank you for sharing!
I am glad you’re taking advantage of InboxDollars, Linsey. Let me know it goes whenever you try the other sites we mentioned in this post.
Hello
Dear Sir
My name is Sara Mazen from Egypt and i,m looking for Email processing jobs but can do from Egypt i have tired to working in allot of program but some not working in my country
i,m looking for program for worldwide
wait your reply
Thanks
Sara, check out our post on international work at home jobs.
Is Fiji Island included above?
Not sure, you’ll have to check with each individual site.
Hey Admin is there any site in Pakistan
Not that I know of.
How is vindale
It’s legit and pays. It’s more of a trial offer sites where you get paid to try trial offers.
is uniqpaid a scam?
No, it’s not. But they (like most other sites of this kind) make a lot of exaggerated claims about how much money one can make. You won’t make hundreds of dollars reading emails. It’s just a fun way to make a tiny amount of extra cash.
is inbox dollars available in Africa and precisely Ghana?
Unfortunately, no!
please is any of these available in my country Nigeria?
Unfortunately, the answer is no.
Thanks for sharing another high quality article. Quite a pity that the majority of these sites are US audience only. Blogging is also a great way to generate an income, as is writing jobs. The key is to find what works for you…
Please update that inboxpays.com restricts how much you can earn from emails. No more than $25 of every paid request (minimum $50) will be paid. Which means if you only read emails and do not participate in other activities on their site you will never be able to be paid.
Thanks for the heads up, Roxanne. Post updated.
Hello, do you have any sites email processing jobs for Bulgaria? Thanks in advance!
Unfortunately, no!
Many thanks Satrap for the info, but it’s just so sad to know that almost all of those sites have region restrictions esp for Africa. But would like to know if I can redeem rewards as gift items and have them sent to me in Nigeria? Referring to unique paid since u said it’s region free. Thanks again
I am not sure if they ship rewards that far. To be sure, contact them directly. Good luck, Ife.