Getting paid for receiving mail may sound unbelievable, but it is a real way of making some extra dollars.
No, your postal company is not paying people for getting mails in their inbox.
There are, however, many companies willing to pay you for receiving mails as they want to check how efficiently their mails are getting delivered.
How It Works?
You would be receiving newsletters, catalogue, and magazine in your mailbox from various companies.
These companies are keen to know how long it takes their mailings to reach prospective clients, or if they ever receive those. So they hire what are known as “mail decoys” or simply “decoys”.
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You may choose to work as a mail decoy for companies.
Your job will be very simple. You just need to inform the company of what you received (the sender and whether it was a magazine, newsletter, or something else) and when.
How you report back to the company varies from company to company. Some may allow you to do the needful online, but other may expect you to call a number and enter a code from their mailings.
And for your efforts you will be rewarded.
It is basically like getting paid for taking surveys, except in this case, you are helping companies gather data on mails (particularly how long it takes a mail to get to its intended audience).
It Sounds Like a Scam!
No, it’s not.
This is a legitimate business.
Companies want to know how long it takes for their mail to get to their intended audience. It has a direct effect on their bottom line, so they take it seriously.
And that is why they pay people to act as decoys and provide them with this information.
Am I Going to Be Bombarded with Junk Mail?
Well, many do not like having such messages in their mailbox. That is the reason for companies to offer mail decoy opportunities.
Personally, I didn’t find it much of a bother.
In fact, some of the magazines I received had interesting articles.
What’s the Pay?
Of course, you are rewarded for doing this. But the exact amount varies from company to company, and each company has a different way of paying.
For example, World Mail Panel credit points to your account every time you confirm receiving one of their mails.
You can then redeem these points for Gift Cards, PayPal, and other prizes.
On the other hand, US Monitor pays you ten dollar per month plus 25 cents for each piece of mail you receive.
Keep in mind though that this is not a full-time job or even a part-time job. You simply can not count on this as a way to make any substantial amount of money. It’s just some pocket money while having some fun receiving all kinds of mails.
Junk Mail Forever?
If you want to discontinue being a mail decoy, you inform the company and they will stop sending them to you.
Though, it may not be effective if you happened to order a product from one of the catalogues received at your end!
How to Get This Gig?
There are a few companies that do this.
But, be very careful as this industry also has scammers waiting to take advantage of you.
To stay safe, never ever pay a site to become a “paid mail decoy”.
Legit companies hire you for free.
They are there to pay you not the other way around.
Here are a few that I know and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend:
Final Thoughts
While most people hate junk mails, I think this would be a fun way to make some money while getting unique magazines once in a while as well.
The best part is that you can stop receiving these mails whenever you decide to quit the program.
Are you going to sign up?
Let me know in the comments below.
How do you apply to us monitor?
Through their “Agent” registration page which as at http://www.usmonitor.com/agentform/.
I think this would be good way to make a little money.
Yeah, it would, Bobi!
I mean, it’s not much, but you are earning it for something that you were going to dump in the garbage, anyway.
This is a good idea, I am going to give it a try.
Let us know how it goes, Long.
Of the four you’ve mentioned, which one yield the biggest pay and most reliable in sending your money.
They are all reliable. As for “biggest pay”, I think they are all on the same level. Do keep in mind that the pay is not going to be anything substantial. Nonetheless, it’s easy money.