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CashCrate (the GPT program) officially shut down on April 1, 2019, however their website was converted into a directory of ways to make money online. Note that when the GPT program portion of the website was shut down, members who had not reached the minimum cashout levels were unable to redeem their balances for a final payment. Cashcrate did not offer to issue a final payment for these balances.
The website in its current state primarily exists to earn referral commissions from users. Proper privacy policies and disclosures are missing from the website. We do not recommend using the Cashcrate website.
If you'd like to leave your comments or would like to discuss CashCrate, please do so on the SurveyPolice forum.
Cashcrate was a GPT (get-paid-to) website where you could earn cash for completing offers, doing tasks, and participating in online surveys.
How CashCrate Worked
Upon becoming a member and logging into Cashcrate, you would be presented with a variety of ways to start earning:
- Offers – complete offers and get paid to try new products and signup for free websites and services
- Surveys – give your opinions and earn cash for participating in research surveys
- Shopping - get cashback on the purchases you make at hundreds of different online retailers
- Games, contests, and more – interact with fellow Cashcraters, and earn prizes and points while you socialize and play games. Also get entries to win contests!
- Referring friends – Cashcrate offered a generous multi-tiered referral program. Earn 20% of what your referrals earn, and an additional 10% of what your referral’s referrals earn. These levels increased to 30% of your referral’s earnings and 20% of what their referrals made, if you recruited a large number of new members. Extra cash bonuses were also offered.
Payment and Rewards
As the name implied, Cashcrate awarded cash to its members. A $20 balance was required in order to request a check or a PayPal payment. Payments took around 3-4 weeks to receive. Cashcrate had a Payment Wall gallery where members could upload images of checks and PayPal payments to prove that they really have been paid.
Community Features
Cashcrate came to be in 2002 and had over 2 million members worldwide. Thousands of dollars’ worth of checks were issued monthly (you could view these in their 'Gallery' on their website).
As per the note in red above, Cashcrate discontinued their GPT program in April of 2019. The information pertaining to their GPT program and the reviews listed below are no longer current.
Cashcrate Alternatives
If you were a member of Cashcrate, or are looking for legitimate programs to earn cash and rewards, there are hundreds of websites to choose from. A good starting point is to consult our Top Rated Survey Sites (as decided by actual survey takers) and the Top Rated GPT Sites. Alternatively, here are a few program suggestions you may wish to explore. PrizeRebel is surveys-centric, offers PayPal cash, gift cards and more. Branded Surveys offers online surveys, a great referral program, and more. Tellwut is a fun community where you can take surveys, create surveys and answer daily polls for gift cards.
DON"T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED
December 26, 2018 by Rosemary from United States
When I joined this site in 2013, it was my absolute favorite. Then they lost a contract and their "top surveys" incentive dropped. By 2017, it would take 2 months to reach the $20 cash out cap.
Right now I have $11 in my account and that is mostly from the .03 cent daily check-in and has taken 3 months to get there.
Maybe being a member here for 5 years, I have just run out of surveys that I qualify for, BUT, I have no problem on other sites. So, I'll check in everyday until I reach $20 and end my membership. Good luck to those still earning there, but I personally give Cashcrate 1 Star at this time.
Update: So after Dana from support reached out to me, I am changing my star rating to 3 because I don't want my recent issues to affect other users of this site. They are a good site (visit their payment wall) they are just not working for me currently. I will take Dana's suggestion and stick around for the 2019 surveys and update my review around June.
CashCrate responded to this review on December 27, 2018
The company that originally provided the TopSurveys was bought by another company a few years back, and unfortunately the surveys they provided were discontinued for every site. Please reach out to us by submitting a support request to us on our main site (https://www.cashcrate.com/support). We'd be glad to review your account and the surveys available to you on the Surveys Page, TapResearch Page, etc. and see if we can make some suggestions to get you earning more. We still have lots of members making the $20 minimum payout each month and much more. We'd like to get your earnings back to that point too. Thanks.Also, if you are completing surveys on other sites, you won't be able to complete the same surveys on CashCrate (or vice versa). Completing a survey on one survey site and then trying to complete it on another survey site could cause a disqualification. Not sure if that's what's happening here, but we have seen this happen a number of times in the past.
Update 12/24/2018: Thanks for replying back to us Rosemary. Support replied to the email address on your CashCrate account.
So far so good!
January 5, 2018 by kelly from United States
I would give this site more stars, but it is so hard to qualify for a survey. I just reached the $20 to cash out. Took me 2 years! I do log in EVERY day! You get paid 3 cents a day for checking in. If you don't miss a day checking in, they give you a 50 cent bonus the beginning of next month. I am not sure when I get my check, and hopefully I will get it! I just read a review where someone never got their check! Thats why I like PayPal, which now should be available to me, after the 1st cashout, the site promises. Anyway, I will give this site more attention in 2018. I do enjoy it. It is so much better than other sites out there! I just hope I get my check!
CashCrate responded to this review on January 5, 2018
Hi Kelly,CashCrate has been paying members for over a decade and we have a proven payment history. You can see a lot more info about payments, when they should arrive, and when PayPal becomes available here ( http://www.cashcrate.com/blog/announcements/cashcrate-payment-details/ ). If a check is lost in the mail (that happens rarely), we are glad to reissue a replacement payment after the original expires. Making sure our members get paid is a top priority.
As for surveys, they are based on demographics such as your location, interests, etc. As you take more surveys, it will help match you to surveys that you may qualify for. Here's some additional details:
The survey companies make sure that the surveys are done by the people most qualified for each particular topic. Some surveys are looking for people with specific tastes, other surveys may be looking for people in specific places, etc. They get new surveys all the time. So chances are if you don't qualify for a survey now, you will in the near future.
Also, if you try taking a survey and don't qualify on the first attempt, you can keep trying until you do qualify for a survey. We have lots of other members who do this, and they are making payout and more every month.
If you have any questions about surveys or your payment, please feel free to submit a support request on our site: ( https://www.cashcrate.com/support ) Support will reply to the email address on your CashCrate account.
Thanks.
Okay
July 4, 2016 by Doug from United States
This site will pay you if you click on the right stuff. I thought I'd cash out once and quit but It was still easy to make money.
Solid, but zzzzz
October 16, 2015 by Grandy from United States
CashCrate has been around for a long time and I have made some money here. It is definitely reputable, but it can get kinda boring. 1) It doesn't really have some of the fun stuff that other GPT sites have. 2) It doesn't seem like they add new offers very frequently.
The last 18 months
June 25, 2018 by Crystal from United States
I have been working with CashCrate since January 2017. I do check in daily for the 3 cents and then 50 cents if you do it all month. Since I started the Live Sample surveys (runs through One Opinion?) use to be $1/survey and now are only 90 cents. I work hard to find my ten $1 and up surveys everyday. It appears a lot of the surveys pay less today than they did last year. I have always gotten paid with no issues. I was cashing out about $25 a month when I was doing the live sample. As for the list of surveys with high dollar amounts, it's hard to qualify...then you have to go back and find the correct link to get paid. It's a bit confusing. I keep hoping they will raise the rewards back up! For now, I'll give it a 4/5 stars, however if they don't raise the rewards back up on the surveys...well then; you were one of my top sites and I'm hopeful that some positive changes will be made.
CashCrate responded to this review on June 26, 2018
We’re glad you’ve been with CashCrate for the past 18 months and hope you’ll continue to make money with us for a long time to come. Unfortunately, survey payouts can be affected by things such as the market rate (what survey providers pay us). Sometimes a survey’s payout will increase, but unfortunately sometimes it can decrease. We are always working to provide members with the highest survey payouts we can, and we also continue to look for more earning opportunities for our members. On a good note, payout for the Pulley surveys was increased above what we were able to pay for those last year. Also, we do have lots of other surveys for you to choose from too, including several other daily surveys. Thanks.» Return to: TOP RATED GPT SITES
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