Can anyone actually make money by shopping for groceries and clothing on the web?
ShopAtHome.com is a website with a unique business model that partners with major stores to offer money back on electronics, clothing, groceries, and other purchases. In this article, ShopAtHome.com is reviewed to see whether users can actually make money by shopping online.
How to Use ShopAtHome.com
ShopAtHome.com is effective in luring in new members with tempting offers of money back. However their site is a bit outdated and could certainly use a fresh new look. The site is laid out neatly in standard 3-column format with navigation tabs at the top of the page.
From ShopAtHome.com's home page, their offerings are clear: free catalogs and magazines, free coupons and deals, and the potential to receive money back on purchases made from over 2,000 participating stores.
The top row of navigation tabs is particularly useful as well. Clicking through them, the user is able to view:
- weekly deals (Cash Back tab)
- free mail order catalogs and magazines (Catalogs tab)
- free coupons for over 3,000 stores plus a very cool surprise Flash message from a ShopAtHome Representative (Free Coupons tab)
- grocery coupons (Grocery tab)
- deals in the site's Daily Deals blog (Daily Deals Blog tab)
How Does ShopAtHome.com Work?
After registering on ShopAtHome.com, members can begin making money shopping at any of the site's 2,000+ stores. Through a special revenue-sharing arrangement with these stores, the member can receive up to 30 percent credit per purchase or up-front money back. After the member has accrued $20 by shopping online, ShopAtHome.com mails him or her a check.
While it's true that members can make money shopping online, they won't get rich by any means. Members must shop on ShopAtHome.com’s site often. Most money back offers will give the member somewhere between one and ten percent money back with 30 percent the exception.
For example, if the member makes $100 in purchases per month with an average of five percent money back, he or she is only making $5.00. This means it will take four months to make enough money for the member to receive a check from ShopAtHome.com.
What Stores Partner With ShopAtHome.com?
According to their site, ShopAtHome.com's top ten participating stores are Dell Home Systems, Wal-Mart, Orbitz, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, J.C. Penney, United Airlines, Hilton Hotels, Verizon Wireless, The Lending Tree, and Shutter.
Other Ways to Make Money Shopping on ShoptAtHome.com
In addition to their money back program, ShopAtHome.com offers another way to make money: a blogging platform dubbed ZestBit. Using ZestBit, bloggers can create their own website and earn a chunk of the collective and individual advertising revenue generated from activity on the site. The member can also make money by referring others to ShopAtHome.com.
ShopAtHome.com is a fun way to make money online. It won't make its members rich, but frequent online shoppers may make enough money to pay off a bill or two every month. Free to register with a valid e-mail account.
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