Now, who doesn’t want to earn free money into their PayPal account? I’m sure all of us would be willing to do something to get some free PayPal money. The problem is that it’s easy to fall for scams that claim to give you free PayPal when, in reality, they don’t, and instead make money off you.
I don’t want you to be scammed by the “free PayPal”. These scammers might use phony tricks like “code generators” and different apps like casino apps, lotto apps, and a variety of others.
But I also want to prove that it really is possible to earn free PayPal money! In fact, I’ve received several different PayPal payments, all from working at home and using the power of the Internet.
So, in this article, I want to show you the 100% legit ways that you can earn free money sent straight to your PayPal account! As long as you put in the work and do it well, you can earn through PayPal.
And, with that being said, let’s go through the list and how you can get started with each of these methods. Here we go!
1. Taking online surveys
There are many companies online that are willing to pay people like you to give your opinion on things that matter. All you need to do is answer a set of questions around different topics like movies, food, brands, and more. If you answer honestly, you can easily earn from $20 to $50 a month.
It will take some time for you to receive surveys to do and earn enough money for you to have it sent to your PayPal account. But the time you spend on the surveys will definitely pay off for you later.
Before you begin, though, I recommend you learn some tips to correctly answer surveys as a beginner.
Here are some websites where you can take surveys and make PayPal money:
And, if you want, here are some more ideas for online survey websites and mobile survey apps. Keep in mind that not all these sites or apps can pay you through PayPal.
2. Selling old stuff online
Chances are you have some old, unused stuff in your home that you don’t really need. If you sell them on eBay, you can get buyers to send money directly to your PayPal account in exchange for them.
Simply describe your item accurately, take good pictures of it, set up PayPal as a payment method, and wait for someone to buy it. Once they send you the money for it through PayPal, package your item and have it shipped. If you’re not sure of the process of selling on eBay and earning PayPal money, you can look through eBay’s seller guide here.
If you’re ready to get started, sign up for eBay and start selling your first item! Then wait for someone to buy and you make PayPal money! Simple as that!
3. Transcribing audio files
Some websites will pay you PayPal money in return for you listening to a piece of audio and typing down what you hear. This is called transcribing or being a transcriptionist.
I think the best place to earn PayPal money by transcribing is a website called Rev.com. This site has an awesome team and issues payments for your transcription work through PayPal every Monday. In fact, I personally earned $50 to over $100 a month in PayPal money by being a Rev transcriptionist.
All you need to do is have good English and grammar and pass their transcription test. Once you’re in, you can start transcribing and earning PayPal money!
These websites can also pay you through PayPal to transcribe:
There are other websites where you can make money as a transcriptionist.
4. Working as a freelancer
Freelancers are people who sell skills to customers online and get paid for directly working for the customers. Instead of being an employer for a company working with its own customers, you, as the freelancer, get to work directly with the customer, and the customer directly pays you for it.
I have a step-by-step guide on how to get started as a freelancer. All you need is a skill, something you’re good at. Or, if you don’t have one or you don’t feel sure about how good your skill is, find your skill or improve it by searching up blogs or YouTube videos on your favorite skill. Once you get really good at your skill, sell it to others as a freelancer, and earn free PayPal money.
Here are three great freelancing websites where you can start making money for your PayPal account:
I also have other ideas for freelancing websites here.
5. Creating an online course
Do you have a skill that you’re really good at? Then you can earn money by creating and publishing an online course that can teach your skill to thousands of students around the world!
Simply provide a variety of lessons, through video, text, and quizzes, that go through every single aspect of your favorite skill. Start with the fundamentals (the basics) and then work your way up throughout your course.
When you publish your course on either of these websites, it will be listed in their marketplace and you will earn free PayPal every time someone goes through your course. Here are the two websites:
If you’d like to learn more about creating online courses on different websites and to get more ideas, here’s my complete article on creating an online course.
6. Testing websites
When web developers create websites for visitors, they’re going to need feedback on their work before they publish a website to the public. You could become one of those people who look through a new website and give your opinion on what problems you see or how the site could be better.
As a website tester, you can earn $10-$20 for every site you analyze. All you need to do is record yourself interacting with the website and giving your opinion as you go. If your review is accepted, you earn free PayPal.
These three websites will pay you PayPal to test new websites:
7. Doing mystery shopping
If you’re a mobile user, you can earn free PayPal on your phone as well. One of the ways you can do this is by going “mystery shopping”.
There are companies that pay people like you to go to a specific store and take pictures of certain aisles in that store. In some cases, you may need to buy a particular product and record yourself reviewing it. After the company sees your pictures or review video, you get free PayPal money!
Check out these apps to get started mystery shopping and redeem PayPal:
- Observa
- EasyShift
- Secret Shopper
8. Trying new apps
Another great way to earn free PayPal money with your mobile device is to simply try out new apps. Now it will take a long time and a lot of apps before you can get paid out, but if you spend your time using your mobile anyway, the money you make from all the apps you use can really add up quickly.
This is one of the easiest ways to earn free PayPal money. Just try out 10-20 apps every single day and earn points (you can uninstall these apps after you get points), then redeem your points for cash to your PayPal account.
Simply get started with these apps, try out other apps, and get paid:
- PlaySpot
- AppNana
- Coin Pop – on Google Play
9. Walking with your phone
You probably didn’t know that you can do your daily exercise while earning a bit of extra money. The truth is, there are a few apps that are willing to pay you free PayPal money just for walking around outdoors. The reason for this is to simply collect data about how far people like you walk each day.
All you need to do is download one of these apps, enable GPS on your device, and walk for as long and as much as you want. The more steps you take, the more points you earn, and the more you can redeem for free PayPal!
- Achievement
- Runtopia
- Lifecoin
Here is an article in case you’re interested in checking out more apps where you can get paid to walk.
10. Getting cashback
Finally, you can earn PayPal cashback for stuff you buy in stores and restaurants. If you have to spend money on things you need anyway, why not get paid for that? And there are several apps that allow you to earn cash back on your mobile device. Just put in your card, start spending, and start earning. Keep in mind that it will take several trips to the store or restaurant before you can redeem your cash back, but if you spend a lot, the earnings can add up!
Check out these apps below to start earning free PayPal for spending your money at different stores and restaurants:
Conclusion
So those are my 10 best ways where you can legitly earn money for your PayPal account, all without the annoying survey verifications and other shady tactics you’ve probably seen looking for free PayPal money.
Just know that, because they are legit, they require action on your part. Do NOT expect money to fall from the sky. As long as you do what’s expected of you, you can actually earn free money for your PayPal that you can be proud of.
If you’d like other ways to earn money from the comfort of home, be sure to check out my other blog articles. I have a list of the best work-from-home jobs here, so if you’d like to go to work without going through traffic, be sure to check that out.
Or, if you would like to make money passively, I have several ideas on how you can earn passive income online. There’s nothing like being able to make money while you sleep or go on vacation.
Anyway, that’ll do it for this article. I really hope these PayPal money ideas helped you out. And rest assured, these are all legitimate ways to earn. I would never share ideas that don’t work.
Now that you’ve learned, it’s time to earn!