CashCrate is likely the best get-to-paid program on the planet. No kidding, it’s also probably to be the only program of this kind worth pursuing. Some people, especially internet marketers, see the words "get paid to" and run off screaming Witchcraft. But then again, some of us just like to earn all our dough the hard way. CashCrate is way too easy.

Since its conception CashCrate has evolved into a consistent and high-quality program with great reputation. The CashCrate program boasts a huge member base, friendly community, high payout rates, and lucrative referral system. CashCrate’s consistency never ceases to surprise me. Early earnings from CashCrate  really helped to kickstart my ventures as an internet entrepreneur.

What is CashCrate?
CashCrate pays you money to complete offers posted by its sponsors. Upon signing in, CashCrate welcomes you with nine pages of completely free offers. That means no credit card is needed in any step of the crediting process. A free offer pays anywhere from $0.25 to $10 and can usually be completed within 10 minutes.

Trial offers pay a lot more. With these, you’ll need to sign up for a trial subscription to the sponsor via credit card. A small fee may or may not be charged, depending on the sponsor. Cancellation can be made any time as soon as you’ve met the requirements for reward. Don’t worry. Every offer is designed so you’ll make a (very) positive net return on your investment.

9 whooping pages of 100% free programs. If you’re not interested, somebody has got to be.

Sounds Good, but am I Eligible to Join?
You most certainly can. CashCrate is one of the very few programs of its type to accept international members and make their time worth it.

What about its Referral System?
Glad you asked. I mentioned that it was lucrative as you will see below. For the ordinary bear, completing some offers and getting some quick cash is great. Okay, but what if you refer others and get matched a percentage of their lifetime earnings? That’s what the CashCrate referral system is all about. CashCrate even goes one step further and matches indirect referral earnings as well. This is why it’s such a potent moneymaker for passive incomers.

The CashCrate referrals system goes by levels, rewarding you more for more referrals. New members start out at the bronze level. Here’s the full comission ladder:

Bronze (0 Active Referrals) - 20% First Tier, 10% Second Tier
Silver (50 Active Referrals) - 25% First Tier, 10% Second Tier
Gold (150 Active Referrals) - 25% First Tier, 15% Second Tier
Platinum (300 Active Referrals) - 30% First Tier, 15% Second Tier
Elite (500 Active Referrals)- 30% First Tier, 20% Second Tier

By definition, an Active Referral is anyone you referred from the US who has completed 1 offer. A first tier referral is someone you referred directly. A second tier referral is someone who is referred by a first tier referall. It’s also worth mentioning that you get paid $1.00 bonus for every referral from the US who completes his first offer.

Of course, the process of getting referrals is akin to attracting visitors and building a list. This topic by itself is worth an article in its own right, so we won’t get into the details here. But because CashCrate is such an easy to grasp program and offers immediately tangible rewards, it’s easy to simply stick a banner on any property you own that receives traffic.

All in all, CashCrate is a great program and a great stepping stone for someone looking to get started on that internet marketing thingy. Whether you’re looking for some quick cash or looking to tally up to your first $50 per day, CashCrate will make a great contributor.

Internet marketers, web masters, domainers, er whatever we’re referred to nowadays all dive into the cold, sparkly ocean we call the internet looking for pearls, sunken treasure, buried gold, lobsters, etc.. Some of us made it and are booking weekly flights to Hawaii, leaving the rest of us scratching our heads trying to figure out how to pay next month’s rent. Okay, so the differences might be exaggerated a little, but the point is that the web is such a vast place that it’s easy to get lost without a map of some sort. Sure, you can walk into a forum and start nosing after others bragging of how the net worth of their blog is worth more than … you! But just how many of them will say- "howdy stranger, you came here for questions, here’s ya questions."

There are a lot of useful stuff out on the web. Everyone will find his share of oysters, but to get there we must wade through 10x times the filth. That’s just how it is out there. You may swallow a few gulps of salt water along the way. It’s taste bad but could also be quite nutritious. We may find a crab somewhere and it may pinch us. But no matter how many claws it has, I know for a fact that with enough dedication, that crab WILL end up steamed toasty red on my dinner plate. But that’s the path of every internet entrepreneur. We dive in head first with a vision, but it’s up to us and only us to act and fulfill said vision.

Fellow divers out there, I’m just another one of you. I may have spent a little more time on the ocean depths swimming around lost. What I’ve found mostly was that while it’s hard to poke someone into divulging the precious, raw facts, but he’ll be plenty happy to sell you something that used to work last year. But friends, brothers, why do we have to be like this? Instead of hoarding the clams we found all to ourselves, why not pool them together and make some clam chowder, something meaningful for everyone to enjoy?

(Okay enough with the ocean analogy. Not going to carry this over to future posts, I promise…).