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How to Earn Cashback – from Start to Finish
Here at Top Cashback, we have been thinking that we might put together an occasional series of ‘How To …’ articles. These would aim to cover all aspects of the use of Top Cashback – starting from the very basic.
We hope that by putting these articles into this blog, members who have “been there and done that” can add their thoughts and comments. In particular, members could perhaps mention anything that confused them initially.
So, where better to start, than at the very first stage – joining Top Cashback and earning your first ever cashback – Woo Hoo!!! As I write this, I am trying to imagine that I have landed on Top Cashback, perhaps after having heard it being mentioned, but not really understanding what it is all about.
Joining
Top Cashback has tried to make joining ridiculously simple. To join, all I have to do is to click one of the ‘Join Here’ buttons (for instance from the homepage). Then I simply provide my email address (which, from now on, will become my username) and think up a password. Simple. Job done. In future, I can sign-in using these details – or I can click the ‘Keep me logged in’ option, in which case I will be signed-in automatically whenever I use the same computer.
Earning Cashback
Now I can earn cashback whenever I do any online shopping. We will suppose that I already know I want to buy, say, a computer from Dell for instance. So now, I simply sign-in and find Dell within the site. I can either browse the categories until I find ‘Computing’ and then find ‘Dell’ in the list – or I can search (using the text-box at the top left of each page). For instance, I personally would search for ‘Dell’ and then look down the list for the correct retailer.
Having found Dell, I then click through to the retailer page. Here I can read up a little on the retailer, and view some of its click and tracking statistics if I wish to. Then I click the ‘Continue’ button to be taken to Dell’s own website. From now on, and irrespective of which retailer I have chosen, I simply have to purchase exactly as I would do normally. But importantly, I should complete my transaction immediately and wholly online. If I end up having to telephone the retailer, then the chances are that my cashback won’t track.
What happens now, ‘behind the scenes’, is perhaps the essence of the whole cashback ideal. The retailer reports to Top Cashback that I purchased from their site, having clicked through from Top Cashback. Therefore, the retailer agrees to pay commission to Top Cashback for providing them with my business. At Top Cashback, we pass ALL of that commission back to you – and we call it ‘Cashback’. Simple. (Oh, and in case you are wondering, Top Cashback makes its living from the clearly marked adverts around the site – so remember that none of these adverts will earn you cashback).
It really is that simple – but there is just a little more to tell.
The retailer will now tell us that this commission, or cashback, will be on its way – so we report this fact to you in your Account View area. We haven’t yet received the commission however, so the cashback is marked in your account as ‘Pending’ – meaning you can’t actually claim the cashback yet.
It generally takes 2 or 3 months for the commission to become fully confirmed and passed over from the retailer to us. After this time, your commission will show up as ‘Payable’ in your account view – and you will then be able to click the ‘Payments’ button and choose how you wish to be paid. You can be paid either by BACS (the payment will be sent straight to your bank account), by Paypal or by cheque.
So there it is - how to earn cashback from start to finish. You will notice that ‘all’ Top Cashback really does is to report (and pay) your cashback to you – as reported to us by the retailers (in the form of commission).
Cheers
Olly
p.s. Do let us know what you think of this article and the whole process of earning cashback – and let others know if you have any experiences which you think might benefit them.
Blog Readers Comments...
| catnip on 21-Mar-08 11:57 would like to say... Phew thanks for this.. I for one am relieved that you have done this. Gosh how sad am I writing on a blog on Good Friday! I am procrastinating from my work. Writing this is so much more interesting than trying to write an assignment. Anyway enough of that. Will this blog be visible for people from now on to look at? I only ask because in the past I have sometimes found it difficult to explain to people how this system of cash back works. I have found it easier to show people what to do rather than explain it to them it. I think you have explained this well, and will try and direct friends and family here. Cheers |
| Clairebare80 on 21-Mar-08 12:37 expresses that... My thoughts. I think it could be helpful to have this on your HomePage as I found it all rather confusing when i first stumbled onto this site and feel like I've pieced it together as I've gone along! I've tried to refer 4 people to TopCashBack but so far none of them have registered despite clinking on my link, I wonder if that's because it's difficult to work out how it all works (espcially as people are wary of internet cons and frauds - getting free money might sound too good to be true unless people know how it works) I think the website is good once you know how it all works and perhaps I'm just a bit slow off the mark at working these things out! |
| whit on 25-Mar-08 12:10 gives voice to... The HighStreet Web the tracking for this seems to be playing up over the Easter holiday!!! |
| hoppper on 25-Mar-08 16:14 wants to make known... ! there is a new offspring of similar sites; however keeping the process as transparent as you can is one way of differentating from the rest - so keep up the high visibility! |
| justmeasyousee on 25-Mar-08 21:43 mentions that... Hello everyone, I would just like to say I think this is a brill site and thanks everyone, Jan x |
| Diamondgirl on 26-Mar-08 19:14 pronounces that... Hi to anybody reading this, I have only been with top cashback since Jan 2008, and I wish I had come across it much sooner,what a load of money I have made, from buying clothes, dvds etc that I would have bought anyway and getting cashback is a big bonus!. Top cashback is the perfect name for this site!!!! |
| HANSON on 04-Apr-08 11:51 responds... Cant wait for my 80 pound cashback from Golden Palace. Sign up spend twenty get hundred back! great job by topcashback for securing such a deal |
| Jim_Lad on 08-Apr-08 15:36 tells us that... Will you really get paid? How many success stories have you read here? I have used this site and have signed up with Elephant and Green Flag. Neither of these companies appear to be playing the game and do not appear to be replying to TopCashBack! It is a brilliant idea...just don't hold your breath. If you can get a cheaper deal elsewhere (not taking the cashback into account) go for it! You may never receive your money! |
| bazwaldo_the_1st on 10-Apr-08 17:56 utters... Retailer Search engine useful links The useful link for No Purchase offers isn't really useful at all as the list contains retailers where you need to purchase.What gives there. |
| TopCashBack on 14-Apr-08 17:53 voices that... No-Purchase offers section The No-Purchase section of our site has been updated to remove any retailers who no longer have free signup offers. Please do let us know if you notice any more. |
| dandude on 15-Apr-08 13:32 retorts... Free Money! Really like this website, it's a genius way to make some good many for very little effort. I'm making it my mission to find all the risk free, scam free, easy ways to make free money from the internet and having discovered this site I can definately say this is one of them! I'm going to document my successes and (hopefully not) failures in my blog so that anyone can give it a go themselves. Check it out at : http://freemoneymine.blogspot.com |
| Carmen on 30-Apr-08 15:41 states... minimum to get cash back Hi, I think this website is brilliant, although I have read something about a minimum amount but I can't figure how much. Please add to the explanation how much you need to make before you can get paid. Cheers. Carmen |
| Cinnamon on 01-May-08 08:32 suggests... Total earnings Hi Everyone Top Cashback is brilliant, so glad I found this site and I have been telling everyone about it. There is one point I would like to raise. I reached £100 recently and was over the moon, however my total suddenly dropped and it now only shows £88. I presume this is due to some time scale and that cashback earnt more than 6 months or so dissapears. I feel that knowing how much you have earnt spurs you on to make more and that a running total should always show. Don't know how other people feel, but for me seeing £88 is not as exciting as seeing £100. Hoping to make it £200 by this time next year. Many thanks, take care. |
| whit on 03-May-08 19:31 discloses... how annoying!!!! god how annoying is that claims direct ad that keeps springing up and down the page!!! please remove it topcashback!! |
| tizwas on 04-May-08 13:49 delivers this message... CLAIMS DIRECT really annoying claims direct ad that keeps springing up and down the page!!! |
| Sine on 07-May-08 14:01 orates... £105 Cashback!! My girlffriend recently got a cheque through the post for £105 from her Prudential car insurance policy! So it really does work. Although Prudential have cut their cashback offer now so i tried AIG. I Will let you know how i get on. |
| killbill on 08-May-08 15:00 would like to say... to the person complaining about the advert scrooling down the page - top cashbackreplies on ad to gets its fee as they dont charge a yearly fee like quidco or skim some of the commision of if you dont like the flash adverts then disable it within your addons within iexplorer -its very simple a quick question for topcashback - how do you secure the commision amount from the merchant. on quidco for example they had a £48 cashback for talk talk but you only had £24 |
| steveee on 08-May-08 22:57 expresses that... prudential £95 cashback Just got my £95 cashback from prudential although it took a couple of months from date of purchase,but so what at least I got it.Although it is not paid into your credit/debit account until YOU!!! tell it to do so.Set a reminder into your mobile when it's due to be paid in case you forget.Then log in and tell TC to pay it in.excellent. |
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