Scam Alert- PeopleString 07/18/2010
The concept behind PeopleString is that they were (are) going to run their site like Facebook and share the revenues with their users. There are also supposed to be postal and e-mail offers sent to you. In addition, you can get "cash back" for shopping on various sites linked with theirs. Supposedly, you're going to make the most money from referring other people- there are six levels for referrals. It sounds like it might work. But don't bother. In my opinion, PeopleString is a scam. Reasons I call this a scam- In the seven months I've been visiting PeopleString, I've received exactly .00 in revenue. I did make another .10 at some point in the last seven months. I did this by playing on their "spin and win" games. They no longer offer this feature. They offer "scratch" lottery cards now. You receive $1.50 for giving them your mailing address. They send a postcard, you type in the code on the postcard, and your account in credited. It took months to receive the postcard. I've read on the forums of other people never receiving the card. When I inputted the code, I did indeed get my account credited $1.50. Unfortunately, I haven't received a single postal offer. Despite having signed up for the e-mails, I have not received a single e-mail offer in over six months. You need $25 to cash out. At the rate of offers I'm receiving, I'll be able to cash out in 2020. There are many other sites out there that give your cash-back, among them Quickrewards and Mypoints. There is no need to waste your time on a site like Peoplestring. It might be possible to make money with a ton of referrals, but I refuse to refer people to a site that does not allow you to independently make money without a ton of effort. As always, my opinion of a site is indeed just that- my opinion. However, I give each site a fair try. I have a bit stricter qualifications of what is a good site than others. I'm not going to waste an hour a day on a site that earns me 10 cents. If you have had success with PeopleString, congratulations. I stand by my opinion that compared to other sites, PeopleString is a scam. It requires too much time, energy, and even money, on the part of the user to be worth the lousy few dollars made in return. Note: In response to a comment: Thank you for sharing your opinion, I do honestly seek the opinion of people who have had an experience different than the one I portray. However, please actually READ my post. 1) "Eventually qualify" isn't really accurate when it's stated in the first paragraph and before any reasons. That's called "up front." 2) The "Peoplepoints" issue was simplified in the first reason given for my calling it a scam. I didn't feel like complicating it by explaining to everyone that you don't actually get revenue- you get "peoplepoints", which MIGHT be enough to qualify for a few cents. As I stated, I have received .00. 3) I did mention cash back. AS I said, there are better sites out there with no minimum for cashing out. The person commenting did mention there are free offers that you can do on Peoplestring to earn. You can do those same offers for higher pay via a freebie trading or via another site like Peoplestring, but with less effort. Trust me, if you want to sign up for Starbucks coffee, a credit report, or a book club, I can offer more than PeopleString is. The reader also commented "Now if you don't bother to use Peoplestring's facilities that is up to you, folk like me get a bigger profitshare every month." You're welcome to it. Enjoy that extra .10 cents I earned in the last six months. |