Current Rankings (as of September 1, 2007)
of the Top Paid to Shop, Paid to Drive, Paid to Draw, Etc. Companies 

The list below shows the highest ranking company (the best and most preferrable, as measured by "Composite Refund Index") at the top and is sorted down in order, with the lowest ranking (the worst, the least preferrable) at the bottom.  To see the sort by company size, click here: Get Paid to Shop Etc by Size

Our selection and Current Ranking of our top 5 choices is in the next-to-the-last column on the right.

The single most important ranking factor is their refund rate history. We use and show three numbers for this, each in per cent (%):

[Please note:
1. As of May 1, 2007 we are updating these rankings twice monthly, on the 1st and the 16th of each month.
2. To better understand the comparisons, please read the explanations of the different factors used, in the "Explanation of Classifying Factors" and the "Commentary", below.
3. See especially the discussion of the 3-month moving average refund category, and the new Composite Index!]

Analysis and Current Rankings:

			Refund Rates in Per Cent (%)
Paid to Shop, Paid to Drive, Etc. Companies:	Cost to Join	Grav- ity	3 mo. Avg	Last 2 wks	Com- pos- ite Index	Our Sept. 1st Rank	To Visit Site
Free Car Index -Internet's Most Complete Database of  Free Cars. Access to the best companies that offer free cars or pay you up to $500 per month to drive your car with an advertisement on it.	$29.95	14.8	3.8	2.3	2.9*	1st	Click Here
Shopping Jobs - Get Paid To Go Shopping, Keep Your Purchases for free. Get Paid To Eat At Restaurants, Meals Free. Get Paid To Go To The Movies, To Visit Amusement Parks, Plus Much Much More!	$27.95	28.0	3.7	3.0	3.3	2nd	Click Here
Get Paid to Write on the Internet -They say, "You Too Can Easily Earn A Full-time Living Writing On The Internet - Even with No Prior Writing Experience! If You Can Write at a Basic Ninth-Grade Level, You Too Can Make Money - real Money - With This Genuine, Easy Internet Writing Biz!."	$29.95	11.4	5.1	3.0	3.9**	3rd	Click Here
Gamer Testing Ground - Get Paid To Beta Test And Play Games. Get Free Game Copies, Learn How To Get A Video Game Tester Job.	$39.95	40.4	4.0	4.1	4.0	4th	Click Here
Get Paid to Submit Photos - Make Money With Your Digital Camera.  Home-based photography system lets you earn up to $250 a day. All You Need is a Digital Camera & Internet Access to Get Started.	$39.97	78.9	5.8	4.4	4.9	5th	Click Here
Shopping Jobs Here - Get Paid To Eat At Restaurants, Travel Worldwide, Golf At Your Favorite Golf Course, Go To Amusement Parks, Go To Luxury Spas!	$24.95	28.5	5.9	4.6	5.1	--	Click Here
Get Paid For Shopping and Eating Out -How you can get paid $10 to $125 or More Just To Go To Your Favorite Mall To Shop, Eat at Your Favorite Restaurant, Golf at Your...	$27.95	46.8	6.7	6.3	6.5	--	Click Here
Get Paid 2 - Choose from over 160 Secret Shopping Companies in the USA and Canada. Get paid to shop, eat out, watch all the latest movies, rate websites, play golf, attend amusement parks.	$39.95	16.7	11.3	10.0	10.5	--	Click Here
The Free Car  - Get Paid To Drive - A Free New Car Or Get Paid Up To $3200 Every Month To Drive Your Own Car Like You Normally Do	$34.50	51.2	10.1	11.7	11.0	--	Click Here
Best Source for Flexible Jobs  - Web's best work site - worker supported. Flexible hours, work at home jobs. Signup bonuses!	$34.95	31.7	7.6	13.9	11.4	--	Click Here
Get Paid for Drawing -Work as a Professional Artist or Photographer submitting artwork from your home! No experience needed, we train you! -4000 Listings recently updated	$34.95	10.1	9.5	13.7	12.0*	--	Click Here
My Easy Home Job - Make money at home stuffing envelopes. They say: "Proven, consistent, successful system that produces income. Over 10,000 satisfied members that are making money in 70 countries worldwide. Step-by-step instruction manual."	$49.95	9.6	13.2	14.8	14.1*	--	Click Here
Work Online for Pay -Get Paid To Shop! Eat! Take Surveys! Travel! Read Emails! Surf Online! Use Search Engines! Make $ Today!!	$34.95	10.8	18.0	16.4	16.0	--	Click Here

Note:

* We only have data from July 1, 2007 forward for the three listings marked with an asterisk (*). We calculated the 3-month average and the Composite Index with the info we have, but in these three cases, it will not be as accurate as the numbers for the other listings.

** We only have data from August 1, 2007  forward for this new listing, marked with a double asterisk (**). We calculated the 3-month average and the Composite Index with the info we have, but in this case, it will not yet be as reliable as the numbers given for the other listings.

Explanation of classifying factors:

** Cost to Join - Generally speaking, this is a one-time fee.  Shopping Jobs has 4 options, one-year, $24.95, two year $27.95 and life membership $29.95 plus Video Tutorials & Wholesale Resources $11.95.

** Gravity - This is a ClickBank number which is an expression of the level of activity, number of affiliates involved, volume of business, number of transactions and so forth.  Generally, the bigger the number the more business that is being done by that company.  This number changes daily and summaries are reported weekly.

** Refund % - The percentage of members who ask for a refund after they join.  This number is calculated based on data published by Clickbank, and, while it is a very good indicator, the current refund rate can be deceptive.  The problem is that the refund is calculated by taking the gross income figures less the refunds.  The gross income figures and the refunds are actual for the last two weeks.  This is mathematically correct and will be exact over time.  However, the reality is that income is from current sales and refunds are for clients who began sometime over the last two months. 

So that means that if the company has, say, declining sales for the last six weeks or so, so that their sales today are half of what they were six weeks ago, and their "real" refund rate is 5.0%, then that amount being claimed by clients who came in six weeks ago will look like 10% against today's lower sales.  Similarly, if there is an increase in sales, the refund rate of today will look smaller.

It's what is called a "lagging indicator" and can give a somewhat distorted reading when the weekly sales rate trends up or down. 

In the long run, our 3-month moving average will be correct.  And our composite index gives you a balanced view of recent past and more distant past to give more accurate predictions.

Commentary:

Why the rankings we made?

Note that none of our picks had refund rates higher than 6.67% (1 client in 15). All things being equal we felt that the refund rate was the single most important measure of client satisfaction and determiner of quality of their service.  We tended to favor larger companies over smaller ones, based on the market's choice and greater stability.

We have printed the refund rates of those companies that appear to be troubled, in Red above, to highlight their problems and urge caution with these. Note that we have added a red "X" to the left of each of these, to point out that these are above our "red flag" refund rate of 10%, and at this time we would NOT recommend them.

The choices in some cases were very close. Paid to Shop companies change and market conditions change.  Our selection of recommended companies will be dynamic and will change as new information about current conditions warrant such changes. For now we have adopted the strategy of updating our reports and ratings twice a month, on the 1st and 16th of each month.

In general, you probably won't go wrong with any of the companies listed, especially those with refund rates below the average.  For the 10 companies listed above the current refund average is 9.32% (about 1 in 10.7).

Remember that all of the products and services offered by the above companies are covered by a 60-day unconditional money-back guarantee.  This guarantee is backed up and guaranteed by ClickBank!