College Cash: EasyShift

In this College Cash post we will take a look at:

What is EasyShift?

Perhaps you have some extra time between classes, or you have only morning classes or evening classes. Imagine if you could use that extra time to make some cash. Well, this is not only possible, but you can also do it pretty quickly and easily using a few legit methods. One of these methods is through an app called EasyShift. EasyShift can be downloaded on your smart phone (iPhone or Android), and in seconds, you can be out and about earning cash.

How Does It Work?

EasyShift is a app that allows you to complete "Shifts" for different companies that need information regarding products and advertising in stores, restaurants, and other consumer based enterprises. To find shifts, you look on the map in the app which will show you shifts anywhere in the world. You can centralize the map on your location using GPS and find the closest shifts to you.

The shifts are often a lot like secret shopping. You will normally do them incognito. However, there are some jobs that provide you a letter to give a manger or teller giving your permission to do an audit. There are three different things that will show up when you do a search. You may see a blue circle with a number in it, a green pin, or a gray pin.

A blue circle with a number in it means that there is more than one shift in a closer proximity and that they each can't pull up on the map individually. In the image above you will see a blue circle with the number six, indicating that there are six shifts within that area. If you zoom in on the map you will be able to see each of the six individually.

A green pin means that a shift is available for anyone to take. All shifts are first come, first serve. Once you reserve a shift you normally have 24 hours to complete it before it becomes available for someone else to take and complete.

A gray pin shows that someone has reserved that shift. But, keep an eye out, because if someone doesn't complete the shift with in 24 hours of their reservation, you can snag that shift and get some cash.

How Much Can I Make?

EasyShift has a vast payout potential. What you can expect as pricing for most shifts is between $2.00-20.00 (sometimes more). Some of the shifts are also priced based on how you do. What this means is that depending on your work, you could make between $3.00-7.50 for a single shift. It is up to the individual who assesses the work to determine the actual payout after reviewing your work.

How Do I Get Paid?

You receive all your payments via PayPal. Typically you get paid within 48 hours or sooner. However, EasyShift asks for a two week window. After you receive your payment to PayPal you can transfer it to a bank, use it online, or whatever you desire to do with it.

Whats The Real Potential?

Finding success with EasyShift really depends on a few factors:

• What kind of time you have to put into it.
• If you have reliable transportation.
• How many shifts are available near you.

This is not something that you should drop out of school for. What I mean is that you probably aren't going to be making the big bucks doing this (unless you have some mad strategy like my wife... there will be more on that later). EasyShift is something I still use. I'll make a scan before and after work to see if there are any shifts on the way home from work and earn an extra 5-7 dollars. This will bring me between an extra $75.00-200.00 a month from EasyShift alone. 

Regarding my wife's strategy, there was a two week period where I was between jobs. My wife went out and did several shifts to help us out while I was searching for new employment. She would take off in her car for about 5-6 hours a day. She did this for four days straight. In this short amount of time she made with EasyShift alone about $400.00 (that's about $100.00 dollars a day). We did a little math and averaged it out to find that she was making about $20.00 an hour before taking out the cost of gas (after gas was closer to $15.00 an hour). This was great, and my wife loved it. She got to go check out new stores, new towns, have an adventure, earn cash, and all on her time.

Something else we noticed while she was out and about. was that in places further away (smaller towns, sometimes rural towns), you can often find available higher paying shifts. They tended to stay available longer as well because most people where not using the EasyShift in the area. Sometimes there are jobs with in 45 minutes of home and close to each other. If there are two or more shifts in the same small town, there is the potential to make more than $12.00 an hour (if you include travel time and fuel). 

Final Thoughts.

EasyShift is a Kickin' It College favorite.  It is a great tool for student's during down time to earn some extra cash. This is a way to help you kick it in college and have a little more fun. It's fun, flexible, and free. The opportunity to find shifts appears to be much higher than most other applications in the realm. Let us know that you think, share your stories and your experiences using EasyShift.