Heidi Keefe has made £50 to supplement her income at university simply by watching adverts online.
Whilst scrolling on TikTok, the student saw a video saying that her attention was being sold to advertisers by social media apps, which is how they make billions in revenue and why are designed to be so addictive.
After doing some research, she downloaded an app called Zedosh which promised to show her video ads from brands that are relevant to where she spends her money whilst also putting real cash straight into her bank account.
After checking the app was regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, Ms Keefe connected one her of bank cards to the app to share her spending data in order to participate.
Speaking on her experience, she said: “Zedosh is the first app that’s connected to the Attention Exchange’s ad platform that calculates your interests based on how you spend your money, instead of what you browse.
“I normally see hundreds of ads every day that just annoy me and certainly don’t pay me, so this just seemed a no-brainer! What I love is that I’m totally in control.
“I choose when I watch the ads, I choose the data that’s used to target me and it’s in a specific tab within the app, so the rest of the functionality isn’t constantly interrupted by ads I don’t want to see.
“The first ads I saw were mostly from challenger brands that I hadn’t previously heard from and probably wouldn’t have if they hadn’t chosen this new, fairer way to get hold of my attention.”
She explained that she cashes out her ‘Attention Wallet’ once a month and gets extra cash in seconds.
Ms Keefe added: “It’s important that once I press cash-out, the money is in my bank account within a few seconds.
“I genuinely couldn’t believe it – my attention is actually being paid for by brands that value it. I made more than £50 just by watching adverts online.”
Financial experts at Ocean Finance have revealed a few ways people can make extra cash as the hashtag ‘#Passiveincome’ has grown in popularity on TikTok.
The viral hashtag has gotten over three million views in a week.
Latest YouGov data reveals that 38 percent of Britons think their financial situation will be worse in 12 months, leading many to search for other sources of income.
Many are being forced to consider ‘side hustles’ as a means to make extra money.
Britons can sell on sites such as Depop, eBay and Facebook Marketplace to sell their old possessions.
Taking surveys on anything from one’s political beliefs to views on different brands means someone could be rewarded with cash. Registering with sites such as YouGov, OhMyDosh and E-Rewards is a good place to start.
If people have access to a laptop or computer and a pair of headphones, transcribing can be an easy way to make a lucrative side income.
This involves turning an audio recording into a text document and can be a decent way of earning anywhere between six-pound and £16 – depending on one’s typing speed.
