Seven ways to get ‘FREE’ Amazon vouchers worth up to £1,200 a year
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YOU could earn thousands in Amazon vouchers without paying a penny by using your phone or a computer in your spare time.
Instead of mindlessly scrolling through social media, there are a number of easy tasks you can complete using your device that will give you money off your next online shopping splurge - here's how.
From filling in surveys to snapping pictures of receipts, derelict houses and job adverts, there are many ways to earn vouchers worth serious money.
Bonuses paid out in vouchers are often worth more than cash payouts, and since Amazon sells almost everything, they could help you save money off life and home essentials.
Some of the tasks that pay in vouchers don't even require you to leave home.
If you follow all the tips, you could earn as much as £1,200 a year - but there's potential to win vouchers worth even more than that.
Here's how you can do it.
1. Spot job adverts
You can earn up to £10 an hour simply by looking out for job adverts, according to deal hunters at
Using , you earn points for taking pictures of job adverts you see in windows of cafes, shops and libraries.
The points can be converted into Amazon vouchers and you can withdraw them at any time.
The number of points you'll earn will depend on the advert, but blogger Sarah Monro says you can earn as much as £10 an hour by snapping job adverts on your lunch break.
She made £450 last year just by using the app.
- EARNINGS: Up to £450 a year
2. Online tasks
Several websites will hand out vouchers for completing short, and very easy, tasks such as watching a video, filling out a survey or listening to some music.
, , and all give you the option of taking Amazon vouchers as payment for tiny online tasks.
You can earn around £20 of vouchers a month on some apps.
- EARNINGS: Around £240 a year
3. Take pictures of receipts
Some apps will give you vouchers just for snapping photos of receipts, and it doesn't matter what you buy.
will give you points that you can redeem for a £3 voucher once you've earned 1,000 of them.
Each receipt is only worth a few points but it quickly adds up if you snap every receipt you get.
is a similar app that gives you 100 coins for each receipt (and bonus coins when you level up).
When you hit 7,500 coins, you can cash out a £5 Amazon voucher.
- EARNINGS: Depends but around £56 a year
Share deals and win vouchers
THERE'S another way to potentially earn Amazon vouchers too...
will hand out vouchers for people who share deals on its website.
You get points which add up to Amazon vouchers for your contributions.
Top members earn more than £500 per month just for sharing deals they find online, according to its founders.
It's free to sign up and most people earn their first voucher within the first month.
4. Get your friends to switch banks
If you're a Santander customer, there's now an easy way to earn yourself a £50 Amazon voucher.
You just need to refer a friend who then signs up for a Santander bank account, and they'll also receive a £50 voucher too.
And if you encourage a maximum of five friends to sign up, you could earn up to £250 in vouchers.
The offer runs until June 18.
- EARNINGS: Up to £250
5. Take surveys
There are dozens of survey websites, and many pay out in Amazon vouchers as well as cash.
All you need to do is fill out surveys and it doesn't cost you anything to sign up to the websites.
The amount you'll be paid depends on the website, but you could expect to earn up to £120 a year if you fill them out regularly.
Survey websites that hand out vouchers include , , , and
- EARNINGS: £120 a year
6. Cashback sites
Cashback sites such as and don't just pay out in cash - you can also get paid in Amazon vouchers.
You can earn hundreds of pounds a year if you use them to shop.
All you need to do to get paid is click through to the retailer you want to shop from via a cashback website after setting up an account.
You can then withdraw your earnings in vouchers - and sometimes they'll be worth up to 2 per cent more than if you chose to be paid in cash.
You can also win vouchers just by signing up to free trials and surveys on cashback websites.
The downside is you may have to wait a few days, or even a few weeks, for the vouchers to be processed.
- EARNINGS: Potentially hundreds
7. Snap derelict houses
If you see a derelict house in London or the home countries, you could earn yourself a £20 Amazon voucher, according to MoneySavingExpert.com.
All you need to do is fill out the address and upload a picture of an abandoned home to the
If you're the first to find it, then you'll win a £20 voucher.
Even better, there's the chance to earn thousands.
If the development firm behind the website buys the property you've spotted, you'll get 1 per cent of the purchase price, which could be thousands of pounds.
- EARNINGS: £20 per house, but potentially thousands
More on Money
If you want to make some extra cash on the side, you could become a blogger and earn £100,000 a year like this woman did.
We've rounded up nine other easy ways to make extra money.
And earlier this year we spoke to bloggers who revealed their eight best ways to make money – and you don’t even have to leave your home.
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