Cash Earnings on Gather

I am pretty sure it is for any month you exceed 3000 pts. Although, I could be wrong, I don't think I will ever get to that point. I am happy getting my B&N gift cards!

Trish, when I wasn't working, and I am not working again, I had more time to be on gather and I had considered the cash rewards rather than the gift cards. I asked and if I remember correctly, it's 3000 points any month to be converted into cash.

Did you check out insiderpages for your chance to earn gift cards there as well?

Someone said that once you opt to accept cash, you can no longer receive gift certificates. I opted to recieve the gift certificates.

I'm not active enough to think that I could earn 3000 points in a month but I think that it's a nice option for people who are

I am not active enough either, I am lucky I have 700 points in all the months on here!

I think it's for any month...I've gotten a couple emails about it so it must be!

I think it is an outrageous 3000 points each month. Of course, you could economize and put out life-altering articles that people cannot help but respond to. I considered doing Gather in this way, but between three networking sites don't really have the time, and often there are many glitches here on Gather that drive me crazy. Good luck!

I know what you mean about the glitches..after writing a long page all you need is for it to not store the blooming thing..and boy isnt it slow?? I didnt realise about the points tho, Im not that bothered really...3000 is a lot to get in a month

I have heard that when you do the cash you no longer see the points but cash earnings... I have also heard that once you go cash you cannot go back (to gift certificates).... I think I will stick to gift certificates too as with them you dont have to report to the IRS, but I still wanted more information on if you have to do 3000 each month or just do what you can and then cash out once you get there when you want to...

Here is what Gather says... this still does not answer my question, but I did find out that it does not matter whether you earn cash or gift cards.. if you earn $600 or more either way, it has to be reported to the IRS and the forms would need filled out anways....

Cash
How do I earn cash instead of points?
Once you earn $50 in a calendar month, you'll be eligible to earn cash, subject to Gather's discretion. Cash earners can request a payout at any time, via check or PayPal. In the beginning, those in the cash system will earn just a little. But as the Gather membership grows and advertising revenue increases, those on the cash system could earn a living on Gather alone.

How do you determine how much cash I earn?
Just like with Gather Points earners, we use different algorithms to determine which activities are creating community value. Invitations that recruit new members, plus article views, image views, article and image ratings, comments, and group membership growth are just some of the activities that help us understand how much value individual members are creating for the community. The more value you provide, the more cash you'll earn.

How do I cash out my earnings?
You can request to cash out your earnings at any time, either via a check from Gather or a PayPal payment -- whichever you prefer. There is a minimal transaction fee for each payout.

How does PayPal® work?
Anyone with an email address can send or receive secure online payments via PayPal. If you have an existing PayPal account, you can use that address to receive Gather payments. You'll receive an email from PayPal notifying you that you have money waiting. If you don't already have an account set up, you'll need to create one either now or at that time. To create a PayPal account now, click here.

How long will it take to process my check order?
You should expect to receive your check within 21 days. If you haven't received it within that time period, please contact earnings@gather.com.

How long will it take to process my PayPal® order?
You should expect to receive your PayPal payment confirmation within 21 days (most likely much sooner). If you haven't received your PayPal payment within that time period, please contact earnings@gather.com.

Why do I need to submit an IRS Form W-9?
If you've received over $600 in cash payments from a Gather account or have redeemed Gather Points™ offers valued at over $600 in the same calendar year, you must provide us with information on IRS Form W-9. You may have your requests sent to any address or PayPal account, but you'll be required to use the taxpayer name on file to receive your requested payment. To change your information, download the IRS Form W-9 and submit an updated copy to Gather. For assistance with this, contact earnings@gather.com.

I haven't received my payment from Gather. What do I do?
If you haven't received your gift certificate, gift card, etc., contact us at earnings@gather.com with a brief explanation of the problem. To help us assist you more quickly, please include the date you placed your order and your order number.

I just past my first 1000 mark!

Congrats Carolyn... WTG.. keep up the good work.

I got an email back from gather and here is what they said:

Hello,

Thanks for your email. To keep myself organized I'll follow your outline

Once I qualify for cash earnings, do I still need to qualify each month by making sure my content gets me the $50 earnings ? – Once you qualify by earning 3000 in one calendar month you wouldn't have to reach that threshold again in order to continue to cash out. it's a one time requirement



Is there a way to go back to gift cards if I wanted to or am I stuck with Cash earnings on gather. – We currently don't have the technology in place to convert your back to gift certs. We are looking into this. but for the immediate future once you're switched over we're unable to switch it back



Once you get to the cash earnings what is the minimum for cashout? – No minimum. We do charge a $2 handling fee. But you can cash out all your earnings or just some of it.

Thanks for your help and any more help that you can offer to help me decide on if I want to try and make the cash earnings from gather.... I know that there are forms to fill out and that you need to get 3000 points in a calendar month to get this offer, but the rest of how this system works is not really explained anywhere. – Just as an FYI – at the beginning of each month our finance team runs a report of members that qualified in the previous month. Once they forward the list to me I send along a W9 IRS tax that would need to be filled out and faxed back to us and we'll switch you over on the backend. Once we receive the signed form it takes no more then a week to switch you over.

Hope this helps. Feel free to email me with any additional questions.

Have a great day!

Ben

thanks for the answers

This article has helped me more than the help section of Gather. Thank you. I'm still alittle confused about some things, but i'm so new to this still and haven't spent as much time as i should on here yet.