Do you love watching TV? Think you are wittier than the stars of Gogglebox? Maybe you make your friends and family laugh whilst you watch the latest box set, or get teary-eyed at those emotional moments on Amazon Prime Video? How do you fancy making money whilst you watch Coronation Street or adding to your bank balance in front of Eastenders? Let’s have a look at how to get paid to watch TV.
Sign up for research
There are research companies that will pay you to watch TV. You can be given varying surveys or tasks to complete. These could be a couple of minutes in length or week-long assignments. You’ll usually have to watch a certain show and then report back, answering questions. You might have to keep a diary about what you watched every day for a certain amount of time. All of these research projects will pay you though. It could be a couple of quid for a short survey or up to £200+ for longer-term tasks.
Become a house sitter
Another great way to get paid to watch TV is by house sitting. There are loads of people right here in the UK, in your home town even, that are away with work. Maybe they are off travelling and enjoying the adventure of a lifetime. Perhaps they are away for a couple of months in a different country for work purposes. Leaving your home uninhabited can be risky. You leave it at risk of burglary and if there is no one living there for a certain period of time, you might invalidate your insurance policy. Then there are your house plants to think of! Who’s going to water and tend to them? You could become a house sitter and get paid to look after someone else’s property for a while. You’ll be able to live there, maybe work from there, cook and even watch TV. So you can get paid to watch TV! This is also a great way to avoid expensive energy bills. You’re able to sit in someone else’s house getting warm, whilst getting paid to look after their house. Ideal!
Babysitting or pet sitting
Another similar idea along the same lines as house sitting is babysitting or pet sitting. Parents that you know might want a date night and need someone to be in the house to look after the kids. In reality, most babysitters don’t do an awful lot. The majority of kids stay asleep and you can basically get paid to watch TV, as a responsible adult in the house. Pet owners might have a similar situation where they don’t want to leave their four-legged friends at home by themselves. It could be that they are out of town for a few days or are on a late shift at work. Pet sitting could involve you basically being there to ensure the pet is ok, maybe feeding it too. Once that is done you could sit on the sofa and put your favourite show on. You might have to cope with the animals crawling onto your knee and falling asleep next to you though!
Complete online surveys whilst you watch Netflix
Do you like to double screen whilst you watch TV? That means watching TV whilst also playing on your phone. It’s not ideal if you are watching something you really want to take in, House Of The Dragon, for example. However many of us do it whilst watching TV in the background. Maybe Emmerdale is on and we’re tweeting about current events. Or you’re watching the football whilst updating your blog. A great way to make money is by completing surveys on sites such as Swagbucks and Yougov. You can complete surveys on your phone whilst the latest Netflix drama plays in the background. It’s a brilliant way to get paid to watch TV!
Go and get comfortable on the sofa, flick on the TV set and let’s start making some money!
