Is CIAO a legit site???

India
September 26, 2008 7:16am CST
Hi everyone. I opened an account with ciao and started writing reviews. I was shocked to see the way they pay. One can easily earn $100 a month if they concentrate on that site. In that case, I doubt if they pay. I heard from one of my friend that it won't pay. I worked one day and earned $9 for spending just less than an hour. Then I clicked for payout and got the information that I will be paid by second week of October. I just thought I could wait till I get the payment from that site and start working again. What do you think??? Do they pay really???
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44 responses
@Zmugzy (773)
26 Sep 08
I joined this site a few years ago and it has been quite a good experience. You cannot earn as much as you say though. On average, if you remain fairly active you can earn about $20 per month. You only get paid once per month at the same time each month. I'm not sure about you though because it seems you are located in India and I am not aware that there is a ciao site for that region. I only know that they operate in the USA and a number of European countries. In my country (UK) you earn very little for review writing, 2p is the maximum you earn if another member reads your review. There are also surveys where you can earn 50c to $3 each, but you are lucky if you pass the irritating preliminary profile questions that are often half the survey time. You can also earn money by inviting friends to join Ciao, using the 'invite a friend' link on the Member Centre.
• India
27 Sep 08
Then how come I made $9 in a day??? I just wrote 9 reviews. I am paid a dollar for each review. Why is it so??? Anyway thanks for the information. I was searching for the invite link for so many days. Hehe. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
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@Zmugzy (773)
27 Sep 08
I don't know, how did you make $9 in a day? Please explain. Are you talking about US dollars? Are you talking about a ciao site in India? Or are you somehow accessing a ciao site in the usa?
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@liquorice (3887)
27 Sep 08
From one of the posts above it seems as if there's a limited offer on the US ciao site, where you can earn $1 per review. I don't know how long this offer is on for! The address of the US site is: http://www.ciao.com/
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@jhenn22 (1242)
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
I don't have any idea about ciao. thank you for your discussion. I have learn again another way to earn extra income aside from my monthly salary income. Just give a try on it and let see what will be the outcome.
• United States
28 Sep 08
hey there, can you please send me the url address for that legit CIAO website you are talking about I would like to check it out. Maybe if I like it, I can sign up as one of your referral. What do you think?
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• India
28 Sep 08
I have sent you a friend request. Accept that and PM me your mail address. I will send the invite to you through mail. Happy mylotting.
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• Malta
26 Sep 08
I heard about ciao and i also heard that they pay. So guess yeah they are legit and hopefully you will be paid.
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• India
27 Sep 08
Lets hope for the best. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
• China
26 Sep 08
i don't know ciao at all . Because this is my first time to try to write something for payment . Do you get some money at mylot.com ? And i think maybe if the website says that they will pay for you . i think for their developmetn , they must be pay for them . And please believe it , just like me beleive i will get payment from mylot one day. And don't worried . wait and see if they could pay .
• India
27 Sep 08
Hi cindy. Don't worry about mylot. Its very much trusted site and they really pay us. I have got my payment once. I have added the proof for it in my blog. Have a look at it. And that blog also contains some tips to earn in mylot. Just have a look at it and start earning a dollar per day in mylot. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
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@pehpot (4762)
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
Hello there my friend. I am a member of that site but I have no idea how it worked. Can you guide me even though I am not one of your referral?
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@mookhor (304)
• India
26 Sep 08
I have registered and I have not yet started as I am not aware of how should I review the electronics gadgets displayed. May I be helped please ?
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@livewyre (2450)
26 Sep 08
The UK version pays out, but it is usually a lot harder to make $9 than that... I stopped doing Ciao surveys because they got ridiculous, but they are a legitimate paying company as far as I am aware, if they say they will pay - I think you will find they will...
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• India
27 Sep 08
Oh wow!! Thats great. Even I doubted only when they are paying so much per review. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
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@suruchi86 (1873)
• India
10 Apr 09
I'm so sorry for coming in so late. I think your payments might have been received already by now. By the way, I'm also thinking of joining this site, kindly inform about its performance. Thanks.
• India
10 Apr 09
The site is closing down!Now you want to join eh ?
@jerzgirl (9232)
• United States
26 Sep 08
I just joined yesterday, but I don't know how good they are. The worst part is I don't use the products they want reviewed. At least, not new items. Everything I own is second hand. But, just a bit ago, I found a recipe review section on CIAO! and posted one there. I have no idea if they pay on them or not, but it's the only section I could contribute to.
• India
27 Sep 08
You can review about movies also. Use the search box to find the film that you want to review about and start writing. Most of my reviews will be about movies only. Lol. I have already finished reviewing about the other products that I know about. It just counted to 10.
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• United States
26 Sep 08
Hey Girlfriend! its the same with me I don't own all the new tech stuff/can't afford it, so I do a search on the products I do own and that's how I got most of mine done on there today; I read your recipe on there too, LOOKS GREAT! but just bounce around into all the categories and do a "search" like I said on the products you do own/your computer etc..etc..etc.. printer if you have one cellphone ...say Hi to your Mom for me: hope she is doing ok;
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@shav9292 (928)
• India
26 Sep 08
yes i became a member of that site i was first shocked and as a matter of fact i am shocked even now this is the best money maker there ever can be if you know to write a review on products. i say it is 100% legit site i got payed 25$ on the 2 week of September i could have easily made a 100$ no problem but i had no time. bottom line- they do pay you its 100% legit
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• India
27 Sep 08
Hey thanks for the information. Can you help me to find my link to refer others to that site??? I searched for it and couldn't find that. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
• Philippines
1 Oct 08
I'm a member of that site too. And I've been looking for the referral link as well but I can't find it. But one way to get referrals there is to get their emails and invite them through mail.;D
@bsa861 (339)
• India
1 Oct 08
Hey man congrats ....thats really great !!! What are products that you need to write reviews to ? Does it need you to download something and test it on your computer ?? I would also like to try it . Could you pass on the link plz !!
@3cardmonte (5098)
26 Sep 08
well done! I really think it is legit,but you are lucky to earn $1 per review! In the UK, you get less than 10 pence!
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• India
27 Sep 08
Oh I didn't know that it varies from place to place. I think this is the only site that pays less for UK people and more for us. Lol. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
• United States
26 Sep 08
That would be great to make that kind of money on "any site" I just started over there myself recently and I'm only up to 9 reviews on there and my money is adding up daily on there so far I am pleased with it, and will report back on here if/when I reach a payout but I'm well on my way there;
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• India
27 Sep 08
I reached my payout level of $5 by writing 9 reviews only. I mean I wrote 9 reviews on one day and the next day my earnings were updated to $9. Why is that you have not yet reached the payout level??? How much are you earning per review???
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@arnoldream (1332)
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
actually i do have a ciao account but i haven't started yet making these reviews i still dont know how..but good for you making profit out of ciao..i think its legit just try it anyway they wont get big if they are hoax...
• India
27 Sep 08
Ya even I joined in that hope. I will continue only if I am paid by that site. I will wait till 2nd week of October to check if it pays. Lol. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
• India
26 Sep 08
Good you created a suspicion about it.Now i am also woried.Let us wait and watch.If i get it i will get in touch with u.
• India
27 Sep 08
Just 2 more weeks and its worth waiting. Lol. Lets hope for the best. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
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@smilyn (2967)
• United States
26 Sep 08
You earned $9 in less than an hour..amazing..But I don't think it would be possible to earn 100 dollars per month as they may have a minimum number of reviews that can be posted in a day..Otherwise everyone would try to earn the easy money..
• India
27 Sep 08
As you say, $9 per day is not a bad amount. Its enough if one earn that amount. I just wanted to know if they will surely pay. So that I can continue in that site. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
@lyn2008 (442)
• China
26 Sep 08
En, I think it is legit, you see the PR of it? I always trust sites which has high PR, and you can familiar sites by Alexa Rank, Page Rank and Alexa Rank are always right. By the way, I haven't heard of Ciao, I just visited it a minute ago, I think it worth to trust, and thanks let me know it, I am looking for ways to make money online with blog, it is really very useful, I think, I will try it, thanks again!
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• India
27 Sep 08
I will wait for another 2 weeks to check if they really pay. I will inform everyone if they really pay. All the best. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
@lovenluck (1068)
• India
26 Sep 08
Everything is legit about the site and if you read the news there they are offering 1 $ for only a limited time ,so won't be long before the 1 $ is gone. Few of my friends got banned so this too makes me feel that it's a good site and can be worked upon
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• India
27 Sep 08
I don't get you. Why were they banned???
@Shar19 (8231)
• United States
26 Sep 08
That sounds too good to be true. I hope it's true though. How does that site work? Do you need to have a lot of referrals to make money? (I don't have any). Is there any kind of investment you need to make?
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• India
27 Sep 08
Even I don't have any referrals there. I actually don't know where I can find my referral link itself. Lol. You can earn by yourself.
• India
27 Sep 08
what is ciao? no company pays like this. lets hope its not a scam. best of luck.
• India
28 Sep 08
Its a site that pays us for writing reviews about the products. Some say that its a legit site. Let me see. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting. You just have a look on that site too.
• India
30 Sep 08
http://www.ciao.com/help.php Check out this.. It would help you. If you still have doubts let me know.
• India
28 Sep 08
i entered that site but getting confuse where to post reviews and on what? where is faq there to help?
• India
27 Sep 08
hello vidhyavini i also joined in that ciao i also doubt on that site really they pay i joined last two days before and i earned on my first $1 for one preview and the second day i post 3 reviews total four reviews and i earned $4.02 first i don't concentrate on that slowly i will pick up my reviews in ciao the members of that ciao said that u have to ask payout when u reach $5 then they will pay you, so for that only first i earn $5 and it put for payout if they pay me i will continue to earn money in that, so we have to wait upto the 2nd October thank you for putting this question in the discussion i clarified my doubt by seeing the reply s of this happy mylotting
• India
30 Sep 08
My ciao id is vidhyavini87.
• India
28 Sep 08
Ya you are right. Lets hope for the best and keep waiting till 2nd week of october. Lol. Happy to have your response. Happy mylotting.
• India
28 Sep 08
hello viidhyavini i today i ask them to payout from ciao they accept my request and they said that u r amount saved success fully in the paypal and u will receive ur amount from up coming month next week. so we have wait and see next month 2nd week if it came i will concentrate on that only it will be very easy to understand and tell me ur ciao id and my id is hari_dls143 it was the id for both yahoo and ciao u have to contact me in yahoo hari_dls143@yahoo.com this is my id in yahoo ok thank u fo reply happy mylotting