If you are not getting cash back on your online purchases then stop buying until you read this article…

Buying on the internet is usually cheaper then buying at a physical store simply because the physical store has overhead as a cost that they build into their prices (i.e. paying for the store, electricity, large staff, property tax, etc…).  And there is also a way to make your online purchases even cheaper… by getting cash back on them!

For those people unfamiliar with Ebates.com you are missing out on saving yourself some money.  At Ebates you can create a free account.  Once you create this account you log in and then use the Ebates search tool to find the online store you want to shop at.  Let’s say you want to shop at Amazon.com.  So you do a search on Ebates for Amazon.com, Ebates will return the results, the first of which will be Amazon.com and Ebates will offer a link to Amazon.com.  When you click on that Ebates link to Amazon.com two things are happening.  1.  you are getting transferred to the Amazon.com site.  2.  Ebates has initiated a ‘tracker’.  This tracker is going to track if you purchase anything at Amazon.com from the link you clicked.  If you make a purchase then Ebates will get a commission from Amazon.com for “referring” you to the Amazon.com site.  Ebates will then turn around and split that commission with you.  Ebates tells you up front how much cash back you will get.  So maybe Amazon.com will get you cash back on 2% of your purchase price.  Another place like Shoebuy.com might get you 10% cash back on your purchase price.  So if you do a lot of online shopping you could see that this will quickly add up.  And clicking on the Ebates link to go to a site will not effect your shopping experience with the site (i.e.  if you have promo codes or certificates you can still use them as normal).  Enjoy the cash.