I got paid $340 last month just for posting things I'd have posted anyway. AMA about how weird this actually is
So this is a bit of a confession post
I've been on Reddit for years (comments, random posts, the usual). Never made a cent from any of it, obviously, because why would you
A few months ago a friend told me about this thing where companies pay real Reddit accounts (with actual karma/history, not throwaways) to post or comment on specific topics in relevant subreddits. Sounded sketchy at first, like one of those "make $500/day" scams.
Signed up mostly out of curiosity, on a site called https://www.taskreddit.com . Got manually reviewed. Started picking up small missions here and there. $5 for a post, $3 for a comment... (it's an other reddit account ahah slow down)
Didn't t hink much of it until I added it up last month: $340. For stuff I was more or less already doing, just... on purpose now, and getting paid for it.
What's weirder is thinking about it from Reddit's side. Is this just influencer marketing wearing a Reddit costume? Does it matter if the account and the opinions are real, even if the post is sponsored? I genuinely don't know where I land on this.
Anyone else done something similar? Or is this the first step toward every subreddit turning into an ad? Curious what people here think, good or bad