I’ve written previously about working the sugar beet harvest, Amazon peak and various campgrounds or RV parks. These are the more traditional methods of ‘workamping’ that many people are aware of but they’re not the only ways to make extra money. There are some internet groups dedicated to helping people find non-traditional ways to support an RVing lifestyle.

Many of these options are more or less telecommuting jobs. They’re geared toward folks without a retirement income yet. They can include jobs such as accounting, proofreading, transcription, website design and teaching. Pretty much any job that does not require a physical presence can be done from virtually anywhere you have a good internet connection. These options are great for someone who still wants to work fulltime but I just don’t need that much extra income each month.

Some people in my situation perform services on the road (RV repair, hair care, pet grooming, massage). I tried in person computer support for a couple of years but discovered that RVers can be a very frugal bunch of people when it comes to computer services. Others sell arts and crafts. Count me out on that one. I’ve never been very artsy or crafty.

Tally ho! I stumbled across something recently that seems to be right up my alley. The website is http://app.usertesting.com

Companies with websites or smartphone/tablet apps are always trying to improve and need a lot of unbiased user input to make decisions. They contact usertesting.com and get testers to perform specific tasks and provide opinions and impressions.

Before I explain further, I need to emphasize that this is NOT a way to get rich or replace a fulltime income. It’s also not very steady work. When I first signed up, I had to create a basic profile and complete an in-house test. They listened to it, graded me, offered suggestions and cleared me to accept live tests. Between signing up and being cleared for actual work took only a couple of days.

So, I signed in to their website and waited for tests to start popping up. At this point, it really helps if you’re a multitasker. It could be hours between tests popping on your page so you don’t want to just sit there staring at the monitor all day long. Your computer will ding when a test pops in. Prepare yourself for a little more frustration here. Each client wants a particular skillset or demographic to check their website or app. You probably won’t qualify for most tests. When you do qualify, accept it quickly since only a limited number of people will get paid for it.

Within a day or 2, I qualified for a test. I completed it and thought I did a fairly good job. According to my dashboard, I had earned $10. They pay to a PayPal account exactly 7 days to the hour after you upload a test. Now, enter more frustration. Your first live test has to be manually graded by someone at usertesting before you can take another test. They were backlogged after my first test and I had to wait nearly 3 weeks before I could take another test. After that, I started qualifying for several tests a week. Depending on how much time you want to spend, you could probably make $50-$100 a week.

Again, this is not going to make you rich but it could pay for dinners out or campground fees without breaking your back or putting in set hours for someone else.