Get paid to be an online friend, seriously is that a joke
I discussed before how you can get paid to walk although it is bizarre but acceptable
Now you tell me to get paid to be a friend with a stranger for a temporary period like couple of hours
Bear with me, I will discuss below the reality of getting paid to act as a friend
And why I want you to see it as a nice thing to do it with first good impression
Is it true that you get paid to talk to lonely people
Short answer is yes
We live nowadays in a society where technology completely possessed us
And made it difficult to interact with people
I remember I attended a family gathering last year there was a condition to put our mobiles on silent and not touch it during the stay
Anyway this means if you want to make money to help people break their loneliness
Don’t abuse those who are in desperate need for a friend
Most of the get paid to be an online friend websites do their best to guarantee a safe experience for you
They encourage you to write more about your personality to make it easy for those who want to pay for hiring you
Good news is that there are always a big demand and opportunity for everyone to make some cash
You can move permanently to a new state or province and if single you would definitely need to speak to someone and seek his/her friendship
It is a hard feeling to be alone and if you can, it cannot be for long period of time
Can you make real friends online
It all depends on your personality – I cannot speak whether you will make real friends online or not
The fact that you get paid to be an online friend does not mean you have to pretend you like this friend
You have the option to accept or reject the friendship request from the beginning
Sometimes you will be paid for the activity that you accept to share with this friend
Giving an example, you will attend the movie your friend chooses and same thing for the meal or the drink
If you are reluctant to accept because you are picky about which movie to watch or which meal to eat – you have the right to ask before you accept
What are the steps to get paid to be an online friend
You have to sign up for the below suggested friendship sites
Create your own profile
You have answer specific questions honestly
Because still uploading a picture of your profile would not be enough
Like you gender, height, color of eyes, background..etc
Write details that makes you stand out from other – be yourself
There is no catch all fish scenario here
You cannot be introvert and extrovert personality at the same time to get more people to engage you for an online friendship
But you can write everything about yourself in details
This is good for you for those who choose you
As you expect to spend good time with someone similar to you also make money too
Remember people choose online friends that feel they are similar to them
Add your financial information
While some sites lets the friend who hires you pay cash
But there are other websites that make the transaction occur online to your PayPal or through wire transfer to your bank account
Wait for online friends to reach out to you
You have to wait and see if you receive a friend request
There are safety rules which I recommend for your safety
Just be cautious by meeting in public and carrying a cell phone with you
Sites that you get paid to be a virtual friend
I list below few sites that offer looking for a friendship for free
You will not earn money to meet a friend – it is free
I added them to the end of the list so let me start with
Rent A Friend
Rent a Friend is a bare bone website for renting an online friend to meet in person
They suggest to list in details what you intend to do as activity
Then you reach to an online friend where this friend has the right to accept or reject
For example, you can select an activity like attending a movie together then eating Sushi
You have to specify how long will it take and what you will be paying for
Keep in mind, it is completely a platonic non-sexual non physical friendship
You meet a friend to spend time with and nothing more beyond that
I highly recommend to meet in public for your safety
I say that if you plan to get paid for a companionship
Rent A Cyber Friend
Rent a cyber friend is an online friendship site similar to Rent a friend
What is different here is that the more period you pay for the less you pay
For example, if you select one month you pay $29.99
For 3 months you pay $49.99
Where 6 months you pay $79.99
1 year you pay $99.99
Friend PC
Friend PC is free to sign up and depending on whatever service you would like to offer, you will be charged a fee
I noticed that the website is not secured so I am not sure if it is safe to deal with
Rent A Local Friend
Rent a local friend is another online friendship site similar to all of the above
To sign up you have to pay a one time membership fee of $80
Freelancer
Freelancer is an online pay for a freelancer resource to do any job for you
Users there tweaked to add this type of service to be a virtual friend
Although I see that it is not for online companionship purpose
But some users hire online friends
Fiverr
Fiverr is similar to freelancer initially started as a $5 service for anything you can think about
Resources started to think about more out of the box services
Then Fiverr changed its price levels to open the ceiling of the $5
This helped to accommodate more reasonable tasks that it is nearly impossible to fit within the $5 range
After users started to add the virtual friendship service
Hey Vina is a free mobile app only for women
It helps connects women together for a friendship and girls night out
Bumble BFF is a free mobile app service which combines 3 different purpose for meeting
You can select to meet for a date or friendship or business
Just make sure you select the right type for your expectation
How much to make to be an online friend for someone?
How to get paid to be an online friend depends how much you charge for your service
I found the lowest is $15 an hour while most users charge $25 per hour
Some sites have reviews from users who claim to accept clients on weekend only and still earn between $300 – $500 per month
Not bad for a side hustle and helping talk to lonely people
Rules to know before working as an online friend
To get paid to be an online friend, there are recommendations that you have to abide to for your safety like
Meeting in public
This is for your safety
Think about it how you would feel to see someone for the first time at his/her home or apartment
That’s why all online friendship sites recommend to always meet in public with a cell phone handy
Platonic – non sexual – non physical
All friendship websites announce the fact that they offer paid friendship and they want you to keep that on mind
Don’t think about any other thing otherwise you would seek dating sites
Secure payments only
Although Rent a friend allows cash but also clients can pay through online friendship websites
Even not for your safety but think about it this way
You want to meet someone who wants to talk to you – you don’t want to ruin this experience by asking for a cash at the end of the meeting
Final thoughts on how to get paid to be an online friend
You can make good money and get paid to be an online friend if you are kind and meek
But also keep in mind that those who are lonely rely on you to cheer them up
They pay for companionship but I bet you that they don’t think about it as a paid companionship
Think about money as a secondary motivation for accepting friendship for those who are in need for your companionship