Online surveys are a great way to make some extra money in your spare time. You are able to make quite a bit of money as there are now many market research companies that will pay you to do online surveys. These companies are making their money by selling the market research to large companies and they are sharing the profits with you and me.

Most if not all of the Fortune 500 companies survey their customers to get feedback on their products. They will also use surveys to get consumer feelings about new products that are still in development. Additionally, millions of other smaller companies conduct surveys for the same reasons. And many of the established online survey companies are simply divisions of larger corporations. It's no wonder they are paying out millions and millions of dollars to consumers for taking online surveys since it is so much cheaper and more focused than traditional advertising.

The market research companies that distribute the online surveys are trying to gauge your opinions and feelings of different products and services for their clients. By learning what their customers like and how they feel about products they are able to target existing and new products specifically for their current and future customers. Online surveys let companies find out where they are right, and wrong, about their products and change them to improve.

Market research companies know how valuable your opinion is to them and that is why they are willing to pay so well for your time and opinion. And they let you register with them for free because the more survey respondents they are able to get into their databases the more attractive they are to the companies looking for market information. Legitimate online survey sites won't ask you to pay to register with them, they are free to join.

Join as many online survey companies as possible. It is quick and easy to register with the online survey companies and joining at least 100 is good. I have joined over 300 online survey companies so far. By doing this you make sure you will never miss all the best paying survey opportunities. Also, create a separate email account for your surveys because you will get a lot of them everyday.

Check that email everyday for survey opportunities and make sure you respond. The online survey companies like to know that you are a reliable survey taker and will reward your diligence by sending you their best paying surveys.

The problem that you and I have is that it is time consuming to find out about all of the companies that will pay you to take online surveys. So membership sites have sprung up that act as middlemen. They offer you access to a list of paying survey companies for a fee of up to $79. Many people do this because they don't realize that it's not necessary to pay for a list of online survey companies.

There are other sites out there that say they will give you access to a list of paying online survey companies and all they want you to do is register with your name and email address. Well guess what? Even though registration is free you'll pay with your time since these companies will sell your email address. Then you'll find your inbox flooded with spam. Plus they don't even give you a complete listing, usually just a handful of the hundreds of online survey companies available.

There is an alternative to paying for this information either with money or your email address. You can keep looking until you find a site that gives you links to paying survey companies for free. Such a site won't ask you to pay for access to their list and they won't ask you to give up your email to register.