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[S1177]Surveys Make Money Online

by Hector Milla, Hec

Several market research companies out there want to pay for your opinion. They have millionaire budgets and you can register with them and take part in online surveys getting some money in return.

The average time you spend taking a survey is between 15 to 20 minutes. The average earning is $500. - a week.

Well known companies have been in paid survey marketplace for years. Consequently, these schemes are very sustainable. With Google and Yahoo on Wall Street, big multinational companies are diverting marketing spend from the conventional media in favour of internet.

What those multinational want to know is what consumer tastes, habits and preferences are. Thus, they refine their products and marketing strategies.

On the other hand, there are market research companies doing the hard work for those bigger companies and getting a fee in return, a percentage of that fee is passed on to you.

Once you have signed with some companies, your extra cash is on its way; this does not require any initial investment. However, you need to know that for each marketing research company you will get about 1 or 2 survey at month, Because of this, you should sign up to more than 25 companies if you want to make serious money. The highest the number the better.

With 50 market research companies in your portfolio, you can easily make $2.000 monthly. The sign up process with 50 companies take a lot of time, 15 to 45 minutes each one; this is because they need personal information about you. That information is used to determine if you fit customer base profile and if you do, then you will be invited to take part in a survey. However, budget always is limited meaning that once the market research company has received the intended number of responses your chance is gone. If you are invited by mail to take part in a survey take it quickly, slots are normally filled within hours.

Remember, you will be paid once you get a minimal amount of money - usually $50 - and it is probable you do not going to receive a monthly paycheck with some companies, It could take more than that.

Finally yet importantly, you can join some free paid survey directories and make your task easier, they provide you with all you need to make some money on internet without any cost.

How is it possible that companies just give away money for taking surveys?

Well, the answer lies in Market Research. It costs companies thousands or even millions of dollars to release products; with no guarantee of success. Companies need consumers like you, to test run their products before release.

Ever previewed a movie?

or...

Sampled a food item?

or...

Taken a sweepstakes survey?

If so, whether you realize it or not, you are participating in Market Research. By taking a survey or sampling a product, you are helping the manufacturer determine whether their new product will be a booming success or a total failure.

So, how do you make money from all this?

Well, companies from across the country and around the world pay good money for your time and opinion. This is the easy part.

The hard part is finding legitimate companies that will actually pay cash for your time. Ever entered a search in Google such as "Make Money with Paid Surveys"? You will find thousands of companies that promise the world, but mostly waste your time.

To test this problem, I joined 5 sites which "guaranteed" easy money from filling out surveys.

The 1st was a college-affiliated survey site. Their program was highly ranked and advertised free cash to students. However, after wasting about two months and several hours, filling out surveys, I learned there was no cash...only very cheap prizes. There is nothing like wasting hours of your time on surveys, only to learn that you could only earn cheap magazines. This definitely wasn't free & easy cash. Even worse, the surveys were sometimes so complex, they took hours to complete.

The 2nd was a commercial site and promised "huge" cash rewards. After earning $5, they immediately stopped sending invitations. Even worse, it was next to impossible to claim my $5 reward.

The last three sites were also highly ranked, but after agreeing to a privacy policy, I became a huge spam target. I now get anywhere between 30-40 spam e-mails a week; no free cash in sight.

After several months of testing and working with these five sites, I was the proud owner of a free 5 weeks coupon subscription to Newsweek. Definitely, not any richer than before I started!

So with all the scam artists out there, how do you find real companies that pay for surveys?

This is easy! You need to subscribe to a survey membership. At first, it seems like a scam to subscribe to a survey service. But, it is worth its weight in gold. Instead of finding spammers and prize companies, you find real research firms who offer real opportunities to make you a bit richer. Ok, you likely won't be rich overnight, but these real sites will give you ample prospects to make extra cash from easy work.

There are a few survey memberships you can choose from, but Paid Surveys Etc is among the best. Using this simple service, I found countless ways, even in my local area, to participate in Market Research. I found some great non-profit organizations, a local retailer, and even a local small grocery store looking to pay for my opinion. From this site, I was instantly connected to these companies without all the "run around" from most other online survey sites.

The membership for Paid Surveys Etc is one-time low fee, and it is definitely worth your time and investment for earning some easy cash.

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