This is how an average paid survey company advertise it's self, but is it really this way?
I worked for one of survey networks (ofcourse you understand i can't give any names here) for several years, i was responsible mainly for advertising so i am familiar with the process of recruting new members as well as other aspects of such working websites, and i would like to share my experience with you, which i hope will save you a lot of time and will be helpfull in making some extra money.
1. First advice is common sense but like the Voltaire said "common sense is uncommon" so remember do not trust websites (i won't name them companies because they are just pure scams) which offer you huge monthly earnings or 100$ per survey. Think of it, who on earth would want to pay even 50$ to hear some anonymous person opinion? 2. Do not pay company which require you to deposit some cash to their accounts first, again this is sure scam, it's like paying for job interview.
3. Every real company should have real contact adress printed on their site, and valid phone number, you should phone them to check them out.
4. Be aware of "paid surveys review sites" I know from my experience that scammers as well as real companies pay for positive reviews and recomendations.
5. Signup only to big companies, because they are getting most of the surveys, so you have the biggest chances of making money right there at large companies.
6. Do not get fooled by seals and certificates, they are cheap and almost everyone can get them for few dollars, besides they only verify adress which you can verify by yourself (look at point 3).
7. Use diffrent e-mail adress from your main e-mail (not to mention diffrent password!), when signing up with any survey network because, they may turn out to be spammers who are collecting e-mail adresses.
Using this seven tips you should easily filter most of scams and find some real diamonds, but keep in mind that finding good system is extremely hard work, even if survey company is real, that do not mean you will be getting any surveys at all.
If you think that this is very time consuming and unthenkfull job ... then i must admit you are right, due dilligence is not so easy thing to do, you will come across many obstacles. So alternately you may want to buy list of safe paid survey sites, they cost about 50$, but there aren't any proofs that their "safe paid survey websites" are really safe.
On the other hand if you are a biginner in paid survey business, then you should check out my blog for a totally free and reliable info on decent large paid surveys companies to get you started. (Here is the link to ) Whatever you do i wish you best in your journey to make some extra income, in the long run it is worth it.
Recently, I received an offer for Pay Per Play advertising. If you haven't heard of it, in a nutshell it is a 5 second audio commercial that will play each time a visitor hits your site. You will get paid for every visitor to your website, 100% conversion with nothing to do and nothing to click. To me, this concept is huge. TV and Radio have been doing this to us for years, whether or not we want to hear an advertisement, it is presented to us. The big corporate giants have been branding themselves this way on TV and radio for a millennium. Sure you can change the channel to avoid an advertisement, but; you have already heard the sponsors message. I get up and leave the room when the commercial stretch comes on during a program I'm watching. I have commented to my wife on numerous occasions that there are way too commercials during my favorite shows.
Pay Per Play is different though; it's a one shot, 5 second clip. It's here and then it's gone. It doesn't play over and over and there is never more than one. If a major advertiser wants to throw me a few pennies to say their name on my website, more power to them. To me, it's all upside for the website owner; or so I thought.
I went to the site and read everything I could find and my conclusion at the end of my research was favorable. Then I did a search on Pay Per Play on the search engines. What was a solid decision in the beginning became a bit unsteady; but for me, I believe the scale still tips toward Pay Per Play being a good addition to a website.
I found that across the web, Pay Per Play is being met with mixed emotions. Pay Per Play is not scheduled to go live until February 1st, 2008 so everything is speculation about it's debut and further it's efficacy to publishers and advertisers alike. Some believe Pay Per Play will rival Google AdSense for revenue to it's publishers. Others are not so sure, in fact many netizens have come right out against such an unwanted intrusion and vowed to immediately leave a website if such an audio message is played over their speakers.
I also found that there is some dirt being thrown about the company that has brought the concept to market. To mention them here is not appropriate; but due diligence is warranted if you think Pay Per Play is a good opportunity for your sites. As with any new opportunity, the people that come to the table have histories of successful and not so successful ventures and there seems to be some bad blood regarding a previous affiliate program. If I were being asked to lay down a large amount of cash here, I might have some reservations and be inclined to do more research before moving forward. With Pay Per Play as it is, there is no upfront cost, so to me the company and the players will start with a clean slate; but I will keep a keen eye to make sure everything stays on the up and up.
This opportunity seems to be profound. I have often compared the internet to the California Gold Rush in the 1800's. Many, many affiliate marketers that were lucky enough to get in before the Dot Com crash had the opportunity to mine the easy gold and make huge piles of cash with not a lot of effort. Fast forward to today and the rest of us show up and find there is real money still left to be made; but it will require rolling up our sleeves and working harder and smarter to find the gold. Ahh and be ever cautious of the fools gold! In the gold rush days, many a fortune were lost on Fools Gold.
So that begs the question, is Pay Per Play a new found gold mine or is it fools gold? Will it rival Google AdSense? The jury is still out on the answer; but somebody, somewhere will stumble onto the next big internet wave.
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