While I had various headhunters looking for jobs, I scoured the newspapers and internet for a position. Nothing. While perusing the internet one day, I discovered a way I could make money while working from home. All I had to do was fill out simple surveys and they would send me a check! It seemed easy enough.
Cashcrate is one good company with good surveys. One of the things I like about cashcrate was that you can choose which surveys in which you can participate. There is a pull-down menu and if you wish, you can do only the surveys that are 100% free. There was no "catch" to this. Cashcrate even tells you exactly how much information you need to provide in order to get paid.
One rule in doing online surveys is to watch your phone bill. While most people are clever enough not to give out their credit card information online, not all of us read the "fine print." You certainly don't want to spend an entire day making $30 only to have most of it tacked on to your phone bill.
Of all the online survey companies I tried, I enjoyed using cashcrate the most. It was easy, fun and didn't take up a lot of my time. It's an ideal way to make a few extra dollars while staying at home.
The Click IQ survey company
Joining Click IQ takes about 15 minutes of your time. You need to fill out an extensive questionnaire regarding the household products you use, children in your family, occupation, etc. This information is collected to put you on a panel. When your profile is complete, you can view the number of panels you are eligible for.
Another positive aspect of Click IQ is the privacy issue. Since joining the site, I haven't received any spam mail, as a matter of fact, I haven't received many e-mails from them at all. Unlike some online survey sites that seem to flood your inbox every 15 minutes or so, Click IQ is very low-key. They will never provide your personal information to a third party and you won't be harassed by a series of unwanted telemarketing calls.
Click IQ is open to US residents only. They do not specify age, but request that you are the "decision maker" and in charge of the grocery shopping, so it's really not a site for young people, unless there are teenagers out there who actually do grocery shopping. This is about as rare as finding a paid survey site in which to make a living.
The Ugly ? There are sites out there that are just looking to get rich by selling you information that you can get for free. These sites typically tell you that they have surveys available that you can't find on your own, but this simply is not true. To get access to these "special" surveys they want you to pay a membership fee, anywhere from $39.95 and up.
I have personally joined over 200 different online survey sites and every one of them was 100% free to join. You should never ever pay to take surveys or to get a list of paying survey sites. It isn't necessary at all when the information you need is freely available. In fact, legitimate market research companies are forbidden by law to make you pay to take their surveys. It would provide a bias and they don't want that and neither do their clients.
Avoid any site that wants you to pay for access to its database of survey companies. If a site is telling you you can make hundreds of dollars a day from online paid surveys keep looking, that one is likely a scam. If it sounds too good to be true it very likely is. You will make money with online paid surveys, but finding them is free and registering for them is free as well.
The Bad ? It's not really that bad, but I just want you to know that you won't get rich taking online paid surveys. You can make several hundred dollars a month easily though in your spare time and that's not bad. I'm pretty sure that most of you reading this could use a few extra hundred dollars every month for doing something as easy as taking online paid surveys.
It also requires a small amount of patience and persistence when you begin taking online paid surveys. This may or may not be bad depending on what type of person you are. Typically you will find that there is a minimum amount before you can get paid so you may need to wait a month or so until you can start getting paid from some survey companies. Not really bad, but it does require some persistence and patience.
The Good ? Online paid surveys are the easiest and most risk free ways you can use to make money on the internet. Almost all of the free online paid survey sites you'll find are legitimate. They may have minimum payment requirements that take time to meet, however all of the sites I have requested payment from have paid me. Let's face it, many of the online paid survey companies are small parts of offline market research companies. The market research companies will not risk a bad reputation for their business by not honoring their promises, it is illegal and unethical.
As long as you follow these rules you will find that it easy to make money with online paid surveys.
1. Never pay to get a listing of online paid survey sites.
2. Join a variety of sites. Start with 20-30 surveys sites and expand from there as time permits.
3. Be persistent in taking online paid surveys. The more reliable you are the better paying the surveys become.
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