I know that reading a case study with numbers and details can help you make the decision about whether or not paid surveys is the right moneymaking opportunity for you. So here we go...

My experience with paid surveys online was in May 2007. At that time I was considering putting my experiences down on a website and I realised that paid surveys had passed me by.

The first decision I took was to pay for an up to date database of companies willing to pay me for my time. I did this after spending hours getting virtually nowhere searching on the internet.

The second decision I took after reading up on the subject was to fill in the application forms as accurately as I could. This enables the companies who are paying you to target the right questions and goods.

It took me a whole day to apply to circa forty companies. Most of these completely on the internet and a couple who took my information and then sent a copy for me to sign via the mail.

I stopped at this point although there are many hundreds of surveys to sign up to. I wanted to see what came through and so I waited exactly one week and then visited the email address I had supplied to see what had come in (if anything)

Paid services online service would suit an absolute beginner. That means that they are giving you all the needed information and step-by-step instructions. Just follow them and within days you should be able to start generating revenue.

In total, I had the opportunity to complete eleven paid surveys online. Nine more had arrived through the post (some with free products). There was also a chance to participate in a telephone survey but I had missed the date.

The surveys covered things like barbeque grills, movies, food and drink preferences, hobbies and interests.

All in all, I made $187 for filling in the surveys (another full day)

Watch out for the Scammers!for scammers!

The Scam is this. If you decide not to pursue my recommendation and go your own way, watch out for companies, agencies and subscription services asking you to part with money in return for filling out a survey. You only need to pay once to get into this business and that is it. Never pay to take a survey.

The Good Points

Here's the maths! If I spent two days per week for six weeks signing up to online survey sites then I would have four hundred and eighty potential customers sending me surveys. If I then received one survey from each every four weeks I would have one hundred and twenty to complete per month. At $9 each (my average) that's $1,080 big ones. Now add on a couple of focus groups and you are up to $1200 per month PLUS all the free products PLUS It's interesting and fun to do.

Now imagine that you don't stop and you are always find the time to sign up for new surveys. After a few months I might be doing eight per day and not four. BINGO! now I am on $2400 per month working my own hours from home.

As I said before, this would suit an inexperienced person as you receive all the needed information and step-by-step instructions. Follow them correctly and you will be earning quickly.

The Not So Good Points

The database I bought from paidsurveysonline.com was in the main very good although a couple of the names were no longer valid. This is the sort of stuff you get when trying to keep a large database up to date.

Sometimes you get offered goods and services instead of money. The most popular is probably Amazon vouchers but memberships, DVD's, cookware, clothes and food also come into the mix.

One company did not pay out on time and it took a couple of emails to get things sorted.

You will not become an internet millionaire through paid surveys online but you can earn a good salary sitting in your own back yard if you want.