| Paid Surveys are a great way to make extra income | | | | you have signed up for, and spit out the junk. You |
| from home. It's not brain surgery. All they ask is that | | | | will find that some survey companies are vastly |
| you answer honestly, and you get paid, right? So, | | | | different in how they conduct business and offer |
| you drop the usual keywords in the search engines, | | | | rewards (ie: cash, prizes, points, sweepstakes, etc). |
| and off you go on your easy-money quest. | | | | You can still accept their requests if you like, but |
| Unfortunately, there are a generous portion of | | | | you'll find some survey companies pay more for your |
| companies ready to take your dollars even before | | | | specific demographic than others. Learn as much |
| you start making them. | | | | from the survey as they are learning from you... |
| First, you don't need to pay for a Survey Company | | | | meaning, don't waste your time with some of them |
| List. There are plenty available for free. Some are | | | | if you feel they are wasting yours. I only mention this |
| better than others, and many of the survey | | | | because a couple companies in particular have a |
| companies prefer to not be listed on the "purchase" | | | | history of giving lengthy qualifications, and then |
| survey list sites. So, if you pay for a list, you may be | | | | promptly exit you out (when you think your half-way |
| missing some great opportunities to earn cash | | | | through it) and tell you that you didn't qualify for the |
| Second, you have to actually register for all the | | | | survey. Generally, you will be able to pick these out |
| companies. You won't have to filter out any of the | | | | within the first few surveys of each company, and it |
| actual company junk if you don't join, but you won't | | | | happens more often to some people than others. It's |
| make much money either. The reason many people | | | | all going to depend on your individual profile. |
| never end up realizing their income potential, is they | | | | Again, in order to make the most of your Paid |
| just sign up for a few and then quit. The registration | | | | Survey experience, you absolutely must learn to |
| part is the worst you'll have to deal with. Luckily, | | | | distinguish which companies are suitable for your |
| there are web form-filler companies, like Roboform, | | | | particular demographic and which are not. Other than |
| who offer free-version downloads to help with the | | | | that, if you answer your surveys promptly and |
| registration process (that leaves almost no reason | | | | honestly, you are sure to generate more business for |
| for you not to finish your signups). Once you are all | | | | yourself in the long run. Survey companies love |
| signed up, then you move on in your filtering process. | | | | reliable, honest people-- and they pay more attention |
| The last thing to do is chew through the companies | | | | than you think. |