Getting Started with Paid Online Surveys
Frequently Asked Questions about Survey Sites for the Beginner
Feb 19, 2009
No matter what your situation, it’s likely that taking online surveys can fit into your schedule. Professionals, stay-at-home parents, retirees, and students can all make extra spending money by giving their opinions online through surveys.
Who Pays Me for Taking Surveys?
Marketing research companies need consumer opinions to improve their products, and they’re willing to pay for your feedback. Your opinions are used in aggregate with other consumers to learn what people think about different topics, products, or services.
How Do I Start Taking Surveys?
To take surveys, you’ll need to locate online marketing research companies and sign up for accounts with each of them. Signing up with the 10 best survey sites on the Internet is highly recommended. Signing up for multiple sites at once is time-consuming and not particularly exciting, but it isn’t hard work. You’re asked to fill out a basic profile and provide your email address (and usually your mailing address so rewards can be sent to you). You should never have to enter your social security number or bank account information.
Who Can Take Online Surveys?
Every site’s requirements vary, but most sites require participants to be 18 years of age or older. (Some allow minors ages 14 to 17 if they have parental consent.) Your country of citizenship may also determine your eligibility for certain sites. Males, people ages 18-24, and minorities (especially Hispanics) are most likely to receive the highest volume of surveys, but any type of person can make money with online surveys.
How Do I Know When I Can Take a Survey?
When a marketing research company has a survey for you, they will send you an email invitation. The invitation generally specifies the time required for the survey, the topic of the survey, and the reward type for finishing the survey. Some surveys only “pay” with a sweepstakes entry (whether you feel that’s worth your time is up to you) and others pay in cash or points that can be redeemed for cash.
How Do I Get Paid?
A few survey sites send out a check automatically when you qualify for and complete a survey. But most credit points or dollars to your member account, and once you’ve accumulated a specified amount you can request payment in the form of merchandise, gift cards, PayPal transfers, or a mailed check. Every company has their own policies regarding payment, so make sure to read up on it so you know what to expect.
Making money online with Internet surveys before sounds appealing, but getting started can be a little overwhelming. Now that you know the basics of how survey sites work, you are ready to begin finding appropriate sites and get started.
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