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There are over 500 online companies offering money for people who want to work from home doing surveys and earn a full-time income. Beware of such sites that promise you riches for nothing; they’re a scam.
While there are some legitimate sites that pay a few dollars to take a ten minute survey, there are others that are not legitimate. Many of these sites simply exist to gather your personal information and sell it to telemarketing companies. A few of them are downright scams that require a “sign-up” fee in exchange for the privilege of working from home.
One of the sites I’ve run across is workfromhome4dollars.com. This site not only offers you “up to $75 an hour” for completing surveys in the privacy of your own home, it also advertises just about every “work from home” scam there is. Most of these schemes are aimed at women who are trying to make a few extra dollars while staying home with the kids.
I’ve written many articles about paid surveys and was happy to find that there are some legitimate companies out there on the internet. But I’m halfway intelligent and can usually smell a scam from a mile away (two miles on a clear day). And as soon as I clicked on workfromhome4dollars.com, the stench overwhelmed me.
P.T. Barnum said there is a sucker born every minute. Unfortunately, he was spot on in his assessment of human nature. Sadly, there are many predators out there who are only too glad to take someone’s hard-earned money with the promise of a “get rich quick” scheme.
Workfromhome4dollars is only too glad to hook you up with surveys that promise to pay $5-$75 an hour. For $34.95, the site will direct you to a survey site where you can participate in surveys. What workfromhome4dollars.com doesn’t tell you is that these sites can be accessed by any individual with internet experience without paying a dime.
In addition to offering “opportunity” for paid surveys, workfromhome4dollars.com offers other “opportunities” such as “typing from home,” “medical transcription from home,” “data entry from home” and other schemes aimed mostly at uneducated women. All of these “golden opportunities” cost the participant anywhere from $35 to $75 to enroll.
The site is merely a money making portal. Of all the sites on the internet I’ve investigated while researching this topic, this is the worst. I implore anyone who is interested in participating in paid surveys to beware of the following:
- Do not give out your credit card number, social security number or bank information to any online site.
- Beware of any site that promises “thousands of dollars a month” for working from home. I’ve done a lot of research into paid surveys; if it were that easy, no one would work outside the home.
- Do not pay “upfront” for the privilege of doing a survey. Legitimate companies will not ask for a fee.
- Paid surveys are a way to make supplemental income; not a living. You can expect to make maybe $200 a month doing this.
- Before signing up for any online survey site, do a little bit of research. The honest ones will tell you that you won’t make a lot of money and will have stringent privacy policies.
- Do not, under any circumstances, ever participate in any survey about health insurance. I made this mistake once and now get about five calls a day from people trying to sell me health insurance.
- If you are participating in a survey and are directed to another website, do not feel you have to answer any questions on that site. Many times there will be “fine print” that charges your telephone number for trying a product. In addition to this, keep close tabs on your telephone bill.
- Each time you log on to your computer, clear your cookies.
Participating in paid surveys can be a fun way to earn a few extra dollars, gift cards or discount certificates. Do not expect to “get rich” doing this. And under no circumstances ever pay for the “privilege” of doing a survey.
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An online survey company that offers participants a chance to win a cash drawing for completing quick, fun surveys and actual cash (between $4 to $50) for completing more extensive, in depth surveys that they refer to as “focus groups.” The site contends that focus group participants generally do not make less than $50.
To join American Consumer Opinion, you need to click on to www.acop.com. This will bring you to the site’s home page where you can sign up for the site. After you complete the questions, a confirmation link will be sent to your e-mail address under the name of “Ann Parks.” The site warns that many of these e-mails end up in your bulk or spam folder, so if you are interested in receiving e-mails from the site, you should add the name “Ann Parks” to your e-mail address book.
American Consumer Opinion has been around for about 10 years. It’s a legitimate site, but, unfortunately, does not offer a lot of money. There are several pros and cons to joining American Consumer Opinions:
Pros:
- The site is open to international residents. You don’t have to live in the United States to participate and there is no age limit, although since many of the surveys pertain to work and other adult-oriented activities, teenagers will find the questions boring;
- There is a steady flow of both short surveys and longer questionnaires available to participants;
- Your information is private; they will never try to sell you anything, spam your mailbox with ads or telephone you.;
- The site has been around a long time and is respected in the marketing community.
Cons:
- There is no guarantee of earning anything for completing the short surveys, only an opportunity to win cash in a monthly drawing. To date, I haven’t won anything. Only one person wins each month and the winner receives $250;
- The cash received for participating in a lengthy survey is not paid to you by the site, but by the company requesting the information. You may end up waiting four to six weeks for a $4 check;
- You don’t get to pick which surveys you want to complete, you’ll receive them by e-mail;
- There are times when the site goes “down” in the middle of your survey, which means you have to take the entire thing over again. The reason the American Consumers give for this is that the site is experiencing “too much traffic.” But it is extremely frustrating.
American Consumer Opinion is a subsidiary company for Decision Analysis Inc., a Dallas based marketing research company. The company performs research for a variety of corporations around the world, including fast food chains, railroad corporations and airlines.
One creative way to make money with this site, instead of merely participating in the surveys, is to become an affiliate of the company. This can be done by filling out a form via e-mail and asking to have a banner, or link posted to your website. The company pays 50 cents for every person who joins the site when clicking on to your ad.
If you have an independent website or blog, this is an easy way to make a few extra dollars as the amount paid to affiliates is considerable as compared to other companies that offer the same incentive. But the person has to sign up to join the site, not simply click on the ad. Once you have accumulated $5 in affiliate fees, the company will send you a check. Monies paid to affiliates are made on a monthly basis.
On a scale of one to ten, I’d have to rate this site a five. It’s not a big money maker, but is totally legitimate, private and, using the affiliate program, is a painless way to make a few extra dollars online.
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You may well ask yourself, why or how can someone get paid for surveys. Well, a lot of individuals nowadays are Shrugging off the corporate world and working from home. With the price of getting a child minder, the climbing gas prices, and the need for parents to relate with their children more often, staying at home to work has become more popular in the last ten years.
Quite a few people are taking part in internet surveys to earn some money at home. There are quite literally hundreds of online survey sites who want your judgement on a multitude of topics, and they will also pay you to fill out paid surveys. Many marketing companies are using this method of research to give them a wider scope of coverage.
Once you enlist yourself with a paid surveys site, you will get surveys sent to you in your email. It is up to you which surveys you pick out to take part in. You will be paid for each survey you fill out, following the price per survey the site offers. A lot of of the time, these surveys will take you about five to fifteen minutes of your time to fill out, and normally offer a payment of $2 upwards for each. Focus groups pay quite a bit more per survey, an can even be up to $250 depending on the extent of the survey, and wether or not you have to go and sit in on a survey meeting with other people.
So Why Do Companies Pay For Your Opinion ?
Being a a consumer, your judgement is of value to companies before they bring out a new product or service to the market. Compensating to have a consumer fill out surveys is a much more cost effective way to execute research, as the company cannot afford to usher in a new product or service that nobody will purchase.
It is well worth it for a business to compensate a consumer to fill out a survey, take part in an online focus group, or pay to check out a new movie trailer and give their opinion. These ways they will get consumer opinions, good or bad, before they put any funding into production.
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Taking Free Paid Surveys Online
by: Chris Price
Free Paid Surveys, Get Paid To Take Surveys, Take Online Surveys for CASH!
More than likely you have seen ads like these all over the internet. And like most people you are probably wondering if they are true. Can you really get paid to take surveys online? Or is paid surveys just another scam? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. You can actually get paid to take surveys online.
There are many companies that will pay you to participate in online surveys, focus groups, and even product tests. These are market research companies that are paid by large companies to find out what the public feels about their products.
They want to know if their advertising camppagns are working and how everyday people feel about their products. Large corporations spend billions of dollars a year on advertising. So to pay you a few dollars to find out if their advertising is working is not that big of a deal. So they hire these market research companies. And the market research companies send out surveys to everyday people to find out what the public is thinking.
There are also several misconceptions about taking paid surveys online. Many advertisements will tell you that you can make up to $250 an hour taking paid surveys. Although it is possible to be compensated $250 for participating in an important study or focus group, the average paid survey will pay you between $2 and $20.
There are also a few different kinds of paid survey sites. There are paid survey directories, or databases, and there are the actual paid survey companies. A paid survey, or market research company, is the actual company that will send you the paid surveys. And also the one that will compensate you for your participation. An example of a paid survey company is NFO My Survey. NFO has been around for over 20 years and is one of the major paid survey companies on the internet.
When joining a paid survey site like NFO you are notified by email when your participation in a paid survey is needed. You can then choose to take the paid survey or simply ignore it. You are told how much you will be paid for taking each survey and how long the paid survey should take to complete. Companies like NFO My Survey are always free to join. A legitimate paid survey company will never ask you to pay a fee to join.
Another type of site is a paid survey directory, or database. Paid survey databases provide directories of paid survey companies. These are the sites you go to to find companies that will pay you to participate in online surveys. There are several databases you can join. But most online paid survey databases are not free.
A site like SurveyScout charges about $35 for their directory of 490 paid survey companies. Others charge anywhere from $20 to $60 to access their paid surveys directory. Many people are fooled into thinking that when they join these membership sites they will automatically start receiving paid surveys. A membership site like SurveyScout does not actually send paid surveys. they are only a directory of companies that you join that send paid surveys online.
Before you spend $35 dollars for a paid survey database do some looking around. A good paid survey directory will have everything you would find in a paid membership site and is absolutely free. There is no need to pay to find paid surveys. In fact, why would you want to pay for free information? Paid membership sites are simply taking advantage of the fact that most people don’t know where to look for this type of information. And once they pay and then find out that they paid for a directory, most people feel like they have been scammed. My advice would be to bypass a paid directory. And use a free paid survey directory.
If you are looking for a full-time income online, paid surveys may not be the thing for you. Although you can make some good money taking paid surveys online, more than likely it will not be enough to make you rich. On the other hand, if you want to make some extra money without much effort then paid surveys is the way to go.
The key to getting paid to take surveys online is joining as many of these paid survey companies as possible. Most paid survey sites will only send a few paid surveys a month.
So the logic is, the more paid survey companies you belong to the more paid survey invitations you will receive. And the more money you will make. I’ts a good idea to start off with around 10 to 20 good paid survey companies. Each one will only take a few minutes to sign up for and is well worth it. There are around 500 paid survey companies you can join. And once you have joined the main ones you can go back and join others to receive even more paid surveys. Of 500 paid survey companies I would have to say that there are about 50 that will send you paid surveys on a regular basis. The rest may only send one a month or even less. So starting with the top paid surveys is obviously the best way to go.
You must answer a few screener questions before taking a survey to see if you fit the profile for the type of person the company is interested in. After taking a few screeners you can start to see how you should answer to make yourself qualify. for instance, most paid survey screeners will ask you if you work in a certain industry, or any type of market research or advertising business. The answer to a question like this should almost always be no. They do not want people who know the market research business taking their surveys. And you will almost always not qualify for the paid survey.
Well now that you have all the information you need it’s up to you to decide if paid surveys is for you or not. If you are interested in paid surveys I highly reccommend NFO My Survey, Global Test Market, Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, E-Poll, ECN Research, Lightspeed Research, American Consumer opinion, Test Spin,GoZing surveys, Greenfield Online, and Opinion Outpost. There several more great paid survey sites. These are just my personal favorites
Chris Price is an expert on taking paid surveys online. He has participated in hundreds of online surveys, product tests, and mystery shops. For more information go to http://www.wahmservice.com
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Paid Surveys : The Truth
by: chris price
About Paid Surveys
Get paid to take surveys! Get paid for your opinion! Earn
up to $250 an hour taking surveys from your home computer!
Advertisements like these are popping up all over the place.
Classifieds, forums, newspapers, magazines, everywhere. But
the thing everyone wants to know is, "Is this real?".
The truth is… yes and no. Yes, you can actually make
money taking surveys online. No, you are not going to make
$4,500 a month doing it.
But, you can actually make some extra money every month.
$100 to $300 a month from paid surveys is not very hard to
reach. The problem is there are so many websites posing as
"paid survey" companies that it’s hard to find legitimate
resources.
In the following paragraphs I will give you step by step
instructions on how to get paid taking surveys online. In 3
simple steps you can easily be on your way to getting paid
for your opinion.
STEP 1: Finding a legitimate source for paid surveys
Finding a legitimate source of information is probably the
hardest part. There are several companies that pose as paid
surveys or market research companies that will only try to
sell you something or sell your email address to third parties.
There are also several paid survey directories that you can
join. These directories charge you up to $50 for information
that is available all over the internet for free. Never pay
for a paid surveys directory. Use the search engines to find
free directories. Or try a free directory like the one at
www.wahmservice.com
STEP 2: What Paid Survey Companies To Join
There are over 600 paid survey companies you can join.
Choosing the right ones are key to getting paid for taking
surveys. Some companies will send you one every few months
while others may send you invitations everyday. There are
about 20 paid survey sites you should join when first
starting. These companies send surveys regularly and by
joining them you can almost be sure to get at least 1 paid
survey a day. After signing up for these companies you can
come back later and sign up with other companies that send
less. But just with these 20 a hundred to a few hundred dollars
a month is not impossible. These companies are:
NFO My Survey, goZing Surveys, Global Test Market, Test Spin,
Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, American Consumer Opinion, E-Poll,
Poll Cast, ECN Research, Synovate Surveys, NPD Online Research,
Pinecone Research, Harris Poll, Lightspeed Research, Ipsos
Surveys, Opinion Outpost, Greenfield Online, Nielson/NetRatings,
Consumer Link…….
STEP 3: Check Your Email, Confirm Your Memberships
Some companies will send you emails asking you to confirm
your membership. Make sure you do this. Now all you have to
do is wait for paid survey invitations daily. Sometimes more.
None of the companies listed here will spam you or try to
get you to buy anything. They are all legitimate paid
survey companies. You will find that once you have taken a
few surveys you will start receiving more invitations.Once you
get the hang of it you can go back and find other companies
to join to increase your income.
About the author:
Chris Price is an expert on market research studies. He has participated in several paid surveys, focus groups, product tests, and mystery shops. Mr. Price is the owner of www.wahmservice.com, a directory of over 500 paid survey companies with reviews of each one.
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Paid Online Surveys – The Benefits of Getting Paid for Your Consumer Opinion
Paid surveys are as good as your own experience as a survey taker can tell. That’s a proven truth for just about anything else, both offline and online. Paid surveys have become a really popular online program that many advocate or denounce. The truth about paid surveys, however, is as simple as that – you can never know for sure how much they are worth it, before you’ve tried them yourself.
Taking paid surveys is painless and rewarding. At least to those, who have been persistent enough to complete their surveys responsibly, timely, and truthfully. Many people have made good earnings with the paid survey programs, thus expanding their budgets and making a rational investment of their free time in earning money for their opinions. Online surveys are a rare job, you might think, because it’s rarely the case that anyone will actually pay you for your consumer opinion about goods such as detergents, TV sets, cat food, or insurance plans. Here comes the logical question:
Why do companies pay for consumer opinion?
Companies rely for their business survival on market research. Market research is largely based on collecting consumer opinions, which help manufacturers improve the features and functionalities of their existing products. Paid surveys are one of these market research tools that have gained tremendous momentum, as they have proven a way to quickly collect impacting feedback about products and services. Many marketing companies have developed online survey programs through which customers are rewarded for contributing their feedback on specific products, or for sharing their expectations and ideas for improvement. Surveys exist in various forms – telephone surveys, door-to-door surveys, and online surveys. Companies are willing to pay survey takers to input their consumer feedback, because when competitiveness is at stake, consumer opinion can make the difference between failure and success.
Why would I want to get paid for my consumer opinion?
Paid surveys are a way to earn in your free time, with minimum effort, and no qualification required. Internet users could have unlimited access to as many online survey programs as they wish, and take surveys for cash during their casual browsing. Survey companies distribute billions of dollars to survey takers each year. Everyone has the chance to qualify for the cash, discounts and rewards of survey companies, as it takes nothing more than a few minutes per day to complete a survey. Nevertheless, experienced survey takers invest in persistently doing surveys for the companies they already work with, and combining paid surveys with other online programs, mystery shopping and more. Paid surveys, alone, fit the routine of the flexible, independent and ambitious personalities who can work either full time or part time, and yet earn additional cash in their free time.
Paid Surveys – The True Benefits
Of course, the cash and rewards that survey companies give out are attractive and exciting. Paid survey companies have invented numerous ways to incentivize consumer feedback, and to reward their loyal survey takers with more, highly-paid surveys. Besides the free stuff and the cash that survey takers get, they also benefit from learning about and trying out new products and services. Many online polls offer survey takers the chance to acquire fresh stuff and merchandise prior to its market launch. Not only do survey takers get rare and valuable products, but they also gain competency on many product issues. Such product competency is essential in every purchasing decision that a person takes, because survey questions also suggests the important aspects that should be considered when shopping or buying. Taking paid surveys is more than just getting amazing rewards and cash bonuses, but makes you a more conscious buyer, and a contributor to developing better products in the future.
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