The Truth About Paid Online Surveys (Avoiding Potential
Pitfalls)
Submitted by: John Lee
WorldWideReviews
http://moneyemployment.worldwidereviews.com/PaidSurveys.htm
Recent popularity.
7 million companies now actively seek out the opinions of
moms, students, retirees and others. In the last year
thousands of people have discovered that they can earn money
simply by filling out paid online surveys or participating in
paid focus groups while sitting at their computer.
A stay at home mom may fill out a couple of surveys while
the kids are napping or later in the evening when the kids go to
bed, or a student may complete a survey in-between
classes or use surveys as a part-time job in the summer.
If you have a computer with Internet access then you are
eligible to participate.
Why will companies pay for your opinion?
Why? Because getting your opinions allows companies to get in
touch with consumers and their views and habits BEFORE launching
new products and services. With research and development costs
at all-time highs and profit margins at all-time lows, a company
simply cannot risk bringing a product to market that nobody
wants. Think "New Coke" or today's automotive industry.
It's worth it to these large corporations to pay someone
$75 to fill out a 1 to 2 page online survey, or to pay
someone $150 an hour to participate in an online focus
group, or to pay someone $25 per hour to preview the
trailer for a new movie.
How they work.
Companies you register with will send paid survey opportunities
to your email inbox. You have the option to accept or decline
these individual surveys. For each survey you complete, you will
be paid a preset amount. Most of these paid surveys take
approximately 5 to 15 minutes to complete and normally pay $10 -
$75 per survey. Online focus groups pay substantially more .. up
to $250 per hour.
It quickly becomes clear that if someone is willing to devote
several hours per day to these surveys that it's entirely
possible to earn several hundred dollars per day.
Let's say you complete 20 online surveys per day .. all at the
low-end pay of $10-$15 per survey. At 5 to 15 minutes per survey
you would be earning $200 - $300 per day for 1.5 to
several hours of at-home work. At just $35 per survey the
earnings go to $700 per day. And at $75 per survey the
earnings skyrocket to $1500 per day.
Fraudulent websites & potential pitfalls.
Unfortunately, as with any innovative idea come the scammers.
Hundreds of "paid surveys" websites have popped up, claiming to
offer direct access to networks where people can find these
online surveys. Most charge $85-$125 dollars to register and
make outrageous claims of $200 per survey. But once a customer
pays the membership fee they find:
1. Outdated resources and directories 2. Non-Working links and
pages
3. Non-Intuitive navigation 4. Zero help or customer service 5.
No refunds if you are unsatisfied
Most of these SCAM sites won't even respond to refund requests.
Eventually they get shut down due to too many customer
complaints, or the State Attorney General forces them out of
business. But the customer has already lost their money, and the
SCAMMERS just open another paid survey site under a different
name in a different state. It's definitely "buyer beware".
Yes, you can get paid for your opinion.
If you can stay away from the SCAM websites, it is possible to
earn money ... even hundreds of dollars per day ... by filling
out online paid surveys and participating in paid focus groups.
Before joining a paid survey network, you should be sure that it
satisfies the following minimum requirements:
* In business for at least 1 year.
* Well organized, easy to navigate directories.
* Directories updated at least weekly.
* Helpful resources available for newcomers. * No "waiting
period". Eligible immediately.
* Customer service available via phone or email, with response
time less than 24hrs. * 100% guaranteed.
Paid Surveys and Paid Focus Groups at your fingertips.
Fortunately you no longer need to register with each of the 7
million companies to participate in their paid online surveys.
2004 saw entire networks spring up solely to administer these
paid surveys. All you need do is register your name with one of
these organizations to participate in the surveys in their
network.
Many experienced people find it advantageous to register their
name with more than one administering organization. This allows
the person to enjoy a wider selection of surveys and focus
groups .. as well as collect the multiple bonuses that are
regularly offered.
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