The Truth About Paid Surveys

SEEN it on TV! How to Earn Money by Taking Surveys – the TRUTH About Free Paid Survey Sites and How to Earn Money by Taking Them.
The true story behind survey taking and if survey panels are legitimate to join or not. Did you know that about 89.9% of survey panels are scams just to get your information to sell to 3rd parties? Join only the LEGITIMATE ones that pay, and that don’t deceive their survey takers.

To earn some extra cold hard cash when you have spare time, you can be taking surveys. Nowadays people are raving of the money they have earned from simply taking a few surveys. Sounds easy right? It is, but only if you pick the right panels to take your surveys from. I will take off the stress of you having to look for such great sites and also show you how easy it is to earn from legitimate websites that actually pay for you taking surveys, and to finally end the confusion of survey taking once and for all.

Let Me Tell You Straight Up Now

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Skeptical of whether or not taking surveys will earn you money? Well, the truth is that taking surveys CAN BE BENEFICIAL. Some people claim that paying survey sites are not worth the time to click a few buttons, however they are wrong and need to do some more research before protesting that it is not worth while. Paid survey numbers are unpredictable and because of that, it will never be able to be a replacement for your home income. But, if you do receive a survey, you won’t be disappointed with your earnings with the time you spent taking it. Survey taking is just a side activity that you should not rely on for consistent income. It is just a fun side activity that you can be doing to earn a couple of bucks here and there. The only problem with paid surveys is that they are numbered and can be limited. You may receive ten surveys one month and have may have only two in the next. It is just something you can be doing to earn some reasonable extra cash if you do get a survey.

SEEN IT ON ABC NEWS!
If it was on TV, it must be good! Right? Check it out!

http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/Story?id=1937788&page=1

*Parents must sign up under their names and give parental consent whenever a paid survey is directed to a child. There must be some adult supervision to receive transactions.

The Flaws:

1. There is usually a one to two minute screening process before taking the actual survey to see if you “qualify” for the survey.
2. Most likely there is a minimum payout requirement before you can receive your earnings.
3. For most survey sites, It takes around 2-4 weeks for a newly launched survey to finish and confirm your payment when the study has finished, so when you meet your minimum requirement and want to cash it out it can take 2-4 weeks before you receive your payment.
4. Usually survey sites are not recommended for people over sixty because most survey sites conduct studies that are of the age groups from 6 and above. It is rare for an online study to be targeted on people who are over the age of sixty.
5. It is unpredictable and inconsistent whether or not you will receive a survey, it all depends on your profile.

The Benefits:

1. You will receive payment for your survey taking no matter how long the transaction will be.
2. Usually the minimum payment is around $5-$25.
3. Most likely have many payment methods such as Paypal, cashiers checks, and more.
4. You may receive coupons or products that have not been released, emailed to you for your input. You may also see videos and upcoming shows that has not been released as well.
5. Most survey sites also offer sweepstakes offers, so if you take a survey you may be an contestant to win a large pot of money.
6. Doesn’t consume much time.

Why do They Pay Us? How do They Make Money?

Well, its a win/win situation, they earn their money from advertisers and from people who conduct survey research with their website audience. We are that audience, and to keep us acquired to continue to take surveys, survey panels will pay us to simply stay to take surveys.

How to Spot a Legitimate Safe Survey Site

Look at their privacy policy and make sure you read every word precisely and make sure that they won’t release your information to 3rd party programs. This is one method to determine if it’s a legitimate panel. Also, be sure to do some research over the Internet beforehand as well just to be safe. One of the biggest rules of paid surveys is that you should have to never pay to take surveys. Most sites who require pay to join are usually scams. Does that sound logical to you? Paying to take a survey that you want to be earning money from?

How to Increase Your Chances of getting Surveys

Techniques such as joining multiple survey sites will increase your chances of getting surveys. In other words, increases your chances of earning more money from surveys.
Updating your profile and adding your birthday, personal interests, and simple things like your occupation, will help increase your chances of receiving more surveys tremendously.

Once again, it ALL depends on your profile. Your profile determines the frequent flow of surveys that gets sent into your email.

The Survey Site I Recommend the Most! (Free)

I know there are many other free legitimate paying survey sites, however this is the one panel that worked best out of all I’ve tried that have an organized point/cash system that actually pays and where you can track down your payments and missed surveys. They are one of the top survey payers and usually have really interesting surveys that you will enjoy taking. The one site I have been raving about is…

Synovate

Ipsos I-Say Survey Panel

Global Test Market

View our full complimentary list here.

*We recommend using a new e-mail when signing up. Don’t use your personal or financial e-mails that have important business queries.

You may have seen me post an advertisement about this panel around the website and it’s because of they’re honesty and everything they claim is actually what you get. Easy to cash out. Surveys that varies from $1-$10, helpful customer service, and even better yet, they have a organized tracking system! I don’t know what a survey taker or anybody could want more from a survey panel. Opinion Outpost has it all. Sign up now while they are still accepting members!

Here is a clip about Opinion Outpost.

My second recommendation is Surveysavvy. They hold the title as one of the highest paying survey panels, except that they give out very few surveys. Survey Savvy was also recommended by an issue of Seventeen magazine. If you ever get a survey from them it is a must because their survey payouts ranges from $4-$35.
For more survey sites, I really recommend this site, Online-Paid-Surveys. They have been a leader of spotting new legitimate panels that take in people like you and me. They even have PROOF of the payments they received from taking surveys, so you can relax about receiving your money. They have tons of user reviews that you can read from that will talk about the flaws and benefits of each individual legitimate survey panel and which are worthwhile.

How Many Surveys Will I Get Everyday With These Websites?

These are examples of survey sites that I currently use and I get around approximately three to five surveys everyday and as for the question “Is it possible to earn 6$ from one survey?” Your answer is yes. All you must do is fill in your profile and follow the steps carefully and you have a fighting chance to earn extra money for something luxurious for you or your partner. It all depends on what is your profession, age group, ethnicity and such.

Expectation/Bottom Line

Don’t expect too much from taking surveys. If you follow all the safety measurements and register for a survey site that is well known, your in good hands. You will earn easy money in a simple matter of ten to thirty minutes, however it is the inconsistency of the surveys that is the problem. So if you happen to receive a survey, don’t miss it! Expect a pay of around fifty to sixty dollars max from one legitimate survey site every month only if you do the surveys that is. If this hasn’t convinced you that some surveys are safe like Opinion Outpost, then I have failed as a blog writer.

    This article was written by Albert        

Albert Fang is an Internet Marketer, a Blogger, and is someone who likes to undercover new ways to utilize the web for means of generating consistent income.

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  • Barnabas Nagy

    Hi I’ve just read your article and I like it – but I face the same thing again and again. I’m from Hungary and that’s a problem for marketing companies. I tried to find international survey sites for more than a month or 2 without success. Please email me if you have an idea.. I feel quite bad, America is everywhere preferred.

  • Albert

    Hi, I would like to start out with a thank you for your honest opinion. Yeah, I agree, that the United States have much more survey opportunities, however be aware that most survey sites are scams and the only sites I truly recommend is on Online-Paid-Surveys. They categorized only legitimate surveys in regions. I believe there is still hope for you to earn from paid surveys, just click on the international box and it will take you to legitimate, international survey panels.

  • Barnabas Nagy

    I knew the site from before and I checked the international box, signed up, filled up my profile and no survey. This was the result. I think US domination is perpetual.
    Barnabas Nagy

  • Albert

    I see, that’s sad to hear that panels may be only centralized around America’s opinions. I will look more into international surveys. Thank you

  • Barnabas Nagy

    Yeah, do check it out.

  • Funny

    Hey buddy i spend much time finding surveys site but never found survey paying site for india…If it gives survey in india i will join all…

  • Albert

    I believe Survey Savvy accept people from India. I have also conducted some research and found a site somewhat trust worthy that I think might be helpful for you. I haven’t tested these survey panels yet, but you can try them out. Here is a list of paid survey panels directed for people who live in India. http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/international/survey-india.htm I hope this was helpful and I wish you best of luck.

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  • http://ThisOne Bill

    Here are a few ways to see if the company is LEGIT or not.

    1) They list the company mailing address (City/State/Zipcode) NOT POST OFFICE ADDRESS on their website.
    2) Company phone number so you can contact them
    3) They are listed with the Better Business Bureau (www.bbb.org)
    4) They tell you in advance what the Survey is?
    5) When you get paid?
    6) How you will get paid? (Cash, Check, Paypal, Cashier Check)
    7) The company has a ACTUAL business address instead of just online,
    8) There is NO CHARGE to join, No Memberships, No Points
    9) Your Guanranteed your pay once your done, You don’t have to wait for it.

  • http://www.getpaidsurveysnow.com Cash for Surveys

    “89.9% of survey panels are scams”

    Now that is a scary thought, but if you do the right research and due diligence you should be able to spot the needle in the haystack!

  • Aden Winslow

    Ive been using this site for four months now and getting loads of surveys. They are a survey directory where you can signup for numerous panels. I belong to 9 different panels and I am making a nice amount of money and getting more surveys than I can handle.
    Try it out.
    http://www.paidsurveyeagle.com

  • http://surveyspaywithpaypal.info/ survey paypal

    Making money from taking surveys are very popular nowadays, only that you need to really know whether the panel is legit or not so you won’t be wasting your time on scams.

  • webmoneymagazine

    There are some good ones out there. Try this one…
    http://www.paidsurveyeagle.com

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