December 3rd, 2009 — Extra Cash
MAKE MONEY FOR THE HOLIDAYS DOING SURVEYS FOR CASH
This time of year, everyone feels that extra strain on their pocketbooks. Social pressures to buy our kids the latest high tech (and expensive gadgets), wanting to buy our partners something special and memorable, taking the family on a little trip. There just never seems to been enough cash to do so.
One thing you can do, however, is start taking online surveys for cash.
Before I go any further, you need to understand that this is not a get rich quick scheme nor will get rich at all for filling out surveys for cash. People who do surveys for cash do it to make some extra pocket change.
Getting paid cash for taking surveys online can bring in an average of several hundred dollars a month – enough for you to get that iPhone, an Xbox, or take your significant other to that really great Italian place down the street and order that Chianti Reserva.
Here are some tips to help you get started earning cash for taking surveys online:
CREATE A NEW EMAIL ACCOUNT
The first thing you need to do is create a new email account. This is for several reasons: 1) I won’t lie to you. You’re going to get a lot of spam. It’s the nature of the game; 2) Prompt replies to survey requests will result in you getting more surveys to take, hence, more moolah. You don’t want a survey email getting lost in your current, personal email account. Google and Yahoo! (amongst others) both offer free email accounts.
RESPOND QUICKLY TO SURVEY REQUESTS
As I just mentioned, survey companies will email you a survey request – a survey which you may quality for – and the faster you respond, the more serious and committed you will appear, thus, the more surveys you will get in your inbox.
SIGN UP FOR LOTS OF SURVEY SITES
Don’t just sign up for one site. The trick to making money doing surveys for cash is by having multiple accounts.
ALL LEGITIMATE SURVEY COMPANIES ARE FREE
Buyer we ware, there are many scams out there in regards to survey taking. You should NEVER have to pay a fee of any kind when taking surveys – no membership fees, no processing fee, nada.
CHECK YOUR EMAIL OFTEN
Be sure to check your email often (several times a day) for new surveys. Besides the promptness factor which I’ve already discussed, surveys have a limit of how many people can take them. The high-paying surveys always fill up very quickly.
LIST OF THE BEST SURVEY COMPANIES
There are lots of survey companies out there. Here is a list of the best ones:
GOOD LUCK!
November 18th, 2009 — Paid Surveys
Earning Cash for Surveys
It can be quite a drag to stay at home, sit in front of your computer, and do nothing that sometimes you wish you could do something more productive. Sometimes, you can get the chance to help other people and answer the questions they ask. At other times, you might even find yourself enjoying surveys when you normally would not want to participate in them. Surveys can be fun indeed, and they can pretty much make the time you spend in front of your computer less dreary. In fact, you can even have the chance to earn while answering surveys. Yes, you can definitely find cash for surveys and doing so is practically easy.
All you need to do is to find a website that offers free surveys for cash. You will simply login to these websites and start answering survey questions. There are lots of companies who are willing to pay you cash for online surveys. Why? Because these companies are interested in learning more about what you think about things and how you think about the questions they ask. In this manner, they can have consumer inputs for the products or services that they are trying develop.
These companies are the very reasons why cash for survey websites exist. These websites give you the opportunity to earn cash for surveys. By simply answering survey questions, you can get yourself paid. And the good thing about this is that most of these services are free of charge. Free survey for cash websites are all over the internet and it is not that difficult to find them. However, you must exercise caution when signing up to these websites because paid cash for survey online scams do exist.
How can you steer clear of scams? You simply need to remember one important principle: it is never wise to pay a certain amount of money to fill out surveys for cash. Just come to think of it, why should you pay to get paid? So better watch out for those websites that ask you for a certain amount of dollars so you can answer their survey by which you will get paid. More often than not, these websites are only there to take your money away.
However, there are indeed directories for paid cash for surveys that will ask you for a membership fee to use their service. But you should take note that what they are charging you is a membership fee so you can continuously have access to fresh links to paid surveys online. Answering a survey should not ask you for any fee. With these tips in mind, you can now start earning as you do surveys for cash.
April 8th, 2009 — Paid Surveys
by EJ Marley
Getting paid to do online surveys is becoming increasingly popular. In trying economic times, people are looking for ways to make extra money. Doing online surveys for cash is a legitimate way, but there are a couple of things to watch out for.
You will be offered paid surveys based on your demographics. You will first register with a number of survey companies. You will then be provided with paid surveys based on your race, age, sex, income and where you live.
Those who complete the surveys are rewarded with cash, or are entered into a sweepstakes drawing by the survey company. The winners of the drawing will receive, cash and/or merchandise as compensation.
There are a LOT (literally thousands) of people getting paid to do online surveys. This is because there are millions of surveys to be taken on the Internet. Many pay just a few dollars, but it will add up over the days and weeks. You do want to invest your time wisely, and fill out only the highest paying surveys. Also, work with reputable survey companies only.
You should be aware of this – Frequently while you are filling out a survey, you will be asked to fill out another one. This is based on an answer to a previous question. This can happen several times during one survey.
Obviously this is extra money. But it can be time intensive. You might have budgeted 15 minutes to do a survey. Yet an hour has gone by before you have finished. Just be sure you have enough time whenever you begin a survey.
If you plan to make money by getting paid to do online surveys, try to deal with reputable companies. There are a lot of very good companies online, but there are fraudulent ones too. The rule of thumb is; Never give out your credit card number, and never pay for anything.
The survey companies are to be compensating YOU for providing a valuable service. They have no right to request money from you. If they ask you for money, they will NOT be paying you for the survey.
From time to time you will try to collect your money. You will then discover the survey company no longer exists. Whenever you are in doubt, you can check them out with the Better Business Bureau.
Joining a survey membership site is the simplest and safest way to start getting paid to do online surveys. You will have to pay a one time fee (about $40). You will then have unlimited access to their database of legitimate and high paying survey companies.
The survey companies found in their database are honest and pay well. Your membership also provides you access to their members only forum. That’s where you can discuss and learn about survey companies other members have dealt with while getting paid to do online surveys.