I have received lots of questions about “Paid Online Surveys”… are they a “scam”?
The short answer is “no” but I’ll qualify that in a moment.
In just the last year, I’ve made $80 from SurveySavvy.com – no fortune by any means. But given the time I’ve put into it, I can’t complain. It’s time I’d have otherwise wasted.
Most people start out by paying a fee to join a survey membership site.
The fees average around $27 to $35 and most people earn their money back quickly enough.
The “scam question” arises because promoters of these sites highlight the focus groups that do pay great chunks of change ($70 isn’t uncommon) for a few hours work.
But just because you COULD make $35 per hour on the above focus group, don’t think you’ll be able to do that 40 hours per week or even once per week.
And your results will vary based on whether you fit the “profile” the advertiser is targeting. Women tend to have more opportunities than men in my opinion.
If your choice is between doing surveys or something with a more consistent income potential, choose the latter.
If your choice be between making $5 by doing a survey or wasting time watching TV, do the survey!
If you want extra fun money weekly and aren’t talking about “survival money” this may be right up your alley.
FullPaid Surveys on January 14th, 2007 at 11:13 pm
Hi Chuck,
Came accross your blog while searching for paid surveys info. It’s so true what you say about some companies just highlighting the “juicy bits”
One has to be carefull when making choices in this field as they’re a few black shhep around.
I’ve always found a good rule of thumb to start out with is searching the clickbank Karktetplace for top sellers and make sure theyve been around for some time, so I can check for feedback on forums and in Google.
Otherewise, paid surveys are a cool way of maing some extra cash, been doing it a while myself and like you I can’t complain for the little time I do put into it.
Have a good one mate!
andy brown on July 6th, 2007 at 10:47 am
Need more convincing evidence that I can make money doing surveys
andy brown on July 6th, 2007 at 10:48 am
Need someone to give more evidence that you can make money
Chuck on July 6th, 2007 at 11:09 am
Andy, you just need to test a free site and see if your demographic is popular with survey companies.
That’s the only evidence you should consider. It’d say it’s pocket change for you but may be worth it.
try this
Simon on July 9th, 2007 at 8:47 am
I applied to several free survey sites thinking I could supplement my home business. I only received a few surveys, and they wanted to pay with points.
Simon
http://www.homejobsite.com
Chuck on July 9th, 2007 at 8:52 am
I really don’t know what sites you got that didn’t pay cash. I just got a < ahref="http://work-at-home.business-opportunities.biz/2006/08/29/the-only-free-online-survey-company-i-currently-work-with/">$159 check from these people!
Chuck on July 9th, 2007 at 8:54 am
Let me try to correct the html
I really don’t know what sites you got that didn’t pay cash. I just got a < ahref="http://work-at-home.business-opportunities.biz/2006/08/29/the-only-free-online-survey-company-i-currently-work-with/">$159 check from these people!
Chuck on July 9th, 2007 at 9:03 am
O well, click “Try This” in the comment above. That’s where I got the latest survey check from.
You’ll make faster money with Associated Content though.