One of the most asked questions on the internet is "Can I really make extra money answering surveys?" Scams, spam and overly enthused marketers have overdone the concept of making money filling out surveys, but there are still legitimate, paying surveys out there and you can make extra money doing them.
Can you make $25 to $80 for an hour's work, the way it's been claimed? Yes, you can. BUT you can't make it very often. Just how often depends on a lot of factors, like your age, whether you're married, how you shop, if you have certain health problems, where you live and so on.
Taking surveys will not provide an income you can live on, but done with diligence and treated like a job, it can earn you good pocket money.
First of all, never, never, never pay any amount of money for the privilege of taking a survey or joining a "survey company." They tell you they have this list of survey companies and hint that you can't get the list without paying them. That's not true.
Second, do your homework. Go to any good search engine and type in "paying surveys," and see how many are listed. That's their list. Granted, they might have checked to see if the offerings are legitimate - but then again, they might not have. You can do it on your own, for free.
Third, read the list of results and go to every page that looks promising. Read the FAQ, the terms and the hype. If the site makes wild claims about how much you can make, get out of there. Most survey companies pay only a little - usually less than five dollars a survey and some of them pay only pennies. Good companies pay, some in cash, some in points you can redeem for cash or "rewards" or "prizes." Find out which ones do and decide whether their payment level is acceptable to you.
Fourth, You'll take a lot of qualifiying surveys that don't pay anything but only take a few minutes to complete. Be as honest as you possibly can on these short surveys and take them all, because you'll be matched up with the real paying surveys according to how you respond to these.
Fifth, since you can't know in advance what a prequalifying survey is looking for, it's hard to tip the scales in your favor. Because each survey is looking for a certain type of consumer or patient or client, you may or may not qualify. Don't despair; you will sooner or later. Treat it like a job and when one is completed, go on to the next one.
Sixth, spend a few hours digging up and joining as many survey sites as you can stomach. Most of them will send surveys at the most, once a week. Many of them will only send one a month and some even less than that, so if you want a steady flow of them, sign up for many. The more you join, the more surveys you'll receive. Don't worry about being overwhelmed, although it may feel like it at first. Just go through as many invitations as you can when receive them and ignore the ones you don't have time for. You're not obligated to take every one, but a survey site may close your account if you never take their surveys at all.
Seventh, quantity - how many survey sites you sign up for - will make a big difference in how much you actually make, but quality counts, too. Keep a list of every one you've signed up for, along with every survey you qualify for and complete. Keep track of how much each one owes you and how long it takes to get paid. Over time you can cull this list and only keep the ones you get a good return on. Good record keeping is the only thing that will allow you to see where you may be wasting time and where you can make better use of it.
That's it'; treat survey taking like a second job, get in there and do it. Keep records, adjust your list and you're in the money.
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