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Who does
not like some extra cash in hand? What about when that
‘extra cash’ comes relatively easy, with the least of
exertion? What about when that extra cash comes to you
right in your home, without having you to move to any
other place?
You
guessed right! I am talking about home business. There
are a great number of home businesses with the advent of
the Internet. Many people are drawing a decent income
from such endeavors. Each one of us is tempted to try
out some of these offers, because they sound so easy and
within our reach, that we feel we would miss out on a
great opportunity if do not try it out. The temptation
is even harder to fight when we are in dire need for
cash.
I got
hooked on the idea, when I had lost my job two years
ago. I had more than 16 years’ seniority and never
expected to get the axe. My heart was broken; but what
hurt the most was that I had, all-of-a-sudden, to cut
and curtail on each every expense. I was faced with an
acute emotional and financial poverty.
It was at
this time that, one day while idling over my computer, I
clicked on a link – which I think mentioned cash from
home – and I was hooked. At first I was overwhelmed at
the variety and diversity of the Internet income
opportunity. I found a multitude of offers ranging from
data typing, to freelancing; from web designing to copy
writing … to the one of the most lucrative options, paid
surveys.
Taking
paid surveys is an extremely convenient and easy way to
earn cash online. I can see the interest growing in your
eyes. What are online paid surveys, you will ask?
That is
exactly what I was asking two years ago when I
rediscovered the meaning of earning at my convenience!
Let me start at the most important part. Money! How much
can you make with online paid surveys? Will you believe
when I tell you that you can make anything between $1
and $150 per survey?
They say
that the difference between real and fiction is that
fiction needs to make sense!! This is really applicable
to making money with online surveys. It does not really
make sense, but it is there life-size and true! But do
not take my word for it. You go out there and just type
‘online paid surveys’ in the browser line and see what
comes out of it. Try a few and just get the feel of it
and see how easy is to fill in a survey.
The
online surveys are just simple questionnaires which
require certain information or opinions from you. These
feedback are analyzed by the companies who send you the
surveys and the information thus obtained go to form the
future product strategy of that company, be it
marketing, production, content, correction, etc.
The next
logical question you would ask is why the companies
would pay people to do surveys. Companies need access to
information regarding the reaction of the public on the
products they promote. In order to get this information
they do extensive market research studies which are
expensive and sometimes not reliable – when the data can
be manufactured. Paid online surveys give these
companies direct access to the public. The payment is
calculated based on the importance of the product and
the difficulty the company has to gain serious insights
on it. Hence, online surveys are a healthy business
proposition for the companies.
You
could, as I could, build a good reliable source of
income with online surveys. There are a few tips that
you should keeping mind however, so you do not run into
headaches.
Seek
those companies that have a good feedback on the
Internet; in order to find what others think of it, run
a search on the name of the company asking for review or
comments. Invariably, the net will throw up sufficient
feedback for you to get a good idea about the company;
Remember
– this type of work is just like any other work, even if
it requires less mental and physical effort. Completing
online surveys require patience and persistence if you
want to earn a significant amount;
Another
trick is to get your name enlisted in as many companies
as possible. Logically speaking, even if you have only
$5 surveys – which usually take anything between 20-25
minutes max (this also depends upon the speed of your
browser) – and you have 4-5 per day, you could earn a
very tidy sum;
I advice
NOT to enlist in the survey databases who ask you a fee
for membership. You can find the same market research
companies for free. Why pay for the free information?
Free Paid Surveys, Get Paid To
Take Surveys, Take Online Surveys for CASH!
More than likely you have
seen ads like these all over the internet. And like most
people you are probably wondering if they are true. Can
you really get paid to take surveys online? Or is paid
surveys just another scam? Surprisingly, the answer is
yes. You can actually get paid to take surveys online.
There are many companies that will pay you to
participate in online surveys, focus groups, and even
product tests. These are market research companies that
are paid by large companies to find out what the public
feels about their products. They want to know if their
advertising campaigns are working and how everyday
people feel about their products. Large corporations
spend billions of dollars a year on advertising. So to
pay you a few dollars to find out if their advertising
is working is not that big of a deal. So they hire these
market research companies. And the market research
companies send out surveys to everyday people to find
out what the public is thinking.
There are also several misconceptions about taking paid
surveys online. Many advertisements will tell you that
you can make up to $250 an hour taking paid surveys.
Although it is possible to be compensated $250 for
participating in an important study or focus group, the
average paid survey will pay you between $2 and $20.
There are also a few different kinds of paid survey
sites. There are paid survey directories, or databases,
and there are the actual paid survey companies. A paid
survey, or market research company, is the actual
company that will send you the paid surveys. And also
the one that will compensate you for your participation.
An example of a paid survey company is NFO My Survey.
NFO has been around for over 20 years and is one of the
major paid survey companies on the internet. When
joining a paid survey site like NFO you are notified by
email when your participation in a paid survey is
needed. You can then choose to take the paid survey or
simply ignore it. You are told how much you will be paid
for taking each survey and how long the paid survey
should take to complete. Companies like NFO My Survey
are always free to join. A legitimate paid survey
company will never ask you to pay a fee to join.
Another type of site is a paid survey directory, or
database. Paid survey databases provide directories of
paid survey companies. These are the sites you go to to
find companies that will pay you to participate in
online surveys. There are several databases you can
join. But most online paid survey databases are not
free. A site like Survey Scout charges about $35 for
their directory of 490 paid survey companies. Others
charge anywhere from $20 to $60 to access their paid
surveys directory. Many people are fooled into thinking
that when they join these membership sites they will
automatically start receiving paid surveys. A membership
site like Survey Scout does not actually send paid
surveys. they are only a directory of companies that you
join that send paid surveys online.
Before you spend $35 dollars for a paid survey database
do some looking around. A good paid survey directory
will have everything you would find in a paid membership
site and is absolutely free. There is no need to pay to
find paid surveys. In fact, why would you want to pay
for free information? Paid membership sites are simply
taking advantage of the fact that most people don't know
where to look for this type of information. And once
they pay and then find out that they paid for a
directory, most people feel like they have been scammed.
My advice would be to bypass a paid directory. And use a
free paid survey directory.
If you are looking for a full-time income online, paid
surveys may not be the thing for you. Although you can
make some good money taking paid surveys online, more
than likely it will not be enough to make you rich. On
the other hand, if you want to make some extra money
without much effort then paid surveys is the way to go.
The key to getting paid to take surveys online is
joining as many of these paid survey companies as
possible. Most paid survey sites will only send a few
paid surveys a month.
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