CHAPTER TWO
A GOOD PLACE TO START
Before you start participating in free paid surveys there are a few things you will need to do. The first thing to do is to find the best survey sites to sign up with. You are doing this to make money so you will want to sign up with the sites that pay you per survey. There are also survey sites that reward you with chances to win prizes and cash by giving you a chance at a drawing. These sites are not the ones you want.
To start with there are directories with information on survey sites that will pay you for participating in their marketing programs. You will want to have an email account specifically for your paid surveys. This will help you keep track of your surveys and you will not need to sift through other mail to find a survey.
The Starter Directory is one place to start, but you need to know that these sites will send out more invitations than others. There is also a Featured Directory that all surveys listed will be free to participate in. If you are signing up from both directories, you will need to take care that you do not sign up for a site more than once. Some sites are featured in both directories. It will help if you check out the entire site. This will help you become more familiar with the type of surveys you will be taking and why.
Tips to Get the Ball Rolling
Before you do anything you may want to download the Roboform program. This form is available at http://www.roboform.com, and they offer a free trial of the program. You will be able to enter all of your information into the program where it will be stored. When you want to sign up for a paid survey site Roboform will fill in all of your information for you.
Opening a PayPal account might be a good idea, if you don’t have one already. You can go to www.paypal.com to sign up, some of the paid survey sites use PayPal to send payment. It is a fast and easy process, and your information is safe with them.
Sign up for as many paid survey sites as you think you can handle, and are in line with your preferences and what you know about. Remember you will not get a survey from each site every day, so you will want to sign up with several sites to balance out the amount you can earn in a day. You might also want to look for a focus group in your area, as it can lead to being involved in some pretty lucrative projects.
Be sure to bookmark sites where you are required to log in. You may want to create a folder with separate files for each of your paid survey sites and keep them in a folder in your documents. This will help to keep you organized and you will have your user name and password at your fingertips. When the sites are bookmarked, you will be able to access the site easier and check to see if they have any surveys available for you to take.
Make sure that you fill out the profile section of the paid survey site. This will determine how many surveys you will be sent. The more you have on your profile, the more surveys you will be eligible for. Even if some of the subjects are remotely interesting to you, be sure to include them.
You may also sign up for the survey sites that offer a drawing for money and prizes. These sites do not pay for surveys in cash, but give you a chance to win a drawing each time you fill out a survey.
When taking the survey be sure you are honest with your answers. These companies rely on you to let them know if a product or service will be popular enough to send to market. You are taking part in launching new products.
Tips to Make Your Survey Experience Successful
1. Make your life easier and save your fingers by using Roboform to automatically filling in your information when signing up for paid surveys. This will save you time and can usually be completed with one mouse click.
2. Set up an email address that is for your paid surveys only. This way you will be able to handle your surveys much easier. When the surveys are sent along with your regular email, it is far too easy to accidentally delete the survey. You will need to fill out all of your surveys to make as much money possible.
3. You will need to make sure you keep track of your paychecks for tax purposes. You will most likely be classified as self employed when it comes to taxes. You will need to pay taxes on your income from paid surveys. Keep a record of all of your paychecks in case you will need to pay taxes. Any expenses you have associated with your paid survey business, should be tax deductible. A home office is a deductible expense, and your internet payment may also be deductible. You will need to check tax laws in your state.
4. Make sure to register with all of the paid survey networks. Each has a separate list with hundreds of companies offering paid surveys. This will assure that you will have plenty of survey opportunities.
5. Accept every online paid survey opportunity you can. This is to establish your reliability as a survey worker. Once you show you are dependable, You will get more of the higher paid surveys in your mailbox. Later on you will be able to resign from the lower paying survey sites if you wish. Right now you are trying to make as much money as possible.
How to Find the Best Paid Survey Sites
The paid survey sites that you consider to be the best, may not be the best site for someone else. This will depend a great deal on the profile you filled out for the survey site, and the type of surveys they are taking. A survey on cell phones will not be sent to you if you have not indicated you own one on your profile. Age and gender will be a factor in the surveys that are sent to you too. You wouldn’t ask a man to do a survey on a new bra concept, just as you wouldn’t send a survey about jock straps to a woman. I think you get the idea.
You will need to be honest when dealing with paid survey companies. If you are found out, you will be kicked off the site, and this will cut down on your income from paid surveys. Besides, it is better to stick with things you know a bit about, or it will be obvious when taking the surveys. You will see what I mean once you start taking surveys. Only sign up once for a paid survey site. Having more than one account will be reason for dismissal from the site.
If you follow the tip on signing up for as many survey sites as possible this will give you more opportunities because:
1. The chances will be greater that you will find the top paid survey sites that will be compatible with your profile.
2. Until it becomes apparent which paid survey sites will be most lucrative for you, you will still be making money with the other paid surveys that you have signed up for.
Depending on your profile, the paid survey companies may only send you one or two surveys a month. That is why it is important to sign up with as many paid survey sites as you can to begin with.
You should look at the directories first. This will save time because you won’t need to look them all up separately. If you do not find enough in the free directories, you may want to do a search for paid survey sites. You can also purchase a paid membership to survey directories.
Just keep signing up for different surveys and you will begin to make money. Be as diligent with filling out these surveys as you would with a JOB. Even though some of these companies don’t pay as much as others, that can change at any time.
Participating in Paid Surveys
People are doing less work and making more money working online. Some of this newfound wealth is because they are participating in paid internet surveys. You will at least make a bit of money to pay a bill, or buy Christmas presents. Although you can build up your paid survey business into something more substantial.
Internet surveys are a great way for businesses to serve their clients better than they could with other forms of information gathering. Paid surveys are a way to connect to the consumer and offer an incentive for answering a few questions truthfully. This is also a way for the customer to get back a bit of what they have spent on products and services over the years.
People from all walks of life are making money every month participating in paid online surveys. They simply open their survey emails, log onto the site, take the survey, and move on to the next. This supplements the family income and allows them the freedom to stay at home.
You can start making money with paid online surveys, here’s how.
The first step is to join paid survey sites. When you are approved by the site, you should start getting paid surveys from them within the first two weeks. It all depends on the surveys they have available that fit your profile. The number of surveys you will receive each week is dependant upon your profile.
If you are not working away from the home and want to make this a real business, then you should join as many paid survey sites as you can. This way the chances are better that some of them will have a survey for you on a regular basis. You could realize substantial earnings, if you have enough surveys in your inbox every week.
The Survey Lists
The paid internet survey directory SurveyLot.com has many sites to choose from. They are free to join, and when you sign up with them you will be asked key questions so they can match you to paid survey sites that offer surveys within your profile criteria. I joined the list and was shown 57 survey sites that I could choose from. Below is a sampling of that list and a bit about the companies.
This is a small sample of the paid survey sites you will have access to when you take advantage of the free sign up on SurveyLot.
Freepaidsurveys.net is a free, paid online survey guide that is dedicated to assuring you are provided with honest information about paid online survey sites. Complete information is provided on each site, reviews on the sites provided by visitors, news, articles and a forum for members.
A partial starter directory is listed below to give you an idea of what you will find on the site. The sites in this directory will allow you to realize how different each paid survey site can be. There is also a more in-depth directory that is arranged by country.
When you visit the Free Paid Survey site, make sure you go to the paid survey info and tips page. There is plenty of excellent information about paid online surveys, with good tips to help you get started participating in paid surveys and more. When you visit the “What’s New” page you will see the newest free paid survey sites.
1. ACOP: The American consumer Opinion Panel, is based in Dallas-Fort Worth Texas, and owned by Decision Analyst, Inc. ACOP operates worldwide and accepts members outside the US.
2. Click IQ: Become an e/visor and share your opinions on a variety of topics by filling out online surveys, reviewing new products, and previewing products yet to be introduced to the market.
3. E-Poll: On this site you will be making your opinions known by taking interactive surveys. You will earn reward points for your participation.
4. Global Test Market: Owned by Global Market Insight, Inc. They feature free paid survey opportunities every month and accept members from all over the world.
5. Greenfield Online Surveys: This site will pay you to fill out free online surveys, and is easy to join. You will be compensated in PayPal cash, Napster music, or Buy .com gift certificates.
6. Harris Poll Online: This company is one of the most respected polls in the US. Participation in the Harris Poll online will allow you to influence important government decisions, decisions for non-profit organizations, and so much more.
7. IPSOS I-say: Will allow you to give your opinion and win prizes of cash and merchandise, by filling out online market surveys.
8. ItPaysToLearn: Thousands of quizzes on many subjects, on three difficulty levels, are available for you to take for fun and benefits. There are other ways to earn cash on the website.
9. LightSpeed: This site will accept members from the US and Canada. There is also a division available to those in Australia (see the next directory).
10. National Family Opinion: Started out offering telephone and mail surveys. They now use the internet to conduct paid surveys.
11. NPDOR: Make your opinions count by participating in surveys from this company.
12. Opinion Site: Voice your opinion and win cash prizes.
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