Information On Paid Online Surveys - 6 Answers You Must Know

By: Adam Bradley

Information On Paid online Surveys - Who Offers Them?

Market research companies as they need the information of consumers to know the best way to make there clients products or services sell. They need to know what effects things like packaging, extra content, free content, pricing etc has on the consumers decisions to buy or not to buy. The industry currently spends about $8 billion a year in the US alone on market research.

Information on paid online surveys - How can I take part?

Simply by registering with companies that offer online surveys. You will complete a personal profile usually containing the usual questions such as age, gender, etc. These will determine later which surveys are best suited for you to participate in.

Information on paid online surveys - Where can I find these companies?

There are several ways but the easiest and best way is to just find a good directory or list of companies that offer online surveys. Not all the list you encounter will be worth your time and effort so it is worth doing a little checking first or getting some advice. The bigger the list the better chance you have of been offered money making surveys.

Information on paid online surveys - What should I look out for to avoid scams?

Sadly scams are getting more and more like the genuine list nowadays so it is very difficult unless you research or find someone you has used the sites and given there opinions on them. Even some of the legitimate list need to be watched though as they may sell on your personal details to other parties and/or list companies that only send junk mail. Some companies will also require you to buy something from them before they release the funds they owe you. Also note that many of the free directories will take a commission off of your surveys so a $10 through a paid access link may only get you $4 when using the same company on a free list. You should always look for a money back guarantee if using a paid membership directory.

Information on paid online surveys - Can anyone take part in surveys?

There may be an age limit of 18 for the majority companies and some may only accept members of a certain nationality but the majority except people from any country as this won't effect all the surveys they offer. Each individual survey will only be offered to those whose profile matches what the company are looking for. This could be dependent on country, sex, age etc but the next survey the company offer could be for en entirely different profile all together.

Information on paid online surveys - What do I need to install on my PC?

Nothing, all you need is a browser and an email address. For the email address I'd recommend getting a free account from Google or yahoo that way all your surveys will be kept separate from the rest of your emails and will be easy to keep checking. Although you don't need any software or tools I would recommend getting an auto form filler as this will make the signing up process a lot quicker which should mean you are receiving surveys quicker.

Hopefully you now have enough information on paid online surveys to decide whether it is something you would like to make money with. Remember to join as many companies as possible and give a little time to become an established survey taker and you should start to be rewarded form online surveys.