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Get Paid From Online Surveys

  • Wednesday, 12 November 2008 19:52
  • Last Updated Wednesday, 12 November 2008 20:01
  • Written by Desmond Wira

Get paid from filling out online surveys can be a fun and easy way to make some extra cash. There are hundreds of surveys sites available online and are willing to compensate you for taking their online surveys. This article will show you how you can make money from online surveys site. Also you'll find several link to popular surveys site where you can begin to earn cash.

First, you must register to any of survey site you are interested in. When you sign up, they will gather some demographic information. Once that site has a survey that fits your profile, they will usually send you an email invitation. The invitation will normally contain a link to the survey, the approximate amount of time it will take to complete and what the compensation for the project is. You are in no way obligated to take the survey if you don't want to. Once you have completed a survey, the way in which you are rewarded will vary by site. The vast majority of sites will simply send you a check. Some (relatively few) compensate by PayPal, some with gift certificates, some with drawing entries and some with prizes. Some of the more active sites create a user account in which you will accumulate cash or points, which can be exchanged for cash, gift certificates or prizes. Once you reach a certain amount, you can cash out and collect your reward.

You need to know that taking online surveys will never get you rich. You may have seen other sites claiming that you can make thousands per month by taking online surveys. Truth is, while it is possible to make that much in a year, you will not be able to make thousands per month. You can however, make enough to buy that extra something, take your family out for dinner, or add a little extra in your savings. Consider this a fun and interesting way to earn some "bonus cash", not as a get rich scheme or a replacement for a full-time income.

How much you actually make depends on many factors; who you are, where you live and other demographic factors, as well as, what kinds of surveys that companies are interested in. Moreover, qualifying for online survey has not always been an easy thing. Where a couple hundred dollars per month is attainable, it won't be steady, dependable income and may not be possible for some. You'll have months where you make very little and months where you may make considerably more. If you are patient, over time, I think you'll find that paid surveys will be worth your time.

Below I provide several links to start earn cash.
(Note: INT=available for international countries, USA=USA citizens only, CAN=Canada citizends only, UK=United Kingdom citizens only, AU=Australia citizens only)

Hotspex (INT)
Sign up to Hotspex to take online surveys and start innovating for today’s leading brands! By becoming a Hotspex Innovator you are joining an exciting, innovative, and passionate group of people just like yourself. Hotspex Innovators share a common interest of taking online surveys to influence the world around them

PanelBase (UK)
PanelBase is an online survey panel operated by Dipsticks Research Ltd., based in the United Kingdom. Members of PanelBase receive cash in exchange for their online survey participation, however additional bonus prize draw entries are also often provided.

Pineconeresearch (USA)
Pinecone Research is an exclusive online survey panel that acquires new members via an invitation-only process. Every so often Pinecone Research opens its panel up to new members temporarily, using recruitment methods such as online banner advertisements. Pinecone Research typically rewards its panelists with $3.00 cash payments for every survey completed. Occasionally they also mail out products for their members to test.

Itsyourview (UK)
ItsYourView is the online research solution for Creston plc, a UK based company. With well over 100,000 panelists, who take online surveys regarding a variety of topics including technology usage, retail preferences and media consumption, the ItsYourView panel conducts over 500 surveys per annum. Panelists of ItsYourView are rewarded with cash incentives for each online survey they participate in.

Opinion Outpost (USA)
Opinion Outpost is a survey research data collection company that asks its survey panel respondents to share their opinions on various products and services. Opinion Outpost members receive online survey invitations and are also invited to participate in telephone surveys if they wish. Survey panel membership benefits to Opinion Outpost include earning Opinion Points (which are redeemable for cash) for every survey completed.

ACOP (INT)
The American Consumer Opinion Panel (ACOP) is owned by Decision Analyst, Inc. located in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area in the United States. Despite the name, ACOP operates worldwide and welcomes international members for their paid online ..

Click IQ (USA)
If you have an opinion, you can be an e/visor.... The e/visor community includes professionals, homemakers, students, retirees, and others. As an e/visor, you will advise companies by answering online surveys, reviewing new products, previewing ...

E-Poll (USA)
E-Poll provides a convenient online forum to express your opinions on a variety of issues that affect your daily life.

E-Rewards (INT)
Invitation only survey panel.

SurveySpot (USA)
SurveySpot in an online survey panel operated by Survey Sampling International. (SSI). The SurveySpot panel has been around since 2000 and provides sampling solutions to market research companies worldwide. SurveySpot survey panelists receive entries into sweepstakes, instant win game plays and sometimes cash rewards in exchange for their survey participation.