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ONLINE SURVEY

What are Online Paid Surveys?
At some point in time anyone who surfs the Internet gets asked to fill out a survey. Big ones, little ones, all types are out there. Whilst it originally feels good to be asked your opinion after you've had dealings with a company, after a while we get hardened to the idea and most people just generally ignore them.

But surveys are important, especially to the instigator as a valuable source of information about what people are thinking. They provide insights and details of customer preferences, wants and needs.

In addition, many companies don't have a close and immediate contact with their customers. Consider for example, some of the top household names in the grocery sector. Their immediate customers are distributors and major supermarket chains but their real customers, the ultimate consumer will make decisions maybe hundreds or thousands of miles away. The manufacturer needs to know why this customer chooses one product over another. But how do they find out?

The answer is surveys. The manufacturer hires a Marketing Research firm to find out what potential buyers think. The Marketing Research firm carefully crafts a series of questions designed to get answers to the primary questions that management has. Then they contract a Survey making company to physically get answers to their questionnaire. They specify the demographics; geographic areas, qualifying questions, "How many times do you buy groceries a month?" "How much do you spend on groceries each month?" and so forth.

Traditionally that meant sending interviewers onto the streets or onto the phones to ask people for their opinions. Unfortunately, it is natural for people to be overwhelmed when they have to speak to someone on the phone or face to face and so traditional surveys can feel like an interview and the atmosphere can be quite threatening.

Online paid surveys are nothing like this, as the survey takers remain anonymous and can take them at their own pace as and when it fits their schedule, rather than the exact moment they're rushing out the door (subject to quota not being filled). Participants can be totally honest and truthful, as unlike face to face or telephone surveys, they don't have to worry about saying something stupid.

This means the product manufacturers and brand name companies find out what consumers really think rather than what they think the company want to hear.

The survey maker runs a computer sort on its database of survey takers to see how many qualify under the demographic specifications. Then they select a representative sample of these, adjust the sample size to fit within their budget for this survey. When they are ready they post the survey on a private page of their website and send out email notifications to the chosen survey participants.

Now how do they know that these people are qualified and that they will take the time to go to the website and fill out the survey forms?

They know that these survey takers are qualified because they had all filled out applications earlier giving their complete demographic information. And, they know that most will come in and fill out the survey forms because they have already agreed to pay them for their participation!

And the survey maker's contract with the Marketing Research firm included the funds to pay the survey takers.

And so you see, it makes perfect sense for the manufacturer (and thousands of companies in similar situations of needing information and feedback from their distant customer base) to pay for this survey information. This means that there are many thousands of surveys being made, and the survey makers must have a large, stable list of survey takers available to send them out to.

So all you have to do to get paid to take surveys is to get on the survey makers' lists, then check your in-box and respond to the surveys you are offered!

Online paid surveys can be interesting. Merchandise owners and manufacturers are always hungry for feedback about their products. Survey takers are often involved in online paid surveys for pre-product launches. It can be a great feeling being in the know, especially when you see products you've reviewed when they appear in the shops. Typically you'll be reviewing new foodstuffs, cleaning product ideas and entertainment products, but you could be discussing the new lines for famous fashion or cars, MP3 players, music, etc.

Such free internet paid surveys allow you to share your knowledge and explain what you hope to see in products

Can you make money with paid online surveys?
The short answer is yes! Market researchers are turning to paid online surveys more and more to get the information they need for their companies or clients. Lower costs, in particular from lower staffing costs, and fast turnaround times make this an increasingly popular way to sample market opinion.

There are hundreds of companies out there using paid online surveys. There are thousands of paid online surveys being filled in every month. Many thousands of people are getting paid good money for completing these paid online surveys every month.

You will see many of these companies offering online survey below.

Why People Fail to Make Money With Online Surveys
A brief search on line will find dozens of references to online survey scams from people who haven't made any money. With so many opportunities around, why do some people fail in this easy internet business activity?

Generally because they did not know what they were doing and/or were poorly advised. Most failures fall into one of three categories:

Poor choice of where to start
They answered an ad and jumped in, not realizing that they were dealing with a sales company trying to look like a paid online survey company, but just wanted to sell them things.

Alternatively, they tried to go the easy route and paid for a list of survey sites only to find it is simply a list of other companies, many of which weren't operating in their country, and even more that offer no more than the remote chance of winning a prize at the end of a long survey. Not only hadn't they earned any money, but they were out of pocket by the cost of the guide. The simple fact is that there are many websites that will sell you a list of companies offering paid survey work, encouraging you to part with large sums of money against the promises of a full time income for very little work. The reality is that these sites provide nothing that you can't get from a free listing site like this one. In fact, because the free directories don't charge a fee for information, they need to be more vigilant at keeping details up to date to keep visitors returning, whereas paid directories have already had your money and have little incentive to do more.

Failure to get started
Many people are filled with enthusiasm until it comes to filling out their applications to take surveys. They look at the pages of information required and decide it's too much work. Although it may seem like a lot of information, the survey companies need this data to determine whether or not you fit the criteria for a particular survey. For example, if they don't know that you have a young baby how will they know to send you surveys about baby food?

Failure to sign up with a large enough number of survey makers.
Not every survey maker is active with new surveys every week. It's a numbers game. If you don't sign up with all the available survey makers out there, you will miss surveys you could have taken and lose income that you otherwise could have made. The consequent lack of income is discouraging and causes some to quit trying.

Sign up with all the survey makers that you can.
Plan to sign up for 150 to 300 survey makers. Yes, it's a lot of work for no immediate return, but it will pay off in the long run. Remember that survey makers cannot send you surveys to fill out if they don't know you are there, ready willing and able, to fill them out. Get the word out, get on as many lists as you can and you will be rewarded handsomely for your efforts!

Failure to act professionally
Once registered with the survey sites, invitations start to arrive, but they don't respond immediately and a few days later find the survey has closed, or they don't reply honestly in an attempt to complete surveys for which they aren't qualified, or simply don't put in the required effort and find their work rejected.

The client, and therefore the market researcher company, want instant results so they'll send out far more invitations than they need, accepting the input from the first to respond. If you don't complete the survey on day one, there's a strong chance the client will already have received enough information, and after a few no-shows they'll assume you simply aren't interested and remove your name from the list.

If you do receive an invitation, you need to remember that you are being paid to do a job and should act in a professional manner. This means checking e-mails regularly, answering truthfully and take your time to consider your answer rather than putting down anything to get it finished quickly.

Unrealistic Expectations
Expectation of immediate results without doing any work. Some people start out with paid online surveys expecting to get rich quick, without having to do any work. So they sit and wait, and when no money comes in they quit.

Plan your work, work you plan, and expect that results will follow. Sure, you can make money. But it's not automatic; things won't move unless and until you do. You have to do the signup work, answer promptly, take the surveys and do a good job of answering all the questions in order to make the money come in. Do these things and you will succeed.

Lack of patience with the process.
Some fail for lack of patience. You hear people say, "I tried it for two weeks and didn't make any money, so I quit."

Be patient! Two weeks is not even enough time to get started properly! If you do everything right, get signed up for the maximum number of paid online surveys in the first 2-3 weeks, you might make some income in the first month. But you will not hit your peak income for a few months. Survey makers are cautious with new signups. They will send out only a few surveys at first, to check you out, see how well and how quickly you respond. Don't expect to be invited to participate in a $250 focus group right away. They will start you with something smaller, then if that goes O.K. you will be considered for bigger things. Be patient. Don't expect everything to happen overnight. It will come. Just give it time.

If you can avoid failure, you will succeed. If for no other reason, because by avoiding failure, success is the only alternative left!

Benefits of Paid Survey Work
1. Money. Paid online surveys generally pay the equivalent of $10 to $25 per hour. Some pay more, some pay less but most are in the $10 to $25 range. US Residents can make $500 - $700 a month and if you work at it you can bring in over $1,000 a month. While it won't make you rich it will definitely help out, and it's easy money.

2. Easy Work. Filling out paid online surveys consists of logging on, reading your e-mail, accepting the survey, then spending a few minutes at the computer screen checking boxes on a questionnaire. There are no right or wrong answers. They just want your opinion, how you see it, how does it strike you. Nothing hard about that!

3. Prestige. You get asked for your opinion, your view of things. Who isn't flattered by that? Gives you a good feeling that your two cents' worth is being taken into account, that your ideas are influencing the world!

4. Work Your Own Hours. There's no fixed hours, no timeclock to punch. You just log on when you are ready and start when you please. You can do the work in the morning, evening, middle of the night, whenever! It's all up to you. You are your own boss.

5. Work From Anywhere. You can work from your home computer. You can do it in your pajamas. You can take your portable computer with you and do it anywhere, at the beach, at a restaurant, a bar, anywhere.

6. Freebies. Some surveys involve the characteristics and details of new or existing products. So that you can intelligently comment on the products the companies will send them to you for free. You get free products, test them, use them, then give your opinion, tell them what you thought about the product. Tell them what you liked least, liked most and what changes or improvements you would suggest. Then you get paid for the survey, and... you keep the product!

Tips for maximizing your income with paid surveys
Most of the survey sites ask you to fill out one or more profile surveys. Even though they are not paid surveys, fill them all in order to increase the chances of getting more paid surveys later.

Join as many survey sites as possible. It is a time-consuming process but once you have joined around 60 to 70 companies, you can probably get over ten surveys every day.

At first, most of the survey companies will only offer some $1 or 2$ surveys or only reward with sweepstakes entries. These can still be worth completing as once you build up a good reputation, you will start receiving more survey offers, and then you can pick and choose the highest paid survey. Set up a new email address to collect the surveys. Check your e-mail inbox daily. Learning how to organize is the key to succeed in online business. Respond to all correspondence. Take all surveys for which you qualify.

But... for most people it would be better to look at your income from paid online surveys as supplemental income, another income stream out of several, than to try to support yourself completely from paid surveys alone.

Realistically your potential income from paid online surveys will vary with your demographics. If, for instance, you are a mid 30's mother or career woman living in a large metropolitan on an above average income, you could be offered a large number of paid online surveys. However, if your income is low and you live in a small village or rural area, you may receive considerably fewer offers.

SOME OF THE FREE AND TESTED SURVEY SITES ARE LISTED BELOW:

1. AW SURVEYS: This site will give you $6 welcome survey plus additional $21 survey. Register as a Nigerian and receive your earning through Paypal or Alert Pay. Sign up here

2. CASH CRATE: This site will welcome you with $5 bonus survey upon sign up. You will get survey daily if you sign up as a USA citizen. Sign up here

3. INBOX DOLLAR: This survey site will give you $5 sign up bonus. You will receive survey everyday if you sign up as a USA citizen. Sign up here


4. FAT CAT REWARDS: This will give you $10 sign up bonus after completing registration. You will register as USA citizen and you will receive several surveys daily. Sign up here

5. QUICK REWARDS: Here, you can register as a Nigerian and you get you earnings through Paypal. You will receive offer daily from them. Register here

6. GET PAID TO: This survey site will give you $0.50 sign up bonus and there is no minimum payout. You can request payout for any amount you earn.Sign up here

7. E-RESEARCH GLOBAL: www.e-research-global.com

8. OPINIONATE: www.opinionate.com

9. COUNTRY HIT SONGS:www.countryhitsongs.com

10. C2 RESEARCH:www.c2research.com

11. GLOBAL TEST MARKET:www.globaltestmarket.com

12. GO GLOBAL:www.goglobal.com

13. PERMISSION RESEARCH:www.permissionresearch.com