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Chapter
3
MAKE MONEY WITH PAID SURVEYS
This chapter will outline the ways to make money with paid
surveys. You will find tips on how to make the most of your
paid survey home business, and practical information on the
best way to keep track of the survey sites you sign on with.
By the time you finish this book I want you to be able to
run your home based paid survey business with efficiency and
ease.
How Much Money Can I Make With This Business?
There are sites out there that will tell you that you will
make thousands per every month participating in online
surveys. Remember that this is not a get rich proposition,
nor is it an executive position. While it is possible to
make an extra amount of money each month to help out,
anything above that will take hard work, diligence, and
longer hours than you may want to put in if you are a stay
at home mom.
When you are participating in online paid surveys, a lot
will hinge upon your personal profile. Where you live, your
age, and even your interest preferences. It will also depend
upon whether the companies needing information are
interested in hearing from you according to your profile.
When you fill out your profile, make sure you check
everything you are even remotely interested in or know
anything at all about. You will be unable to alter your
gender, age, and location, and they are also factors in
which surveys you will be eligible for.
My advice is to sign up for every survey site you possibly
can. The more you are affiliated with, the better your
chances are of being eligible for more surveys. Remember, as
I said before, make sure you set up a separate email account
for your paid surveys, otherwise you will find yourself in a
world of confusion. Also keep in mind that focus groups will
pay you much more for your opinions than regular surveys so
sign up for those too.
You should also realize that it will take a bit of time for
these companies to get to know if you will be a dependable
survey participant, so if you don’t get as many surveys as
you expected, hang in there and over time you will build up
a reputation for being reliable. You will have some months
when you will make a little and other months where you will
make much more. It all depends on the surveys available to
you at the time.
I’m sure you noticed that many of the survey sites offer a
chance to win cash and prizes instead of giving you cash per
survey. It is up to you whether you want to participate in
these surveys. I would say when you are starting out, sign
up for all of them. Later on, if you feel you are too
swamped with this type of survey, you can choose to drop
some of them.
The Difference Between Focus Groups and Paid Surveys
A paid survey is usually short, very few of them will take
you over 15 minutes to complete and you will participate
online. You will be invited by email to take the survey,
fill it out and get rewarded. A focus group is a bit
different as they are usually conducted over the phone or at
a physical location. A focus group will usually pay a good
deal more and it is usually disbursed in cash.
When you are asked to test a product, the product is sent to
you to use for a certain amount of time. When that time is
up, you will fill out a form that comes in the mail, is
available online, or you will be asked to write a review on
the product. Compensation for this type of survey is usually
the product, but there are times when you will also make a
nominal fee for participation.
Academic Research Panels
The following sites are accepting people to be on their
research panels. This may just be the niche you have been
looking for.
• Vanderbilt University eLab: This research panel
accepts all ages and people from all over the world. They
offer a cash drawing for a $250 prize, once a month, and
drawings for $100 cash prizes for each eLab survey or
experiment you take part in. Contact: Sean Rhea, eLab
Technical Director, Phone (615) 343-7177. Email: sean.rhea@owen.vanderbilt.edu.
• The research panel of University of Manchester
Institute of Science and Technology: You must be over 18
to join. Available to people all over the world. You will
take surveys and be entered into a drawing for a chance to
win £250 or one of 5 £25 second prizes. UK
• StudyResponse: Accept people from all countries,
you must be 18 or older to sign up. Members are rewarded
with cash, gift certificates and other incentives to
participate. Contact gte545@prism.gatech.edu, Elizabeth
Weiss, M.S. Located at the Industrial/Organizational
Psychology, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
30332-0170, USA.
• University of California, Attention & Perception Lab:
You will need to be over 18, but can be from any country to
join. You will be entered in a drawing for an amount from
$25 to $150. Contact surveys@dualtask.org. San Diego
• University of Texas at Austin, Department of
Advertising: You must be 18 to join, and can be from any
country. Participants will be eligible for a monthly drawing
for a $250 gift certificate. For each study that you
participate in you will also be eligible for an additional
drawing for $150 to $200 per study. Contact adresearch@mail.utexas.edu.
Austin Texas.
• For Teens– Tests.StudentCenter.org, My Quiz, Teen
Surveys, Quizzes, Quiz Games, Trivia, Surveys, Teen Polls,
and Market Research.
Can I Make a Living Taking Paid Surveys?
There are many factors involved but the bottom line is: If
you are signed up with only one or two paid survey
companies, you will never make enough money to quit your
regular JOB. For each site that you are signed up with, you
will be offered anywhere from 1 to 4 surveys each month. On
the average, each completed survey will pay you between $1
and $4 each.
Let’s go with $3 per survey. You have signed up with 10
survey sites, and each one sends you 3 surveys a month, you
will of course make $90 during that month. On the other
hand, if you signed up with 100 sites, and each one sends
you 3 surveys each month, you will make $900 that month. You
can also make cash by surfing the internet and reading
emails. Some of the paid survey sites offer these
opportunities as well.
Other Ways to Earn Cash Taking Paid Surveys
Another way to make money with paid surveys is to get
involved with offers and surveys that promote specific
products or services. These are called “Get Paid To” or GPT
sites. GPT sites feature market research and offers for
products and services. This will make your income go up as
much as $1,000 a month. If you take advantage of multiple
sites and sign up for offers.
However, these sire may require you to use your credit card
for some of the offers. There are times when you are asked
to buy something to get paid. You will need to keep track of
the products or services you have signed up for, and make
sure you cancel any free trials you do not want to keep when
the trial period is over. You really need to keep track of
when you signed up for these free trials so that you will
not end up paying for something you do not want.
Be aware that by visiting and using these sites you will get
marketing phone calls, mail, and, email. If you shop online
these sites can save you a good deal of money and supplement
your income as well. There are ways for you to cut some of
the privacy factors as well.
The decision on which way you wish to make money online is
up to you. Try the different types of making money to see
which ones you prefer. All paid for survey, and GPT sites
are free to join, so you have nothing to lose by trying
them. I have never paid for a list so I don’t know if they
have a different list than the free lists. That would be a
personal choice too, but I would try all of the free lists
before I thought about paying for a list. Have patience,
nothing good ever happened overnight.
What to do After You Have Signed on With Paid Sites
Make sure you bookmark all sites that require a members
login. It is wise to record all of the sites you belong to
as it can get quite confusing otherwise. You will also want
to check your accounts on each site at least one or more
times a week. You may not get paid from some sites unless
you log in and tell them you want to cash out. Get familiar
with each site and take note of how you are paid from each.
If they pay in points, you should see what your points can
be exchanged for and what amount you will need in your
account before you can cash out.
Some sites will feature daily awards for members. These
rewards may be small, but they are something and do add up
over time. You will want to keep track of these and visit
these sites for at least a few minutes every day. This can
only add to your income.
(For tips on the best way to make money with paid surveys
see Chapter 2– Tips to make your survey experience
successful.) |
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