Get paid to take surveys

The phrase 'get paid to take surveys' sounds a bit like a scam - the sort of offer you'd find taped to a lamp post in your local community - but don't be put off because there are many legitimate paid survey sites on the web and you really can use them to generate extra income.

There are all sorts of ways that you can create online income via sites like these, including:

# Filling out paid surveys online

# Participating in focus groups online and offline

# Receiving free samples and products in return for your reviews

# Taking surveys by phone

I should stress from the beginning that this type of web business is unlikely to generate significant online income, but it might pay for an extra holiday every year or something similar if you do it regularly.

Where to get paid to take surveys

Let's start with the free services first - these three websites are all well established, free to sign up for and good to use.

Surveys.com allows you to join a global network and take part in the development of 'new to the world' products and services.

Note that you are 'paid' via with ipoints, cash, and/or prizes and you get a 5-10 minute survey, 2-3 times each month.

You can cancel your membership at any time and your personal details remain private, though do check the privacy policy for specific details if this is a concern to you.

YouGov.com is probably the service that you'll have heard about already via your daily newspaper or RSS feed as they provide a steady stream of survey information on a great variety of topics.

Make sure you head for the 'Panel' section, rather than the 'Corporate area' and you get at least 50p for each paid online survey ... I did tell you you weren't going to get rich quick!

ciao.co.uk pays hard cash for your input, which is always good news.

Click on the 'Earn money with reviews' button on the top RHS of the page to discover how you can earn up to £3 per review ... though note this is a maximum amount and depends on whether your reviews are ever rated "helpful", "very helpful" or "exceptional".

Get paid to take surveys -membership options

You'll have noticed by now that the 'free to join' survey websites don't pay much ... they'll give you pocket money rather than help you to generate a really decent online income.

There is a way to avoid these paltry payments, but there's a big 'but' involved ... you have to pay a joining fee first.

Most joining fees are less than $40 and the reason that the companies charge is because they take great time and effort combing through the various paid survey offers, verifying them and making sure that you're aware of them.

You can also earn more money doing surveys this way in that you can earn affiliate commissions when you get friends and family to sign up as well.

Sometimes (read terms and conditions for each site) you can even generate a third tier of income when companies not only pay you an affiliate sign-up fee, they also pay you commission when your affiliates get paid for taking surveys.

Here are the Top 6 'Get Paid To Take Surveys' options, according to Clickbank popularity ratings at the time of writing.

Take a look through them and see if any meet your specific interests and financial needs.

Clickbank's usual e-goods terms and conditions state that vendors should offer a 56 day/8 week money back arrangement, so do check the terms and conditions of each site to see what rights you have if a paid-for site turns out not be be what you wanted.

I recommend that you sign up straight away for the affiliate areas on each of these 'get paid to take surveys' websites as this immediately increases your chances of generating a decent online income, especially if you promote the websites effectively via your email signature, your blog or your own website.

Your policy with this paid-for survey sites should be a) earn back your membership costs asap b) generate the income from one paid-for site to pay the fees for the next site ... don't sign up for them all at once.

Also, as you start to get more experienced, sit down and work out what your earnings are for each type of survey compared with the amount of time taken.

That way you can work out your hourly income and determine where your efforts are best placed.

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