Paid Surveys Revealed
by: Alex Ruban
Who does not like some extra cash in hand? What about when that ‘extra
cash’ comes relatively easy, with the least of exertion? What about when
that extra cash comes to you right in your home, without having you to
move to any other place?
You guessed right! I am talking about home business. There are a great
number of home businesses with the advent of the Internet. Many people are
drawing a decent income from such endeavors. Each one of us is tempted to
try out some of these offers, because they sound so easy and within our
reach, that we feel we would miss out on a great opportunity if do not try
it out. The temptation is even harder to fight when we are in dire need
for cash.
I got hooked on the idea, when I had lost my job two years ago. I had
more than 16 years’ seniority and never expected to get the axe. My heart
was broken; but what hurt the most was that I had, all-of-a-sudden, to cut
and curtail on each every expense. I was faced with an acute emotional and
financial poverty.
It was at this time that, one day while idling over my computer, I
clicked on a link – which I think mentioned cash from home – and I was
hooked. At first I was overwhelmed at the variety and diversity of the
Internet income opportunity. I found a multitude of offers ranging from
data typing, to freelancing; from web designing to copy writing … to the
one of the most lucrative options, paid surveys.
Taking paid surveys is an extremely convenient and easy way to earn
cash online. I can see the interest growing in your eyes. What are online
paid surveys, you will ask?
That is exactly what I was asking two years ago when I rediscovered the
meaning of earning at my convenience! Let me start at the most important
part. Money! How much can you make with online paid surveys? Will you
believe when I tell you that you can make anything between $1 and $150 per
survey?
They say that the difference between real and fiction is that fiction
needs to make sense!! This is really applicable to making money with
online surveys. It does not really make sense, but it is there life-size
and true! But do not take my word for it. You go out there and just type
‘online paid surveys’ in the browser line and see what comes out of it.
Try a few and just get the feel of it and see how easy is to fill in a
survey.
The online surveys are just simple questionnaires which require certain
information or opinions from you. These feedback are analyzed by the
companies who send you the surveys and the information thus obtained go to
form the future product strategy of that company, be it marketing,
production, content, correction, etc.
The next logical question you would ask is why the companies would pay
people to do surveys. Companies need access to information regarding the
reaction of the public on the products they promote. In order to get this
information they do extensive market research studies which are expensive
and sometimes not reliable – when the data can be manufactured. Paid
online surveys give these companies direct access to the public. The
payment is calculated based on the importance of the product and the
difficulty the company has to gain serious insights on it. Hence, online
surveys are a healthy business proposition for the companies.
You could, as I could, build a good reliable source of income with
online surveys. There are a few tips that you should keeping mind however,
so you do not run into headaches.
Seek those companies that have a good feedback on the Internet; in
order to find what others think of it, run a search on the name of the
company asking for review or comments. Invariably, the net will throw up
sufficient feedback for you to get a good idea about the company;
Remember – this type of work is just like any other work, even if it
requires less mental and physical effort. Completing online surveys
require patience and persistence if you want to earn a significant amount;
Another trick is to get your name enlisted in as many companies as
possible. Logically speaking, even if you have only $5 surveys – which
usually take anything between 20-25 minutes max (this also depends upon
the speed of your browser) – and you have 4-5 per day, you could earn a
very tidy sum;
I advice NOT to enlist in the survey databases who ask you a fee for
membership. You can find the same market research companies for free. Why
pay for the free information?
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