Can you really take surveys for money? The truth is that there are really surveys out there that pay you $2-$50 or more per survey that you can find on the Internet. They aren’t that easy to find and there are a lot more surveys that give you sweepstakes entry points, points toward prizes or cash or just prizes. You need to go to a mega-site that sorts through the surveys to find those that actually give out cash for surveys. Such sites have pre-screened the surveys in such a way as to provide you with the surveys that pay the most and that are the most reputable.
The trick is finding a mega-site that is reputable as well. Some of the best websites offering pre-screened surveys for cash, prizes and sweepstakes entries include Survey Scout, Surveys4Checks, which has contacts with many major companies that allow you to do surveys for cash and Maximum Paid Surveys, which offers you surveys and mystery shopping experiences.
The mystery shopping experiences are interesting. You have to live within a certain geographic area and you apply for the position just like you’d apply for a job, giving them you Social Security Number and references. You then get the “job” and go on mystery shopping experiences where you shop at certain stores and get paid cash to give your opinion on the experience. It’s like a regular job but you have to leave your home just to do it.
These sites also sometimes offer data entry positions where you get paid entering data by the number of entries you type in. It pays to be a good typist and a fast one at that because you really don’t get paid all that much per entry. Even so, it adds up and you can get paid doing data entry for one or more companies pre-screened by the mega-site.
The trick to making money on survey sites is qualifying for the survey. Even though there looks like a great survey out there, you have to fill out your demographic information that includes your age, income, household members, and any habits they ask you about. They may ask about your television watching habits, your purchasing habits, whether or not you have recently travelled and other personal habits. If you answer the questions to their satisfaction, you qualify for the survey and can make the money it offers. If you don’t, you’re out of luck. You’ve probably just waited 5 to 10 minutes of your time for nothing. This is what takes so much time in filling out surveys and it cuts into your actual moneymaking time.
For the best results, choose a survey that actually pays cash for the survey. Those that give you points often take a lot of points just to get the cash return on your time investment. Those that give you sweepstakes entries are really chancy. You can take a 20 minute survey and don’t really get anything out of it. Do the ones that really give you cash and you’ll really get the return on your investment.
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