Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Can I Make Money Filling Out Surveys? The Truth Revealed (Shhh!)

By Steve Halladay

More and more people are turning to online work to bring in some extra money. Almost everyone has internet access now or can get it. One opportunity to make some extra money online that many people are looking into is completing online surveys for cash.

There's a good chance that you have completed a marketing research survey before. Perhaps you did one over the phone or filled one out at a shopping mall. Companies spend a lot of money on these surveys in order to conduct marketing research to help them make business decisions.

With the rise of the internet, more and more companies are going online to do their research. This is where you can "cash-in" and earn a tidy second income.

There are several companies that will offer cash payments to people who complete surveys for them. It ends up being cheaper for them to offer money to participants than to hire a marketing company to set up telephone surveys or focus groups.

Can you really make any decent money with online surveys?

Many people have started making good money simply for giving their opinion on these surveys. Although the fees paid to you will vary, there are people who claim to be making up to $150 an hour completing online surveys. Typically you will get $10-$75 per survey, depending on the length.

The first step to begin making money completing surveys is to join a survey network where you will be able to find a lot of surveys to do. There are many free ones you can join but for the most part, they expect you to do the surveys for only an entry into a sweepstakes. It is difficult to make any cash with those.

The only way to really make money taking surveys is to get a paid membership in an online survey network. You will only have to pay around $35 dollars and this is a one-time fee. They will give you access to a lot of surveys where you can make some real cash.

Look for a network that offers a moneyback guarantee. This way you can rest assured that if you aren't happy for any reason, you can get your money back. The good ones will have no problem offering you this since they know their service actually works.

You can make a good part time income filling out online marketing surveys. If you apply yourself, you can easily make over $1000 a month for only a small investment.

Good luck! We will be happy to answer any questions you have! - 15790

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