Looking for extra income in an unusual place? Online surveys are a great way to increase your income any time you want with minimal effort. To find sites that actually pay, complete the registration process, and can fill out surveys, follow the steps below.
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Method 1 of 3: Preparing to be Eligible to Complete an Online Survey
Step 1. Prepare yourself
Surveyors are usually looking for certain types of people, and you may not be a good fit to fill out every survey (for example, if you're a healthy hipster aged 25, you can't fill out a survey for unemployed 60 year olds).
Step 2. Complete the survey
Many survey companies provide surveys for screening when you sign up, which are usually free.
- However, even though it's not paid for, this first survey is an important one and you won't feel like wasting your time doing it, because the more demographic information the research company has about you, the more surveys you'll be able to fill out.
- Remember, you will only be assigned to surveys that you can fill out, so if you leave your screening information blank to speed up the filling process, you will get fewer survey opportunities.
Step 3. Diligently check for survey opportunities via email and survey provider sites
Some companies provide surveys more frequently than others -- you don't want to miss this golden opportunity, do you?
- A survey site may only offer a few surveys that you can fill out in a month. The more you sign up to survey sites, the more surveys you can take.
- Organize your email so that incoming emails from survey providers are tagged, beeped when they arrive, and appear at the top of your email list. Anything you do to make the email appear will help.
Step 4. Select and complete the best survey
Once you have plenty of survey opportunities, you can start to be selective and choose the survey that looks best for your time. But if time is not an issue for you, complete all surveys. You don't have to complete any surveys if you don't want to.
Method 2 of 3: Finding Survey Sites That Really Pay
Step 1. Do the search carefully
There are indeed many survey companies that do pay, and there are many golden opportunities. Therefore, there are many fraudsters who want to earn dollars without working. Here are tips to avoid scams:
Step 2. Never pay up front
Some sites will ask you to pay a small fee when you sign up to access a list of surveys, which is not really necessary. Check the FAQ, Terms & Conditions, or other areas of the survey provider's site that contain information about how the company works. If the information is difficult or impossible to find, consider it a red light and cross the site off your list.
Step 3. Make sure you get paid with cash
Many surveys on the Internet will pay you cash (or points that can be exchanged for cash), but some surveys only pay you with a voucher or enter your name in a sweepstakes.
- Some sites offer both options, which can be to your advantage or disadvantage. Make sure you know how you pay by checking the FAQ section, Terms & Conditions, etc.
- Some companies offer gifts or products, or allow you to collect points that you can redeem for products. Most of these products won't be as useful or worth cash to you, but sometimes you might get lucky and get expensive stuff. Make sure you know the prices of the items on offer before accepting or investing your time in getting them.
- Make sure you read the terms and conditions. Some sites will say you won an Xbox360 or a new laptop, for example, but if you look closely, you'll see an asterisk near the "You won …" section. Be wary of dubious words like "you may have won," or "a new laptop based on a $5000 or more candy purchase." Don't get caught up in such words; the conditions are very difficult and not worth your sacrifice.
Step 4. Read the privacy terms at the bottom of the survey site page
You must know who your information will be shared with. Look for words that state that your email address will never be sold, given away, or shared with third parties without your permission. As you read the privacy terms, make sure you look for a sentence that allows them to sell their list of email addresses.
Step 5. Check the age requirements
Online surveys are a good way to make money for teens, but not all sites allow teens to be surveyed. (Many sites allow teens to be surveyed if they are given permission by their parents).
Step 6. Know the minimum payment amount
Most sites don't allow you to withdraw funds until you have accumulated enough money, which allows them to make fewer transactions to process (and invite more investors to their site, of course).
Make sure the minimum payout amount is fairly reasonable before signing up -- 20 dollars is a common number -- and most importantly, if you don't like a site and want to cash out your survey results immediately, make sure you plan ahead so you don't have to do a lot of surveys before your funds. can be disbursed
Step 7. Find sites with good ratings
Finding a aggregator of survey sites, such as GetPaidSurveys or BigSpot, that allows members to rate companies they've tried is a good way to do this. Don't trust reviews submitted by survey site administrators themselves.
Method 3 of 3: Signing up for a Survey Site
Step 1. Create a survey-only email account
This account will prevent junk email from reaching your primary email. Survey sites may say they won't sell your data to anyone, but suspicious sites may still provide it for a fee. Once your information is leaked, your information can be known to anyone.
Step 2. Register with a legitimate company
You will usually be asked to enter basic information such as your name, email address, date of birth, gender, and address. After that, you'll also need to enter your PayPal information -- usually associated with an email address -- so you can receive your paycheck.
Please re-read the Terms and Conditions of Service, and Privacy Terms if necessary, as you will be asked to formally agree to them
Step 3. Check your email for verification
After registration, the company will send an email to the address you provided for verification. Open your email and activate your account to confirm.
Step 4. Enter the site's email address into your address book
If the address is not entered in your address book, your email provider might mark email from the survey provider as spam.
Tips
- Most surveys will only bring you a few dollars, but they only take a little time. Even though you only spend a few minutes a day and earn $3, in a month you are already earning $90!
- Teens can also fill out surveys for extra pocket money, but make sure the survey site you use allows teens to join.
- If you use Firefox or Chrome, use the WOT extension to prevent you from entering scam sites.
Warning
- Do not accept offers that are too grandiose.
- Avoid giving out your phone number, as you may be harassed by a telemarketing employee. Some of them don't even heed the Do-Not-Call list, because you've signed up to receive information.
- Many sites with online surveys have spyware and viruses, so you should be careful.
- Ask yourself your target. Surveys are a great way to make extra money, but you still can't make them your main source of income. If you want to make more than $100 online, study "affiliate marketing."
- Most survey sites and their affiliates will send you a lot of spam.
