Earning Money Through Online Surveys

Recently I was given a paid membership to
one of those Online Survey programs so I
could start making money by doing online
surveys.

Since I have taken offline surveys that paid
those who participated I thought I might as
well see how these programs worked in the
online community.

Now I will admit that I am fairly new at trying
this and have only signed up for about 8 of them
so my experiences are truly limited. And,
according to what I have read you have to sign
up at several hundred survey sites to earn any
substantial amounts through online surveys.

With that said I will now tell you what my
experiences have been so far.

First - They tell you set up a special inbox or
folder for your survey mail. This is good advice
since you will start getting a ton of offers from
both the survey places and the companies that
are using them to promote their products.

Second - A lot of the surveys don't pay cash for
taking a survey. They give you points that may
be redeemed for things of value or cash. I haven't
earned enough points to see how that works since
they require thousands of points before you can
redeem them and only give 2 -5 points for surveys
unless you sign up for the product being surveyed.

Third - You can get some really valuable free
products for some surveys but only if you sign up for
1 or more services promoted through the survey.
The services include things like: health plans, car loans,
mortgages, credit cards, book and tapeclubs, weight
loss products, etc. And once you've signed up you
usually have to stay with the program for a few months
to fulfill the requirements of the survey. (The expenses
for these programs run from$20 - $50 a month.)

Forth - Many surveys don't pay cash or points.
They give you an entry to win cash or some other
valuable prize.

Fifth - If you are retired, don't put that information
on the questionnaire to qualify for a survey. So far
everytime I have put retired as my occupation I have
been denied access to the survey. I now use
self-employed and am allowed to take the survey.

I guess that about sums up my experiences so far.
Since I don't have the time or desire to sign up at
hundreds of survey companies I doubt that I will
ever make any money with these services. Instead,
I will group them with the Safelist andPaid to Read
Email programs.

If you happen to belong to a survey program that
really does pay those who take surveys and have
actually received some valuable cash or reward
for your participation, please share that information
by posting a comment.

To Your Success,
Susan