Saturday, February 28, 2009

Money On The Side - Make Extra Cash With Paid Surveys

By Cache Spencer

If you want to make a little extra income, you may find paid surveys to be a real lifesaver. There are lots of companies and marketing firms that are willing to pay quite well for the opinion of the average consumer. Some may pay in gifts and prizes, but many pay in cash. Not only is survey taking a great way to make a little change, itas fun! When you participate in paid surveys, you can give your honest opinion about all kinds of services and products.

If you want to make money on the internet, paid surveys are a very good option. Be aware that all companies seeking survey participants have certain rules and requirements of the participants. In this article, I would like to offer some ideas about the best ways to successfully prepare for and participate in surveys.

Begin by doing some research about which sites are available for participating in paid surveys. You can go through a search engine or an informational site to find out about survey sites. Sometimes information is available on networking sites. Of course, good old-fashioned word-of-mouth is often the best way to get information about anything. If your friends or family members have participated in paid surveys, they will be able to give you some good information.

When you have made your choices about what companies you want to work with, your next step will be to register with their websites. For this, you will need to have some personal and professional information on hand. Naturally, you should have a valid e mail address so that the company will be able to contact you immediately.

Once you have registered, there may be a short wait while your application is being approved. Once your application is accepted and confirmed, you will be ready to start! The number of surveys available each day varies from company to company. Some companies have lots of surveys available every day. Some have only a few. When you participate in surveys you may be paid in cash or you may be earn certificates or prizes. This all depends on the policy of the company you have signed up with.

All said, participating in paid surveys is just an excellent way to earn a bit of extra cash online. The work is fun and easy, and you can do it from the comfort of your own home in your ajammies! You donat have to spend any money to sign up, and you donat have to invest anything but your time. The only caveat is that you will want to choose your companies carefully. Double-check their credentials to be sure they are legitimate sites that will really pay.

Some sites donat pay in cash up front. These sites may have a points system instead. In this case, you will accumulate prize points. After you have accumulated a given number, a thousand for example, you will be able to trade in your points for prizes, gift certificates or cash.

So, again, while earning cash online by participating surveys is, indeed, one of the best opportunities you will find - do be sure that you find legitimate sites that will truly pay as you expect them to. Search sensibly and with a reasonable amount of caution. By being an educated consumer and conducting an intelligent search, you are sure to find a good number of legitimate sites that will help you supplement your income by paying you for your personal opinions.

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