First Steps With Paid Surveys - How To Avoid Disappointment


by jhon smth - Date: 2007-04-06 - Word Count: 587 Share This!

Every survey newbie has different expectations of how much cash they can earn; if cash will be more than winning prizes; if they can make a living with paid surveys, etc. It's hard to ascertain all the advantages, earnings and bonuses of paid surveys in advance. But you can start with realistic expectations - that will save you lots of disappointment and disillusionment once you get to collect the cash checks.

The first step with paid surveys is to find a legitimate source of paid survey sites. There are multiple forms of websites that offer different services, related to paid surveys and other paid programs. Some sites provide listings of paid surveys sites - either against a membership fee, or for free. Others, upon subscription, directly send you invitations to take particular surveys and qualify for payment. Some survey sites contain only links to paid survey sites, whereas others will actually guide you through taking the surveys, completing your assignments, and requesting payment. In any case, finding an already compiled selection of paid surveys sites definitely eases your life, because otherwise you need to spend hours, and even days searching for individual survey sites to join. My recommendation is to subscribe only to free such surveys sites, because it's only fair to start earning cash and prizes before you need to pay anything. Besides, the survey scams, because such exist, rely on collecting membership fees - they have nothing else in the form of service to earn from. Therefore, to be on the safe side, better join free survey sites.

Another very important first step of paid surveys is creating a user profile. Many newbie survey takers underestimate the significance of providing correct and detailed information about themselves. Important note: correct and detailed info does not mean that you should give your credit card number and sensitive personal information! That is not what a legitimate paid surveys site will ever ask you about. However, you should specify your gender, age, income, marital status and other demographics that are important to identify you within a particular target group of consumers. Giving a valid email and mailing address is also vital, as you should be able to receive your email invitations to take surveys, and you should also be able to receive your payments. Cheating with your personal details is totally meaningless, as what survey companies pay for is sensible, realistic, and insightful customer feedback. If you pretend you're someone else, your feedback may be dropped off when analyzed, and you will not qualify for payment.

A very important aspect that potential survey takers need to consider in advance is - the cash flows that they anticipate to receive. Well, if someone told you that you were going to be flooded with cash and prizes, they were most probably exaggerating. It takes a while before you start earning some meaningful cash. Most surveys either pay a moderate payout, or distribute freebies and enter you into lottery drawings. Over time, if you build a successful strategy to take paid surveys for cash, your earnings can increase, and you will attain a greater control over your income from taking paid surveys. Many start with great hopes to get rich overnight; well, that almost never happens, unless you subscribe to some thousand or more legitimate survey sites, and take surveys 24/7.

Getting started with paid surveys means ensuring that you get all the components - legitimate paid survey sites, patience to reach the optimum of your cash earnings, and consistence in taking surveys for cash and prizes.

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The author is an amateur writer focusing primarily on Free Online Surveys related topics. For more information on Free Paid Surveys visit her site www.surveysponsors.com

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