online paid surveys?

Question

Hi There,
first of all i have noticed i have been barraged by online paid survey companies, so i was curious and checked them out but found that they all wanted you to purchase something in order to complete and pay you for the survey. Is this how they all operate?

Answer 1

no, surveyspot.com doesn't use ads to get you .

Answer 2

A lot of them operate like that (unfortunately), but not all.

I've listed some of the sites I have taken surveys through and actually been paid (or recieved other rewards like gift cards or CDS) on the following, if you are interested:

http://www.windhavenweb.com/surveys

I list how they pay you, what I like and dislike about them, whether they have an affiliate or referral program, etc.

Here's some tips to avoid scams. Don't sign up for any survey site which asks you to pay to access the surveys. Also watch for language like "get paid for taking surveys AND SIGNING UP FOR OFFERS" if you don't want to have to sign up for stuff with other companies to get paid.

Always carefully read their terms of service and privacy policy. If in their privacy policy they say they only use aggregated info, this is GOOD SIGN they are legit. Aggregated info information that is grouped together so it can't be connected with anyones personal identification like name, e-mail, phone or address. That's what survey sites SHOULD collect. Watch out for sites that say they give, rent, or sell any personal information (info that is not agregated) to third parties.

Also just recently came across a good survey ratings site that I've found very helpful:
http://www.surveypolice.com/

Answer 3

You are better off avoiding this type of online survey. It sounds more like a trap to gain information about you, than a legitimate survey.

Answer 4

Try the links in http://www.thequickinfo.com/paid-survey/

Answer 5

no there are lots out there that don't make you buy anything - treasuretroopers.com is good or so i hear