question about those survey sites or other online sites where you "make money"?

Question

Does anyone know of any survey sites where you don't have to pay the site to take their surveys? Or does anyone know of some work at home site that is legit, will work for a college student, and isnt going to ask you to pay them to work for them?
I keep getting all these emails from sites saying make money by taking surveys, etc. Yeah if you pay them first, then there is no telling if you'll ever see that money again. So some kind of free survey site or something that will actually pay for opinions.
Job opportunities in my state are rather dry without four year degrees.

Answer 1

Theres a lot of "free survey" sites out there most of them work on a point system and it takes a ridiculously long time to earn any cash. You could spend 50+ hours taking surveys to earn a lousy $10. Here are a few that I find do actually give you surveys for cash.
https://www.mindfieldonline.com/member.php

http://www.myview.com/

http://www.greenfieldcentral.com/

www.pineconeresearch.com

Each of thses sites work a little differently. Mindfeild is a product testing site. They haven't ever paid me but I do get quite a few products to test from them. And I get to keep those products.

Myveiw pays $2 per survey. They pay through paypal and regularly. Its the site ive made the most cash from so far.

Greenfield only occasionally pays cash. They will state that the survey pays cash when they send it. Most surveys they send out reward you with a contest entry. They are slow to pay.

Pinecone is a hard one to get signed up with. You have to find a recruiting banner and follow the link to sign up. Its not easy to find one but if you do they pay $5 per survey and they pay regularly and they pay fast.

Be forewarned these bring in a little bit of extra income but they will not earn you a living.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Yeah...you never want to sign up for anything you get through un-solicited mail. Even if they claim to be from a legit site, they may be someone else pretending to be that site to get your info (a phishing scene).

There are some legitimate sites out there though. Taking survey just earns you some pizza money (I earn about $20 a month) not salaray or "pay your tuition" amounts.

If pizza money is fine for you, I've reviewed most of the sites I've been payed through here:

http://www.windhavenweb.com/surveys

And I've put tips on how to avoid survey scams (too many of them out there!) here:

http://www.windhavenweb.com/surveys/avoidscams.html

If you are artistic at all, or can think of some funny sayings to put on t-shirts and mugs and stuff, another free business you can do from home is selling your designs at places like www.cafepress.com or www.printfection.com . (You can probably use Adobe photoshop at your college for free--so you have that going for you). It's fairly easy to set up--but if you really want to succeed it takes a lot of work and commitment. It can take 6 months to a year for your first sale (or not...sometimes less...sometimes a design becomes popular and you sell a lot right away--you never know). But I do know people who make a full time living doing that.

Answer 4

It can be difficult to weed out the good paid survey sites (profitable and frequent offers, short surveys, actually pay) from the bad (spam you, don't pay, don't qualify you after you take the survey). Your best bet is to find some company names and search Yahoo! to see if you can find forum posts or other info about their reputation then take a chance. Another option is to take a look at membership websites that provide lists of paid survey companies. Almost all of them provide good data but they get the "scam" label because much of the information in their databases can be found free on the internet somewhere. But, if you're looking to save time identifying the 400+ paid survey companies that aren't scams they can provide a great shortcut.

Answer 5

Who does not like some extra cash in hand? What about when that 'extra cash' comes relatively easy, with the least of exertion? What about when that extra cash comes to you right in your home, without having you to move to any other place?

You guessed right! I am talking about home business. There are a great number of home businesses with the advent of the Internet. Many people are drawing a decent income from such endeavors. Each one of us is tempted to try out some of these offers, because they sound so easy and within our reach, that we feel we would miss out on a great opportunity if do not try it out. The temptation is even harder to fight when we are in dire need for cash.

I got hooked on the idea, when I had lost my job two years ago. I had more than 16 years' seniority and never expected to get the axe. My heart was broken; but what hurt the most was that I had, all-of-a-sudden, to cut and curtail on each every expense. I was faced with an acute emotional and financial poverty.

It was at this time that, one day while idling over my computer, I clicked on a link - which I think mentioned cash from home - and I was hooked. At first I was overwhelmed at the variety and diversity of the Internet income opportunity. I found a multitude of offers ranging from data typing, to freelancing; from web designing to copy writing . to the one of the most lucrative options, paid surveys.

Taking paid surveys is an extremely convenient and easy way to earn cash online. I can see the interest growing in your eyes. What are online paid surveys, you will ask?

That is exactly what I was asking two years ago when I rediscovered the meaning of earning at my convenience! Let me start at the most important part. Money! How much can you make with online paid surveys? Will you believe when I tell you that you can make anything between $1 and $150 per survey?

They say that the difference between real and fiction is that fiction needs to make sense!! This is really applicable to making money with online surveys. It does not really make sense, but it is there life-size and true! But do not take my word for it. You go out there and just type 'online paid surveys' in the browser line and see what comes out of it. Try a few and just get the feel of it and see how easy is to fill in a survey.

The online surveys are just simple questionnaires which require certain information or opinions from you. These feedback are analyzed by the companies who send you the surveys and the information thus obtained go to form the future product strategy of that company, be it marketing, production, content, correction, etc.

The next logical question you would ask is why the companies would pay people to do surveys. Companies need access to information regarding the reaction of the public on the products they promote. In order to get this information they do extensive market research studies which are expensive and sometimes not reliable - when the data can be manufactured. Paid online surveys give these companies direct access to the public. The payment is calculated based on the importance of the product and the difficulty the company has to gain serious insights on it. Hence, online surveys are a healthy business proposition for the companies.

You could, as I could, build a good reliable source of income with online surveys. There are a few tips that you should keeping mind however, so you do not run into headaches.

Seek those companies that have a good feedback on the Internet; in order to find what others think of it, run a search on the name of the company asking for review or comments. Invariably, the net will throw up sufficient feedback for you to get a good idea about the company;

Remember - this type of work is just like any other work, even if it requires less mental and physical effort. Completing online surveys require patience and persistence if you want to earn a significant amount;

Another trick is to get your name enlisted in as many companies as possible. Logically speaking, even if you have only $5 surveys - which usually take anything between 20-25 minutes max (this also depends upon the speed of your browser) - and you have 4-5 per day, you could earn a very tidy sum;

Answer 6

It's all a scam. Get out and get a real job. By the way, a real job is something that you can put on your resume after you graduate that would enhance your chances of landing a post college professional role.

Answer 7

Get Cash Taking Surveys : http://OnlineSurveys.uzaev.com/?ToRV

Answer 8

I am looking at the same thing. I will let you know what I find. You can also email me and I will let you in on what I have found so far

Answer 9

sounds like a bunch of scams to me

I wouldn't waste any time looking for one that's not

Answer 10

all scams....dont ever send any money for information...for real employers do not require money up front