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Making Money From Free Online Surveys
Finding Real Survey Sites
What a concept! Actually getting paid!!
Online surveys are a great way for anyone with any skill level to make some quick cash online no matter what their skill level. All it takes is some time to find the right surveys.Unfortunately, the online survey industry is one where there are a lot of scams. Many companies will subscribe you to things you don't want or need with the promise of making easy money from an online survey. Still others will sell you useless lists that supposedly list the best survey sites.
I'm going to cut out all the research time for you with this lens. To make it to my list the survey should have the following requirements.
The Rules For Site Selection
- The site should be free to join.
- The survey should be free to complete with no strings attached or things needed to buy.
- The company should actually pay you for work completed.
- There are no major complaints against the survey company
Send Earnings
Send Earnings will help you make money with free online surveys. They offer money for online shopping, trying brand name products, reading emails and playing games online. You get a $5 bonus for signing up.Here is a recent testimonial from Jill in San Diego
"It's nice to know that my opinion actually matters, thanks SendEarnings! The market research surveys are fun and easy, and I can't complain about the money. Another tip I would tell future members is to check out the free product trials. I try to do at least one per week and it all adds up to some handy extra money. My husband can't believe it!"
Click here to collect your $5 bonus by signing up for Send Earnings.
Get a free Gmail or Yahoo email account for your emails related to your survey taking. You will definitely need it.
InboxDollars
InboxDollars is a very well known and respected site that allows you to make money from reading emails, taking surveys and doing product reviews. It was recently profiled on Good Morning America. It's totally free to join and participate in. You will get a $5 bonus when you sign up.Here is a recent testimonial from Mike in New York
"The best thing about InboxDollars is that they always pay on time and they have the highest payouts for all the offers. Practically my entire neighborhood got a check this month thanks to me and guess who made money from referring them? I also shop at InboxDollars because I get cashback on TOP of any other coupons I would use at the same brand name online stores I always shop at."
Click here to collect your $5 bonus by signing up for InboxDollars.
YourFreeSurveys
YourFree Surveys.com is another place where you can go to complete surveys and make some nice cash. You will get $4 bonus for sign up and be immediately be assigned $20 in surveys right after joining.Recent testimonial from Doug Wallace
"YourFreeSurveys made it so easy to make money filling our surveys. Real in depth reviews so I knew what to expect when filling out surveys for money"
Click here join YourFreeSurveys and get the $4 bonus and $20 in free surveys.
Would you like to be up to 87% more efficient in your survey taking? I highly recommend that you download RoboForm.
Click here to download the free trial version of RoboForm
American Consumer Opinion
Don't let the name fool you. They are worldwide
American Consumer Opinion is run by an offline market research company called Decision Analyst based in Dallas, TX. They do many different types of market research studies. As a market panelist, you will have the opportunity to do several studies a year and which take about 10 minutes to complete. They also have online focus groups which pay up to $50. They also have "screeners" which are really super short surveys for which you can win prizes.I quick search online revealed many rave reviews on this site. It's definitely one you need to check out.
Recent testimonial from Kim (posted on a message board)
"I hardly qualify for any surveys (from other companies) because I'm not the right ethnicity but I usually qualify for these (surveys from American Consumer Opinion). Take the survey and then get a check in the mail! It's super easy."
Click here to learn more about American Consumer Opinion
Survey Networks
Survey Networks is owned by Vente, which is part of Experian, one of the credit bureaus. They offer a chance to win up to $50,000 in their sweepstakes for just answering a few questions.Recent testimonial posted on a blog
"If you don't mind spending a couple minutes to get the chance at $50,000 then Survey Networks may be for you. The surveys are so quick and easy it doesn't make sense not to at least take the chance. Who knows you could be their next winner."
Click here to enter the Survey Networks sweepstakes.
My Other Realted Survey Lenses
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How To Make Money From Free Online Surveys Part 2
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This lens is a contination in my series of lenses about free online surveys. You can make money with online surveys, but you have to be careful to avoid the scams.
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Paid Survey Sites
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From all the sites now dealing with online surveys, there are certainly a lot of options to choose from. But look out, scammers are everywhere. In this lens, we will explore the ways to make money from online surveys and how to avoid scams.
Reader Feedback
rydigga wrote...
Hi Carlos,
Excellent advice. Free online surverys are an excellent way to open up an extra stream of income.
Thanks for sharing your survey insight :)
Ryan
Posted April 08, 2009
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Posted November 07, 2008
lakeerieartists wrote...
I tried this, but just wasn't patient enough for it.
Posted November 03, 2008
aquariann wrote...
Very helpful! My boyfriend participates in surveys through AOL, but I didn't know much about them until reading this lens. I may have to try one of these companies out for myself.
Posted November 02, 2008
daria369 wrote...
Useful source - because research takes a lot of time and shortcut like this is a great help!
Posted November 02, 2008
