How to Find Legitimate Paid Survey Sites

It may sound hard to believe, but real paid survey programs do exist. Surveys provide valuable data that can help many different types of businesses—selling everything from makeup and snack foods to cars and life insurance. However, most people are just too busy to volunteer their opinions. This is why companies will pay you to take surveys.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. If you’re looking for legitimate survey sites, the quality of the site’s web design should be one obvious clue. Professional businesses now how important it is to hire a good designer. If the site is ugly and difficult to navigate, the company is probably less than legit.

2. When you register with a survey site, you’ll be asked to provide information about your age, occupation, geographic location, and other demographic characteristics. If the company is legitimate, there should be a privacy policy to prevent your personal information from being sold or distributed without your consent. A good survey site will also have a policy against spamming survey participants.

3. One final tip that also applies to a number of other work at home opportunities: see if the Better Business Bureau has any complaints on file regarding the company in question. One complaint doesn’t necessarily mean the company is a scam, but several similar complaints could indicate questionable business practices.

Tips & Warnings

• Since most survey programs are looking for participants who meet specific eligibility criteria, it may take several weeks before you receive a survey opportunity. Therefore, you don’t want to be relying on paid surveys as a primary source of income. Survey opportunities are best used as supplemental earnings in conjunction with eBay sales, freelance writing, or other entrepreneurial endeavors.

Resources

• "Paid Surveys" - Get Paid Taking Surveys In Your Spare Time!

[stgclawson]

on 11/2/2009 Here is a comprehensive list of many legitimate, free, paying survey sites. I personally use all of these and get paid! By paying - I mean cash, paypal, gift certificates and prizes. NOT sweepstakes and entries into drawings. I feel like those are a waste of time since your chances of winning are so small that you are basically doing surveys for free.

http://pages.suddenlink.net/legit-paid-surveys

[meghanh1979]

on 9/24/2009 I think the most important thing to keep in mind is never pay to get paid. If sites promise you will make money by giving them money, beware!! I found a site that has links to some of the best paid survey sites. You can check it out here: http://legitimatepaidsurveysitesforyou.blogspot.com

[k2696]

on 6/23/2009 i use CASHCRATE.com.....u wont get rich but i average 30-50 a day chillen at home watchin tv filling out paid surveys and offers....its not a scame no credit info was asked...they pay for referels aswell so if ur gunna join use this link plz.... www.cashcrate.com/1400475

[momswallet]

on 5/21/2009 Here is a list of legitimate paid survey companies: http://www.momswallet.com/surveys_focusgroups.html

[beone]

on 5/15/2009 Most of the survey sites ask money to buy something from them first. does this means they are not legit? if all their claims are true, why not let the applicant work first after qualifying. thanks