How to Take Surveys for Cash

Make extra cash by filling out surveys online.

The Internet has made it easier than ever to get paid for taking surveys. Companies looking to do market research reach out to consumers online get honest opinions on products, services and campaigns. If a company needs to know if its product will sell, your opinion can be a valuable commodity. Like every Internet money-making opportunity, there are scams out there. Do your homework and read the fine print before you begin to work.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Research the background of any company that offers to pay you for taking surveys. Check with the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission and other organizations for outstanding complaints. A legitimate company will disclose its physical address, not just a post-office box.

2. Read all the information on the company's website to make sure that it actually pays you cash to take surveys. Some sites only allow you to take surveys for a prize or for a chance to win something. Others pay you in gift cards. Understand the compensation process before you sign up.

3. Take the survey company's own survey, which will ask for detailed information about you. This will allow the company to direct the right types of surveys to you. The informational survey may ask for your age, gender, income, education level, interests, health concerns and more. It can be quite lengthy, and you won't be paid to take it.

4. Check your email or log in to the website daily to find out if you've been asked to take any surveys. Look for information on how much the survey pays and how much time you should need to complete it.

Tips & Warnings

• You should take every survey that the company offers so that they know you are reliable this will help to ensure that they keep offering you surveys. If they see you as someone that only fills in surveys infrequently, they might send their highest paying surveys to someone else.

References

• "365 Ways to Make Money"; Kylie Ofiu; 2011