How to Choose The Right Website For Paid Online Surveys

Paid online surveys are ideal for stay-at-home moms, teenagers, college students, or really just about anyone who’s looking to make easy money online in their spare time. Anyone can make money taking surveys and in most cases it’s free.

Most paid online surveys take anywhere from 10-20 minutes to complete and the pay can range anywhere from twenty five cents to ten dollars.

You won’t become rich taking paid online surveys but you can make money online fast. If you work at it consistently, you can earn a nice amount of additional income online.

There are many different places on the internet that provide paid online surveys. Paid online surveys can earn money much faster than other online money making methods, such as writing sites.

If you want to make some money taking paid online surveys there are some things you should look out for to make sure the site you choose provides legitimate paid surveys.

Here’s how to make the best decision when searching for sites that provide paid online surveys…………….

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

1. 
   Use free paid surveys.

   Avoid any site that wants you to pay for taking paid online surveys. They should be paying you for your time. Paid online surveys should always be free to take.
   
   I’ve included a link in the resources section below, for a legitimate paid survey site that's been around for over 10 years. They're safe to use and the survey's pay pretty good.

2. 
   What's the paid survey sites pay-out requirement?

   Find out what the earnings requirement is for the pay-out. Some places won’t pay you until you have earned a certain amount of money. If you frequently take full advantage of the paid online surveys and everything the site has to offer, you could achieve the pay-out amount pretty quickly. If you don’t plan on using the paid online surveys very often, then you might want to go with a site that has a lower earnings requirement.

3. 
   What else does the paid survey site offer?

   Choose sites that allow you to complete offers in addition to the paid online surveys. Free paid surveys can earn quite a bit of money but it’s best to have more options available.
   
   In addition to the free paid surveys, trial offers can be completed to earn more money. In most cases, sites will have free offers to complete and other sites will want to receive a credit card payment from you to take advantage of them. In many cases the offers pay more than paid online surveys, but every site will be different.

4. 
   Does the paid survey site have paid email?

   Check and see if they have paid email available besides their free paid surveys. Paid email earnings are actually lower than surveys and offers but they provide instant earnings. You will receive a certain number of paid emails every day, from the free paid survey site you choose. All you do is simply click on the paid email and you are instantly paid. You can click on the paid email in your spare time to get some extra money.

5. 
   Earn passive income with a referral program.

   Find out if they have a referral program in place. In addition to paid online surveys, you can significantly increase your earnings by taking advantage of a referral program. The referrals can really add up and be a good source of passive income.
   
   A good referral program should pay you for each referral you get and then you should be paid a certain commission on your referrals earnings as well as your referrals referrals earnings. This is called a two-tiered referral program.

6. 
   What is the paid surveys sites form of payment?

   Find out how you will be paid. Some places will send payment to your pay pal account while others can only pay you by check.

7. 
   Read reviews on sites offering paid online surveys.

   Read up on reviews for places offering paid online surveys. You’d be surprised what you’ll find. Some places might have a reputation for not paying their members on time or not paying them at all. Avoid providing your personal contact information and e-mail address to a shady company with a bad reputation. Avoid new and unknown sites providing paid online surveys. It’s best to stick with the more well know ones.

Tips & Warnings

• Choose well-known reputable site for free paid surveys
• Never pay to take paid online surveys

Resources

• Survey Savvy - Legitimate Free Paid Surveys

[ladyofthelake]

on 10/14/2009 This is great. Thank you for doing the work to find some free sites. We all need extra money around Christmas. Rec. and 5*

[southerngirl09]

on 10/9/2009 Informative article on how to choose the right website for paid online surveys. This is new to me, but will check it out with your suggestions in mind. Thanks for sharing. 5*