How to Earn Points by Taking Surveys to Redeem for Prizes
Online surveys are marketing tools that companies use to help develop products or find out what customers think about them. Sometimes results also help companies create a product or improve it. Online surveys vary in time, but many companies indicate the approximate time frame of the survey prior to the starting the survey. Surveys usually involve short answers or clicking on an answer that coincides with your opinion. Companies surveying participants often compensate them with points that provide chances for prizes.
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Obtaining Survey Points
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Research companies that offer points for surveys taken. There are free lists of companies that conduct surveys for points or cash. Identify market-research companies using books or lists at the library. Some people also sell lists of companies that conduct surveys, but you should be able to find some without paying a fee. For example, lacetoleather.com lists companies that offer surveys and memolink.com identifies specific surveys that participants can take for points.
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Sign up to take surveys with several companies. You must provide personal information so the company can match you with a survey. Typically, companies that survey people are seeking a particular profile to use in their collection of market data. Sometimes a company may be seeking survey participants who are a particular age or gender or those who earn a certain income. Desired demographics often vary depending on the survey and its purpose.
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Click on the provided link to respond to a survey. Surveys will eventually arrive in your e-mail if you meet the qualifications and the advertiser's desired demographic.
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Complete preliminary questions that assure you do not have a job that may make you biased or ineligible to take the survey. Once approved, complete the survey.
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Take advantage of any games or shorter surveys at the end of the main survey. Often these give you the opportunity to earn extra points.
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Tips & Warnings
Market-research companies conducting surveys can satisfy their participant quota. Therefore, if you want to participate in a survey, respond promptly.
Respond to surveys regularly so market-research companies continue to offer them. They can remove you from the program.
Participating in surveys to earn points requires you to share personal information and your email address. Sometimes market-research companies conducting surveys may sell your contact information.
Read how the point-system works. Some companies allow you to redeem points for prizes while others only allow you to allocate them for a chance to win a prize.
Sometimes you will receive points for a specific prize, but may have to join a club or affiliate program.
