How to Take Surveys at Home

You can take online surveys in your spare time.

Taking surveys online can be an interesting, and potentially lucrative, hobby. While the compensation for online surveys is generally only a few dollars, you do get to express your opinion and possibly even help shape the new products companies bring to the market. Filling out surveys can also lead to other opportunities, including the chance to try out new products in your home and serve on focus groups for new product concepts.

Instructions

1. Create a separate email address just for your survey work. You can use a free email address from Google, Yahoo and others to keep your survey opportunities separate from your other email. That makes it easier to sort through those incoming surveys, while protecting your main email address from potential spam and similar problems.

2. Sign up with several different survey companies, using your newly created email address. Follow the instructions on each site and take any screening surveys they require. Some sites require you to provide basic demographic information, such as your age, race and gender. That information makes it easier for the companies to match you with relevant survey opportunities.

3. Check your survey email address several times a day for new survey opportunities. Act fast if you want to complete a survey, since some of these opportunities are available only for a short time.

4. Complete any screening surveys and interest queries the market research firms provide. These surveys are designed to match you more effectively with the best survey opportunities.

5. Research the terms of each site you sign up for to see what rewards, cash and prizes you can earn. Some sites have better rewards than others, so as you gain experience you can focus on the market research firms that provide the best rewards.

References

• The Kim Komando Show; Taking Online Surveys for Cash