How to Get Paid to Participate in Online Research Studies
Many stay-at-home moms and people with part-time jobs take surveys to bring in some extra income. Anyone can participate in online research studies without ever having to leave their computer. All you need is a computer and Internet access. Most online research studies pay $3 to $5, but a few one-hour studies pay $50 to $200.
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Sign up for PayPal and Amazon accounts. Most companies will pay you for participating in online research studies with checks, but some pay via PayPal or Amazon gift cards. Connect your checking or savings bank account with PayPal so you can transfer the money once you accumulate a decent amount.
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Create an email address that is strictly for receiving payments and invites for online research studies. If you mistakenly sign up for a fraudulent site, spam will go to this email address instead of your personal address. Connect this email address with your regular one for easy access.
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Register with legitimate survey companies, such as Opinion Outpost and SurveyHead, with your identifying information. The key to earning $100 to $300 per month by participating in online research studies is signing up for as many survey companies as possible.
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Wait for a survey invitation to arrive in your inbox. Click on the link in the email and it will send you to a page where you can start the survey. Most companies send one to five survey opportunities to their members every day. Surveys are typically 10 to 30 minutes long, and they usually pay $1 to $5.
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Complete the survey accurately. If your responses show that you are lying, the survey company most likely won't compensate you. Sometimes, despite your honesty, you won't qualify to complete a survey. Just keep trying.
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