Online Paid Surveys - Can One Make Money Online From Paid Surveys?

Marketing is a multi billion dollar global business where it's all about your opinion as a consumer. Companies are always looking for ways to get a competitive edge in the marketplace so they are becoming more and more willing to pay you, the consumer, top dollars for helping them make their products and services better and more appealing. That's where the market research companies come in. Companies conducting market research spend millions and millions of dollars every year collecting and analyzing consumer opinions. The real paid surveys sites are the sites of the market research companies. By registering to a paid surveys site, you can earn extra money, participle and win prizes or cash or receive gift cards as payment (e.g Wal-mart or FutureShop).

Because this is an easy way to make money at your convenience and in the comfort of your own home paid online surveys are quickly becoming one of the easiest ways to earn extra income on the Internet. Dishonest people know this and as a result, there are no shortage of "get paid" and "get rich" schemes, courses, and books floating around the internet. But with a little bit of research anyone can find the "real paid surveys websites". Here is a list of what to do once you found a paid surveys website:

Research.

Upon arrival on the company's site, before searching for the Sign Up page, you might want to take a look at the F.A.Q page (most of the sites have a F.A.Q / Help page). You can find answers to most common questions like: How can I join? What will I earn? How can I receive the payment?

Signing Up.

The sign up process is different on different sites. Some sites ask only some contact information in the sign up process (like name, address, email, country, etc.), others ask for more detailed information (like gender, interests, what house appliances you have, etc.). The information will become your "demographics", and it will be used to narrow the search for a specific type of a consumer. More details about this below.

Confirmation email.

In most cases, in order to verify that the email address is not a false one, you will get an email to confirm your account. So, don't forget to check your Inbox and activate your account. After confirmation, you can login and update/create profiles.

Profiles.

Profiles are a suite of questions about you, your health, your habits, etc. It's the only way the market research company can know about you, so give as many details as possible. Be honest. Profiles are very important and should be completed right after signing up and updated regularly you there are changes. By having all profiles completed and updated you increase your chance to receive more surveys. As the majority of the marketing research companies are from North America, they are interested mainly in the opinions of the panelists from North America (U.S. and Canada), so they will have a greater chance of receiving surveys invitations. If you have concerns about your privacy, ready the site's Privacy Terms, but any legit market research company uses this information only for selecting and narrowing the list of possible panelists for a specific survey.

So, good luck and remember to have fun whilst you're doing this! You are shaping the products and services of the future. You should be proud of what you are doing and not only for the rewards you're getting.