Paid Online Survey Tips
Where to start from?
>>> Do your online research and find companies that pay for completing a survey. It is suggested not to pay anyone for providing you a list of such survey companies. However, if you do so, do it at your own risk.
>>> Join as many paid online surveys websites as you can. The trick with paid surveys is to join multiple companies that offer online paid surveys so that in total you will constantly receive reasonable amount of survey offers.
>>> Check if websites you’ve signed up with have special interest directories. Find out if your profile can fit there. Also look if there are any local focus groups in your area to join and participate with. It could be an exciting as well as a well paid opportunity.
>>> Make sure you have filled out all of the offered profiles and so called “profile boosters” (if any) on the website. Filling out such profiles will increase your chances to be selected for additional surveys.
>>> Be sure to bookmark all websites you have signed up with. Many survey websites have some type of accounts for their members, should you have any survey completed with particular company, make sure you know the way and rules how to check and manage your member’s account. Just read the rules on the web and keep passwords safe.
>>> You may want to open a free PayPal account as some websites may use PayPal to send you payments.
>>> If you find out that a compensation for filing out the survey will be based on drawing, do not be discouraged. The odds will still be high as many surveys have limits about a number of participants.
>>> When you receive survey offers that will result in coupons, points or drawing, do not ignore them! Fill all them out as these offers are usually used as “qualifiers” by many companies. When you complete such survey offer you basically show survey companies that you are serious about participation in surveys. It will definitely increase your chances to get cash offers in the future!
>>> When after filling out the questionnaire for next survey you find out that you do not qualify for it, a good point in your favor would be to send a “Thank you” note and ask to be considered for future online surveys.
>>> During the screening to qualify for most paid online surveys you will be asked if you work in certain advertising business, some type of market research or a particular industry. You answer to such questions should be “No” in most of the cases. The reason for that is that people working in some market research related businesses are not wanted as surveys participants. And so, if you answer “Yes” you will not qualify for 80-95% of all paid surveys.
>>> There is no need to mention to be honest during the survey as your opinion counts and will influence results for the people who pay you money for your words!
>>> Make sure to check your email regularly so you don't miss any paid survey offer.
>>> Search for different forums that have topics about paid online surveys. There are many people on the forums who are sharing their experience about online paid surveys. Take advantage of that information to shape your survey skills.
What To Do Next?
>>> Make sure all paid survey websites you have registered with are bookmarked. This is the same as making a list of companies you work with. Spend some time to familiarize yourself with each site and learn everything about company’s offers and also at what web pages those survey offers listed at (you may want to bookmark those pages as well).
>>> Check your accounts from time to time. At least once a month is fine. Some of these survey companies will not pay you unless you login and "cash-out". Make notes about companies' websites: what kind of system they use to pay their participants for online surveys: cash system or point system or some other system. Note what points can be redeemed and how, and what is the minimum "cash-out" requirements.