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Don't Pay Get Paid

Monday, March 5, 2007
Searching for Legitimate Survey Sites
Wouldn't it be nice to make a bundle of money quickly, with minimal effort, working at home in your pajamas? Of course it would. I for one would love to have money flowing into my bank account, working only a few hours a week so I would have more time to spend with my kids and my husband, without a boss looking over my shoulder.
Whether it's real estate investing, stock investing, data entry, affiliate marketing, or something else, we've all seen the fantastic claims people have make about making money and how they can teach you to do the same thing. I can tell you now that 99% of these people are complete frauds. You may have fallen prey to one of these scam artists selling you their latest "get rich quick" program. Me too. I have bought so many of these programs that I can't even recall how many. I don't know why but I tend to find the "good" in people and I was "sold" by these marketing schemes time and time again, even after being scammed by another. Finally, after so many disappointments, I got FED UP. I decided to get to the bottom of this fascination we have with get rich quick programs and find out if there really where any LEGITIMATE programs for making money.
I literally contacted the administrator of every paid survey company I could find. Posing as an investor, I managed to convince the owners that I was seriously interested in purchasing their entire website and business. That way, once the dollar signs flashed in their eyes, they would give me free access to their members areas to review what I would be "buying". Well I was disgusted with 99% of what I found. Many of the owners actually boasted about how many people had bought their useless survey programs. I repeatedly found:
* outdated information
* non working links
* links leading to other survey sites that asked me for money
* no help sections
* no real e-mail support
I quickly noticed that all of these paid surveys sites where garbage and that the owners were laughing their way to the bank. Needless to say I didn't respond when they asked me if I was still interested in purchasing their website. Surprisingly while sifting through all of the scam artist's websites, I was able to find a few individuals that actually ran legitimate survey programs.
The owners were everyday people like you and me who found a way to make money working from home on their computers. Their members areas were impressive with good amount of quality information on how to make hundreds of dollars a day doing very little work. I even chatted with their customers on several online forums, and they verified that they were making extra money through the sites. It was like I found a few diamonds in the rough, but don't take my word for it, you can visit the sites below to see what you think.
They do charge a minimal fee which is expected for a legitimate company that actually has people on staff that are dedicated to helping you get started. What a friendly group of people! Anyway, if you are interested in the programs below I advise you join quickly as the owners have informed me that they are getting so many new members by word of mouth referrals that they may be closing off membership completely within the next few days. (By the way, you didn't hear this from me!) They don't have a large enough staff to accommodate many more people and they are dedicated to providing excellent service to each member.
Well my search for paid surveys has come to an end. All I can say is that I was thoroughly disappointed by most of what I found and I advise that you do not take chances by joining other paid survey programs other than the ones I have listed below. Whatever you do, I wish you a healthy and prosperous year for you and yours.
All the Best!
Paid Surveys Etc..
This is definitely the best survey site. They have the most market research companies signed up with them and they are so confident that their program is the best that they offer a free 60 trial. They also offer a coupon for 50% off.
Survey Income System
Fantastic members area and highly recommended as far as costumer service goes. I have made the most money with this site.
Paid Surveys Online
Another fantastic site. They are associated with 700+ market research companies and offer a $20 survey as soon as you sign up.
BONUS: If you purchase one of the above survey programs through this site I will give you $5.00 off of the purchase price. All you have to do is send me your receipt of purchase to attainfreedom@yahoo.ca and I will send you $5.00 via paypal after verifying.
5 Secrets for Paid Surveys
Secret 1: Be sure to get a good survey company... your time is wasted if you get a company that doesn't end up paying you right? Do some research on Google, and learn from other people's experiences. Or you can pay a company I will mention later on, and they will give you a list of good companies.
Secret 2: Another secret, is to sit down and do the math before getting into paid surveys. Figure out how much you want to be making, then figure out how much a company will pay you per survey, and you can end up discovering how many surveys you will have to do and how much time you will put into it. Be sure to check when a company sends you payment and how long it will take to get to you.
Secret 3: When filling out surveys, you must provide a REAL email address. Be sure to create a new one, just for survey purposes. You can get a free one at Yahoo! Mail or Gmail.It is a good idea to create a new email address.
Secret 4: Another secret is to check this email address daily, because you will get more great offers plus chances of getting paid from other companies. Always remember, more surveys + more time = more money.
Secret 5: Check your account often, and make sure there is no time limit on the money in your account. Some companies hide this kind of stuff in the T&C's. But, I have found a website that will give you a list of the best survey sites out there, for very little money.
Paying For Surveys vs. Free Surveys
I soon got tired of it and decided to go ahead and join a survey site. After looking through the different sites, I decided to go with Survey Scout. After signing up, I immediately was allowed access to their list of 250+ survey sites !
I signed up with about 20 different sites. After a couple of weeks, I was receiving more survey than I could complete. Now, I am employed full-time with four kids. I was not looking to make this my full-time job, but I do have fun. If you are looking for a way to earn some extra money, demo new products before they are on the market, and give your opinion - filling out surveys may just be the thing for you.