Paidsurveys.com Review

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Lonely people looking to get a lot of spam in their internet mailbox will benefit greatly from paidsurveys.com. This site is merely a portal to “hundreds” of other internet survey sites that promise you everything from the moon to a $1.

If you decide to join this site, expect to receive up to 40 e-mails a day from a variety of online survey companies. Some of them legitimate, others not. It will be up to you to figure out. A better way to decide which online survey companies you wish to participate in is to do a little legwork yourself.

Paidsurveys.com is open to anyone in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada who is at least 18 years old. They promise a free membership and access to 30 different companies that will pay you cash and “prizes” for participating in online surveys right from your home.

Although the site promises security and privacy, I made the mistake of joining and began receiving e-mails from virtually every known site in the world that offered me money, prizes and trips simply for filling out a questionnaire. They do not offer to send you to corporations that “spend billions of dollars a year” finding out what the average Joe is thinking, they merely flood your inbox with hundreds of e-mails from different survey companies.

One of the scariest things about this site is the offer to do “data work from home.” Anyone with an IQ over 60 can smell this scam. It is the internet equivalent to “stuffing envelopes from home.” It usually requires an upfront fee to “connect” the participant with people who are just dying to pay big bucks for someone to type all day into their computer. It’s a scam. And an old one, at that.

There are approximately over 500 internet sites that offer people “cash” for participating in surveys from home. Many of them are legitimate. You can usually tell these sites by their disclaimer that you will not “get rich” off of them and they normally tell you up front about what you can expect to earn and how you will receive your earnings.

Other sites simply exist to get your information so they can sell it to telemarketers. If you are taking a survey and frequently directed to different websites where you are asked about receiving a quote for health insurance, do yourself a favor and click out immediately. In the month that I’ve been participating in online surveys, I have received (and I’m not exaggerating here) at least 10 calls from people who want to sell me health insurance. One afternoon I received two calls, fifteen minutes apart, from the same company. Unless you are really desperate to talk to people on the phone or get e-mail from strangers promising you riches, stay away from these type of sites.

Paidsurveys.com is merely an information gathering website that will give your e-mail address and telephone number to a variety of different companies, all of whom will want to sell you something. If you are looking for a way to make money online, do so at a legitimate site. Check out the website, read as much of the information carefully before signing up and beware of any site that promises that you will get rich overnight. You will not make a living doing surveys at home. This is merely a way to supplement your income and buy a few extras. There are plenty of legitimate sites out there. Paidsurveys.com is not one of them.

Survey Savvy Review

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Survey Savvy is an online paid survey company owned by Luth Research, LLC, an international market research firm that’s been around for 30 years. Surveysavvy is free to join and participants earn cash for each survey completed.

The site boasts of having over 1.5 million registered members worldwide. Joining is relatively easy, although the questionnaire requirements are extensive. Expect to be asked a series of demographic questions, including your race, whether or not you own a home, your occupation and how many people reside in your household. If you have children, they will ask for their year of birth and gender.

Once you’ve completed the three page questionnaire and submit it to the site, you’ll receive confirmation of acceptance via e-mail within 24 hours. The purpose of the questionnaire determines your eligibility to participate in certain surveys.

Surveys are sent to you via e-mail on a periodic basis. This is a legitimate site, so don’t expect a flood of e-mails from them. Some of the surveys are extensive and relate to employment, and some are just fun, like viewing a YouTube video and giving your opinion. The cash incentive for each survey completed begins at $3 and generally tops off at $25, depending upon the time spent answering the questions.

Occasionally, participants with children will be asked to have their children complete a survey relating to their age group, however any payment is directed to the person who registers with the site. Surveysavvy is very careful about their verification process; in some instances, you may be contacted by telephone to verify the contents of the survey.

One way to make money through this site is referring friends. The site pays you $2 for each friend who signs up for the program through you and an additional $1 for each survey they complete. If you have a website or blog, you can earn money easily by referring people to the site through a link provided to you once you’re accepted.

Although you do not have to participate in every survey offered, one caveat is that the site will impose a service charge of $1 if your account remains inactive for a year. Those who decide to participate in a variety of online surveys for cash must be careful to maintain activity with your account or cancel your membership to the site; however, the charge will never result in any negative balance to your account. They simply take the money from the money you’ve already earned with the site. There is no danger of receiving a bill from them or having your telephone bill charged.

If you continue to participate in the surveys and refer other people to the Surveysavvy, you can find yourself earning a few extra dollars per month. The site is very clear about adhering to IRS rules; if you earn more than $600 in a year, you need to complete a W-9 or 1099 form for the IRS and declare the earnings.

SurveySavvy.com is also very strict in maintaining an anti-spam policy as well as keeping your information private. Although you may be contacted by Surveysavvy by telephone to confirm your participation in a survey, they will never provide third parties with your personal information. The company has been around for many years and has an excellent reputation within the online survey community, according to several people I’ve spoken to who participate in frequent online surveys.

I have only two problems with this site. One is that you can’t choose which surveys in which you participate. Surveysavvy decides whether or not you’re eligible and sends you the e-mail, so you have no control over how many surveys you can take. The other problem is the time element. It can take a couple of days before your completed survey is “validated.”

The good news is that you won’t receive spam, you won’t receive telemarketing calls and you will get paid for your time. And referrals can end up earning you easy cash.

Cashcrate Review

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My first foray into the online survey world came just after I lost my job as a paralegal at a major international company. I was getting unemployment, but the amount I was taking in was less than half of what I was making at my job.

While I had various headhunters looking for jobs, I scoured the newspapers and internet for a position. Nothing. While perusing the internet one day, I discovered a way I could make money while working from home. All I had to do was fill out simple surveys and they would send me a check! It seemed easy enough.

A friend recommended cashcrate.com. I went on the site, read a little about it and signed up. I had to give my name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Cashcrate sent a confirmation to my e-mail address and a link to click. I did so immediately and was ready to start making money.

One of the things I like about cashcrate was that you can choose which surveys in which you can participate. There is a pull-down menu and if you wish, you can do only the surveys that are 100% free. There was no “catch” to this. Cashcrate even tells you exactly how much information you need to provide in order to get paid.

The pay for each survey is minimal. Most of them pay 50 cents to one dollar. But each survey only takes about 5 minutes to complete and as I was doing nothing at the time, I embarked on several surveys. Within one hour, I made $12. Not bad for sitting at home, doing nothing.

As with any online survey company, there are caveats. If you decide to do online surveys for money, make sure you read the “fine print” in some of the surveys. There are often “free” gifts associated with many of the surveys and you are often directed to various different websites. I noticed that some of the “free” gifts, although not elaborate, had a catch. They wanted you to try a product for a certain amount of time, after which, you could cancel. But your phone number would be billed for the product.

Rule number one in doing online surveys is to watch your phone bill. While most people are clever enough not to give out their credit card information online, not all of us read the “fine print.” You certainly don’t want to spend an entire day making $30 only to have most of it tacked on to your phone bill.

Rule number two is not to give out your credit card information. You want to make sure that the website is honest and that you won’t be billed for any unnecessary charges. The whole point of doing surveys online is to give your opinion about products and get a little money. It shouldn’t end up costing you anything.

Rule number three is to use your correct information. Many companies call to make sure that you have given them the correct phone number. If you are the type of person who really gets irked by telephone solicitors, this is not the project for you. But, if you are like me, and feel no obligation to listen to a telephone sales pitch, it’s fine.

After only two days of sporadically filling out surveys on cashcrate, I made over $30. The company pays once a month, by check and the checks are mailed out on the 15th of each month. I found that it wasn’t a bad way to pick up a few extra bucks.

One of the things I like about the prospect of online surveys is that the sky’s the limit. When I was a stay at home mom, there were several survey companies in the area. You had to sign up with them and periodically, you were called in to test a product. These tests often lasted about an hour and you made about $50. It was a good way to pick up extra cash, but the down side was that you were only able to participate in a survey every six months for each company.

With online survey companies, you won’t make as much money, but you can participate as often as you like and bring in some money without leaving your house. It takes a little patience, a little caution and be prepared to receive an influx of telephone calls from solicitors.

Of all the online survey companies I tried, I enjoyed using cashcrate the most. It was easy, fun and didn’t take up a lot of my time. It’s an ideal way to make a few extra dollars while staying at home.

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