Data Entry Working from Home?

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It’s no big secret that many people desire to work from home. This is especially prevalent in this day and age more than ever before. It could be due to the routine lay-offs at companies across the country or it could be related to the Internet and all it offers. Regardless of why folks want to work from home, there are home employment options available. Even individuals with little to no valid experience can consider data entry working from home. This is one of the more common ways to turn a buck out of your humble abode. The key is knowing where to look for these employment opportunities and remaining adamant until you attain a good one.

If you punch the terms “data entry working from home” into a search engine, you will immediately get hit with numerous websites that discuss employment opportunities from home. While not all of these websites literally offer you data entry jobs or writing positions, many of them do provide useful information about how to attain data entry working from home positions and other home-based jobs. One route that many individuals take involves surveys. Were you aware that you could fill out simple surveys on the web and earn from them. This field mainly has to do with consumer reports to some extent. A variety of companies and businesses want real feedback from real consumers and they’re willing to pay you for it. Naturally this type of work does not typically call for a particular college degree or any special experience. If you can answer honestly and clearly, you’re golden.

Probably the most important aspect of seeking out data entry working from home positions and other home-based jobs concerns separating the frauds from the legitimate offers. Take the initiative and time to clearly read through each website/offer. What is it that they’re asking you to do? How much money will you be paid at the completion of the job? These are important things to consider. On a separate note, no legitimate data entry working from home opportunity should ask you for any upfront fees or money at all. You do not pay to work! You get paid for working. Fortunately there is likely to be a legitimate telecommuting job out there for you. You simply have to find it first.

Realizing that many people would go through the same process as I did, I created Fast Survey Money — the website that you are on now. So if you are interested in making money from home doing data entry work like surveys, join my mailing list. Go ahead and put to work for you, all of the methods that I’ve tried that works. Sign up below.

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.

Vindale Research

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Vindale Research advertises that it covets “the finest minds” in online research. Signing up for this website was easy; I simply entered my name, e-mail address, gender and birth date and they sent me an e-mail. I opened the e-mail and clicked on the confirmation and was a member.

The site advertises that it has a “zero tolerance spam” policy. Vindale Research pays its members monthly through their Paypal account, but you have to have a $50 balance in order to get paid.

Surveys are easy, but some of them require you to test different products. One has to be careful with this. A survey to “test” a different online carrier pays $75, but how difficult is it to drop the carrier if it doesn’t work out?

There are many surveys, however, that pay in the $5 range and they normally last about 20 minutes to complete. They consist of the use of different household products, online shopping sites and cigarettes. Members can also earn $5 for every friend that they get to join the site.

I took a very quick survey for which I earned $2. This asked me many of the usual questions that most survey companies asked such as my average household income, occupation, number of dependants and ethnicity. I found it odd that they asked my religion and sexual preference, however. This was the first time that I’ve been asked such questions during any survey.

Those who get easily offended can take comfort in the fact that answering these personal questions regarding your religion and sexual preference is optional. Vindale Research affirms that they will not share this information with anyone.

Unlike some survey sites, Vindale Research sends you surveys through your e-mail account that fit your criteria. If you truly like taking surveys, answer “yes” to anything they ask you. Tell them you eat at fast food places at least three times a week and smoke like a chimney. Answering “no” to any questions limits your survey taking ability.

Beware of giving them your credit card or billing information. Many of their surveys require that you “test” a product. Vindale Research will send you the product, charge your account for it, and then, once you return the product with the completed survey, refund you. For someone like me who doesn’t like running back and forth to the post office, this isn’t for me. Be careful of what type of survey you sign up for.

Vindale Research reminds me a bit of some of the survey companies that I joined years ago. These companies offered up to $75 in exchange for testing their products at their facility. In some cases, you had to bring the product home, use it for a certain period of time and return to the facility to fill out a questionnaire. The surveys offered by Vindale Research pay more than the average online survey companies, but are much more involved.

People who enjoy actually testing new products might enjoy participating in this research company. Those who are looking for a fast buck, however, are best to seek out other legitimate online survey sites.

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