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makemoneyonline
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# Posted: 30 May 2007 22:03
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Sorry I was being sarcastic because I know a lot of them are scams.
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happygal
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# Posted: 1 Jun 2007 13:33
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Ah, I see. Good to know 
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William H
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# Posted: 28 Jun 2007 18:13 · Edited by: William H
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This is the deal with paid online surveys:
Everyone, bar no-one (not even my Gran), wants to make money for nothing. It's human nature. So the idea of being paid for your opinion is very appealing, because one can simply sit on their arris, give their unappreciated, inner ego an outing without anyone judging, and get real money for very little effort. I'm 4 months in to my survey experiment and yes, you do get real cash. Not a lot, and that's the point. Just enough to keep you interested. That's called supply and demand. There are enough consumers out there doing these things that the market research companies don't need to pay fiddy bucks an hour. It's more like 5-10 bucks an hour for 1-2 hours per day. So unless you're living in a tent and eat grass, or you're really bad at math, that's not enough for you to live on. Like my dear Mum always said, there are three types of people in this world: those who can count, and those who can't. I say there are 10: those who know binary, and those who don't, but I'm getting off topic.
For those of you who have not succeeded with the survey thing, you have either
a) signed up to the wrong sites (as well as the right ones), which bombard you with junk mail and garbage and are simply trying to sell their clients wares, or
b) the demographic in which you are in is not appealing to the vendors of the goods. It's rare that a vendor won't want to sell something to someone, so I can't imagine what demographic that would be. Maybe one that has everything. If that's the case, send me some of what you've got, and I'll stop doing surveys too.
Back to the point. It really is money for nothing. But not, as Dire Straits lead singer Mark Knopfler would concur, your "chicks for free". You would make more money installing microwave ovens and custom kitchens. However, however, however. People do make better money than others from these things if they create websites which promote the survey sites such as HappyGal, or PhotoMomm, or the SurveyCritic. These are all webmasters. They work hard to maintain their sites and so are deserving of a little extra cash and our gratitude for sifting through all the crap that's out there for us. I signed up through several of these sites and they were all the real deal. They have referral links which make them a little extra in the pocket, but not much. I also have a blog which is following some of this crazy adventure (trust me, I don't get out much, it's crazy to me), but it's mostly applicable to the UK, and mostly because I like to write and not because I want to make money. I try to keep it a little light hearted. It was an honest experiment into the validity of online surveys.
So you have to work hard to make money eh? Now you're scared. Well, if you're not too scared, then you should try researching affiliate marketing. That's where the real hard work/high returns come in. That's the real key to giving up your day job. Just like Katies Hugs, an affiliate website is a business. They have useful, informative content which interests the surfer. They are not scams. They presell a product (that could be anything, from a survey site to a charter boat in the Caribbean) and then direct the reader to the affiliate site where a purchase is made. Then a percentage of the purchase (5-40%) is paid to the referring website, i.e. you. If it's done well and you market your website effectively through forum advertising and correct use of critical keywords (i.e. search terms that people use to find stuff), that can be a good amount. Find what they call a "niche", which is a popular topic that is not covered in too many places on the web, and you're laughing all the way to the bank. Create multiple websites on different niches, and you might just be writing that resignation letter. Just don't be rude, you don't know when you'll have to come crawling back to your former boss.
The topic of the website has to be interesting to you though, otherwise your interest will wane, and the project will die. And don't choose making money on the web - it has literally been done to death. There is a lot of great info here:
http://www.associateprograms.com/articles/188/1/Affiliate-Program-Tutorial
Like I said, I've never done it, but I'd love to give it a go. But it sure seems like hard work.
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William H
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# Posted: 28 Jun 2007 18:38 · Edited by: William H
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And for those who are going to take surveys after all of that, there is also www.surveypolice.com, telling you which sites are scams, and which sites users rate the highest. The number one site, PineCone Research are what I think a survey site should be all about, but they are darn hard to get into (normally only through an invitation). They are an example of a site where if you actually work hard to give your opinion, i.e. construct well written descriptions and form objective view points, they will reward well with cash and product tests. They are what I had hoped every site would be like, but alas, dear reader, alas. To paraphrase John Cleese (and no doubt a hundred others): "It's not the despair. I can handle the despair. It's the hope I can't stand."
My survey tips from when I started are here.
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robertlaf
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# Posted: 28 Jun 2007 20:46
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Here are 97 pages in a forum of work at home moms on paid surveys, emails etc.
If anyone knows this business it shoud be work at home moms.
http://www.wahm.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=28282
www.surveyclub.com looked good
www.inboxdollars.com is good
www.cashcrate.com they say has a .80 survey everyday, that's $24 a month.
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bestgirl66
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# Posted: 5 Jul 2007 04:31
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I have just received my first �50 cheque from filling surveys for YouGov.
I only filled in 6 surveys, but I received my first cheque for �50 a month later because people had signed up following my referrals. Anybody can do referrals anytime and get paid for them as well as getting paid for the surveys they fill in.
Obviously it's just extra pocket money, but when you get your cheque in the post it comes in pretty useful.
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William H
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# Posted: 6 Jul 2007 16:14
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That's awesome - you must have gotten a ton of referrals. I'd like to be at one of your parties.
Still on around 12 quid with YouGov. Maybe you could give me some of your friends. 
Will.
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Starbright48
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# Posted: 15 Jul 2007 17:54
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One of the best survey companies based on my experience, is Pinecone Research. I have done surveys for them since Aug 06. They pay $5 for each survey and so far I have earned $100 from them. They send out about 2 surveys a month. Another one I have made money from is NFO My Survey. They do surveys in points however, so when you get to 1,000 points,you could cash out. I have gotten $20 from them so far. They don't send out surveys that often. I have also done LiveWire Surveys a couple of times. They paid $3. for each survey. They don't send out surveys too often either. ACOP(American Consumer Opinion) paid just $4 to me once for a survey I completed for them. With them however, you have to be able to qualify for the surveys which I found out is pretty difficult. As I have heard others say, it really depends on the demographics of each person in the survey companies database and the market needs of the companies that the surveys are being conducted for. Another factor is the payout policy of each survey company. I have signed up at more than 100 survey companies already, and four companies, the ones I have already mentioned are the only ones who have sent surveys I qualified for and paid me so far. With A.W.Surveys, I signed up with them last month, but I thought I read that $25 cashout fee was for PayPal members?
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aabliss552
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# Posted: 18 Jul 2007 15:12
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Global Test Market is a great survey site and so is Greenfield. Pinecone is excellent if you can find one of their links.
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barefootmentor
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# Posted: 20 Jul 2007 10:29
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A couple of pointers on filling out survey's. If you have a roboform.com loaded on your computer it will go a lot faster for you. This way it will automatically fill out the form for you. The free version works fine for this.
Another tip if you don't want your inbox flooded with email. I can give you an email address to put in those forms that will keep yours clean. This does help me out also because the system I use will automatically reverse market those people sending messages.
A good site that pays is gangstergreed too.
If you need an email address to put in forms let me know.
Contact me via my site in the signature line ... or just do a google search on "Cindy McAsey" and you will find me
Cindy McAsey
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jlcurtis
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# Posted: 20 Jul 2007 16:48
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I have had the best luck with Cashcrate and Inbox Dollar so far. You might want to check out these sites.
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Money4Mommy
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# Posted: 21 Aug 2007 13:36
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I have been doing surveys and completing offers online for the last 2 months and have received payment by check. My first check was $28.47 with very little effort and about 2 hours time. I also tried AW Surveys and was really excited about but after I made $43 there are no more surveys for me and the minimum payout is $75 so I have lost hope with that company. You should never have to pay any fees to join a legitimate company.
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# Posted: 30 Aug 2007 02:03
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I would have to say cash on tap- fusion cash- and cashcrate- they r the best ones
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Starbright48
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2007 15:38
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Hi,
The only way I realize that you could earn money with A.W. Surveys is not with surveys because they do not send that many surveys out. It's with their referral program you could really make money. I've been with A.W. Surveys since June and received six surveys for that month and only one survey from them since July. I haven't received any surveys at all from them this month. So far, with the surveys I have made only $28. I realized that I could make more money (and reach payout) by making referrals. I'm up to $38 now since I've gotten some people to sign up. I'm going to see if I could keep getting more referrals until I reach payout. After I get paid, I think I'll probably close my account with A.W. Surveys. To me, its tiresome trying to round up referrals for a program that takes so long to reach payout with. By the way, have you tried any of the PTC's (paid to click) programs?
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# Posted: 31 Aug 2007 17:42
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Hi again,
Thought I would give an update. I just received and completed a $1.00(wow!) survey from A.W. Surveys today. Now I'm up to $39.
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mlynn
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# Posted: 3 Sep 2007 01:53
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Quoting: Starbright48 I think I'll probably close my account with A.W. Surveys.
I think that's a good idea. AW Surveys is a joke and a scam.
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sschech1
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 02:31
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I rushed into surveys a little to quickly - ended up wasting $40 on a listing site (serves me right for not doing my homework) plus plenty of time sifting through sites that didn't seem to offer anything near I was looking for. Obviously it was made to sound to obvious that you can make a few hundred dollars a week. So, in my opinion, SCAMMED.
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 15:54
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Quoting: sschech1 I rushed into surveys a little to quickly - ended up wasting $40 on a listing site (serves me right for not doing my homework) plus plenty of time sifting through sites that didn't seem to offer anything near I was looking for. Obviously it was made to sound to obvious that you can make a few hundred dollars a week. So, in my opinion, SCAMMED.
I paid SurveyScout for their survey list/database 3 years ago. Within 2 days after signing up with their recommend top 15 sites on the list, I got tons of spam emails and even telemarketing calls. I request a refund and got my money back!
A paid directory is better? Not at all!!!
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 18:22
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No a paid directory is not better.. You even need to be careful of the free directories.
The majority of them include the sites that send all the spam.
Do your research before using any list and make sure you are using a good one if you want to avoid the offer sites and the spammy sites.
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mlynn
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 18:46
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What bothers me about those paid directory sites is, they already made money from their paid list, and yet they still trying to promote junk sites just for commission! 
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 19:39
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I put in a request to get a refund. Who knows what will happen with that. Personally, I prefer network marketing.
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 20:44
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Quoting: sschech1 I rushed into surveys a little to quickly - ended up wasting $40 on a listing site (serves me right for not doing my homework) plus plenty of time sifting through sites that didn't seem to offer anything near I was looking for. Obviously it was made to sound to obvious that you can make a few hundred dollars a week. So, in my opinion, SCAMMED
Which listing site did you use?
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# Posted: 12 Sep 2007 20:55
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dailypaidsurveys.com
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# Posted: 13 Sep 2007 18:23
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Quoting: sschech1 dailypaidsurveys.com
Thanks for sharing the info. Hmm, another useless paid directory.
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# Posted: 14 Sep 2007 09:13
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PlanetPanel is a great survey site. You don't get paid per survey but you have the chance to win money every month instead ($50-1000) and once a year they draw one winner of $12000! Two friends of mine have won money from them. They also have a forum where they sometimes have contests with cashprizes.
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mightyosiris
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# Posted: 15 Sep 2007 18:09
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IM so confused can you make money online or not
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http://www.cashcrate.com/341569
This is an easy opportunity for anyone, try it, you make money just by filling in forms !!!
You can make even more money by getting your friends to sign up :)
And the best thing is it doesn�t cost you a single penn
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karls1973
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# Posted: 2 Oct 2007 00:59
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First, I want to make a statement; don't waste your money signing up for any websites promising you $200 / day for a few minutes of filling out surveys. It's just not happening.
I have paid fees up to $69 each for joining several of these sites. Then I received a list of survey sites and was told to register with as many as possible, but no less than 150 in order to make money. I registered, it's been now over 2 month and I received only a handfull of invitations. Some will say "Survey not available" or "Quota filled". So far I made $2.75.
The most promising survey sites and the ones that pay you are the FREE ONES!
1.Global Test Market � I make an average of $120/month. Some of their surveys take some time to complete. You have to be fast and start their surveys immediately. Make sure you check your email twice a day. Their surveys expire very quickly or they get enough responses and close the survey.
2.Surveyspot.com � many of their surveys give you an entry to their sweepstakes. But they do give you $1.00, $2.00, $3.00 and $5.00 surveys once or twice per week. Potential earning: $30.00 - $50.00 /month.
3.Creationrewards.net � earn points which you then can turn into cash. Potential earning is about $30.00 - $50.00 /month.
4.Greenfield Online � lots of entries in their sweepstakes, some of those take a long time to complete. They pay you $2.00 for some of their surveys if you qualify. Potential earning: $10.00 - $15.00 /month.
5.ClearvoiceSurveys.com � once in a blue moon you will get a $1.50 - $3.00 survey. Sometimes they will tell you that you do not qualify after you already spent 10 minutes into they survey. Potential earning $10 - $15.00 /month.
6.e-Rewards.com � once in a blue moon you get a $1.00 to $2.00 survey. No CASH, coupons only. Potential earning $4.00 - $8.00 /month.
7.e-Search.com � they send invitation very rarely, Only $1.00 - $3.00 ever month. They credit you on your PayPal Account. Potential earning $ 1.00 - $3.00 /month.
8.Your2Cents.com � they send you $1.00 - $3.00 surveys three or four times per month.
9.www.inboxdollars.com not bad, but you are only allowed to earn $1.00/day. Sometimes it takes a few attempts to qualify for a survey. I have had days where no surveys where available. Potential to earn $30.00 / month.
10.www.sendearnings.com � same as Inboxdollars. You are only allowed to earn $1.00/day. Sometimes it takes a few attempts to qualify for a survey. I have had days where no surveys where available. Potential to earn $30.00 / month.
Useless Survey sites are:
www.PandaResearch.com . They just want you to sign up and try all kind of services. You will get paid a few Dollars, but many are difficult to cancel after the so called "trial period". If you sign up with too many, it's hard to keep track of them. Then all of a sudden you find all kind of charges on your credit card and don't know where they come from.
Useless Get-paid-for-reading-ads sites:
Tik Tak Cash � pays you $0.02 for the website they invite you to view. They only pay you for viewing one site per day! Well, do the math here how much you can make...
Cash4Offers.com � pays you $0.05 for viewing email/advertisement. Sometimes they send you 2 sites per day. Their main idea is to get you to sign up for trial offers.
Hits4Pay.com � pays you $0.02 - $0.03 for viewing email/advertisement. You can earn a few Dollars as soon as you have members in your downline ( 2 levels possible). Refer people to the site and get paid as soon as they start viewing those emails/advertisements.
DealsnCash.com � same as Hits4Pay - pays you $0.02 - $0.03 for viewing email/advertisement. You can earn a few Dollars when you create a downline ( 2 levels possible). Refer people to the site and get paid as soon as they start viewing those emails/advertisements.
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Sometimes it gets quite frustrating. Many Survey Sites send me invitations, but as soon as I start with the survey, I get the message " Thank you, but the survey is over now" or "Thank you for participating in this survey, but you do not qualify. Check back later" or "We are experiencing technical difficulties, please check back later".
Any comments are welcome.
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# Posted: 2 Oct 2007 01:59
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Thank you for sharing your experience. I have written all about my survey experience at my website (lot of information), including survey sites have paid me, survey reviews, and my advice and guide for paid survey beginners.
Like you I paid a site $34.95 membership fee to access their list of paid survey sites, and it turned out to be not worth the money at all.
One thing I want to point out is if you are new to paid surveys, it's very important to be patient. My first month I didn't actually received any money, I did make a little and got some points, but the money didn't start to coming in until around the end of second month.
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Starbright48
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# Posted: 2 Oct 2007 15:25
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Quoting: karls1973 First, I want to make a statement; don't waste your money signing up for any websites promising you $200 / day for a few minutes of filling out surveys. It's just not happening. I have paid fees up to $69 each for joining several of these sites. Then I received a list of survey sites and was told to register with as many as possible, but no less than 150 in order to make money. I registered, it's been now over 2 month and I received only a handfull of invitations. Some will say "Survey not available" or "Quota filled". So far I made $2.75. The most promising survey sites and the ones that pay you are the FREE ONES! 1.Global Test Market � I make an average of $120/month. Some of their surveys take some time to complete. You have to be fast and start their surveys immediately. Make sure you check your email twice a day. Their surveys expire very quickly or they get enough responses and close the survey. 2.Surveyspot.com � many of their surveys give you an entry to their sweepstakes. But they do give you $1.00, $2.00, $3.00 and $5.00 surveys once or twice per week. Potential earning: $30.00 - $50.00 /month. 3.Creationrewards.net � earn points which you then can turn into cash. Potential earning is about $30.00 - $50.00 /month. 4.Greenfield Online � lots of entries in their sweepstakes, some of those take a long time to complete. They pay you $2.00 for some of their surveys if you qualify. Potential earning: $10.00 - $15.00 /month. 5.ClearvoiceSurveys.com � once in a blue moon you will get a $1.50 - $3.00 survey. Sometimes they will tell you that you do not qualify after you already spent 10 minutes into they survey. Potential earning $10 - $15.00 /month. 6.e-Rewards.com � once in a blue moon you get a $1.00 to $2.00 survey. No CASH, coupons only. Potential earning $4.00 - $8.00 /month. 7.e-Search.com � they send invitation very rarely, Only $1.00 - $3.00 ever month. They credit you on your PayPal Account. Potential earning $ 1.00 - $3.00 /month. 8.Your2Cents.com � they send you $1.00 - $3.00 surveys three or four times per month. 9.www.inboxdollars.com not bad, but you are only allowed to earn $1.00/day. Sometimes it takes a few attempts to qualify for a survey. I have had days where no surveys where available. Potential to earn $30.00 / month. 10.www.sendearnings.com � same as Inboxdollars. You are only allowed to earn $1.00/day. Sometimes it takes a few attempts to qualify for a survey. I have had days where no surveys where available. Potential to earn $30.00 / month.
Are you kidding? You must kidding! I've signed up to some of those sites and here's what happened:
1.Global Test Market: Signed up to this one one year ago. Never received any surveys at all. When I wrote to their customer service about it, they sent me a canned message saying that they had to find a survey that fits my profile---a search takes a whole year?!!
2.Survey Spot: These people claim to send cash surveys. The only surveys they ever sent me were sweepstakes surveys with long odds.
3.Creationrewards.net:Signed up with them two years ago. Never heard from them.
4.Greenfield Online: All they ever send is sweepstakes surveys.
5.Clear Voice Surveys: They sent me a couple of surveys which I started only to be told in the middle of the survey that I didn't qualify. That was one year ago. I haven't heard from them since.
6.Your2cents.com: They send me survey invites, but I never seem to qualify for any of their surveys.
7.Inbox Dollars: I closed my account with them because I got sick of them sending me 1cent emails. It's also a paid to do offers site, with very few free offers.
8.Send Earnings: This is a paid to do offers site with no free offers and no paying emails. I've closed my account with them also.
The Survey sites that really pay are ACOP, NFO My Survey, LiveWire Survey and Viewpoint Forum. Since I signed up with them a year ago, I've been getting surveys from these places at least twice or three times a month. I've also been paid by them with no strings attached.
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# Posted: 2 Oct 2007 16:26
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Scams aside, are the ones that actually work really worth the time? I'm pretty pessimistic about surveys, data entry, stuffing envelopes, etc.
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