Small Business Resource: Learn How To Make Money Taking Surveys Online

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March 15, 2007

Learn How To Make Money Taking Surveys Online

A lot of people are getting online and taking surveys, mainly because you can make good money and work from home, whenever you want. It's also one of the only work at home opportunities that requires no out of pocket costs from you.

The biggest misconception people have is that you can make thousands of dollars with little effort. This is not true. First of all, you're not going to get rich and retire from taking paid surveys online. Second, if you were to ask anyone who makes money taking surveys how they do it, they would all have the same answer - you have to join as many survey panels as you can. This is where a lot of people fail before they even start. While you can make some really good money (several hundred a month), it will require some time and effort on your part.

Still here? Okay. Let's break down the paid survey industry. There are a lot of market research companies online that conduct surveys. The information they gather is used to shape the development and advertising of new and existing products. You may be asked to take a toothpaste survey that asks what type you usually buy, or maybe you'll take a survey about the type of car you drive and gas you buy. The bottom line is your opinion is very important - important enough to pay for it.

To get started, you'll need a valid email account. Most survey panels will require you to confirm your registration by sending you an email with a confirmation link. This is also how you will get invitations to participate in surveys.

Okay, so now you're ready to sign up and start taking surveys. Below is a list of the top 20 survey panels that you should register with - they are the most popular paid survey panels online. Each panel listed is open to anyone and is free to join (and many have a secondary panel that is available to specific demograhics, like men only, moms only, etc). After you register with these 20 paid survey panels, you will begin to receive email invitations to participate in various surveys online.

Click on the first panel link and go through the registration process completely, then return to this site and click the next panel on the list. Some panels will have a simple 1-page registration, while others may have several questions that you must answer. It should only take about 20 minutes to sign up with all of these panels. After you have signed up with all of them, you are ready to move to the last step.

Posted by David at March 15, 2007 3:06 AM