Today I made $10 doing a survey. It involved watching the Democratic Presidential debate and then answering some questions on the phone about the debate. Time spent 1.5 hours watching TV, which I would have done anyway and about 7 minutes doing the survey. It was fun and I got to give some good opinions. This was through psbsurveys.com. I have my own survey membership site. So I do surveys almost every day. Generally I make $5 here and $5 there. It is a change of pace from writing articles and such for my websites. Usually I do the surveys that are under 15 minutes. And once I made $500 winning a survey drawing. NFO and SurveySpot.com are good sites. I do have a questions and answer page which lists a few survey sites (some of which are affiliate) at www.surverycash.com/survey-q-a.html. (Scroll towards the bottom) Will this make you rich - no. But can you make a little pen money while expressing your opinion - yes.
You can make some money doing surveys. I'm a member of Ciao in the UK and I regularly get sent surveys that offer from £0.50 to a couple of quid (that's slang for £1 if you didn't know). The thing to bear in mind is how you value your time. If you spend 20 minutes filling out a survey for these small amounts you are effectively working for less that the minimum wage. Unless you really really really enjoy completing surveys then think about how you could be using your time more productively
Is there any requirement about the location of my ip?i know some require that i have to be in the USA.
Most Paid Survey comanies accept members from USA only. However there are some that accept members worldwide. Global Test Market, Survey Savvy, Lightspeed Research and American Consumer Opinion do take members from many different countries. You can find these survey sites in the list of Legitimate paid surveys
They really pay, if I am bored with nothing to do, I'll do a survey or two. You just have to choose the right companies.
I take surveys all of the time. A few months ago, I did a survey for a lobster restaurant chain regarding new items on the menu. A few days ago I went to the restaurant and guess what, one of the items I recommended was on the menu. I ordered it and I was right, it was good. Doing surveys can be interesting. If a survey is boring I may not finish it, depends upon the incentive. I recommend Survey Savvy among the others mentioned in this thread. I do have a survey membership site, to which I provide a discounted membership fee on eBay. PM me if you want to buy it from ebay ($6.05 vs normal cost of membership of $15.95) and I'll send you the auction link. As I mentioned earlier, it's a nice way to pick up a few dollars, make a difference with you opinions, and break up the work day while online.
As much as you want cyberstar, I quit cashcrate now that I do logo's, money is much better then 25$ a month with no referals...
I too tried to make money from some survey companies about two years ago. And l could only earn 2 bucks for one month. l wasted off my time at all. Possible those companies weren't right, i don't know. l would be glad, if somebody gives me links of honest companies. Thanks.
Interesting to hear all of this feedback on paid surveys. I would love to get some feedback on my survey reviews blog from some existing survey panel members. I am giving away prizes monthly for the most helpful feedback. As for the topic at hand, yes you can make some money taking paid surveys, but you really have to know which panels to join. That is why I started the user reviews section on my site, so that I could actually rate survey panels based on real user experiences. The question "Is it worth it?" is really relative to your situation. If you are a brain surgeon than the answer is probably no, but if you are a typical 8 to 5 employee, than earning $5 to $25 dollars for a 15 to 30 minute survey might be worth your time. Furthermore, it also depends on the type of person you are. If you are interested in learning about and rating new products and services, then you might find that taking paid surveys online is an enjoyable way to make a little extra income. I also might add that if you can get invited to take surveys related to your field of work (specialty surveys), you can make a lot more than the typical $5 to $10 per survey. I have made as much as $25 to $75 for taking Information Technology related surveys.