to sit around in my pajamas taking surveys?
Let me state the truth very plainly: No!
How's that for honesty? The real truth is that no, you will not get paid $100 an hour for this kind of work. The real numbers are quite a bit lower. That's the truth that no one else is telling you.
But there is a way to get paid $75 to $100 an hour doing this kind of work. No joke. It's really kind of like a secret. I'll tell you in a minute.
First, let me tell you what you can expect from paid survey sites. They all cost pretty much the same to join--between 35 and 39 dollars. What you get is an extensive list of marketing research companies that really do want to know what you think about certain products. And yes, they are willing to pay you.
Here's the real truth about paid survey sites: 1. Do I really get paid for taking surveys? Yes, you do get paid. That is an absolute. If you take a $10 survey, you get paid $10. By contract and by law, they HAVE to pay you. 2. Can I get paid 25 dollars per survey? No, don't expect $25 per survey. After you have proven yourself with some of the survey companies, you will start getting $25 surveys. You have to show to them that you are reliable and a good observer. It's also affected by your demographics. Moms are some of the highest sought-after opinions. 3. How much can I expect to get paid? I hate to say "It depends" because that's such a weak answer, but the truth is that it does. The good news is that it mostly depends on you. Your opinions are highly valued by the market research companies. They honestly can't find enough people to survey about their clients' products, so they are willing to pay for your opinion. The key is that they are looking for certain people, of certain ages, with certain interests in certain parts of the world. So you will not be a match for some of the surveys. The way you work this to your benefit is by signing up with several survey companies -- it's a free registration process. The more research companies you sign with, the more surveys you will match for. 4. So can I expect to make even a $1000 a month? Actually, yes, that is a very achievable number. Surveys paying $10 are easy to come by and just doing 3 or 4 of those a day puts you over $1000 per month. Here's the cool part: there is a way that you can at least double that amount if you want to. Keep reading. 5. I've heard that some of the survey companies only register you for drawings. Is that true? Yes. Some market research companies only reward their survey takers with a registration for a drawing for an iPod or an iPhone or an LCD TV, or something like that. But this is actually good news! Here's a little known secret about that: when most survey takers see that they are only going to get entered into a drawing (i.e. no cash), they don't take those surveys! That means that the odds of winning for those who do enter go WAY up! You could enter into drawings every day for prizes that very few people are competing for. After you win a few items, you might start doing "paid" surveys only to get the prizes. Not a lot of people are doing this so far. It's a huge untapped resource people just don't know about yet. |
Here it is: Focus Groups.
You should become a member of one of the services below for this benefit alone! Do you know what a Focus Group is? Very simply, it is a group of people who are brought together to discuss a particular item for an hour or so. The item could be a TV show, a new kind of potato chip, an electric toothbrush, GM trucks, a new refrigerator, you name it. I get invited to focus groups ALL the time. They usually last about an hour and the LEAST amount of money that has ever been offered is $75. They're usually $100 or more. You come together and talk about your experiences with the product, possible ideas about how to improve it, and then as you walk out, they hand you a nice $100 check! I'm serious. It's that easy. The great part about it is that it's fun too!
Sometimes it's just a phone interview. Just the other day I was offered $100 for a 45 minute phone interview!
Focus Groups is the beautiful little secret about signing up for paid surveys. Here's how to do it. On any of the survey services listed below, sign up for the companies that do Focus Groups. There are Focus Groups happening all over the world. Even in the smaller communities. Once you start getting emails for Focus Groups, show up on time and be helpful with your evaluations. You will soon find that you are very much in demand by the Focus Group companies and your email will fill up with high paying Focus Group opportunities. Also, the more you do these, the more value YOU have as an evaluator. Eventually you get invited to "elite" groups where you will get paid even more--AND you get a LOT more invitations!
How does an extra $2,000 per month sound?
Honestly, and extra $2,000 a month is not difficult. Here's how you do it: Take three $10 surveys a day (about a 30 minute investment), then do 3 focus groups or phone interviews a week (a lot of these are done on Saturdays or in the evenings). The surveys would pull in $900 a month and the Focus Groups would pull in $1200 a month. That's $2100 per month in your spare time.
There is no end to the surveys that can be taken, so if you want to do more than 3 a day, go for it!
Here's what Sandy Littleton wrote to tell me recently: Mike, Just wanted to let you know that I signed up with Survey Scout on Friday. They were having a promotion to enroll for only $35, and I have already received $13. And that is only signing up for 3 of the survey sites in their list. -- Sandy Littleton, Chicago |
Sign up for one of the services listed below. My favorites are Survey Scout and Paid Survey Program. They've been around the longest and really know the business.
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No survey company has a higher reputation for solid customer service, and I tested that out thoroughly. I thought up all kinds of petty little issues to bug them with and they patiently helped me through each one. I kinda felt guilty because the truth is that their website is very well laid out and easy to understand. The marketing research and survey companies they include in their listings are actively interested in acquiring new survey-takers. The great thing is that they are currently offering many nice incentives to keep survey-takers coming back. Survey Scout's list of survey companies is constantly updated. The database currently contains 310 survey and focus group companies. In a list this long it is typical to find several broken links, but our researchers found zero broken links in their database. One thing I really found helpful is that the members area of this website offers real-life practical advice--they give you the actual, non-hyped picture of survey taking. This part is great: Survey Scout offers extras and bonuses that they don't even tell you about on their "sales" page (we were pleasantly surprised--how about a couple of free magazine subscriptions--they didn't even take credit card or payment information for these).
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The members area is streamlined and easy to understand. They also make the process of registering with the survey companies as easy and fast as possible. They give down-to-earth tips and techniques for finding the best and highest paying surveys. They also tell you how to fill out the registration forms in such a way that will make you a more attractive prospect for the survey companies. The one thing that amazed us most about this site is the long list of extras they provide. But the strange thing is that before you buy the package, they don't even tell you they're going to provide these extras! (Who knows, maybe I'm giving away a secret here? But I can't figure out why they wouldn't want you to know about the free bonuses). Once I bought a membership, I was amazed to find that they were giving away over 100 free ebooks and programs. I felt like it was Christmas morning! Here are a few of the titles: "eBay Entrepreneur Kit," "Buy Anything Wholesale," "Automatic Money" and "Grab the #1 Position in Google" plus a hundred more. And here's the clincher: this company builds you a free website that you can use to start making money with. They just give it to you. They also teach you how to make some good money by selling information products on your new website. I know! This one just sounds too good to be true, but I'm telling you--it's all in the deal. |
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Their database contains 201 companies at this writing. My researchers found no dead or broken links. One reason for this is that they have a dead link reporting system built into the website itself, so members are constantly reporting when survey companies change their websites and old links no longer work. This is indicative of the kind of member community this site has. They just help each other.
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One nice feature of this site is that the members area sets realistic expectations for the amount of work you can expect to be given. The "Members Only Report" gives excellent advice that will help you make sure that you are seen by the survey companies in the most positive light. This will result in your receiving a greater number of survey offers (and the more lucrative ones). This company has several tempting bonus offers. One of them is a $50 "instant" survey upon signing up. What this is actually is $50 paid in gas vouchers after you've been a member 90 days. Not bad--it more than pays for the membership fee. |
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P.S. Here's something you'll find interesting: last Monday night, my wife and I went to see a movie. When we came home, I checked the numbers on one of my Internet businesses. We had made 300 dollars while we were at the theater! I didn't do anything but watch a bad movie. Click this link to find out how I made 300 dollars watching a movie.
| Other Important Anti-Scam Sites |
| Firstgov.gov - Portal for research in government databases for all business practice information. Library of Congress - Business Reference Services provides resources for business practices on the Internet. CommerceNet - Organization dedicated to enabling safe business practices on the Internet. Small Business Administration - U.S. government organization for aiding small business owners. Federal Trade Commission - Watchdog arm of the U.S. government for consumer issues. U.S. Department of Justice - DOJ's website for educating the public on Internet fraud. Federal Bureau of Investigation - The FBI's advice for avoiding Internet business fraud. U.S. State Department - Overview of typical business scams both inside and outside the U.S. IC3.gov - The Internet Crime Complaint Center receives, develops and refers complaints of cyber-crime. Fraud.org - National Internet Fraud Watch Information Center. Consumer.gov - FTC portal for research in consumer issues. On Guard Online - Practical tips to help you understand computer security and guard against Internet fraud. Federal Citizen Information Center - Database of scam, fraud and recall resources. Office of the Inspector General - Fraud prevention and detection resources and reporting. |
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| Final Word: If you're serious about making money on the Internet, go check out The Millionaire League. If you do what Brian teaches you, you can almost write your own check. It's about using the Internet to help people find what they are looking for, and getting paid in the process. |
