Posted: Thursday, 4th January, 2007.
Gettting Paid To Take Surveys Online
by: Chris Price
Many websites will post ads that say something like " Huggies vs. Pampers, take this survey and get a $500 gift card". That is not a paid survey! If you read the terms of that type of offer it will tell you that you need to join their sponsor offers and trials to receive the reward.
What is a Real Paid Survey ?
A real paid survey is conducted by a legitimate market research firm. The market research firm is hired by a company to gather information about a certain product or advertisement. An example of this would be:
A major cell phone company wants to change their logo and slogan and wants to see which one of their ideas has the most appeal to the public. They hire Luth Research to conduct a study of people 18 - 35 in major cities who own a cell phone. Luth Research then sends a survey to their online panelists via their online paid surveys division, Survey Savvy. They may send the survey to 10,000 people. Each of those 10,000 people are paid $5 to answer questions about the way they feel about the advertisement, which logo and slogan they think is best and why. The survey takes about 15 minutes to complete and the panelist is mailed a check a few weeks after the study is complete.
When starting out in paid surveys it is best to at least join the top 20 paid survey panels. Each panel will not send paid surveys everyday. Some may send a survey once a month, while others may send you 5 a week. It all depends on who they need and when they need them. So the obvious thing to do is join as many as possible. That way you are almost guaranteed to receive at least one paid survey a day. Sometimes more.
About The Author
Chris Price is an expert in market research studies. Mr. Price has participated in hundreds of paid surveys, mystery shops, product tests, and focus groups. He currently owns one of the largest free resources for paid surveys online, http://www.wahmservice.com. |
