Watchdog Directory of Legitimate Online Paid Surveys Websites.
Top
Paid Surveys
Networks | Rating | Popularity | Amt per
Survey | Amt per
Focus Group | Current Signup
Promotions | Full
Reviews |
Paid Surveys
Online |  |  | $5-$125 | $50 - $150 | "Get Paid to Drive"
($1000-$3000/mth)
"Get Paid to
Read Emails"
"Get paid $5 to $95
per hour to take
surveys offline!" | (review) |
Survey Scout | | | $5 - $75+ | $50 - $150 | "FREE software to help
you fill out surveys
3-times faster!"
"Get Paid to
Read Emails"
"Get Paid to
Shop
"Get Paid to Drive" | (review) |
Maximum Paid
Surveys | | | $5 - $75 | $50 - $250 | "Get Paid to Drive"
"Get Paid to Pass
Out Free Samples"
"Get Paid to Surf
and Read Emails"
"Bonus Programs
($144.84 - see review)" | (review) |
Survey Income
System | | | $5 - $75 | $50 - $150 | "Get Paid to
Shop and Eat"
"Get Paid to Drive"
"Get Paid to
Read Emails" | (review) |
Express Paid
Surveys |  |  | $5 - $75 | $50 - $150 | Bonus Programs | (review) |
Watchdog Fraud/SCAM Directory of sites to avoid.
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We have temporarily removed the list of 253 fraudulent online paid surveys websites due
to threats of legal action from these Cowardly SCAM sites. We are working to have our
directory back up as soon as possible. But we CAN tell you which websites
are NOT frauds. (lawyers .. now try to sue us.)
Survey example #1.
A major grocery chain surveys customers purchasing diapers and discovers that
the majority of diapers are purchased between 5pm - 8pm by men aged 25-35.
And that the majority of these men also purchase beer at the same time!
The grocery chain places a beer display in the diapers aisle and sales of both diapers and beer shoot up overnight.
Survey example #2.
An online retailer lowered prices in the hopes of increasing sales. When that didn't work they
emailed 2-page surveys to former customers.
By paying the respondents $75 to send back a completed form, the retailer discovered that the #1 purchasing
factor
was not price, but the ease of returning or
exchanging merchandise. Immediately the retailer improved their returns/exhanges policy and raised
their prices. Sales and profits increased almost overnight... even with the higher prices.
Recent popularity.
7 million companies now actively seek out the opinions of
moms, students, retirees and others.
In the last year thousands of people have discovered that they can earn money simply by filling out online paid surveys or participating in paid focus groups while sitting at their computer.
A
stay at home mom may fill out a couple of surveys while the kids are napping or later
in the evening when the kids go to bed, or a
student may complete a survey in-between classes or use surveys as a
part-time job in the summer. If you have a computer with Internet access then
you are eligible to participate.
Why will companies pay for your opinion?
Why? Because getting your opinions allows companies to get in touch with consumers and their
views and habits BEFORE launching new products and services. With research and development
costs at all-time highs and profit margins at all-time lows, a company simply cannot risk
bringing a product to market that nobody wants. Think "New Coke" or today's automotive
industry.
It's worth it to these large corporations to pay someone
$75 to fill out
a 1 to 2 page online survey, or to pay someone
$150 an hour to participate in
an online focus group, or to pay someone
$25 per hour to preview the trailer
for a new movie.
How they work.
Companies you register with will send online paid survey opportunities to your email inbox. You have the option to accept
or decline these individual surveys. For each survey you complete, you will be paid
a preset amount.
Most of these paid surveys take approximately 5 to 15 minutes to complete
and normally pay $10 - $75 per survey. Online focus groups pay substantially more ..
up to $250 per hour.
In the course of our investigation we received approximately 25-30 paid survey opportunities
per day. It quickly became clear that if someone is willing to devote several
hours per day to these surveys that it's entirely possible to earn several hundred
dollars per day.
Let's say you complete 20 online surveys per day .. all at the low-end pay of $10-$15 per
survey. At 5 to 15 minutes per survey you would be earning
$200 - $300 per day for
1.5 to several hours of at-home work. At just $35 per survey the earnings go
to
$700 per day. And at $75 per survey the earnings skyrocket to
$1500 per day.
The table below shows the earnings per day and month if someone does 1, 3 or 5 paid surveys per
day at different amounts per survey.
| # surveys per day | $ per survey | income/day | income/month |
| | | | |
| 1 | $10 | $10 | $300 |
| 3 | $10 | $30 | $900 |
| 5 | $10 | $50 | $1500 |
| | | | |
| 1 | $15 | $15 | $450 |
| 3 | $15 | $45 | $1350 |
| 5 | $15 | $75 | $2250 |
| | | | |
| 1 | $25 | $25 | $750 |
| 3 | $25 | $75 | $2250 |
| 5 | $25 | $125 | $3750 |
| | | | |
| 1 | $50 | $50 | $1500 |
| 3 | $50 | $150 | $4500 |
| 5 | $50 | $250 | $7500 |
Paid Surveys and Paid Focus Groups at your fingertips.
Fortunately you no longer need to register with each of the 7 million companies
to participate in their paid online surveys. 2005 saw entire networks spring up
solely to administer these paid surveys. All you need do is register your name
with one of these organizations to participate in the surveys in their network.
Many experienced people find it advantageous to register their name with more
than one administering organization. This allows the person to enjoy a
wider
selection of surveys and focus groups .. as well as collect the multiple bonuses
that are regularly offered.
Fraudulent websites & potential pitfalls.
Unfortunately, as with any innovative idea come the scammers. Hundreds of "paid surveys"
websites have popped up, claiming to offer direct access to networks where people
can find these online surveys. Most charge $85-$125 dollars to register and make outrageous
claims of $200 per survey. But once a customer pays the membership fee they find:
- Outdated resources and directories
- Non-Working links and pages
- Non-Intuitive navigation
- Zero help or customer service
- No refunds if you are unsatisfied.
Most of these SCAM sites won't even respond to refund requests. Eventually they get
shut down due to too many customer complaints, or the State Attorney General
forces them out of business. But the customer has already lost their money, and the SCAMMERS just
open another paid surveys site under a different name in a different state. It's
definitely "buyer beware".
Yes, you can get paid for your opinion.
If you can stay away from the SCAM websites, it is possible to earn money ...
even hundreds of dollars per day ... by filling out online paid surveys and participating
in paid focus groups.
Below is our
list of recommended online paid surveys networks.
This list is compiled from our investigation of paid surveys networks and represents
the most popular and respected sites in the industry. All networks listed below
had to satisfy our following minimum requirements:
- In business for at least 1 year.
- Well organized, easy to navigate directories.
- Directories updated at least weekly.
- Helpful resources available for newcomers.
- No "waiting period". Eligible immediately..
- Customer service available via phone or email, with response time less than 24hrs.
- 100% guaranteed.
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