Lesson 3: Tips on Taking Surveys

I just finished taking several surveys. I have earned over 200 points with Lightspeed. I am well on my way to earning $10 via PayPal wih them. Like I said, you really can earn money, but you won’t get rich.

There is so much hype out there claiming you will get rich taking surveys. Believe me, you can’t support yourself by taking surveys all day.

There are several types of survey companies. Some pay more than others. The best ones are the ones that just pay cash, or that you can earn points and convert them into cash, gift cards or merchandise. You should stick to these types of survey companies rather than the ones that are more like sweepstakes, unless you like this type of reward. I do mostly paid surveys but a few are sweepstakes. Survey Spot is one that I recommended in an earlier post. It is a combination of paid surveys and sweepstakes.

Once you have signed up for a bunch of survey sites you will start recieving invitations via email.
Take the surveys right away before they get closed. Once they get a certain number of responses they will close the survey.
When starting the survey be honest with your screening questions. These are questions that many sites will ask before they actually give you a survey to take. The purpose of the screening questions is to find out if you’re in the right demographic for the survey they’re offering. This is important because if the survey is targeted for women that do most of the food or clothing shopping for the household, they don’t want to give that survey to the man of the house. So, don’t lie on the screening questions or try to figure out what type of person they are looking for, it doesn’t work. When the survey begins, you don’t know what they are screening for so you won’t know what the ”correct” answers are anyways.
When taking the survey make sure you read every question and answer it honestly. If you just start running through it checking the middle row they WILL catch on and kick you off that survey.
When taking the survey make sure you are in the mindset that it could take up to 30 minutes (most are only 5 -10 minutes) to complete the survey.
When finished with the survey be sure to click on the submit button (if there is one)to be rewarded.
Like I said, you can make a little money taking surveys but be sure answer all the questions honestly. Most of the surveys are about new products that companies want to introduce into the marketplace. They want your honest opinion about the product.

Here are a few more survey companies that you can sign up for today!

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