by jorchav
The traditional consumer opinion survey has changed, morphed into online surveys, many of which are on a ‘for pay’ basis. Even though you can now take American opinion surveys for money, they are still free of cost. There are also Canadian, U.K., Australian and other country paid surveys being taken.

The faster pace and higher complexity of today’s marketplaces make the Internet a preferred medium for gathering information. Market researchers can have a question in the morning, run a survey after lunch and have answers before day’s end. That speed is why there are now thousands of online surveys being taken every week.

For this to work they need a large database of willing survey participants. To get enough volunteers, more and more survey makers find it worthwhile to compensate survey takers. Compensation can be in cash, points convertible into cash, valuable products or other tangible forms.

Payment is made by check through the U.S. Postal Service or through deposits made directly into your PayPal account.

Any consumer, 18 years of age or older, can qualify as a participant. All you need is access to the Internet and enough technical expertise to be able to send and receive e-mails.

Here’s how you get you name on the lists of prospective paid survey participants:

1. Pick out a good paid survey guide company. There are over 700 survey makers in the U.S. and over 3,000 worldwide. If you want to make money with paid surveys, most of these don’t pay and will just waste your time. You need a guide to find the ones that pay and avoid the rest.

Paid survey guide companies maintain lists of which survey makers are good and which not. For a small one-time fee you can sign up with them and gain access to their lists of preferred survey makers.

To pick a good guide company, look for a strong money-back guarantee backed up by a bank or financial company such as PayPal or ClickBank. Also look for one with a low refund rate under their guarantee. The refund rate is the best measure of previous client satisfaction.

Pick one with a low (3-6%) rate, which indicates many satisfied clients. Avoid any with refund rates that are unknown or are 9% or higher. A high refund rate shows that many unhappy clients have demanded their money back; steer away from these.

2. Once you choose your guide company and have a copy of their list of preferred survey makers, sign up for as many of these as you can. Sign up for all of them if you possibly can. Remember that these are the companies that send out the survey invitations, and the checks for filling out the questionnaires!

You will need to apply to each one separately (each are separate, competing companies) giving your contact info and demographic data (age, gender, occupation, zip code, etc.)

3. Open a separate free e-mail account to handle paid survey business. Check your e-mail at least daily. Respond to all correspondence promptly. Accept all invitations to take surveys at first, until you get established as a reliable survey taker. Later you can high-grade them and accept only the high paid ones if you wish.

4. Be diligent and patient. Move quickly to take the surveys offered. The survey makers will test you at first to see how you respond, see if you are real. As they gain confidence with you they will send you more and bigger, higher paying surveys to take. Your income from each should hit max rate 3-6 months after signup.

If you get involved with paid online surveys and take free American opinion surveys for money, how much money will you make?

Well, that depends on your diligence, your demographics and on how many good survey makers have your application in their database.

However, as an indication, most serious survey takers report monthly incomes of between $200 and $600. Many report incomes of $1,000 a month or more.

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Jorge Chavez is an experienced paid internet survey expert at: http://surveysentinel.ya23.com

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