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July 28th, 2009Uncategorized1. Not knowing where to start:Many sales companies out there in cyberspace masquerade as online paid survey companies who are just attempting to sell you something.Another route to failure is buying lists of online survey companies only to find they are nothing more than a list of other companies doing the same thing or companies that don’t even operate in the buyer’s country. With many of these, the chance of making money or winning prizes is remote.In reality these companies are charging you money for information that you can get for free from sites such as whichsurveys.com. Because free companies don’t charge for the information, they need to be more conscientious in keeping information up to date in order to retain visitors. Because paid companies have already taken your money, they have little incentive to do so.2. ProcrastinationWhen people initially start to fill out an application to join these paid online surveys, they are usually full of enthusiasm. However, that enthusiasm often wanes when they see the length of a application and how much time and information is required in the application form.This information, however, is necessary in order to determine your suitability for particular surveys. Most of the surveys you will receive have relevance to your answers to this data collection.3. Not signing up with enough survey companiesNot all companies have a new survey every week so if you don’t sign with all of the available survey companies, you may miss out on possible income or prizes. When this lack of income happens, you may lose interest and not even try anymore.The best thing to do is to sign up with every available company in order to increase your chances of a substantial income. There is software available that can help you fill in the repetitive parts of your application or you can use Google’s autofill.It may seem to be a lot of work and quite time consuming but it will be worth it in the long term. Without this information, survey companies cannot send you surveys so be prepared to put in the time and effort to get on as many list as you can. Eventually, you will be rewarded handsomely for your efforts.3. Not treating it as a jobOnce you register for the surveys, you need to remain up to date. You will begin to receive invitations to respond to surveys but, if you don’t do them immediately and leave it a few days, you may find the survey has closed when you submit it.Also, if you aren’t honest and give dishonest answers in an attempt to qualify, you will find your work rejected.The market researcher is acting on behalf of a client who wants information quickly so there will be many more invitations than needed. Because of this, it will be the first people to respond whose input will be taken. It is therefore in your best interests to check daily and to put aside some time for filling in surveys.Remember, completing a survey is a paid job and you should act professionally if you wish to do well in this business.If you consistently don’t respond, they will assume that you are no longer interested and will remove your name from their data.4. Unrealistic ExpectationsMany people go into this with the expectation of making a fortune with no effort. Then they quit when there is no income arriving. Be realistic…you must plan your work and work to that plan accordingly. Results will surely follow.You can definitely make money doing online surveys but you must do what needs to be done. It’s not automatic. You have to do the signup work, answer without delay, take the surveys and do a good job of responding to all the questions in order to make the money come in. Do these things and you will succeed.5. ImpatienceA number of people quit because they are too impatient. They expect to see money within the first week or two and if they don’t, they give up.That isn’t even enough time to get properly started. If you do all of the steps correctly, you may begin to see income within the first month but it may take around three or four months before you hit your peak.Survey companies will usually start you on smaller surveys to see whether you are good value. They monitor how you fill in the surveys and how quickly you respond so don’t expect the biggies too quickly. It’s all a process that takes time. -
July 11th, 2009Uncategorized
Money making ideas aren't new and profound by any stretch of the imagination but online surveys have started to take the online world by storm. You can hardly go online nowadays without coming across an ad to make riches by completing online surveys. While the claims may seem far fetched the reality is that there are people earning an income from completing surveys.
Online surveys have been around for a long time, well before the birth of the Internet age. Prior to the Internet making survey delivery more efficient and cost effective, companies would have engaged a marketing firm to conduct focus groups or surveys to gather information on new product launches or services. Companies have longed been happy to pay participants for their time and feedback as it can greatly benefit in targeting and designing their marketing initiatives. When you realize that a company can sometimes spend upward of several million dollars on a product launch or new marketing campaign you can realize why they are happy to pay participants several dollars to help them.
When the Internet became popular many companies and research firms just transitioned to the online medium. There are indeed many reputable and longstanding companies who represent reputable companies looking to gather information from potential end users of their products, but like all things online you need to beware of sharks. Many ads that you see promising quick riches by spending a couple days a week completing online paid surveys are just looking to part you from your hard earned money.
So the reality is that while you are going to be able to earn an income don't count on quitting your day job any time soon. On average you can expect to earn between $1 and $50 for completing a survey. Some other survey providers give you points that you can instead redeem towards merchandise. You can usually request a cheque payment once you have earned the minimum balance and most reputable companies send out the cheques promptly. To get stared simply create a profile on a paid online survey site. The profile you create helps them tailor surveys to your interests and needs.
So be as comprehensive as you can with your profile and ensure you provide the correct information so that they can send you the surveys and organize payments to you. Some sites that provide paid surveys are free to join others charge a fee. Generally the ones that charge a fee have done their research of paid survey sites so that it saves you time in trying to find them. If you don't want to spend countless hours looking for paid online sites then think about investing in paying a fee to a site that has already done the research and you can begin focusing on completing surveys.
