Online surveys have been around for a very long time, with millions of people participating in them and getting paid on a daily basis. Although it’s an easy and seemingly harmless way to earn some pocket change, paid online surveys have their downsides as well. I’ve participated in a number of them, and in this review, I’ll reveal both the good and the bad of the online survey world.
What Exactly ARE Paid Online Surveys Sites? Websites that pay their users to complete online surveys are fittingly called “survey sites”. These websites allow you to sign up and begin taking a variety of surveys. Some have specific rules in place where you have to be a certain age to participate, but in general these sites are open to those 18+ years old, and in some cases, younger. |
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William CarterThe short answer is: No. This is largely because the reality of taking paid surveys differs wildly from the expectation—and you’re set up for failure from the beginning. And, you just don’t make that much money. You waste time up front. To take surveys, you need to qualify. This means answering a battery of questions up front—before the paid portion of the survey. Page attempted a variety of side hustles to pay off her debt, and says that taking online surveys was the “least helpful” side hustle she tried, mostly because she simply couldn’t even get to the surveys themselves. “You can spend almost 10 minutes just trying to qualify for a survey, and then [get] declined,” she says. “It takes way too long to determine if you’re eligible to take the survey, just to make $5,” she says. Short of magically being the right demographic for every survey, you’re looking at getting turned away more often than not, and wasting time answering questions that don’t come with a pay off. You don’t get paid right away. About that money: Survey companies typically don’t pay you for each and every survey—you have to meet a payout amount to earn your reward. Page says it took her months to reach the $30 payout on one survey site—time she could have easily spent on more lucrative side hustles. This presents a problem if you need money fast or if you decide to change course and try something else—you might end up answering tons of questions and never actually see that money. ArchivesBusiness, make money online, internet business, internet marketing
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