I frequent a lot of forums as it can often be a fertile ground for learning and exchanging ideas and experiences. At times, some members will ask about surveys and whether it’s actually possible to make money doing them. Well, I’m proof that it’s definitely doable. Yes, there are scams out there, but you can still find reputable survey sites that can make you some good pocket change. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn’t really take that much time: most of the surveys I do are usually on average 10-20 mins long. Focus group (face-to-face) surveys are the exception. Those are usually 1-2 hours long, but they tend to be super interesting and pay very very well.
Making money with surveys is possible. Couple of tips for you:
- commit to spending 30 mins to an hour a day doing surveys. Take weekends off if you want. Up to you.
- keep a spreadsheet of all the survey sites you’re a member of, the money/points you’ve accrued, and the actual money/vouchers you’ve cashed out to date.
- taking surveys can get tedious and boring, so put some music on in the background, have some nibbles to hand and a nice cup of coffee, tea or a small glass of wine to keep you company. Taking some time out from doing them altogether can also help. I’ve been known to take days, weeks and even a month off from doing them. I feel refreshed coming back to them after that.
- set yourself challenges, for e.g., do 2 surveys a day for a week, 3 surveys a day the following week, 4 surveys a day the week after that, then take the next week off. Or you could look for a new survey site every week for the next month. Set your own targets.
Whatever you plan on doing online to make money this year: surveys or otherwise, hope you learn beautifully from it and have bucketloads of success with it.
MissEb.
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Totally agree! If anyone is reading this,I so recommend survey sites.Back in October,my friend told me about Pinecone and I actually researched it by checking out your previous blog and what you had to say about it.I gave it a shot and so began my love affair with online surveys.
I'm signed up to a ton of different sites but I've only been doing it around 4 months and already I've cashed out around $125! I also find that after awhile,you learn some tricks about the survey sites and how you get the most out of them.
All my friends joked about my "$3 surveys" when I first started but the fact that I'm getting paid over $30 a month to sit infront of my computer/test out new products sometimes/watch movie previews before they get released to the public is turning the joke around on them!
Hi Sarah
Thanks so much for leaving such an elaborate comment.
It's great that you've made that in 4 months – that's about $30 a month. I think it's a good start. That's enough money to treat yourself to something or to pay smaller bills.
Apart from Pinecone, which other survey sites are your favourite?
Being a poor college student,the extra money is awesome.I'm online all the time anyway and sometimes doing the surveys has added benefits (I've tested out two different products I actually liked and I'm a big film fanatic so I love seeing movie trailers before they get released to the public)
I know I may be in the minority but I also love Greenfield (now Toluna).I cashed out around $30 before Toluna took over.And in alittle over a month with Toluna,I was able to cash out $20.Right now,I'm about 1/3 of the way to cashing out again.
I'm a member of a million sites but I also like Survey Savvy (pays well when I qualify),Opinion Outpost,and Valued Opinions…
Looks like surveys are right up your street, then
. Glad it's working for you.
Survey Savvy doesn't work for me, most likely 'cos I'm in the UK.
Which Toluna are you with? The US one? If so, can you request cash? With Toluna UK, you can only request vouchers.