Paid Surveys

Why not start with one of the biggest scams on the net?

"Make money from home just by doing simple data entry!" "Make thousands a month!"

I'm sure you've gotten emails like that or (if you're a student like me) seen flyers hanging around advertising this so called internet goldmine. Well, don't fall for it!

Every site that advertises this way will lead you to a page with so-called testimonials of people who made tons of money just by doing simple surveys online! Oh and it all sounds so fabulous! But then, they expect you to pay $34.95 for the information.

Right here is where you should know to run like hell. While in real life the thought "You need to spend money to make money" may work (and really only if you're starting up your own business), it does not apply to the internet!

If you pay the fee, you'll be brought to a list of survey websites that you could join for free any time, all they did was compile the list. And the worst part? The surveys don't actually pay you! By completing these surveys, you either accumulate points (slowly) to enter into contests that thousands of other people are entering, or it's actually a site that wants you to purchase stuff off of it to get points and get money that way.

None of them guarantee you money.

None of them but one, that is. One that you needn't join a site to find out about, because I'm going to tell you. Survey Spot is a website where you complete surveys for points to be entered into a sweepstakes, HOWEVER every so often they'll send you surveys that you can be paid for completing. Typically, these surveys are $3-$5 although sometimes there are cheaper ones.

If you qualify to complete the survey, your account will be credit within 4-6 weeks and then if you have a minimum of $5, you can request to have a check sent to you.

This week alone, I've made about $20 from SurveySpot. It may be because it's summer, or maybe being a 23-year-old female puts me in some prime demographic, but I just keep qualifying for paid surveys.

Another great thing SurveySpot does is that it informs you when there are even more expensive studies to qualify for. I've already done two $30 studies where you just look at a product and answer a few questions (live, online) for the company. They then send you (via email) a gift certificate to the website of your choice. At least that's how it worked out for me.

The best part about all this is that Survey Spot is completely free to join. You can make some nice beer money and don't have to pay a cent. So, if you absolutely feel the need to try to make some money online, Survey Spot is a great website to try.