How I Found My Home Based Business Niche.
By: Elaine Currie, BA (Hons) © The Hunting Venus Group
I found myself suddenly and unexpectedly unemployed after more than twenty-five years in the same job. Prior to this I had no ambition to own my own business. I had previously had vague thoughts that it would be very nice to be able to work from home, but I never had any idea of what I could actually work at. I have a computer, I am literate and can type at a pretty fast rate. Apart from these, I have no skills which I can see as the basis for a home based business. I like reading and I grow all manner of plants from beans to cacti, but I couldn’t see anybody paying me to stay home and do any of these things.
If you had told me then where I would be today, and what I would be doing, I would have thought you were crazy. I would not have believed that I would own some websites (my own domain actually), be working from home and have published articles which I had written myself.
I searched for work, both on and off the internet and the more I searched, the more downhearted I became. Sure, there were jobs about but they all required things I lacked: some wanted experience, some wanted much younger people, the worst ones wanted people who were prepared to work long hours for peanuts.
I was regularly searching on the Internet for opportunities for home work. I joined forums and read posts from women who were desperate to work from home, most of them had children and were unable to find suitable jobs to fit in with their schedules. It began to seem as if there is a great army of people all wanting to work but unable to find the right opportunity to suit them.
I signed up with a couple of companies to get paid for reading emails, but reading a couple of emails each day is not the way to make a fortune. I still read emails for these companies, but only out of sentiment (you will understand what I mean by this when you get to the end of this story).
I picked up a couple of ideas which seemed promising and I tried them out. The first thing was mystery shopping, which sounded simple enough, and potentially enjoyable – well, getting paid to go shopping sounds good to me. I found many companies through searching the internet and I applied to dozens of them; I wanted a full time job, not just the odd shopping trip. Months went by and I heard nothing from any of these companies.
Fortunately, I had not been just sitting back and waiting for the mystery shopping jobs to come pouring in. I saw advertisements for paid surveys, and it seemed that you could make a full-time income filling in surveys on line. There were many websites which advised that you should never pay a fee to join a survey company, and these sites displayed the web addresses of various survey companies. At the same time, I saw a lot of advertising by a company which promised access to an enormous database of the best paying survey companies for a fee of only $35, which you would be bound to recover within a few days. Against my better judgement, I paid over the $35 and was disappointed to find that many of the companies in this database would accept US and Canada residents only. Nothing wrong with that, apart from the fact that I live in the UK. Of the companies which would accept international residents, I had already signed up to most of them. I got precisely nothing back for my $35. The only money I earned came from two paid survey companies which I did not join through that database. To date I have received a total payment of £12. I have earned another £21 which is in an account which would only pay out if my total reached £50.
My work search turned into a research project. I started looking at home based businesses rather than jobs. No shortage of possibilities here, but how to choose? I saw some attractive websites aimed at selling all kinds of goods but I had no idea where I would obtain stock, or even what I should try to sell, let alone how to set up a website, and my budget was limited. I tried searching for turnkey businesses. I looked at affiliate programme opportunities, and they seemed a good idea, no stock to buy or handle, but what should I sell? There were also different grades of memberships. I hardly knew what most of it meant to start with, but I was learning, and I was getting a pretty good feel for what I didn’t want.
I would like to say that I found my niche as a result of my own genius, hard work and perseverance. Actually, it was an accident. I opened one of my paid to read emails, clicked on the link and had my first view of a Plug-in Profit SiteÔ. I try to avoid clichés but this truly was a sight for sore eyes, eyes which felt as if they were ready to bulge out of my head after hours of staring at a computer screen. If it is possible to fall in love with a website, I did just that; I knew absolutely without a doubt that I wanted a Plug-in Profit Site of my own, it was everything I needed and more besides.
An attractive young man (young enough to be my son, I am afraid) was offering to build for me free of charge a website, complete with five free to join affiliate programmes selling a wide range of items, to provide multiple ways of earning money. He was also offering me, free of charge, my own pre-written newsletter, his own guide to setting up and running my business and many other free things which I came to appreciate even though I didn’t know what they were at the time (remember, I did not know a mailing list from a grocery list at this time, and I thought a lead was just something you needed to walk your dog). I could take delivery of all this within 24 hours, thank goodness; I don’t think I could have waited a minute longer. I did not resist this temptation for even a second and within 24 hours, I was a website owner all ready to trade.
The learning curve started here but I’ll save that for another story. I’ll just tell you one thing that I learned: I found out that I had, once again, been extremely lucky. I joined a couple of forums and read many posts from people who had struggled for years to find a decent home based internet business. These people told harrowing tales of failure, money lost, mounting debts, years of hard work and worry. In a strange way, I feel almost guilty that I found my niche by accident.
About the author:
Elaine Currie, BA (Hons), is a writer and internet marketer. She came to the internet after a 25 year career at a London law firm, seeking a new career path. Knowing only that she wanted the opportunity to spend more time writing and to be her own boss, Elaine discovered the concept of the "pluginprofitsite" (details can be seen at http://www.huntingvenus.com/pips.htmland at Elaine‘s website http://www.huntingvenus.com)
Friday, September 28, 2007
The Work From Home Internet Business Is booming On The Net
The work from home revolution on the Internet is in full swing. There has never been a better time or opportunity to make money online working at home in front of your computer. The number of money making opportunities is endless.
With today’s technology it is quite possible to run your entire business online from anywhere in the world using your laptop computer. You no longer need to leave your house to make a living for your family. It can be done from the comfort of your own home. No commute required. No travel time with reduced fuel consumption and maintenance on your vehicles. Best of all you are your own boss.
The amount of people using the internet worldwide continues to increase almost monthly. This bodes well for internet business entrepreneurs and anyone wishing to take advantage of the internet work from home business industry. Global Internet Statistics shows over 800 million people worldwide are now using the internet.
Just do a search for internet business opportunities on Google or your favorite search engine. You’ll find websites such as http://www.kawarthapublishing.com & http://www.bigmoolla.com promoting several top Internet home based business products and services from paid surveys online to network marketing and MLM businesses. If you already have your own website you can even sign up with Google ad sense and make money displaying Google ad words ads on your site. In fact everywhere you look on the net almost every single site you go to is making money from some form of advertising or work from home business opportunity.
The internet is forever changing the global job scene and the world economy with new internet opportunities arriving on the internet every day even as you read this. We can only hope that this will make the world cleaner and a better place to live with less pollution from automobiles and reduced pollution from factories. This in turn could create a backlash on the economy but it has yet to be seen. We all know the reasons behind why we are still using oil and gas rather than clean energy. (It would kill the global economy). Internet business could be just as threatening as electric cars and cars running on fuel cells.
We are indeed in a revolution. The last revolution was called the industrial revolution. This one is called the information revolution. Or what I like to think of it, the work from home revolution.
About the author:
Tom Worsley is a successful work from home Internet marketer and independent representative for Strong Future International (SFI), Owner and Webmaster for http://kawarthapublishing.com. This article may be re-published on your site or in your newsletter as long as this resource box is included.
With today’s technology it is quite possible to run your entire business online from anywhere in the world using your laptop computer. You no longer need to leave your house to make a living for your family. It can be done from the comfort of your own home. No commute required. No travel time with reduced fuel consumption and maintenance on your vehicles. Best of all you are your own boss.
The amount of people using the internet worldwide continues to increase almost monthly. This bodes well for internet business entrepreneurs and anyone wishing to take advantage of the internet work from home business industry. Global Internet Statistics shows over 800 million people worldwide are now using the internet.
Just do a search for internet business opportunities on Google or your favorite search engine. You’ll find websites such as http://www.kawarthapublishing.com & http://www.bigmoolla.com promoting several top Internet home based business products and services from paid surveys online to network marketing and MLM businesses. If you already have your own website you can even sign up with Google ad sense and make money displaying Google ad words ads on your site. In fact everywhere you look on the net almost every single site you go to is making money from some form of advertising or work from home business opportunity.
The internet is forever changing the global job scene and the world economy with new internet opportunities arriving on the internet every day even as you read this. We can only hope that this will make the world cleaner and a better place to live with less pollution from automobiles and reduced pollution from factories. This in turn could create a backlash on the economy but it has yet to be seen. We all know the reasons behind why we are still using oil and gas rather than clean energy. (It would kill the global economy). Internet business could be just as threatening as electric cars and cars running on fuel cells.
We are indeed in a revolution. The last revolution was called the industrial revolution. This one is called the information revolution. Or what I like to think of it, the work from home revolution.
About the author:
Tom Worsley is a successful work from home Internet marketer and independent representative for Strong Future International (SFI), Owner and Webmaster for http://kawarthapublishing.com. This article may be re-published on your site or in your newsletter as long as this resource box is included.
Internet Marketing Tips to Get Web Site Traffic & Keep Them Coming Back
Are you wondering how you can drive more traffic to your website without investing a small fortune in SEO or marketing consultation firms? While at some point, it is wise to invest in some professional services; there are a couple of things you can do on your own to drive customers to your site that are relatively inexpensive if not downright free.
Internet Marketing Tip 1: The Internet is called the ‘information superhighway’ for a reason. The average web surfer is looking for information, not a product to purchase. They may be persuaded to stop and buy something along the way, but for the most part they simply want answers to their questions and they want it fast. In today’s ‘want it now’ society, your target audience doesn’t read web pages, they scan them. With so much information available an experienced web surfer knows they must scan a page, look for relevant information and move on if they don’t see what they need. Providing interesting web content may be enough to lure a customer to your site, but it might not be enough to convince them to stay; especially if it isn’t placed in an interesting and highly visible layout. Use short paragraphs that are easy and quick to read. Utilize bold print to highlight the most important information.
Internet Marketing Tip 2: Consider offering a free service that is beneficial to the consumer. Offer free update services, a newsletter or an e-zine. If you’re worried that this may be too time consuming, put your fears aside. You can obtain free services that will notify you when someone has signed up for your newsletter and through the use of a distribution list on your e-mail you can easily handle circulation for your newsletter or e-zine. Keep in mind, however; when you are putting together your newsletter or e-zine that the only reason a consumer has for signing up and continuing to subscribe to your publication is for worthy information. Don’t allow your publication to become a forum for advertising. Provide information that is of real benefit to the reader and that convinces them to re-visit your site. In order to really make a quality publication make sure you include a privacy statement and provide a link in the publication for the customer to unsubscribe at any time if they wish.
Driving traffic to your website doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive; it simply requires a little creativity. Try implementing an Internet marketing tip mentioned above. There’s no reason to lag behind in the race for customers when you have the power to drive customers to your site within reach.
About the author:
The author, Jack Elmy, markets paid survey affiliate products on his Web site at http://www.survey-for-cash.com
Internet Marketing Tip 1: The Internet is called the ‘information superhighway’ for a reason. The average web surfer is looking for information, not a product to purchase. They may be persuaded to stop and buy something along the way, but for the most part they simply want answers to their questions and they want it fast. In today’s ‘want it now’ society, your target audience doesn’t read web pages, they scan them. With so much information available an experienced web surfer knows they must scan a page, look for relevant information and move on if they don’t see what they need. Providing interesting web content may be enough to lure a customer to your site, but it might not be enough to convince them to stay; especially if it isn’t placed in an interesting and highly visible layout. Use short paragraphs that are easy and quick to read. Utilize bold print to highlight the most important information.
Internet Marketing Tip 2: Consider offering a free service that is beneficial to the consumer. Offer free update services, a newsletter or an e-zine. If you’re worried that this may be too time consuming, put your fears aside. You can obtain free services that will notify you when someone has signed up for your newsletter and through the use of a distribution list on your e-mail you can easily handle circulation for your newsletter or e-zine. Keep in mind, however; when you are putting together your newsletter or e-zine that the only reason a consumer has for signing up and continuing to subscribe to your publication is for worthy information. Don’t allow your publication to become a forum for advertising. Provide information that is of real benefit to the reader and that convinces them to re-visit your site. In order to really make a quality publication make sure you include a privacy statement and provide a link in the publication for the customer to unsubscribe at any time if they wish.
Driving traffic to your website doesn’t have to be complicated or expensive; it simply requires a little creativity. Try implementing an Internet marketing tip mentioned above. There’s no reason to lag behind in the race for customers when you have the power to drive customers to your site within reach.
About the author:
The author, Jack Elmy, markets paid survey affiliate products on his Web site at http://www.survey-for-cash.com
“Web Content Management System fr Window”: Search Engine Typos
Oops! I meant “web content management system for windows.” Do search engines understanding consumer search engine typos? Typing something so close to what you are looking for, like typing “web content management system fr window” instead of “web content management system for windows” may not seem like a big deal, but search engine bloopers alter consumer searches more than we know.
The phrase used in the title, “web content management system fr window” is a real-life example of a common search engine typo. In fact, within that phrase, the “o” and the “s” are missed so often that search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN have recorded the phrase “web content management system fr window” as searched about 481 times on a monthly average.
You might ask how this affects your search engine searches. Well, let us use the same phrase for an example. Typing the phrase you are looking for, “web content management system for windows,” yields about 29.6 million indexed pages in Google, 14.7 million in Yahoo, and 2.3 million in MSN. However, the typo “web content management system fr window,” only slightly different from what you really meant to type, yields drastically different results: 654 thousand indexed pages in Google, 131 thousand in Yahoo, and 56.5 thousand in MSN.
That doesn’t seem so bad. Who doesn’t want to narrow down the search? The problem is that the number of indexed pages is not the only difference with search engine typos; the poor search engines are trying to find the most relevant pages they can to the misspelled search, but it may not find what you need. On the one hand, you have tens of millions of relevant pages with a correct search; on the other hand, you have hundreds of thousands of semi-relevant pages. Which would you rather have?
Search engine typos are very common, but they do alter the relevance of your results.
About the author:
Joe Miller is an author of informational articles and online advertisements on business, technology, and health. “Web content management system fr window” is actually “web content management system for windows”.
The phrase used in the title, “web content management system fr window” is a real-life example of a common search engine typo. In fact, within that phrase, the “o” and the “s” are missed so often that search engines like Google, Yahoo, and MSN have recorded the phrase “web content management system fr window” as searched about 481 times on a monthly average.
You might ask how this affects your search engine searches. Well, let us use the same phrase for an example. Typing the phrase you are looking for, “web content management system for windows,” yields about 29.6 million indexed pages in Google, 14.7 million in Yahoo, and 2.3 million in MSN. However, the typo “web content management system fr window,” only slightly different from what you really meant to type, yields drastically different results: 654 thousand indexed pages in Google, 131 thousand in Yahoo, and 56.5 thousand in MSN.
That doesn’t seem so bad. Who doesn’t want to narrow down the search? The problem is that the number of indexed pages is not the only difference with search engine typos; the poor search engines are trying to find the most relevant pages they can to the misspelled search, but it may not find what you need. On the one hand, you have tens of millions of relevant pages with a correct search; on the other hand, you have hundreds of thousands of semi-relevant pages. Which would you rather have?
Search engine typos are very common, but they do alter the relevance of your results.
About the author:
Joe Miller is an author of informational articles and online advertisements on business, technology, and health. “Web content management system fr window” is actually “web content management system for windows”.
Top Five Ways to Earn Extra Money Online at Home for Free
Here's a fact: everybody wants to earn extra money. We all
have bills to pay, families to feed, and the list goes on
and on...
Discover several legitimate ways to earn extra money
online for free using your computer at home.
You probably wonder how much extra income you can make?
Well, it depends on how much time and energy you are going
to put in.
Here are five legitimate online opportunities for
everybody to earn extra cash fast:
1. Get paid to read email
This is probably one of the oldest online income
opportunity. In order to get started all you need is your
own e-mail address. If you have an Internet access at home,
you probably already have an e-mail address too? Otherwise,
you can open your own email account and receive your
personal e-mail address for free at:
http://www.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com
Actually, be prepared to use your e-mail address with any
of the extra income opportunities that I have listed in
this article.
How 'get paid to read email' programs work? Simply, online
advertisers pay commissions to the paid email companies for
sending their advertisements via e-mail to members who want
to get paid for reading emails. When you receive a paid e-
mail, in order to receive your cash you should click on the
link and visit an advertiser's web site.
How much you can earn? Not much. The paid email companies
pay from $0.01 up to $1.00 per e-mail that you read.
Usually the more they pay, the higher is their payout
minimum. It means that you can request your payment only
after you have earned a certain amount of money.
It really wouldn't be worth your time if paid e-mail
companies didn't have referral or affiliate programs. As an
affiliate you can refer new members to their programs and
get paid a percentage of what your referrals earn.
Note that if you want to make serious money you'll need to
recruit at least several hundred referrals. Not to worry
though - there are some free ways to accomplish that, as
you will soon discover. Besides, visitor to sign up
conversion ratios are very high, since get paid to read
programs are totally free to join!
It is very important to select only legitimate paid email
companies. Here's a short list of proven 'get paid to read
e-mail' companies:
i) WowEarnings - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/wowearn
ii) InboxDollars - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/idollars
iii) E-mailPaysU - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/epaysu
2. Get paid to take surveys
When you join paid survey programs, online merchants pay
you for your opinions on their products and services. The
problem is that in order to access top paid survey
companies you have to pay an access fee.
Here are some top-notch web sites that offer huge
databases of paid survey programs:
i) Survey Scout - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/sscout
ii) Paid For Free - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/paid4free
iii) Survey Platinum - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/surveyp
3. Get paid to complete offers
At the moment, this is one of the most lucrative ways to
earn extra money online working from home. Again, online
merchants pay commissions to visitors... but not for
opinions, not for their ads delivered via e-mail, but for
trying their products and services. The offers include
credit card applications, ISP services, membership clubs,
free trials and samples, etc.
You can earn up to $70 extra money just for a single offer
completed. Usually, the more extra cash you earn per offer,
the more you have to pay per S&H or trial membership.
However, if you really need a product or service that is
offered, this is a great opportunity to accept it on the
Internet, simply using your computer at home. Plus, you get
paid extra cash for accepting terrific deals!
Top get paid for offers programs:
i) Cash4Offers - http://www.cash4offers.com
ii) WowEarnings - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/wowearn
iii) CashFiesta - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/cashf
iv) SearchCactus - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/scactus
v) InboxDollars - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/idollars
4. Get paid to shop online
This way to earn extra money is very similar to paid
offers opportunity. You get paid a certain percentage of
what you spend at online stores.
Cash4Offers and WowEarnings have super get paid to shop
online stores. So, if you like to shop online, why not get
paid for doing it?
5. Get paid for marketing affiliate programs
As I mentioned earlier, you cannot earn a lot cash unless
you join affiliate programs of these 'get paid to'
companies, and earn commissions from your referrals.
If you don't want to get involved in the affiliate
marketing, the only option is to join a get paid to
complete offers company and earn several hundred dollars by
completing offers that interest you.
However, if you are serious about making extra income
online from the comfort of your home, you should join 'get
paid to' (or other) affiliate programs and promote them on
the Internet.
Ideally, you should create your own web site. Here are
some useful resources from top online affiliate marketers
that will help you to get started:
i) Corey Ruld - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/crcourse
ii) James Martell - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/jm
iii) Ken Evoy - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/sbires
Of course, you can succeed as an affiliate even without
your own web site. The best free way to drive targeted
traffic to your affiliate programs is by writting your own
articles and submitting them to major article directories:
* http://www.goarticles.com
* http://www.articlecity.com
* http://www.article-emporium.com
* http://www.ezinearticles.com
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/article_announce
If you think that you cannot write, check out Jim Edwards'
"Turn Words Into Traffic" letter. I hope that he will
convince you that you can:
http://www.cash4offers.com/r/jearticles
When joining a 'get paid to' affiliate program look what
affiliate marketing tools & resources the company gives
you. The only 'get paid to' affiliate program that offers
two-tier affiliate commissions, ready-to-use articles, free
reports that you can give away to your web site visitors,
affiliate e-course and much more, is Cash4Offers.
As you can see, some 'get paid to' companies offer you
several ways to earn extra money in one place. For example,
WowEarnings gives you an all-in-one-place extra income
opportunity to get paid to read e-mails, complete offers,
shop and refer your friends.
But if you want to make the most extra income working from
home in your spare time, you should get involved with
affiliate marketing, and start with the Cash4Offers
affiliate program.
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have bills to pay, families to feed, and the list goes on
and on...
Discover several legitimate ways to earn extra money
online for free using your computer at home.
You probably wonder how much extra income you can make?
Well, it depends on how much time and energy you are going
to put in.
Here are five legitimate online opportunities for
everybody to earn extra cash fast:
1. Get paid to read email
This is probably one of the oldest online income
opportunity. In order to get started all you need is your
own e-mail address. If you have an Internet access at home,
you probably already have an e-mail address too? Otherwise,
you can open your own email account and receive your
personal e-mail address for free at:
http://www.yahoo.com or http://www.hotmail.com
Actually, be prepared to use your e-mail address with any
of the extra income opportunities that I have listed in
this article.
How 'get paid to read email' programs work? Simply, online
advertisers pay commissions to the paid email companies for
sending their advertisements via e-mail to members who want
to get paid for reading emails. When you receive a paid e-
mail, in order to receive your cash you should click on the
link and visit an advertiser's web site.
How much you can earn? Not much. The paid email companies
pay from $0.01 up to $1.00 per e-mail that you read.
Usually the more they pay, the higher is their payout
minimum. It means that you can request your payment only
after you have earned a certain amount of money.
It really wouldn't be worth your time if paid e-mail
companies didn't have referral or affiliate programs. As an
affiliate you can refer new members to their programs and
get paid a percentage of what your referrals earn.
Note that if you want to make serious money you'll need to
recruit at least several hundred referrals. Not to worry
though - there are some free ways to accomplish that, as
you will soon discover. Besides, visitor to sign up
conversion ratios are very high, since get paid to read
programs are totally free to join!
It is very important to select only legitimate paid email
companies. Here's a short list of proven 'get paid to read
e-mail' companies:
i) WowEarnings - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/wowearn
ii) InboxDollars - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/idollars
iii) E-mailPaysU - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/epaysu
2. Get paid to take surveys
When you join paid survey programs, online merchants pay
you for your opinions on their products and services. The
problem is that in order to access top paid survey
companies you have to pay an access fee.
Here are some top-notch web sites that offer huge
databases of paid survey programs:
i) Survey Scout - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/sscout
ii) Paid For Free - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/paid4free
iii) Survey Platinum - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/surveyp
3. Get paid to complete offers
At the moment, this is one of the most lucrative ways to
earn extra money online working from home. Again, online
merchants pay commissions to visitors... but not for
opinions, not for their ads delivered via e-mail, but for
trying their products and services. The offers include
credit card applications, ISP services, membership clubs,
free trials and samples, etc.
You can earn up to $70 extra money just for a single offer
completed. Usually, the more extra cash you earn per offer,
the more you have to pay per S&H or trial membership.
However, if you really need a product or service that is
offered, this is a great opportunity to accept it on the
Internet, simply using your computer at home. Plus, you get
paid extra cash for accepting terrific deals!
Top get paid for offers programs:
i) Cash4Offers - http://www.cash4offers.com
ii) WowEarnings - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/wowearn
iii) CashFiesta - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/cashf
iv) SearchCactus - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/scactus
v) InboxDollars - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/idollars
4. Get paid to shop online
This way to earn extra money is very similar to paid
offers opportunity. You get paid a certain percentage of
what you spend at online stores.
Cash4Offers and WowEarnings have super get paid to shop
online stores. So, if you like to shop online, why not get
paid for doing it?
5. Get paid for marketing affiliate programs
As I mentioned earlier, you cannot earn a lot cash unless
you join affiliate programs of these 'get paid to'
companies, and earn commissions from your referrals.
If you don't want to get involved in the affiliate
marketing, the only option is to join a get paid to
complete offers company and earn several hundred dollars by
completing offers that interest you.
However, if you are serious about making extra income
online from the comfort of your home, you should join 'get
paid to' (or other) affiliate programs and promote them on
the Internet.
Ideally, you should create your own web site. Here are
some useful resources from top online affiliate marketers
that will help you to get started:
i) Corey Ruld - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/crcourse
ii) James Martell - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/jm
iii) Ken Evoy - http://www.cash4offers.com/r/sbires
Of course, you can succeed as an affiliate even without
your own web site. The best free way to drive targeted
traffic to your affiliate programs is by writting your own
articles and submitting them to major article directories:
* http://www.goarticles.com
* http://www.articlecity.com
* http://www.article-emporium.com
* http://www.ezinearticles.com
* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/article_announce
If you think that you cannot write, check out Jim Edwards'
"Turn Words Into Traffic" letter. I hope that he will
convince you that you can:
http://www.cash4offers.com/r/jearticles
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Top International Paid Surveys
Top International Paid Surveys
Relatively fewer online survey companies are open for international members.
However, there are are many prestigious online survey sites which accept
international members. Check them out below and join them. Although the number
of survey opportunities are limited for those from these countries, they can
also earn some extra cash from these sites.
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Brand Institute
Brand Institute is a leading online market research firm dedicated to the
strategic and innovative development of brand naming and identity solutions.
They are most active in the healthcare field. Their surveys aid in the
development and naming of new drugs, healthcare and other products. If you are a
doctor, nurse or pharmacist, you will have lots of earning
opportunities by participating in paid surveys. Even otherwise you can join the
panel as a consumer - they now get lots of paid surveys as companies want to
know their opinion on brands. Their surveys pay well, usually ranging form $10
to $30 or more. You can receive payments by href="https://www.paypal.com/row/mrb/pal=SZF6CF85DUN8U" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>paypal or check. If you opt for paypal, your paypal
account gets automatically credited 4 to 8 weeks after you complete a survey.
Join Brand Institute via Online Global Recruiting to get started. They are
active worldwide and available in many different languages.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join.php?id=brandinst"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Brand Institute here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>GlobalTestMarket
Global test market is a leading online consumer research firm which sends out
a lot of paid surveys internationally. Members are rewarded for taking surveys
in the form of MarketPoints - the online currency, which is convertible to cash.
Each survey typically offers 50 to 100 marketpoints. You can redeem your rewards
when you reach 1000 marketpoints which is equivalent to $50. They offer paid
surveys in many languages and pay in local currency in many countries. With the
number of survey invites they send, the payout is easy to reach.
Globaltestmarket stands out among online survey sites for sending the maximum
number of surveys for international members. Join it now!
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join.php?id=gtm" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>Join Globaltestmarket here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>American Consumer Opinion Panel
American Consumer Opinion Panel is a reputed market research firm which pays
you cash to complete online surveys. Typically you get $4 to $25 for each survey
you complete! After each paid survey, you will receive your payment within 4
weeks in the form of check or American Express gift checks. They have panels in
9 different languages including Chinese and Japanese. Evaluate new products,
test new advertising, and tell companies what you like, don't like, and want in
the future. Make your opinions count and earn money!
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join.php?id=acop-int"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join American Consumer Opinion Panel
here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>SurveySavvy
Surveysavvy is the online division of Luth Research, a leading market
research firm. They have more than 3 million members worldwide. SurveySavvy has
paid members more than $13 million for participating in surveys. You get paid up
to $20 or more for completing a survey. Surveysavvy offers great earning
opportunities especially for IT and computer professionals.
They also have a good referral program. You get paid $2 for each survey
completed by your direct referral and $1 for each survey by your indirect
referral. Each month, out of a pool of entries from members that don't qualify
for a survey, 50 individuals are selected to receive $10 each. Join Surveysavvy
where intelligence adds up and get paid for your opinion!
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join.php?id=surveysavvy"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Surveysavvy here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Permission Research
Permission Research is part of an online market research community with over
2 million members worldwide. Permission Research relies on its members to gain
valuable insight into Internet trends and behavior. In exchange for having their
Internet browsing and purchasing activity observed, members have access to free
software downloads and a variety of other benefits including entries into our
“Your Opinion Matters” sweepstakes. Members are also invited to participate in
online surveys, which gauge attitudes and interests on a wide variety of topics.
By participating in these surveys, members qualify to earn even more exciting
prizes! To join, you need to install their software, which helps them to monitor
internet trends. Permission Research is committed to privacy and it is safe to
install the software.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/permissionresearch.htm"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Permission Research here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Clear Voice Surveys
Clear Voice Surveys is a new survey panel that helps you to earn cash and
rewards just by voicing your opinions. Clear Voice Surveys is different than
other survey sites - most survey sites only pay you for surveys you qualify for
and complete. Clear Voice will pay you for each survey you participate in. You
can get your earnings as cash through PayPal or use them to buy gift
certificates at Amazon or Buy.com or even exchange them for airline miles. You
can withdraw earnings to your paypal account when your balance reaches $10.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join4.php?id=clearvoice"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Clear Voice Surveys here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Pureprofile
Pureprofile gives you the platform to sell your attention to businesses and
your answers to researchers. Pureprofile allows you to create your own online
profile by answering questions about yourself. Businesses send you messages
based on your profile. Messages may include special offers, product/service
offers, research surveys, TV ads or similar. You are invited to view offers and
complete surveys. Your pureprofile account will be credited with money when you
complete surveys and view paid offers from businesses. Once you have $25.00 (or
more) credited to your pureprofile account, you can withdraw the money into your
personal bank account.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=pureprofile"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Pureprofile here
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=planet-pulse"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Planet Pulse
Planet Pulse is one of the largest online communities of survey respondents
representing 20 countries, hundreds of communities and ethnic groups spanning
across Asia Pacific and Middle East. You can get rewarded up to USD$5.00 per
completed survey. Rewards are in the form of points called Pulses. The number of
Pulses that you receive for each survey will depend on the length of the survey
and ranges from 100 to 500 Pulses. Pulses are redeemable for cash and a variety
of gifts. To redeem for cash, you must have a minimum of 2500 Pulses. 100 Pulses
are equal to US$1 and you will be paid by PayPal. Planet Pulse is currently
accepting members only from the Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=planet-pulse"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Planet Pulse here
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=spidermetrix"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Spidermetrix
Spidermetrix pays you to evaluate websites by taking questionnaires. It is
based in Australia and gives handsome rewards particularly for Australians.
Other international members are also welcome. There are also short single
question surveys on the site where you earn one point. Members are called
spiders and they earn spider points as rewards. Points can be redeemed as cash
and they pay you by paypal. In Australia, they pay by check also.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=spidermetrix"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Spidermetrix here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Ciao Surveys International
Gozing surveys have now teamed up with Ciao. International operations are now
conducted by Ciao surveys. WIth more online survey opportunities than ever, Ciao
surveys have become one of the best survey sites for international members. They
pay you cash for surveys you complete - up to $6.50 per survey completed. They
also support payment via paypal in many countries.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join4.php?id=ciao-int"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Ciao Surveys Here
Harris
Poll Online
The Harris Poll online rewards you for taking part in surveys. For every new
survey you complete, you'll earn HIpoints (sm). Once you've accumulated enough
points you may redeem them for your choice of a variety of great rewards. They
also give you a chance to win cash prizes ranging from $50 to grand prize of
$10,000 in sweepstakes.
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Harris Poll Online here
Top Paid Surveys India
Top Paid Surveys India
As an emerging economy and a leading player in the IT world, India has
attracted the attention of market research companies. Many prestigious online
survey sites accept members from India and some are in the process of setting up
separate paid survey panels for Indians. Check out and join the best paid
surveys for Indians below. More panels will be added in the near future .
target=_blank rel=nofollow>GlobalTestMarket
Global test market is a leading online consumer research firm which sends a
lot of paid surveys for Indians. Members are rewarded for taking surveys in the
form of MarketPoints - the online currency, which is convertible to cash. Each
survey typically offers 50 to 200 marketpoints. You can redeem your rewards when
you reach 1000 marketpoints which is equivalent to US $50. Payment is by cheque
mailed to you. Globaltestmarket offers surveys in local languages. With the
number of survey invites they send, the payout is easy to reach. Join it now to
get started!
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join.php?id=gtm" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>Join Globaltestmarket here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Brand Institute
Brand Institute is a leading online market research firm particularly active
in the healthcare field. Their surveys aid in the development and naming of new
drugs, healthcare and other products. If you are a doctor, nurse or
pharmacist in India, you will have lots of earning opportunities by
taking paid surveys with Brand Institute. Their surveys pay well, usually
ranging form $5 to $15 or more. You can receive payments by href="https://www.paypal.com/row/mrb/pal=SZF6CF85DUN8U" target=_blank
rel=nofollow>paypal or cheque. If you opt for paypal, your paypal
account gets automatically credited 4 to 8 weeks after you complete a survey.
Join Brand Institute via Online Global Recruiting to get started.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join.php?id=brandinst"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Brand Institute here
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=planet-pulse"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Planet Pulse
Planet Pulse is one of the largest online communities of survey respondents
representing 20 countries, hundreds of communities and ethnic groups spanning
across Asia Pacific and Middle East. You can get rewarded up to USD$5.00 per
completed survey. Rewards are in the form of points called Pulses. The number of
Pulses that you receive for each survey will depend on the length of the survey
and ranges from 100 to 500 Pulses. Pulses are redeemable for cash and a variety
of gifts. To redeem for cash, you must have a minimum of 2500 Pulses. 100 Pulses
are equal to US$1 and you will be paid by PayPal. Planet Pulse is currently
accepting members only from the Asia-Pacific and Middle East.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=planet-pulse"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Planet Pulse here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>SurveySavvy
Surveysavvy is the online division of Luth Research, a leading market
research firm. You get paid up to $20 or more for completing a paid survey.
Surveysavvy offers great earning opportunities especially for IT and
computer professionals including in India. They also have a good
referral program. You get paid $2 for each survey completed by your direct
referral and $1 for each survey by your indirect referral. Survey earnings
accumulate in your account and you can request payment whenever you want.
Payments are made by cheque mailed to you. Join Surveysavvy where intelligence
adds up and get paid for your opinion!
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join.php?id=surveysavvy"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Surveysavvy here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Permission Research
Permission Research is part of an online market research community with over
2 million members worldwide. Permission Research relies on its members to gain
valuable insight into Internet trends and behavior. In exchange for having their
Internet browsing and purchasing activity observed, members have access to free
software downloads and a variety of other benefits including entries into
sweepstakes. Members are also invited to participate in online surveys, which
gauge attitudes and interests on a wide variety of topics. To join, you need to
install their software, which helps them to monitor internet trends. Permission
Research is committed to privacy and it is safe to install the
software.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/permissionresearch.htm"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Permission Research here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Pureprofile
Pureprofile gives you the platform to sell your attention to businesses and
your answers to researchers. Pureprofile allows you to create your own online
profile by answering questions about yourself. Businesses send you messages
based on your profile. Messages may include special offers, product/service
offers, research surveys, TV ads or similar. You are invited to view offers and
complete surveys. Your pureprofile account will be credited with money when you
complete surveys and view paid offers from businesses. Once you have $25.00 (or
more) credited to your pureprofile account, you can withdraw the money into your
personal bank account.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=pureprofile"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Pureprofile here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Clear Voice Surveys
Clear Voice Surveys is a new survey panel that helps you to earn cash and
rewards just by voicing your opinions. Clear Voice Surveys is different than
other survey sites - most survey sites only pay you for surveys you qualify for
and complete. Clear Voice will pay you for each survey you participate in. You
can get your earnings as cash through PayPal or use them to buy gift
certificates at Amazon or Buy.com or even exchange them for airline miles. You
can withdraw earnings to your paypal account when your balance reaches $10.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join4.php?id=clearvoice"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Clear Voice Surveys here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Corp Scan Online
Corp Scan Online is an Indian market research company having a transnational
presence. They conduct online surveys which pays cash to their respondents. Corp
Scan rewards you in the form of incentive points for completing paid surveys and
rewards up to Rs.800 per survey. They also pay you for referring your friends
and family. You need a minimum of 50 incentive points to redeem your earnings.
Each incentive point is worth Rs.20. Payments are made directly into your bank
account or in the form of gifts delivered at your door step, depending on your
preference. You can access your 24 x 7 passbook statement to learn on your
earnings. Join Corp Scan Online by completing the empanelment survey! Choose
internetpaidsurveys.com as your referrer during
registration.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join4.php?id=corpscan"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Corp Scan Online here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>American Consumer Opinion Panel
American Consumer Opinion Panel is a reputed market research firm which pays
you cash to complete online paid surveys. Typically you get $4 to $25 for each
survey you complete. After each paid survey, you will receive your payment
within 4 weeks in the form of cheque or American Express gift certificates.
Although their surveys are infrequent, they do pay well for each survey. Make
your opinions count and earn money!
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join4.php?id=acop2"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join American Consumer Opinion Panel
here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Ciao Surveys India
Ciao, a leading global player in online surveys has recently launched their
exclusive Indian survey panel. Ciao surveys have now taken over Gozing surveys
in India. Ciao pays you cash for your opinions - up to Rs.250 for each completed
survey. You can also earn referral rewards for referring your friends. MInimum
payout is 250 Rupees. You can get paid by Indiatimes gift vouchers which you can
use at the Indiatimes online shopping site. Joining Ciao is simple - just
complete the registration survey and confirm your email address. You are ready
to earn from Ciao surveys!
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join4.php?id=ciaoindia"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Ciao Surveys Here
Harris
Poll Online
The Harris Poll online rewards you for taking part in surveys. For every new
survey you complete, you'll earn HIpoints (sm). Once you've accumulated enough
points you may redeem them for your choice of a variety of great rewards. They
also give you a chance to win cash prizes ranging from $50 to grand prize of
$10,000 in sweepstakes.
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Harris Poll Online here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Socratic Forum
Socratic Forum members participate in state-of-the-art Web-based surveys
about the hottest new technologies and software, e-commerce innovations,
business-to-business products and services, and forces driving the global
economy. After registering, you are entered into a monthly drawing for a chance
to win $100. In exchange for your opinions, you will be rewarded with
opportunities to receive cash, online gift certificates, and other
rewards.
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Socratic Forum here
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=spidermetrix"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Spidermetrix
Spidermetrix pays you to evaluate websites by taking questionnaires. It is
based in Australia, but Indians also get occasional surveys. There are also
short single question surveys on the site where you earn one point. Members are
called spiders and they earn spider points as rewards. Points can be redeemed as
cash and they pay you by paypal. In Australia, they pay by check also.
href="http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/survey/join3.php?id=spidermetrix"
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join Spidermetrix here
target=_blank rel=nofollow>NPDOR (NPD Research)
The NPD Online Research Team gives you the chance to win cash and prizes for
taking surveys. You are entered into a drawing for $1000 just for registering
and completing your member profile. For each survey completed, you will be
entered into a drawing for cash or other prizes. Sometimes, they offer cash
rewards just for participating. NPD sends you easy surveys which are fun to
take.
target=_blank rel=nofollow>Join NPDOR here
Taking Free Paid Surveys Online
Free Paid Surveys, Get Paid To Take Surveys, Take Online Surveys for CASH!
More than likely you have seen ads like these all over the internet. And like most people you are probably wondering if they are true. Can you really get paid to take surveys online? Or is paid surveys just another scam? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. You can actually get paid to take surveys online.
There are many companies that will pay you to participate in online surveys, focus groups, and even product tests. These are market research companies that are paid by large companies to find out what the public feels about their products. They want to know if their advertising camppagns are working and how everyday people feel about their products. Large corporations spend billions of dollars a year on advertising. So to pay you a few dollars to find out if their advertising is working is not that big of a deal. So they hire these market research companies. And the market research companies send out surveys to everyday people to find out what the public is thinking.
There are also several misconceptions about taking paid surveys online. Many advertisements will tell you that you can make up to $250 an hour taking paid surveys. Although it is possible to be compensated $250 for participating in an important study or focus group, the average paid survey will pay you between $2 and $20.
There are also a few different kinds of paid survey sites. There are paid survey directories, or databases, and there are the actual paid survey companies. A paid survey, or market research company, is the actual company that will send you the paid surveys. And also the one that will compensate you for your participation. An example of a paid survey company is NFO My Survey. NFO has been around for over 20 years and is one of the major paid survey companies on the internet. When joining a paid survey site like NFO you are notified by email when your participation in a paid survey is needed. You can then choose to take the paid survey or simply ignore it. You are told how much you will be paid for taking each survey and how long the paid survey should take to complete. Companies like NFO My Survey are always free to join. A legitimate paid survey company will never ask you to pay a fee to join.
Another type of site is a paid survey directory, or database. Paid survey databases provide directories of paid survey companies. These are the sites you go to to find companies that will pay you to participate in online surveys. There are several databases you can join. But most online paid survey databases are not free. A site like SurveyScout charges about $35 for their directory of 490 paid survey companies. Others charge anywhere from $20 to $60 to access their paid surveys directory. Many people are fooled into thinking that when they join these membership sites they will automatically start receiving paid surveys. A membership site like SurveyScout does not actually send paid surveys. they are only a directory of companies that you join that send paid surveys online.
Before you spend $35 dollars for a paid survey database do some looking around. A good paid survey directory will have everything you would find in a paid membership site and is absolutely free. There is no need to pay to find paid surveys. In fact, why would you want to pay for free information? Paid membership sites are simply taking advantage of the fact that most people don't know where to look for this type of information. And once they pay and then find out that they paid for a directory, most people feel like they have been scammed. My advice would be to bypass a paid directory. And use a free paid survey directory.
If you are looking for a full-time income online, paid surveys may not be the thing for you. Although you can make some good money taking paid surveys online, more than likely it will not be enough to make you rich. On the other hand, if you want to make some extra money without much effort then paid surveys is the way to go.
The key to getting paid to take surveys online is joining as many of these paid survey companies as possible. Most paid survey sites will only send a few paid surveys a month.
So the logic is, the more paid survey companies you belong to the more paid survey invitations you will receive. And the more money you will make. I'ts a good idea to start off with around 10 to 20 good paid survey companies. Each one will only take a few minutes to sign up for and is well worth it. There are around 500 paid survey companies you can join. And once you have joined the main ones you can go back and join others to receive even more paid surveys. Of 500 paid survey companies I would have to say that there are about 50 that will send you paid surveys on a regular basis. The rest may only send one a month or even less. So starting with the top paid surveys is obviously the best way to go.
You must answer a few screener questions before taking a survey to see if you fit the profile for the type of person the company is interested in. After taking a few screeners you can start to see how you should answer to make yourself qualify. for instance, most paid survey screeners will ask you if you work in a certain industry, or any type of market research or advertising business. The answer to a question like this should almost always be no. They do not want people who know the market research business taking their surveys. And you will almost always not qualify for the paid survey.
Well now that you have all the information you need it's up to you to decide if paid surveys is for you or not. If you are interested in paid surveys I highly reccommend NFO My Survey, Global Test Market, Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, E-Poll, ECN Research, Lightspeed Research, American Consumer opinion, Test Spin,GoZing surveys, Greenfield Online, and Opinion Outpost. There several more great paid survey sites. These are just my personal favorites.
About the author:
Chris Price is an expert on taking paid surveys online. He has participated in hundreds of online surveys, product tests, and mystery shops. For more information go to http://www.wahmservice.com
More than likely you have seen ads like these all over the internet. And like most people you are probably wondering if they are true. Can you really get paid to take surveys online? Or is paid surveys just another scam? Surprisingly, the answer is yes. You can actually get paid to take surveys online.
There are many companies that will pay you to participate in online surveys, focus groups, and even product tests. These are market research companies that are paid by large companies to find out what the public feels about their products. They want to know if their advertising camppagns are working and how everyday people feel about their products. Large corporations spend billions of dollars a year on advertising. So to pay you a few dollars to find out if their advertising is working is not that big of a deal. So they hire these market research companies. And the market research companies send out surveys to everyday people to find out what the public is thinking.
There are also several misconceptions about taking paid surveys online. Many advertisements will tell you that you can make up to $250 an hour taking paid surveys. Although it is possible to be compensated $250 for participating in an important study or focus group, the average paid survey will pay you between $2 and $20.
There are also a few different kinds of paid survey sites. There are paid survey directories, or databases, and there are the actual paid survey companies. A paid survey, or market research company, is the actual company that will send you the paid surveys. And also the one that will compensate you for your participation. An example of a paid survey company is NFO My Survey. NFO has been around for over 20 years and is one of the major paid survey companies on the internet. When joining a paid survey site like NFO you are notified by email when your participation in a paid survey is needed. You can then choose to take the paid survey or simply ignore it. You are told how much you will be paid for taking each survey and how long the paid survey should take to complete. Companies like NFO My Survey are always free to join. A legitimate paid survey company will never ask you to pay a fee to join.
Another type of site is a paid survey directory, or database. Paid survey databases provide directories of paid survey companies. These are the sites you go to to find companies that will pay you to participate in online surveys. There are several databases you can join. But most online paid survey databases are not free. A site like SurveyScout charges about $35 for their directory of 490 paid survey companies. Others charge anywhere from $20 to $60 to access their paid surveys directory. Many people are fooled into thinking that when they join these membership sites they will automatically start receiving paid surveys. A membership site like SurveyScout does not actually send paid surveys. they are only a directory of companies that you join that send paid surveys online.
Before you spend $35 dollars for a paid survey database do some looking around. A good paid survey directory will have everything you would find in a paid membership site and is absolutely free. There is no need to pay to find paid surveys. In fact, why would you want to pay for free information? Paid membership sites are simply taking advantage of the fact that most people don't know where to look for this type of information. And once they pay and then find out that they paid for a directory, most people feel like they have been scammed. My advice would be to bypass a paid directory. And use a free paid survey directory.
If you are looking for a full-time income online, paid surveys may not be the thing for you. Although you can make some good money taking paid surveys online, more than likely it will not be enough to make you rich. On the other hand, if you want to make some extra money without much effort then paid surveys is the way to go.
The key to getting paid to take surveys online is joining as many of these paid survey companies as possible. Most paid survey sites will only send a few paid surveys a month.
So the logic is, the more paid survey companies you belong to the more paid survey invitations you will receive. And the more money you will make. I'ts a good idea to start off with around 10 to 20 good paid survey companies. Each one will only take a few minutes to sign up for and is well worth it. There are around 500 paid survey companies you can join. And once you have joined the main ones you can go back and join others to receive even more paid surveys. Of 500 paid survey companies I would have to say that there are about 50 that will send you paid surveys on a regular basis. The rest may only send one a month or even less. So starting with the top paid surveys is obviously the best way to go.
You must answer a few screener questions before taking a survey to see if you fit the profile for the type of person the company is interested in. After taking a few screeners you can start to see how you should answer to make yourself qualify. for instance, most paid survey screeners will ask you if you work in a certain industry, or any type of market research or advertising business. The answer to a question like this should almost always be no. They do not want people who know the market research business taking their surveys. And you will almost always not qualify for the paid survey.
Well now that you have all the information you need it's up to you to decide if paid surveys is for you or not. If you are interested in paid surveys I highly reccommend NFO My Survey, Global Test Market, Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, E-Poll, ECN Research, Lightspeed Research, American Consumer opinion, Test Spin,GoZing surveys, Greenfield Online, and Opinion Outpost. There several more great paid survey sites. These are just my personal favorites.
About the author:
Chris Price is an expert on taking paid surveys online. He has participated in hundreds of online surveys, product tests, and mystery shops. For more information go to http://www.wahmservice.com
So, You Want To Make Money Stuffing Envelopes?
Are you a stay-at-home Mom? A college student? Looking for a part time business opportunity? Maybe you are saving up for something special or just need to pay some bills? The bottom line is that you could use an extra source of income. Well, the Internet offers some great ways to get paid without going out to get a job.
Maybe you have considered doing something like stuffing envelopes from home as a way to make money. If you've searched on the Internet, you may have noticed that there are a lot of outrageous claims being made about how much you can make doing something like stuffing envelopes. But think to yourself: What kind of idiot would pay someone $5 to stuff one envelope? So you investigate further. They want you to pay a $25.00 application fee even to be considered as such a high paid "envelope stuffer." Look around the site and you'll notice all sort of links that might appeal to the financially desperate. They are trying to take advantage of you!
Don't let them. There are other ways to earn cash on the net, and you don't have to pay an application fee. You can get free money if you are willing to spend just a little bit of time.
There are companies out there that want to offer you an incentive for getting involved with their business online. Look at the various ways that you can earn free cash rewards on the Internet:
Get paid to accept offers
Get paid to read emails
Get paid to take surveys
Get paid to play games
Get paid to shop
How does it work? Well, it's simple. Businesses want you to visit their sites, become aware of their products, and take advantage of their offers. Reward programs partner with top online advertisers who pay to get connected to consumers like you! The reward program then passes most of the reward onto you. In essence, you get free money for spending some time getting involved with various advertisers.
So, don't go chasing opportunities that are too good to be true. While you are waiting for your costly envelope stuffing application to be processed, you could be earning real cash today through a quality reward program. Most reward programs even offer a cash reward (up to $5) just for signing up!
About the author:
Amazing system pays you every time you take free paid surveys and offers. Make money online in just 72 hours! Try the things you want and need from top online merchants. Get $3 now just for signing up: http://www.cash4offers.com
Maybe you have considered doing something like stuffing envelopes from home as a way to make money. If you've searched on the Internet, you may have noticed that there are a lot of outrageous claims being made about how much you can make doing something like stuffing envelopes. But think to yourself: What kind of idiot would pay someone $5 to stuff one envelope? So you investigate further. They want you to pay a $25.00 application fee even to be considered as such a high paid "envelope stuffer." Look around the site and you'll notice all sort of links that might appeal to the financially desperate. They are trying to take advantage of you!
Don't let them. There are other ways to earn cash on the net, and you don't have to pay an application fee. You can get free money if you are willing to spend just a little bit of time.
There are companies out there that want to offer you an incentive for getting involved with their business online. Look at the various ways that you can earn free cash rewards on the Internet:
Get paid to accept offers
Get paid to read emails
Get paid to take surveys
Get paid to play games
Get paid to shop
How does it work? Well, it's simple. Businesses want you to visit their sites, become aware of their products, and take advantage of their offers. Reward programs partner with top online advertisers who pay to get connected to consumers like you! The reward program then passes most of the reward onto you. In essence, you get free money for spending some time getting involved with various advertisers.
So, don't go chasing opportunities that are too good to be true. While you are waiting for your costly envelope stuffing application to be processed, you could be earning real cash today through a quality reward program. Most reward programs even offer a cash reward (up to $5) just for signing up!
About the author:
Amazing system pays you every time you take free paid surveys and offers. Make money online in just 72 hours! Try the things you want and need from top online merchants. Get $3 now just for signing up: http://www.cash4offers.com
Paid Surveys : The Truth
About Paid Surveys
Get paid to take surveys! Get paid for your opinion! Earn
up to $250 an hour taking surveys from your home computer!
Advertisements like these are popping up all over the place.
Classifieds, forums, newspapers, magazines, everywhere. But
the thing everyone wants to know is, "Is this real?".
The truth is... yes and no. Yes, you can actually make
money taking surveys online. No, you are not going to make
$4,500 a month doing it.
But, you can actually make some extra money every month.
$100 to $300 a month from paid surveys is not very hard to
reach. The problem is there are so many websites posing as
"paid survey" companies that it's hard to find legitimate
resources.
In the following paragraphs I will give you step by step
instructions on how to get paid taking surveys online. In 3
simple steps you can easily be on your way to getting paid
for your opinion.
STEP 1: Finding a legitimate source for paid surveys
Finding a legitimate source of information is probably the
hardest part. There are several companies that pose as paid
surveys or market research companies that will only try to
sell you something or sell your email address to third parties.
There are also several paid survey directories that you can
join. These directories charge you up to $50 for information
that is available all over the internet for free. Never pay
for a paid surveys directory. Use the search engines to find
free directories. Or try a free directory like the one at
www.wahmservice.com
STEP 2: What Paid Survey Companies To Join
There are over 600 paid survey companies you can join.
Choosing the right ones are key to getting paid for taking
surveys. Some companies will send you one every few months
while others may send you invitations everyday. There are
about 20 paid survey sites you should join when first
starting. These companies send surveys regularly and by
joining them you can almost be sure to get at least 1 paid
survey a day. After signing up for these companies you can
come back later and sign up with other companies that send
less. But just with these 20 a hundred to a few hundred dollars
a month is not impossible. These companies are:
NFO My Survey, goZing Surveys, Global Test Market, Test Spin,
Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, American Consumer Opinion, E-Poll,
Poll Cast, ECN Research, Synovate Surveys, NPD Online Research,
Pinecone Research, Harris Poll, Lightspeed Research, Ipsos
Surveys, Opinion Outpost, Greenfield Online, Nielson/NetRatings,
Consumer Link.......
STEP 3: Check Your Email, Confirm Your Memberships
Some companies will send you emails asking you to confirm
your membership. Make sure you do this. Now all you have to
do is wait for paid survey invitations daily. Sometimes more.
None of the companies listed here will spam you or try to
get you to buy anything. They are all legitimate paid
survey companies. You will find that once you have taken a
few surveys you will start receiving more invitations.Once you
get the hang of it you can go back and find other companies
to join to increase your income.
About the author:
Chris Price is an expert on market research studies. He has participated in several paid surveys, focus groups, product tests, and mystery shops. Mr. Price is the owner of www.wahmservice.com, a directory of over 500 paid survey companies with reviews of each one.
Get paid to take surveys! Get paid for your opinion! Earn
up to $250 an hour taking surveys from your home computer!
Advertisements like these are popping up all over the place.
Classifieds, forums, newspapers, magazines, everywhere. But
the thing everyone wants to know is, "Is this real?".
The truth is... yes and no. Yes, you can actually make
money taking surveys online. No, you are not going to make
$4,500 a month doing it.
But, you can actually make some extra money every month.
$100 to $300 a month from paid surveys is not very hard to
reach. The problem is there are so many websites posing as
"paid survey" companies that it's hard to find legitimate
resources.
In the following paragraphs I will give you step by step
instructions on how to get paid taking surveys online. In 3
simple steps you can easily be on your way to getting paid
for your opinion.
STEP 1: Finding a legitimate source for paid surveys
Finding a legitimate source of information is probably the
hardest part. There are several companies that pose as paid
surveys or market research companies that will only try to
sell you something or sell your email address to third parties.
There are also several paid survey directories that you can
join. These directories charge you up to $50 for information
that is available all over the internet for free. Never pay
for a paid surveys directory. Use the search engines to find
free directories. Or try a free directory like the one at
www.wahmservice.com
STEP 2: What Paid Survey Companies To Join
There are over 600 paid survey companies you can join.
Choosing the right ones are key to getting paid for taking
surveys. Some companies will send you one every few months
while others may send you invitations everyday. There are
about 20 paid survey sites you should join when first
starting. These companies send surveys regularly and by
joining them you can almost be sure to get at least 1 paid
survey a day. After signing up for these companies you can
come back later and sign up with other companies that send
less. But just with these 20 a hundred to a few hundred dollars
a month is not impossible. These companies are:
NFO My Survey, goZing Surveys, Global Test Market, Test Spin,
Survey Savvy, Survey Spot, American Consumer Opinion, E-Poll,
Poll Cast, ECN Research, Synovate Surveys, NPD Online Research,
Pinecone Research, Harris Poll, Lightspeed Research, Ipsos
Surveys, Opinion Outpost, Greenfield Online, Nielson/NetRatings,
Consumer Link.......
STEP 3: Check Your Email, Confirm Your Memberships
Some companies will send you emails asking you to confirm
your membership. Make sure you do this. Now all you have to
do is wait for paid survey invitations daily. Sometimes more.
None of the companies listed here will spam you or try to
get you to buy anything. They are all legitimate paid
survey companies. You will find that once you have taken a
few surveys you will start receiving more invitations.Once you
get the hang of it you can go back and find other companies
to join to increase your income.
About the author:
Chris Price is an expert on market research studies. He has participated in several paid surveys, focus groups, product tests, and mystery shops. Mr. Price is the owner of www.wahmservice.com, a directory of over 500 paid survey companies with reviews of each one.
Paid Online Surveys - An Easy Way To Make Money At Home
Doing paid online surveys is a very easy way to make money at home. I'd rank this occupation as second in simplicity only to getting paid to autosurf - there simply cannot be anything easier than logging into a website and allowing advertisers' websites to scroll across your computer screen - doing paid online surveys does take a little more effort but not too much and it is an enjoyable pastime.
I discovered paid online surveys by accident. I was actually using the Internet to search for a job and I had the idea of looking for work at home opportunities. It all seems a bit unreal when I look back - was there really a time when I didn't know you could get paid for doing online surveys? In those days, the only surveys I knew about were the ones I occasionally received in the post and which would promise entry into a prize draw as a reward for taking the time to complete the survey. I never did win a prize but I built up quite a collection of free pens. Now I take it for granted that email invitations to take part in paid online surveys will turn up in my mailbox on a daily basis and (the important bit) that I will get paid for completing the surveys.
One great thing about paid online surveys is the fact that you don't need any special skills to take part. As long as you have an Internet linked computer and an opinion, you are qualified. There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to surveys, the companies want to hear what you think, they don't want to test your knowledge. Most questions will permit you to answer "don’t know" or "not sure". Sometimes, you will be given multiple choices and asked to pick the closest to your viewpoint. The best survey companies without fail, try to make it easy for you to give meaningful answers.
Another great thing is that you can complete your paid online surveys at your leisure. When the invitation is sent to you, it will normally state a deadline for closure of the survey and, as long as you respond before the deadline, it does not matter when you complete the survey. As the majority of paid online surveys can be completed in 5-15 minutes, it is very easy to slot them here and there into your daily routine. You can easily do a short survey or two while you drink your morning coffee but, if you prefer, you can save up all your survey invitations and do them at midnight.
All sorts of companies, all over the world are spending a small fortune every year on advertising their products and services. In order to advertise as effectively as possible, these companies invest heavily in market research programmes to help them target their advertising. Market researchers also investigate what people might like or dislike about various products which are still in prelaunch.
Paid online surveys will quite often include a question about whether you would be prepared to test a sample of a product from their client. I've received free samples of a variety of things from chocolate, to facial soap to detergent tablets. These free samples are worth having because they are generous in quantity: they aren't the mini free sample sizes you see given away in shops. I was quite surprised when I received a full size box of detergent tablets through the post. The fact that it was a new variety of my preferred brand was an added bonus, I only wish I could get to test chocolate more often.
Paid online survey companies make payment to their members by a variety of methods. Some pay instantly via PayPal, some by cheque, some with Amazon gift vouchers, some have a points system where you earn points which you save up and later trade in for products of your choice or for cash. There will also be some surveys where the reward will be entry into a draw for a large prize.
Generally speaking, the cash payments for taking part in paid online surveys are quite small but, as each survey takes only a short time to complete, you can do several each day and build up a steady income. If you want to earn a decent amount of money, you won't do it by just joining a couple of paid online survey companies you need to sign up with a large number of them. The easiest way to do this is by joining one or more paid online survey database companies. For payment of a small one off fee, you will get access to a database of reputable paid online survey companies. Your membership will include regular industry updates and notification of any new additions to the online paid survey company database.
Another advantage of joining paid online survey companies by paying for access to a database, is that you will avoid the scam companies who are just out to harvest your details which they will then sell to anyone willing to pay. If you do a Google search for online paid surveys, you will undoubtedly notice many websites which offer a free list of survey companies and which advise that you should not pay to join a database when you can join free through their website. The owners of these websites are not philanthropists, they are affiliates for each company they list and they receive commission if you sign up through their link. They don't care how much junk mail you will get!
I made the mistake of signing up to some paid online survey companies through a couple of these websites and I very soon noticed an increase in junk mail, unsolicited marketing phone calls and emails. I also noticed the poor quality of some of the "surveys" I was invited to complete. The worst company would regularly email me a message claiming they wanted me to take part in a $50 survey on movies. I answered pages of questions about my taste in cars, holiday destinations and various other unconnected subjects. Eventually, I would be informed that I was not suitable for the $50 movie survey. All I got for answering all those questions was mail and phone calls from people who seemed to think I wanted to buy a Mercedes, go on a cruise and buy all sorts of mobile phones.
If you are looking for an easy way to make money at home, I recommend paid online surveys as an excellent place to start but beware of the scammers. The small fee (which you can soon earn back) for access to a reputable database is well worthwhile both in terms of getting paid and in avoiding the nuisance of junk mail.
About the author:
Elaine Currie has a Work From Home Directory and Survey Review at her Plug In Profit Site:
http://www.huntingvenus.com
for people who want to make money at home.
I discovered paid online surveys by accident. I was actually using the Internet to search for a job and I had the idea of looking for work at home opportunities. It all seems a bit unreal when I look back - was there really a time when I didn't know you could get paid for doing online surveys? In those days, the only surveys I knew about were the ones I occasionally received in the post and which would promise entry into a prize draw as a reward for taking the time to complete the survey. I never did win a prize but I built up quite a collection of free pens. Now I take it for granted that email invitations to take part in paid online surveys will turn up in my mailbox on a daily basis and (the important bit) that I will get paid for completing the surveys.
One great thing about paid online surveys is the fact that you don't need any special skills to take part. As long as you have an Internet linked computer and an opinion, you are qualified. There are no right or wrong answers when it comes to surveys, the companies want to hear what you think, they don't want to test your knowledge. Most questions will permit you to answer "don’t know" or "not sure". Sometimes, you will be given multiple choices and asked to pick the closest to your viewpoint. The best survey companies without fail, try to make it easy for you to give meaningful answers.
Another great thing is that you can complete your paid online surveys at your leisure. When the invitation is sent to you, it will normally state a deadline for closure of the survey and, as long as you respond before the deadline, it does not matter when you complete the survey. As the majority of paid online surveys can be completed in 5-15 minutes, it is very easy to slot them here and there into your daily routine. You can easily do a short survey or two while you drink your morning coffee but, if you prefer, you can save up all your survey invitations and do them at midnight.
All sorts of companies, all over the world are spending a small fortune every year on advertising their products and services. In order to advertise as effectively as possible, these companies invest heavily in market research programmes to help them target their advertising. Market researchers also investigate what people might like or dislike about various products which are still in prelaunch.
Paid online surveys will quite often include a question about whether you would be prepared to test a sample of a product from their client. I've received free samples of a variety of things from chocolate, to facial soap to detergent tablets. These free samples are worth having because they are generous in quantity: they aren't the mini free sample sizes you see given away in shops. I was quite surprised when I received a full size box of detergent tablets through the post. The fact that it was a new variety of my preferred brand was an added bonus, I only wish I could get to test chocolate more often.
Paid online survey companies make payment to their members by a variety of methods. Some pay instantly via PayPal, some by cheque, some with Amazon gift vouchers, some have a points system where you earn points which you save up and later trade in for products of your choice or for cash. There will also be some surveys where the reward will be entry into a draw for a large prize.
Generally speaking, the cash payments for taking part in paid online surveys are quite small but, as each survey takes only a short time to complete, you can do several each day and build up a steady income. If you want to earn a decent amount of money, you won't do it by just joining a couple of paid online survey companies you need to sign up with a large number of them. The easiest way to do this is by joining one or more paid online survey database companies. For payment of a small one off fee, you will get access to a database of reputable paid online survey companies. Your membership will include regular industry updates and notification of any new additions to the online paid survey company database.
Another advantage of joining paid online survey companies by paying for access to a database, is that you will avoid the scam companies who are just out to harvest your details which they will then sell to anyone willing to pay. If you do a Google search for online paid surveys, you will undoubtedly notice many websites which offer a free list of survey companies and which advise that you should not pay to join a database when you can join free through their website. The owners of these websites are not philanthropists, they are affiliates for each company they list and they receive commission if you sign up through their link. They don't care how much junk mail you will get!
I made the mistake of signing up to some paid online survey companies through a couple of these websites and I very soon noticed an increase in junk mail, unsolicited marketing phone calls and emails. I also noticed the poor quality of some of the "surveys" I was invited to complete. The worst company would regularly email me a message claiming they wanted me to take part in a $50 survey on movies. I answered pages of questions about my taste in cars, holiday destinations and various other unconnected subjects. Eventually, I would be informed that I was not suitable for the $50 movie survey. All I got for answering all those questions was mail and phone calls from people who seemed to think I wanted to buy a Mercedes, go on a cruise and buy all sorts of mobile phones.
If you are looking for an easy way to make money at home, I recommend paid online surveys as an excellent place to start but beware of the scammers. The small fee (which you can soon earn back) for access to a reputable database is well worthwhile both in terms of getting paid and in avoiding the nuisance of junk mail.
About the author:
Elaine Currie has a Work From Home Directory and Survey Review at her Plug In Profit Site:
http://www.huntingvenus.com
for people who want to make money at home.
Online Paid Surveys: The Whole Truth (Avoiding Potential Pitfalls)
7 million companies now actively seek out the opinions of moms, students, retirees and others. In the last year thousands of people have discovered that they can earn money simply by filling out paid online surveys or participating in paid focus groups while sitting at their computer.
A stay at home mom may fill out a couple of surveys while the kids are napping or later in the evening when the kids go to bed, or a student may complete a survey in-between classes or use surveys as a part-time job in the summer. If you have a computer with Internet access then you are eligible to participate.
Why will companies pay for your opinion?
Why? Because getting your opinions allows companies to get in touch with consumers and their views and habits BEFORE launching new products and services. With research and development costs at all-time highs and profit margins at all-time lows, a company simply cannot risk bringing a product to market that nobody wants. Think "New Coke" or today's automotive industry.
It's worth it to these large corporations to pay someone $75 to fill out a 1 to 2 page online survey, or to pay someone $150 an hour to participate in an online focus group, or to pay someone $25 per hour to preview the trailer for a new movie.
How they work.
Companies you register with will send paid survey opportunities to your email inbox. You have the option to accept or decline these individual surveys. For each survey you complete, you will be paid a preset amount. Most of these paid surveys take approximately 5 to 15 minutes to complete and normally pay $10 - $75 per survey. Online focus groups pay substantially more .. up to $250 per hour.
In the course of our investigation we received approximately 25-30 survey opportunities per day. It quickly became clear that if someone is willing to devote several hours per day to these surveys that it's entirely possible to earn several hundred dollars per day.
Let's say you complete 20 online surveys per day .. all at the low-end pay of $10-$15 per survey. At 5 to 15 minutes per survey you would be earning $200 - $300 per day for 1.5 to several hours of at-home work. At just $35 per survey the earnings go to $700 per day. And at $75 per survey the earnings skyrocket to $1500 per day.
Fraudulent websites & potential pitfalls.
Unfortunately, as with any innovative idea come the scammers. Hundreds of "paid surveys" websites have popped up, claiming to offer direct access to networks where people can find these online surveys. Most charge $85-$125 dollars to register and make outrageous claims of $200 per survey. But once a customer pays the membership fee they find:
1. Outdated resources and directories
2. Non-Working links and pages
3. Non-Intuitive navigation
4. Zero help or customer service
5. No refunds if you are unsatisfied.
Most of these SCAM sites won't even respond to refund requests. Eventually they get shut down due to too many customer complaints, or the State Attorney General forces them out of business. But the customer has already lost their money, and the SCAMMERS just open another paid survey site under a different name in a different state. It's definitely "buyer beware".
Paid Surveys and Paid Focus Groups at your fingertips.
Fortunately you no longer need to register with each of the 7 million companies to participate in their paid online surveys. 2004 saw entire networks spring up solely to administer these paid surveys. All you need do is register your name with one of these organizations to participate in the surveys in their network.
Many experienced people find it advantageous to register their name with more than one administering organization. This allows the person to enjoy a wider selection of surveys and focus groups .. as well as collect the multiple bonuses that are regularly offered.
Yes, you can get paid for your opinion.
If you can stay away from the SCAM websites, it is possible to earn money ... even hundreds of dollars per day ... by filling out online paid surveys and participating in paid focus groups.
Before joining a paid survey network, you should be sure that it satisfies the following minimum requirements:
• In business for at least 1 year.
• Well organized, easy to navigate directories.
• Directories updated at least weekly.
• Helpful resources available for newcomers.
• No "waiting period". Eligible immediately..
• Customer service available via phone or email, with response time less than 24hrs.
• 100% guaranteed.
For more information or resources pertaining to this article, please visit WorldWideReviews Paid Surveys at http://moneyemployment.worldwidereviews.com/PaidSurveys.htm
Copyright © by John Lee
Staff@WORLDWIDEREVIEWS.COM
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John Lee is owner and publisher of the acclaimed
consumer reporting website WorldWideReviews.
A free product review and watchdog service.
Paid Surveys
http://moneyemployment.worldwidereviews.com/PaidSurveys.htm
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A stay at home mom may fill out a couple of surveys while the kids are napping or later in the evening when the kids go to bed, or a student may complete a survey in-between classes or use surveys as a part-time job in the summer. If you have a computer with Internet access then you are eligible to participate.
Why will companies pay for your opinion?
Why? Because getting your opinions allows companies to get in touch with consumers and their views and habits BEFORE launching new products and services. With research and development costs at all-time highs and profit margins at all-time lows, a company simply cannot risk bringing a product to market that nobody wants. Think "New Coke" or today's automotive industry.
It's worth it to these large corporations to pay someone $75 to fill out a 1 to 2 page online survey, or to pay someone $150 an hour to participate in an online focus group, or to pay someone $25 per hour to preview the trailer for a new movie.
How they work.
Companies you register with will send paid survey opportunities to your email inbox. You have the option to accept or decline these individual surveys. For each survey you complete, you will be paid a preset amount. Most of these paid surveys take approximately 5 to 15 minutes to complete and normally pay $10 - $75 per survey. Online focus groups pay substantially more .. up to $250 per hour.
In the course of our investigation we received approximately 25-30 survey opportunities per day. It quickly became clear that if someone is willing to devote several hours per day to these surveys that it's entirely possible to earn several hundred dollars per day.
Let's say you complete 20 online surveys per day .. all at the low-end pay of $10-$15 per survey. At 5 to 15 minutes per survey you would be earning $200 - $300 per day for 1.5 to several hours of at-home work. At just $35 per survey the earnings go to $700 per day. And at $75 per survey the earnings skyrocket to $1500 per day.
Fraudulent websites & potential pitfalls.
Unfortunately, as with any innovative idea come the scammers. Hundreds of "paid surveys" websites have popped up, claiming to offer direct access to networks where people can find these online surveys. Most charge $85-$125 dollars to register and make outrageous claims of $200 per survey. But once a customer pays the membership fee they find:
1. Outdated resources and directories
2. Non-Working links and pages
3. Non-Intuitive navigation
4. Zero help or customer service
5. No refunds if you are unsatisfied.
Most of these SCAM sites won't even respond to refund requests. Eventually they get shut down due to too many customer complaints, or the State Attorney General forces them out of business. But the customer has already lost their money, and the SCAMMERS just open another paid survey site under a different name in a different state. It's definitely "buyer beware".
Paid Surveys and Paid Focus Groups at your fingertips.
Fortunately you no longer need to register with each of the 7 million companies to participate in their paid online surveys. 2004 saw entire networks spring up solely to administer these paid surveys. All you need do is register your name with one of these organizations to participate in the surveys in their network.
Many experienced people find it advantageous to register their name with more than one administering organization. This allows the person to enjoy a wider selection of surveys and focus groups .. as well as collect the multiple bonuses that are regularly offered.
Yes, you can get paid for your opinion.
If you can stay away from the SCAM websites, it is possible to earn money ... even hundreds of dollars per day ... by filling out online paid surveys and participating in paid focus groups.
Before joining a paid survey network, you should be sure that it satisfies the following minimum requirements:
• In business for at least 1 year.
• Well organized, easy to navigate directories.
• Directories updated at least weekly.
• Helpful resources available for newcomers.
• No "waiting period". Eligible immediately..
• Customer service available via phone or email, with response time less than 24hrs.
• 100% guaranteed.
For more information or resources pertaining to this article, please visit WorldWideReviews Paid Surveys at http://moneyemployment.worldwidereviews.com/PaidSurveys.htm
Copyright © by John Lee
Staff@WORLDWIDEREVIEWS.COM
-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
John Lee is owner and publisher of the acclaimed
consumer reporting website WorldWideReviews.
A free product review and watchdog service.
Paid Surveys
http://moneyemployment.worldwidereviews.com/PaidSurveys.htm
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How to get 50 High PR One Way Links Each Month
It’s easy. So easy it’s almost criminal. But I can get one-way High PR links whenever I want.
How?
Come closer. Let me whisper in your ear.
It involves articles, the google toolbar and a tracking sheet.
That’s it’s. Because there’s really nothing to getting high PR one way links.
====> Two Must Finds
All you do is find sites to post your articles on that do a good job of directing pagerank (PR) to their articles pages. Sadly many do not.
Others may but they don’t include that coveted live link from your article.
This just means you’ll have to look a little harder. Since the crown jewel in your search for sites to submit articles to is to find those with other articles that show lives links. And the pages they’re on sport at least PR 3 or higher.
Here’s why this is so powerful. You’ll typically get the lion’s share of that PR. Since unlike a links page, quite often the only external link is to the author’s web site.
Just think. While others are thrashing around trading links, you’re quietly developing high search rankings by simply submitting articles. Nifty seo twist on the idea of article marketing isn’t it?
====> Your Tracking Sheet
Setting up your tracking sheet is simple too. You want at least three headings including website URL, PR, Live Link.
What goes in the first should be obvious.
Jot down the PR of the article pages themselves in the second.
The third you simply note “Y” for yes if there is a live link from the article’s resource box back to the author’s web site. Or “N” for no if there is not.
Now for the tedious part - finding sites to host your articles.
Typically article banks, directories and the like are NOT going to be your best bet. Sorry. I’m not saying you shouldn’t submit articles to them as part of an overall article marketing scheme. Just don’t do so in the hopes of snapping up many high PR one way links is all.
Instead you want to use Google to help you find individual web sites that post articles. There are many ways to find them. Let me share one.
====> One Way to Find Sites to Submit to
Simply search on your “target keyword phrase + articles”. And don’t forget the quotes. Doing so tells Google to return all pages with both the keyword phrase and the word articles on them. This should return a healthy list of sites in that keyword niche that host articles.
Now you want to do this search in Internet Explorer with the Google toolbar turned on.
At each site visit a few article pages that have been around for awhile. (Sometimes sites will show the date posted. Other times you just have to kinda guess which might have been there longer.) Keep an eye on the PR of those pages. Checking out three or four such pages should give you an idea of the PR potential. Note the highest PR you find on your tracking sheet.
Also take note if the links in the resource box are live or not.
Once you run through the first list try another focus keyword. Or try a related niche. Just be aware you’ll start to see peats and repeats.
Still don’t stop until you’ve got a nice starter list of 25-30 sites that have higher PR and a live link back.
After you’ve got your list write the best, most informative, helpful article you can. No self promotion. No affiliate links. No hype whatsoever.
Then have at it. Submit it to the list you just developed.
If you’ve got a better than average article you can expect at least 10 or maybe even 15 out of 30 sites to post it. And you’re on your way. Just like that you’ve got 10-15 higher PR one way links. Which is probably more than most of your competitors have. And that’s just one article.
That’s right. Once you’ve got one article in motion, look for more sites. Write another high quality article. Submit it first to those who posted your previous article. They should be your favored class and get first crack at your new one. Then submit it to the rest.
Pretty simple isn’t it? Yet this pretty much lays out how I get 50+ high PR one way links each month. Now you can too.
About the author:
John Gergye shares more ideas like this in his eBook "Street
Smart Linking". http://www.highprlinkclub.com/j/ssl_sya.shtml/
Or test your search engine IQ by taking his seo quiz
http://www.traffic-test-tube.com/search-engine-quiz.shtml/
and get the free special report "Coming Out On Top".
How?
Come closer. Let me whisper in your ear.
It involves articles, the google toolbar and a tracking sheet.
That’s it’s. Because there’s really nothing to getting high PR one way links.
====> Two Must Finds
All you do is find sites to post your articles on that do a good job of directing pagerank (PR) to their articles pages. Sadly many do not.
Others may but they don’t include that coveted live link from your article.
This just means you’ll have to look a little harder. Since the crown jewel in your search for sites to submit articles to is to find those with other articles that show lives links. And the pages they’re on sport at least PR 3 or higher.
Here’s why this is so powerful. You’ll typically get the lion’s share of that PR. Since unlike a links page, quite often the only external link is to the author’s web site.
Just think. While others are thrashing around trading links, you’re quietly developing high search rankings by simply submitting articles. Nifty seo twist on the idea of article marketing isn’t it?
====> Your Tracking Sheet
Setting up your tracking sheet is simple too. You want at least three headings including website URL, PR, Live Link.
What goes in the first should be obvious.
Jot down the PR of the article pages themselves in the second.
The third you simply note “Y” for yes if there is a live link from the article’s resource box back to the author’s web site. Or “N” for no if there is not.
Now for the tedious part - finding sites to host your articles.
Typically article banks, directories and the like are NOT going to be your best bet. Sorry. I’m not saying you shouldn’t submit articles to them as part of an overall article marketing scheme. Just don’t do so in the hopes of snapping up many high PR one way links is all.
Instead you want to use Google to help you find individual web sites that post articles. There are many ways to find them. Let me share one.
====> One Way to Find Sites to Submit to
Simply search on your “target keyword phrase + articles”. And don’t forget the quotes. Doing so tells Google to return all pages with both the keyword phrase and the word articles on them. This should return a healthy list of sites in that keyword niche that host articles.
Now you want to do this search in Internet Explorer with the Google toolbar turned on.
At each site visit a few article pages that have been around for awhile. (Sometimes sites will show the date posted. Other times you just have to kinda guess which might have been there longer.) Keep an eye on the PR of those pages. Checking out three or four such pages should give you an idea of the PR potential. Note the highest PR you find on your tracking sheet.
Also take note if the links in the resource box are live or not.
Once you run through the first list try another focus keyword. Or try a related niche. Just be aware you’ll start to see peats and repeats.
Still don’t stop until you’ve got a nice starter list of 25-30 sites that have higher PR and a live link back.
After you’ve got your list write the best, most informative, helpful article you can. No self promotion. No affiliate links. No hype whatsoever.
Then have at it. Submit it to the list you just developed.
If you’ve got a better than average article you can expect at least 10 or maybe even 15 out of 30 sites to post it. And you’re on your way. Just like that you’ve got 10-15 higher PR one way links. Which is probably more than most of your competitors have. And that’s just one article.
That’s right. Once you’ve got one article in motion, look for more sites. Write another high quality article. Submit it first to those who posted your previous article. They should be your favored class and get first crack at your new one. Then submit it to the rest.
Pretty simple isn’t it? Yet this pretty much lays out how I get 50+ high PR one way links each month. Now you can too.
About the author:
John Gergye shares more ideas like this in his eBook "Street
Smart Linking". http://www.highprlinkclub.com/j/ssl_sya.shtml/
Or test your search engine IQ by taking his seo quiz
http://www.traffic-test-tube.com/search-engine-quiz.shtml/
and get the free special report "Coming Out On Top".
Can You Really Make Money with Online Surveys?
I am sure you have seen the "Paid Survey" sites that claim
to pay you for your opinion. Question is: Will they really
pay you for just taking simple surveys online?
Well, I did a little experiment. Actually, it was a pretty
big experiment. I researched several hundred of these
companies.
What did I find? You guessed it:
Most were scams.
They want your email address so they can spam you. Or they
require you to accumulate 10 million zillion points before
they pay you. Or they say they pay but don't.
But, as I was weeding out all the scams I would
occasionally come across a legitimate company. It didn't
happen very often, but out of the hundreds of companies I
researched, I found 68 good ones.
Now, let me tell you -- you are not going to get rich doing
surveys online. And, if anybody tells you that you can earn
"thousands" a month -- they are lying to you. (My best
month so far I earned $104.00)
But, on the other hand it's not very hard work either. Most
surveys are short. I did one this morning that took less
than 5 minutes. It only paid $4.00 but for 5 minutes work I
am not going to complain. Yesterday I did one that paid
$10.00. Two weeks ago I did a $25.00 one. And a couple of
months ago I had one that paid $50. It varies. And sometimes
there are very short screener surveys that don't
pay anything -- you have to take the screeners to see if
you qualify for the paid surveys.
All in all, it's not a bad way to earn a few extra bucks a
month.
to pay you for your opinion. Question is: Will they really
pay you for just taking simple surveys online?
Well, I did a little experiment. Actually, it was a pretty
big experiment. I researched several hundred of these
companies.
What did I find? You guessed it:
Most were scams.
They want your email address so they can spam you. Or they
require you to accumulate 10 million zillion points before
they pay you. Or they say they pay but don't.
But, as I was weeding out all the scams I would
occasionally come across a legitimate company. It didn't
happen very often, but out of the hundreds of companies I
researched, I found 68 good ones.
Now, let me tell you -- you are not going to get rich doing
surveys online. And, if anybody tells you that you can earn
"thousands" a month -- they are lying to you. (My best
month so far I earned $104.00)
But, on the other hand it's not very hard work either. Most
surveys are short. I did one this morning that took less
than 5 minutes. It only paid $4.00 but for 5 minutes work I
am not going to complain. Yesterday I did one that paid
$10.00. Two weeks ago I did a $25.00 one. And a couple of
months ago I had one that paid $50. It varies. And sometimes
there are very short screener surveys that don't
pay anything -- you have to take the screeners to see if
you qualify for the paid surveys.
All in all, it's not a bad way to earn a few extra bucks a
month.
Are Paid Surveys a Waste of Your Time?
By Robert Thompson
Recently ,while visiting one of my favorite business forums,
I ran across some interesting comments concerning paid
surveys. The gyst of these comments was that taking online
surveys is a waste of time. Here is my answer to those
comments...
.... Just because you didn't earn any money with surveys,
that doesn't mean that they are a waste of time.
Like any other online opportunity, it takes time and effort
to build an income with surveys. Many people who have
failed, say the same thing about SFI, Goji, Empowerism, and
dozens of other online stay at home job opportunities. But,
thousands of members of these same companies are making good
money every month. Try to convince them that they are
wasting their time, and they will laugh at you. Meanwhile,
their bank accounts just keep filling up with cash!
Survey takers can earn a solid second income. It may not be
more than a few hundred dollars each month, but it's enough
to pay the light bill or the phone bill, or maybe both. It
takes time to build up a steady stream of business, but the
same thing applies regardless of what business you choose to
pursue.
The biggest downfall that new survey takers face, is a lack
of knowledge of the activity itself. Hopefully, the
following will give you a good starting point.
To earn money with surveys, you consider doing the
following:
1. Study. Don't expect things to be all rosy just because
the ad looked good when you signed up. Take the time to
learn the mechanics of the survey business. This will allow
you to identify your particular niche.
2. Continually update your registrations as your survey
company updates their data base. New marketing firms are
looking to test their products all of the time, so the data
bases will constantly grow.
3. Create a seperate Email account just for survey business,
and make sure that you turn off all of the spam filters for
this account. Often, surveys will trigger a spam filter, and
you will never even know that someone wanted you to take
part.
4. When you fill out a questionaire for a potential survey,
you might find out that you don't qualify for that
particular survey. Send a thank you note and ask to be
considered for future surveys.
The magic words, "Please and Thank You" never go out of
style.
5. When you are offered surveys that result in points,
coupons or drawings, fill them out! These are often used as
qualifyers by different companies. By completing them, you
show that you are serious about participating, and as a
result, you increase your chances of being contacted with
cash offers.
6. Be truthful and give complete demographic information
when applying. Don't pretend to be a 24 year old woman, when
you are actually a 35 year old man. These companies have
junk filters too, and they can see through this nonsense in
a New York Second.
7. Search for forums that concentrate on surveys. You will
be pleasantly surprised by what you find. There are folks
out there who are willing to share what they have learned.
Take advantage of that help to refine your survey skills.
One of the keys to running a successful stay at home job, is
to establish multiple streams of income. Each of these
streams might only provide a few dollars each month, but
with enough different sources, you will find that you are
able to earn a substantial second income. Paid Surveys can
provide a terrific income stream, that will continue to grow
as you become more knowledgable and experienced with them.
You may not get filthy stinking rich by completing surveys,
but if you follow these seven steps, you stand a good chance
of earning enough to pay a couple of extra bills each month.
Besides, its fun!
About the author:
Robert Thompson is retired from the United States Air Force.
He has owned many successful businesses, and is a proud Team
Leader with SFI. He enjoys helping others to create wealth
from the comfort of their homes. To learn how to share in
the multi-billion dollar home business industry, visit
http://www.stay-home-and-earn.comTo get the Stay at Home
Jobs Newsletter, send an Email to News@badbobrst.par32.com
Recently ,while visiting one of my favorite business forums,
I ran across some interesting comments concerning paid
surveys. The gyst of these comments was that taking online
surveys is a waste of time. Here is my answer to those
comments...
.... Just because you didn't earn any money with surveys,
that doesn't mean that they are a waste of time.
Like any other online opportunity, it takes time and effort
to build an income with surveys. Many people who have
failed, say the same thing about SFI, Goji, Empowerism, and
dozens of other online stay at home job opportunities. But,
thousands of members of these same companies are making good
money every month. Try to convince them that they are
wasting their time, and they will laugh at you. Meanwhile,
their bank accounts just keep filling up with cash!
Survey takers can earn a solid second income. It may not be
more than a few hundred dollars each month, but it's enough
to pay the light bill or the phone bill, or maybe both. It
takes time to build up a steady stream of business, but the
same thing applies regardless of what business you choose to
pursue.
The biggest downfall that new survey takers face, is a lack
of knowledge of the activity itself. Hopefully, the
following will give you a good starting point.
To earn money with surveys, you consider doing the
following:
1. Study. Don't expect things to be all rosy just because
the ad looked good when you signed up. Take the time to
learn the mechanics of the survey business. This will allow
you to identify your particular niche.
2. Continually update your registrations as your survey
company updates their data base. New marketing firms are
looking to test their products all of the time, so the data
bases will constantly grow.
3. Create a seperate Email account just for survey business,
and make sure that you turn off all of the spam filters for
this account. Often, surveys will trigger a spam filter, and
you will never even know that someone wanted you to take
part.
4. When you fill out a questionaire for a potential survey,
you might find out that you don't qualify for that
particular survey. Send a thank you note and ask to be
considered for future surveys.
The magic words, "Please and Thank You" never go out of
style.
5. When you are offered surveys that result in points,
coupons or drawings, fill them out! These are often used as
qualifyers by different companies. By completing them, you
show that you are serious about participating, and as a
result, you increase your chances of being contacted with
cash offers.
6. Be truthful and give complete demographic information
when applying. Don't pretend to be a 24 year old woman, when
you are actually a 35 year old man. These companies have
junk filters too, and they can see through this nonsense in
a New York Second.
7. Search for forums that concentrate on surveys. You will
be pleasantly surprised by what you find. There are folks
out there who are willing to share what they have learned.
Take advantage of that help to refine your survey skills.
One of the keys to running a successful stay at home job, is
to establish multiple streams of income. Each of these
streams might only provide a few dollars each month, but
with enough different sources, you will find that you are
able to earn a substantial second income. Paid Surveys can
provide a terrific income stream, that will continue to grow
as you become more knowledgable and experienced with them.
You may not get filthy stinking rich by completing surveys,
but if you follow these seven steps, you stand a good chance
of earning enough to pay a couple of extra bills each month.
Besides, its fun!
About the author:
Robert Thompson is retired from the United States Air Force.
He has owned many successful businesses, and is a proud Team
Leader with SFI. He enjoys helping others to create wealth
from the comfort of their homes. To learn how to share in
the multi-billion dollar home business industry, visit
http://www.stay-home-and-earn.comTo get the Stay at Home
Jobs Newsletter, send an Email to News@badbobrst.par32.com
Paid Surveys Revealed
Who does not like some extra cash in hand? What about when that ‘extra
cash’ comes relatively easy, with the least of exertion? What about when
that extra cash comes to you right in your home, without having you to
move to any other place?
You guessed right! I am talking about home business. There are a great
number of home businesses with the advent of the Internet. Many people are
drawing a decent income from such endeavors. Each one of us is tempted to
try out some of these offers, because they sound so easy and within our
reach, that we feel we would miss out on a great opportunity if do not try
it out. The temptation is even harder to fight when we are in dire need
for cash.
I got hooked on the idea, when I had lost my job two years ago. I had
more than 16 years’ seniority and never expected to get the axe. My heart
was broken; but what hurt the most was that I had, all-of-a-sudden, to cut
and curtail on each every expense. I was faced with an acute emotional and
financial poverty.
It was at this time that, one day while idling over my computer, I
clicked on a link – which I think mentioned cash from home – and I was
hooked. At first I was overwhelmed at the variety and diversity of the
Internet income opportunity. I found a multitude of offers ranging from
data typing, to freelancing; from web designing to copy writing … to the
one of the most lucrative options, paid surveys.
Taking paid surveys is an extremely convenient and easy way to earn
cash online. I can see the interest growing in your eyes. What are online
paid surveys, you will ask?
That is exactly what I was asking two years ago when I rediscovered the
meaning of earning at my convenience! Let me start at the most important
part. Money! How much can you make with online paid surveys? Will you
believe when I tell you that you can make anything between $1 and $150 per
survey?
They say that the difference between real and fiction is that fiction
needs to make sense!! This is really applicable to making money with
online surveys. It does not really make sense, but it is there life-size
and true! But do not take my word for it. You go out there and just type
‘online paid surveys’ in the browser line and see what comes out of it.
Try a few and just get the feel of it and see how easy is to fill in a
survey.
The online surveys are just simple questionnaires which require certain
information or opinions from you. These feedback are analyzed by the
companies who send you the surveys and the information thus obtained go to
form the future product strategy of that company, be it marketing,
production, content, correction, etc.
The next logical question you would ask is why the companies would pay
people to do surveys. Companies need access to information regarding the
reaction of the public on the products they promote. In order to get this
information they do extensive market research studies which are expensive
and sometimes not reliable – when the data can be manufactured. Paid
online surveys give these companies direct access to the public. The
payment is calculated based on the importance of the product and the
difficulty the company has to gain serious insights on it. Hence, online
surveys are a healthy business proposition for the companies.
You could, as I could, build a good reliable source of income with
online surveys. There are a few tips that you should keeping mind however,
so you do not run into headaches.
Seek those companies that have a good feedback on the Internet; in
order to find what others think of it, run a search on the name of the
company asking for review or comments. Invariably, the net will throw up
sufficient feedback for you to get a good idea about the company;
Remember – this type of work is just like any other work, even if it
requires less mental and physical effort. Completing online surveys
require patience and persistence if you want to earn a significant amount;
Another trick is to get your name enlisted in as many companies as
possible. Logically speaking, even if you have only $5 surveys – which
usually take anything between 20-25 minutes max (this also depends upon
the speed of your browser) – and you have 4-5 per day, you could earn a
very tidy sum;
I advice NOT to enlist in the survey databases who ask you a fee for
membership. You can find the same market research companies for free. Why
pay for the free information?
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