subject: Survey For Money [print this page] Getting paid for online survey is it fraudulent or is it reliable?
It is most definitely a legitimate undertaking. Nevertheless you should exercise due diligence, as they are also crooks in this industry.
Do not let that paralyze you; just take some common sense approach.
Getting paid for online surveys from home and in your leisure time is a much-welcomed opportunity. It is a neat way to earn some extra cash that can be used in a variety of ways. In the tough economic climate we are currently in, is it not gratifying to be able to generate the additional income?
What is an online money making survey?
It is basically a good and convenient way for companies to get the opinion of consumers like you and me with regards to a product or service itself, its design and packaging etc.. Companies routinely test their products carefully before they are launched; they don't mind paying us for our opinions. In fact, many large companies like Coca-Cola, Burger King, Pepsi and Sony routinely undertake market researches.
Who conducts the online marketing surveys?
Most large Fortune 500 companies do not undertake online surveys themselves, but engage marketing survey firms to perform the online marketing survey for them.You respond to the questionaires put forth by the survey company.
Therefore, the choice of the marketing survey firm will be critical to your success to earn money taking online surveys.
What risks am I exposed to?
Your risks are:
The survey firm may take your registration fee and not give you the work you seek.
You may not get paid for your effort.
Unscrupulous firms may collect your personal information and sell it to telemarketing firms.
How to I ensure the marketing survey firm I enroll with is genuine?
Step 1:
Seek out for those marketing firms who are in the panel of Fortune 500 companies and who are likely to bring work your way constantly.
Finding them may not be easy, but there is a simple way. You can find out from my free report.
Step 2:
Having found a potential candidate you are interested to join, check out its background.
Here are some of the things you can do:
Go to online forums on online marketing surveys.
See if there are any adverse discussions about the firm you are targeting to join.
My advice is to read everything with a pinch of salt; some scammers may camouflage as forum participants; they may bad-mouth someone while trying to coerce you to join them. Get the general consensus of the forum.
Look up some Government sites like the Federal Trade Commission and Better Business Bureaus.
These organizations perform a watch dog role
Or you could go to private watch dog sites like Scambusters.org, Scam.com and RipOffReport.com.
Sites like these do a very credible job in exposing frauds.
Reputable marketing survey firms should also be members of organizations like CASRO (The Council of American Survey Research Organizations) or AAPOR (The American Association for Public Opinion Research).Memberships to these sites testify to the credibility of the survey firm as these organizations are set up to regulate and enforce ethics among its members.
Step 3:
Look more carefully into the opportunities when they arise.
Look at the cost of service calculate the cost benefit ratio?
Will you be paid via checks or Paypal?
Look through the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.
