subject: Paid To Read And Paid Surveys [print this page] You do not have to spend a lot of time online before you see an advert for a paid survey. The sales page or squeeze page will tell you that when you join and register you will be able to make up to $150 a day. What they do not tell you is that you need to be in certain countries in order to qualify for most of these surveys.
The problem gets worse when you know that the only way to get to the different options is by paying an entrance fee that could range from as little as $15 all the way to $47. Reading the terms and conditions before you sign up is good advice but that applies to everything online.
If you do not live in the UK or the USA then you will not get any joy from paying for these sites as they are sponsored by big companies like MacDonald's and Coke etc. This is really something that should be highlighted in the sales page of these websites but they are not and you are left on your own to make the correct choice.
Along with paid surveys are also PTC or rather paid to click which is a website that will tell you how much money you can make by clicking on websites. But again what the sales page does say is that they will only pay you when you reach $10 000 which is they pay you $1 a website that you open then it is going to take you a few years.
The unfortunate part about this is that many of the PPC websites that pay over $1 to view a website will more than likely close down after six months and you will not be able to access your $500 that you have earned. What some of the "almost legit" PPC websites do is they only allow you to click on four websites a day if you are a free member.
You will notice that although they will tell you and advertise to you that you can click as many websites you want if you upgrade the problem is that an upgrade can cost a lot of money. Sometimes well over $100 if you want to upgrade and it is therefore recommended that you do a little research on how long they have been going etc.
The other options that you will see a lot of online are testing products for free. This is something that will more than likely also charge you to join but you need to be very careful as they are usually very geographically specific on where you can test these products.
The same would apply as warning please to read the small print about paying for postage and the specific countries that are eligible. This kind of website is different to the "Beta-testers needed" type of website. But the problem is that you will probably have to pay for the privilege of joining and choosing what product you want to test.
The bottom line is that you need to be very weary about which website you land up paying for. It is best to look for a website that allows you to join for free and gives you the option of upgrading only when you have managed to increase and withdraw some money.
