subject: Belong To The Home Job Group By Learning How To Make Money Taking Surveys [print this page] There are things out there which seem not true, and which are, in fact, not true: the Loch Ness Monster. Big Foot. Leprechauns and unicorns. Then are things that seem not true but really are: the giant squid. The fact that people get 4 weeks paid vacation in France. And that you can make money taking surveys online.
Yes. Much like the Loch Ness Monster and Big Foot, the idea that you can make money taking surveys seems a bit preposterous. Especially if you've ever tried. Undoubtedly, you hear tons of people say that it's a bad idea, that people will take your money and you'll never receive any surveys, that even if you do you'll spend hours filling out paperwork only to be rejects and receive no survey, much less any money.
These things are true. This does often happen to people. But let's work through these issues one by one and see how, when properly done, people that belong to the home job group are actually making money taking surveys.
First, deciding to quit your job and make a living taking surveys is probably a bad idea. Yes, you will see internet sales pages' and anonymous forum comments claiming that there are people who have done exactly that. However, if you go into it thinking that's the road you're on, you'll probably end up angry and frustrated like many of the others who came before you.
Second, there are circumstance in which people will take your money and not send you surveys. These circumstances are when you pay random people a membership fee for them to forward you surveys. Bad idea. Instead, find a market research company that is willing to pay you a set rate per survey you take. Working with a certified, reliable company is the only way you will ever make money taking surveys. Don't let Jane Doe's - or John Doe's - sales page fool you.
Third, you will often have to fill out paperwork and then be rejected from a survey. Sorry. It's just true. Market research companies are trying to find people who specifically fit the market they're trying to sell to. If you're a 34 year old woman who lives in downtown Chicago and the survey is targeted at figuring out what kind of yard work and gardening tools men prefer to buy, then it is a waste of time and money for that company to pay you to complete that survey.
But to successfully belong to the home job group, you fight through these set backs and keep going. The truth is that the preliminary paperwork is probably not much different from the general annoyances you put up with at your current job. Just keep filling out your preliminary paperwork diligently and quickly, and the more surveys you'll receive, complete, and get paid for. Or you could try to move to France and get a job that supplies with those 4 paid vacation weeks a year if you think that would be easier.
