elieve it or not, there A large cable company has a new
are people making money channel they want to market to
taking surveys on the men between the ages of 26-34 who
internet. The honest truth of the are married and live in a big
matter is that 99% of the city. They want to know the likes
material advertising paid surveys and dislikes of these men. How
aren’t paid surveys. Paid surveys much they pay for this service,
consist of a study done by a and what advertisements catch
marketing and research company to their eye.
get feedback and gather
information about various The cable company would hire a
products and advertising market research company to gather
campaigns that the big the information they needed. Each
corporations use. It’s basically company refers to its online
a way of seeing if they are panel. They may ask for 10,000
getting the most bang for their men who fit the demographics the
buck. These major corporations cable company is trying to reach.
easily spend billions a year on The company then sends an email
marketing and advertising. The inviting participants to join the
corporations hire these market study. The participant fills out
research companies to get this a questionnaire to see if they
information. There are many ways are a match. If they match, they
to conduct a survey. The most are given an invite and the offer
popular ones involve of $10-25 to take the online
telemarketing (phone surveys), survey. It doesn’t get any easier
mystery shoppers, or testing a than that.
company’s products or services.
But before you pack your suitcase
This is the perfect example: and head to Bermuda, let me warn
you. The problem lies in that
there are literally thousands of There are several websites that
ads popping up on the internet give this information free. These
that go something like this “Taco paid sites are getting over on
Bell vs McDonalds take this the fact that the average person
survey and receive a free Xbox.” doesn’t know this. Go to msn.com
Once you give them your e-mail and search free “free paid survey
address they make you try to sign directories”. Just like that!
with other companies like
Blockbuster and Home Depot, etc…. To make real bread from the
This is not a paid survey, let me survey business you’d have to be
repeat THIS IS NOT A PAID SURVEY. registered to as many panels as
These are the ones commonly you could handle at one time. To
referred to as scams that run with the big dogs, I suggest
everyone mistakes with “paid joining the TOP 20 paid survey
surveys”. panels. These are the most
popular and more importantly, the
They also trick non-suspecting most “busy”. You are guaranteed
customers to shell out $50 to get at least a survey a day in the
a list of paid survey Big Leagues. Taking the time to
directories. Some think by paying sign up with the big guys could
this, they will soon be taking only make you or make you bigger.
tons of surveys and laughing all
the way to the bank. This is not Bottom line, you won’t get rich
entirely so. After shelling out taking surveys but you can make a
your hard earned dough to these few thousand dollars extra income
sites, they make you sign for to supplement whatever you want.
each panel one by one. To go PRO, you would need to
register with every paid survey
I don’t see why anyone would pay panel known to man. Not a bad
for “paid survey directories”. living for something you can do
in your underwear, with no attached-all in your time.
investment and no strings
About the Author:
DA Whitmore is an information publisher specializing in online surveys. For more information on paid surveys please visit http://www.surveysenator.com
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