Paid Survey Sites: Are They Scams? (Continued)

Can You Really Make Money Answering Surveys, Or Is It Just A Scam? (Continued)

The short  answer is Yes, there are quite a few companies on the net that pay you to answer surveys.  There are many sites out there that are legitimate.  Among those, some are better than others.

But there are some that are scams.  Actually, if you think about it, just about anything can be a scam, so when you're on the net, you have to be cautious, but don't let that stop you from trying at all.  

This site (that you are reading) does not send out any surveys. It does not ask you for any information at all.  The main intention is to furnish you with information and ratings of some selected survey sites, so that you can avoid the ones that are a waste of time (or worse).

The scams that I have read about and experienced have been relatively harmless.  Some of the ones I have seen reported by disgruntled people, are just misunderstandings.

Some people get really, really upset. 

(Inexperienced internet users can have a variety of problems. For example, replies from a website can get eaten by spam filters.  Sometimes the surveys they are sent get eaten, too).   AOL is notorious for this.  If you use AOL, I recommend that you sign up for a quality email service, like Gmail (google.com) or Yahoo mail  (yahoo.com).

 Some sites just want to build a mailing list to pelt you with special offers.  These sites are not on my favorites list.

I personally only answer surveys occasionally.  I have made quite a bit of extra spending money.  

I do know that some people put much more effort into this than I have and make a lot more.  The sites listed on this site are legitimate.  

Some of them are very well known companies like Neilsen Net Ratings (TV networks use Neilsen ratings to tell how well a show is doing and how much to charge for advertising).  There is a link to their site (which does surveys on many subjects besides TV) on the free list of survey sites page. 

Some Things That Leave A Bad First Impression:

• When you go to a site that has a popup saying "Congratulations!" they're trying to sell you something . (This site has no popups).

• If you have to apply for "offers" in order to join.

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