Making Easy Money with Online Surveys
You'd be surprised how much you can earn just by answering a few questions. Here are the 10 survey sites that pay the most. The fee is not expected to have been enough to deter thousands of entrepreneurs from bidding to buy up key domain names.
There's no such thing as a free lunch. But online surveys get pretty close. You could earn as much as $5 - $10 by completing a survey which could take as little as 30 minutes to complete – that's enough to cover a sandwich.
But sites differ widely both in terms of payments and time and effort involved. We list the best online survey sites below, including the average payments, how they are made, and how to go about signing up.
The company has an offshoot website called Ipsos i-Say which offers users the chance to earn vouchers for filling out surveys on "anything from global brands to entertainment and more".
Swagbucks, which claims to have 10 million members, says it allows web and mobile members to earn virtual currency for doing what they already do online every day: "Watch videos, search the web, play games, participate in market research and shop online."
Part of the Redshift market research company, Crowdology pays users to take part in surveys covering a range of consumer interests and subjects. Recent survey subjects include "spending and saving patterns in the credit crunch", "knowledge of cooking", "things you can’t live without on holiday", and the "frustrations of online shopping".
Surveys cover topics including home and travel, to fashion, groceries, entertainment and work. Users will usually have to log into the site to find out about surveys, rather than receive email alerts.
Founded in 2006, this website conducts surveys on celebrity, shopping, parenting, movies, music and travel. The site rewards users with cash, via a bank transfer or PayPal.
Once a user earns 80,000 points through filling out surveys on Toluna, they can then cash these in for a £15 voucher for retailers including Amazon, John Lewis, Boots and Starbucks, among others.
YouGov's 400,000 members are offered surveys covering topics such as politics, public affairs, finance and shopping.Data from YouGov surveys is frequently used by the media, public affairs groups and political campaigns.
Members can choose to complete surveys, write articles and reviews, proof read or research product information, and will be paid according to the job.
