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by LucyCarpentalker on March 28th, 2006

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Are there any legitimate paid surveys online, or is it just a scam?

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  • by timetogetserious on January 3rd, 2007

    timetogetserious

    Yes there are, in Australia there are 2 such sites that pay you to take surveys. They do actually pay you, as i have received cheques from both.

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  • by lizvelrene on June 22nd, 2007

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    YES!

    People never believe me but you CAN get paid doing surveys. Mostly you get paid in prizes instead of cash, but some of the prizes are pretty decent. Check first that you're dealing with an actual survey group and not a scam - if you have to pay to join, it's a scam. The real ones are free.

    The surveys are mostly related to products - companies want to get quick responses to their new concepts and quite a few things I've seen in these surveys have ended up on the shelves eventually. Sometimes I get products to test at home, which is fun! Then I get free stuff AND I get paid.

    Sometimes you have to do a lot of surveys to build up points, but once you get into the habit of doing it you can take home a margarita shaker, a pair of binoculars, a magazine subscription, some good headphones, and other various things I've earned this year.

    DON'T use the ones that just enter you in a drawing for participation, they almost never pay off. You want the ones that pay cash, Paypal, or points. They're out there.

    If you're lucky enough to get into Pinecone Surveys, they pay you $5 per survey. They're very hard to qualify for and it took me a long time to get in, but now I get checks from them all the time.

    I'll try to come back and post a list of companies that have paid off for me. The ones that come to mind first are Lightspeed, MySurvey, Harris Poll, and sometimes SurveySpot (they alternate between drawings and cash, I only fill out the cash surveys).

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  • by Little Miss Dangerous on November 22nd, 2006

    Little Miss Dangerous

    I did extensive research on this a few months back. There are dozens of sites that offer such opportunities, but all have a service charge that merely gives you access to their "database" of clients (i.e. companies). You then have to contact each company to be added to their survey list before being offered surveys and making money. Most of the feedback I found on google only recommended a few sites and even then you can't be sure who posted the recommendation (a site administrator?). I decided to save my money.

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  • by Anonymous on January 3rd, 2007

    Anonymous

      They're all scams, every one.

      Think about it.  When you make a legitimate survey, you want a wide cross section of the population, and you want them to answer honestly.  You're trying to make an unbiassed representation of public opinion.

      How accurate a survey do you think can possibly be taken from a group that consists mostly of 14-year-old twits who signed up on a web site and are participating only because they are doing it for the money they think they are going to be paid?  How useful would the data from such a survey actually be to anyone?

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  • by Wickels on November 6th, 2007

    Wickels

    I have a site that I take surveys for. They do not pay cash, but you earn points which can be exchanged for prizes, or even donated to charity! I have recieved two prizes from them, and have had no problems. It is completly free to join.

    Email me if you would like more info. Be sure to put Answerbag in the subject so you don't accidentally get deleted.

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  • by FairLady on April 26th, 2009

    FairLady

    I tried that legit. survey website, but I gave up. I had no patience - it goes deeper and deeper and it seemed like I was never going to finish it. I have no time for it either. LOL

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  • by OmegaWolf747 on January 7th, 2009

    OmegaWolf747

    I tried taking surveys. It's mostly being entered in drawings. When they offer cash, it's usually hard to qualify for the survey and the cash isn't very much. Also, they always want you to subscribe to magazines or buy something.

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  • by fadi4ever on June 14th, 2011

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    i found the best information and facts about paid surveys on this blog
    http://www.the-legit-paid-surveys.blogspot.com/

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  • by James_G2442 on September 18th, 2010

    James_G2442

    There are some legit paid surveys out there but you have to do the work to find them yourself - THATS THE BOTTOM LINE!

    Do you think once somebody finds a site that sends them cheques that they are going to tell everyone that they are paying them money? probably not.

    I went through a few sites but still couldn't find one that actually pays you a decent amount of money for the time that you put in :(

    Although I did find a site that was quite useful, somehow it grabs the latest blog posts from around the internet and publishes them daily. I found quite a lot of good information there but it didn't tell you what the best site was though. If you wanted to check it out, its called legitimate paid surveys.

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  • by Jimmykitchener on June 18th, 2011

    Jimmykitchener

    Hey, yes there are legitimate paid surveys online but you will have to complete a fair few to earn good money. I suggest you try attending focus groups to supplement your paid survey income. There are more awesome paid survey secrets tip here http://www.paidsurveysecrets.com.au/

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  • by Jenna_R2357 on May 10th, 2012

    Jenna_R2357

    Has anyone encountered paid survey sites paying only cents? It's so tiring to answer to those! I'm now looking to other sources. Currently looking at http://www.paidsurveysecrets.com.au/. It seems like a pretty good one.

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  • by katydid15 on September 4th, 2009

    katydid15

    I did a legitimate one a couple of months ago. I was paid $50. It's no way to get rich, but it's better than nothing.

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  • by Scotslass on February 20th, 2010

    Scotslass

    If you are in the UK then yougov.com gives me around £50.00 per year.

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