Online Surveys:

Everyone it seems like is searching for ways to supplement their income by doing things on the internet. One way that is easy to make extra cash is to take surveys online. Companies contract out the surveys to reputable survey sites so that they can use the consumer's answers to make a product better or invent a new products that consumers want. If this is something that you want to do, keep in mind honesty is important. Some surveys can take up to 30 minutes, but on average it is 5 to 10 minutes. It is important to do surveys on a site that has a proven track record of honesty. Beware that like any other thing on the internet, there are scammers. The scammers put out claims that if you pay a fee they can guarantee that you will make a fortune doing them. This is not at all true. There are some legitimate sites that are honest and pays you rewards for the surveys that you complete. Here are some sites that have proven to be good sites to join.

Pinecone Research- It is one of the most popular survey sites online. They pay you $3 for every completed survey by check. Sometimes you will receive a product that they give you to test and do further surveys on. I usually get one every 2 weeks. You will be notified by email when one is available. Pinecone is so popular that to join you will have to find an invite banner online.

Your 2 Cents- When you join make sure that you complete the profile surveys so that you can qualify for surveys. By doing this you will receive bonus bucks to your account. You will earn $1-$5 for every survey that is completed. Once you reach $5 in your account you can cash out and receive a check. I usually get 1 to 2 a month by email.

Permission research-You earn cash from surveys and can choose from free software offerings. You will receive your surveys by email. I receive a few a month. By joining Permission Research, members can enter into the Your Opinion Matters Sweepstakes and get a chance to win $100,000.You can also download Screensavers from their site. They also have Games downloads available.

Clearvoice Surveys- When you join you need to complete the profile surveys so that they know what surveys you will qualify for. You will earn points to use for Amazon gift cards, Dining Dough gift cards, emagazine subscription, or a prepaid debit card that you get through a link on their site. Minimum cashout is $10.

Greenfield Surveys- You have two options to finding surveys with them, you will get exclusive survey invites by email or you can check daily in your "My Survey Center". First thing to do is to go under the tab for "My Account" and complete the profile surveys. By doing the profile surveys you unlock more paid surveys for yourself, if not you will end up getting nothing but sweepstake entry surveys. You can earn up to $10 cash rewards or entries for sweepstakes.

Datatelligence Online- This panel allows you to take part in surveys and or test products. You can earn cash or data points for each that you do. You can cash in your data points for a variety of rewards. When you join there are two brief surveys for profile that will earn you 80 data points. As an active member you are entered in monthly drawing for prizes. You will receive 1 to 2 surveys a month that takes 10-20 minutes. Once you have 1000 data points you can redeem for rewards.

E-poll surveys- You can take surveys that are worth points and redeem them from rewards. You will receive them by email invitation. You can cash in your points that you earn for each survey completed for gift cards to a variety of retail stores: Best Buy, Itunes, Mcdonalds, Amazon.com, and many more,
If you complete one survey per month you will be entered into the monthly drawing.

Lightspeed Panel- Take surveys to earn points to cash in for cash, gift certificates, music downloads, and more. I get a lot of these every week. You can earn quick with this site, but be aware that the surveys tend to run 20 minutes. Most surveys can earn you 75-300 points. You can also check out the site to see if you missed any emails because they keep it all listed on your homepage. There is also sweepstakes opportunity on this site.

Hotspex- Each survey is worth 1 -50 bux point(s). These are fun surveys that usually are very quick to answer. You can turn your bux into charitable donations, entries in contest, gift certificates, and much more. When you join this program you will see on the top tabs a tab for points.com, this is a FREE program to join. Points.com is a site that allows you to turn your points into gift cards, air mileage, and more. You will receive emails in your email box and also you can go to the site daily to do the fun surveys that are available. They also give you the opportunity to donate your points to charity.

ACOP (American Consumer Opinion Panel)- Answer surveys and earn a reward for participating. You will get a survey most of the time once a week or less. A survey can earn you $4-$50. Each month each member is entered in a $250 drawing. You will get a screener survey first and then if you qualify you will receive the survey. Surveys usually don't take long, around 10 minutes. After your survey is completed you should receive a check in about 10 days by mail.

There are many other survey sites out there. Some tips to remember is to always research the site and see if they are legit by checking out the Better Business Bureau and you can also go to a search engine and type in the name with the word review and see if anyone has posted any comments about the site. Keep in mind that you do not need to expect a lot of money to come out of this but the key is to join as many as possible so that you can get a few good surveys a month to complete.If you see a site that you would like to join you can see my blog that I have listed for more information on the sites.