PAID SURVEYS. DO THEY REALLY WORK?

South Africa
November 18, 2006 11:44am CST
I recently paid quite a few USD to have access to paid surveys. I registered with the group to find that most surveys are only available to US residents. Firstly I would like to know if other non US residents have had simular experiences and secondly, if US residents are actually making decent money form doing paid surveys. Your comments are highly appreciated
9 responses
@sekhmetgb (462)
20 Nov 06
Hi again. I have one survey company that is definitely not a scam but you do have to attend one video conference once a week (about 30mins). It is free, so nothing to lose. Seems like fun. http://bestcashrewards.com/affiliates/t.php.?rid=1455 Give it a try and see what you think. It is a new company just being set up and although it is in the US I have signed up. If you decide to give it a go let me know because the intrnational form is not ready yet but I know how to get round it. They are a really nice crowd and the concept is very simple. I like it :-)
• South Africa
20 Nov 06
Thanks again I will check it out and let you know what I think
• United States
21 Nov 06
Thanks for the info. I'm gonna check it out.
@go9999 (818)
• India
18 Nov 06
I am also having my doubts about these survey companies,they only get you an account with them and sell it to the consumer companies,who take up the task of offering you goodies and your credit card number.I have yet to c something real,who pays for survey only and not filling forms for goods.
• South Africa
18 Nov 06
Thanks for responding. I am not into MLM or online systems based on matrix systems. What else could one try to supplement one income online?
@justvenkys (1357)
• India
18 Nov 06
I never believe them
@calico79 (173)
• United States
20 Nov 06
Never pay a survey site! I went online and searched for survey sites and found plenty. I registered with most of what I found. I later paid a survey site only to find out that it was only a "list" of all the survey sites I had previously found and had already signed up with. I had already done all the work finding them and I had just paid for it! Needless to say I was highly disappointed. You can find plenty of sites online and a lot of them do accept international members.
@1grnthmb (2055)
• United States
18 Nov 06
Also watch out for the companies that say they are surveys but just give you a list of offers to sign up for. Panda Research is the worst they I have come across but there are a lot of xcam sites out there.
• United States
20 Nov 06
i had no luck with them
@aakruti_new (2170)
• United States
18 Nov 06
i dont believe most of them
@ganda11 (319)
• Philippines
18 Nov 06
Im from Philippines and currently a member of Global test market (paid surveys). Just sign-up for free.
@1grnthmb (2055)
• United States
18 Nov 06
Never buy a listing. I have signed up with thirty Survey Sites by doing a search for survey companies. There are a lot of free listings. The paid sites give you the same information that you can get for free. Will you make a lot of Money? I haven't. The most I have received was $95 in a month.