ALT-13 How to Make Money Online
Particularly during the difficult economic times, finding ways to supplement your income can be very helpful. One form of additional income can be in the form of online surveys. I am on several panels and am regularly invited to surveys that pay cash. I've tried dozens of websites all claiming to reward their survey respondents, but only a few deliver on that promise. Here are a list of my favorite websites:
1. Global Test Market (www.globaltestmarket.com) Global Test Market doesn't reward you directly in cash. Rather, they reward"Marketpoints" for each survey, which has a direct conversion rate into cash. Each Marketpoint is worth $0.05. Therefore, 1000 of them can be turned in for $50 in cash. You need to have a minimum of 1000 Marketpoints before you cash out. Most surveys are worth 50 Marketpoints ($2.50 USD), but the Marketpoints rewarded for each survey is generally 35-100 ($1.75-$5.00). When you join, it's important to fill out all of the profile surveys so they know which surveys you qualify. Invitations for those that you could qualify are emailed to you. The more surveys you complete, the more they will send you. I find that I get sent four of five surveys per week and qualify for about 75% of them, allowing me to earn around $400 per year (~$35 per month).
2. Opinion Outpost (www.opinionoutpost.com) I find that qualifying for Opinion Outpost surveys is a bit more difficult. They, too, have profile surveys they use to send emails out to panelists that might qualify for the survey. However, it appears that their screening system is not as advanced as other sites. Opinion Outpost pays anywhere from 15 points to 100 points. At Opinion Outpost, each point is worth $0.10. So a survey for 30 points will pay $3.00 in cash. You only need $5.00 in points to be able to cash out, so if you are hurting for cash, you don't have to wait until you have $50 to cash out. Most surveys are from 25-30 points ($2.50-$3.00). There are less surveys sent out than Global Test Market, and it is more difficult to qualify, but when you have the survey invitations sent directly to your email, it doesn't take a lot of time to see if you qualify for various surveys.
3. MyView (www.myview.com) At MyView, you'll also get survey invitations. The rewards for each survey are a bit smaller than the first two sites I've listed. For example, most surveys are for either 1 or 2 MyView dollars. One MyView dollar is equivalent to one US dollar. A lot of MyView's surveys reward participation in a survey with an entry into a sweepstakes. I generally don't waste my time with surveys with that kind of reward. I used to answer all kinds of surveys that rewarded with entries into sweepstakes and drawings, but never won. And I realized that I wasted a lot of time working on surveys for free.
4. Panda Research (www.pandaresearch.com) Panda Research is not a traditional survey site. In fact, despite it being listed as a survey site, I disagree that it even is one. They tell you that you can make $25 per survey, but that's not exactly true. What happens is that you sign up for introductory offers and get paid for them. There are very few that pay over $10. In order to qualify for the $10-$25, you need to provide your debit/credit card number. You're actually signing up for a product or service, and they are willing to pay you to sign up. It is your responsibility to go and cancel the product/service after you've completed the "survey" from Panda Research.
For example, you can get $30 for signing up for Blockbuster Online. You'll receive a two-week free trial. In theory, you'll want to sign up through Panda Research, get credited the $30, then immediately cancel your Blockbuster Online subscription. Again, in theory, the $30 won't have cost you a thing because you will have cancelled before your credit card got hit with a charge. The danger with this plan is when you forget to cancel a subscription. I signed up for a subscription in which the first month was free, then it was $20 per month after that. They pay was $15, and it didn't get credited to my Panda Research account immediately. I ended up forgetting to cancel the subscription, so while I got paid $15, I ended up losing $5 on the deal because I forgot to cancel. You need to accumulate $100 before you cash out, and it's difficult to finally get your money from them. This is a riskier way of earning money, but you earn much more money for the risk. The key is to stay organized!
Again, these are the four main sites that I've used. I have over $1,100 on these four websites ready to be cashed out. My plan for the money? I'm going to use it as part of a down payment on a new car! It's very exciting!
As you try out these new sites, it's very difficult to find good ones. These are four tested sites that really do work. Good luck in your search for online money-making!
