Making Money with Online Surveys

There are a lot of people who say that they make a lot of money off paid surveys.  I have found that while you can make some money it can be a bit hard to make a steady income.  Of course this could be due to a host of factors that you need to look at before you do surveys.

      1.       Location, location, location

Where you are is very important when you do any work online.  This is particularly important when you are looking at surveys.  The people who are having the surveys done are looking at certain target markets.  If you are not in the country they are targeting then you will not be part of the survey.  There are some survey companies that only take people from certain countries and you have to check that out.  If you go with a company that takes people internationally then you may get a lot of surveys that you don’t qualify for.  The majority of surveys seem to go to people in America, Canada, UK and Australia.

      2.       Age

People like to say that age doesn’t matter but to a marketer it does.  Most surveys will ask you what age category you fall into.  Sometimes this has nothing to do with eligibility and more to do with statistics.  However, there are surveys that are targeted at certain age groups.  In general people aged 20 – 40 will have more chance of getting surveys.  This does not mean that you won’t get surveys if you are older, you may just not get as many.

      3.       The site you use

There are many survey companies online that offer you paid surveys.  However, like most online work some companies are better than others.  There are certain sites that send you more surveys than others and there is nothing you can do about that.  The best bet would be to join a few sites.

       4.       The rewards you get

If you are looking to make money with the surveys you do then you have to know that not all survey sites give you money.  Some sites will give you points or entries into a draw of some kind.  Points can often be redeemed for more tangible items but it may not be money.  There are some sites that redeem points for a Paypal money card but they may redeem it in the form of gift cards for different stores.  If you can find out what the site gives you as payment before you join you should.

Aside from all these factors you also have to keep in mind that even if you get a survey you may not qualify for it.  Generally the survey will ask you a few questions before the actual survey start.  These questions will determine if you fit the target market of the survey.  Sometimes a survey will only allow a certain number of people from certain demographics so you should not leave your surveys for a later date.

There is money to be made in surveys.  The problem is finding the sites that will send you surveys and being in the right demographic.