How to Make Money From Taking Online Surveys In Nigeria
Taking online surveys for cash is a viable way to make some extra cash for upkeep. Though this does not guarantee you some millions of dollars. You, however, can be sure of some maintenance money.
To get started, all you with taking online surveys for cash, all you need is your PC and a reliable internet connection. You don’t get charged by Survey sites to sign up. So, you don’t even need money for a start, just the zeal to succeed.
How do online paid survey programs work?
Online survey programs are quite simple and straightforward. Taking online surveys require that you sign up for a paid survey site, and proceed to fill out a member profile. After filling out the form, you will receive an email notification whenever a survey that matches your profile is available, in which you will be required to complete the survey for a pay.
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In the survey invitation email you received, you will be informed in specific terms how much you will be compensated for the time you spent on taking the survey as well as a link to the survey. It takes 15-20 minutes to complete a survey, on the average.
It may appear unclear to you as to how paid survey sites make money. This is some little explanation to clear the air. Companies in the bid to stay competitive and satisfy their customers are always in need of consumers’ opinions about their products and services. They contract these survey sites to help sample customers’ opinions.
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These opinions help them understand consumer needs and concerns so that they can offer products and services that satisfy consumers. When these companies contract the survey sites, they make payments to such effect and the sites compensate those who participated in the survey from this payment while keeping the rest as their profit.
Watching out for paid survey scams
Its common knowledge that the internet has produced real people as well as scammers. In as much as there are real and reputable paying survey sites, there are also scamming sites that are after your money and private information. Examples of reputable survey sites include Harris Poll Online, Zoom Panel, Opinion Place, CVS advisor, and Survey Savvy.
To find additional survey sites that are reputable, you can visit SurveyPolice.com, a website that ranks survey sites based on reliability, the speed of payment, recruiting practices, quality of customer service, adherence to privacy standards and other criteria as revealed by survey takers. Volition.com is another widely respected website that provides a database of the best-paid survey sites based on payment and other criteria.
Below are some of the things to watch out for to avoid falling prey to scamming sites. Always raise your red flag on seeing the indicators below:
- Site requires you to pay a membership fee
- Site guarantees you a fixed income
- Site guarantees prices that are very high
- Site does not clearly specify how you will be compensated
- Site requires too much personal information, such as your social security number, your bank account information, your credit card number, and so on
- Site does not post a privacy policy
- Site sells member information to third parties
- Site design and content looks too unprofessional
Most importantly, do have at the back of your mind that running a random search on Google for “online paid surveys,” must not always lead you to the reputable sites. You may get to the wrong sites instead. So, watch out!
The Compensation Plan For Taking Online Surveys
The method of compensation varies with the site involved. Some sites pay in cash, some pay by entering participants into sweepstakes, while others compensate participants with gift cards.So, I advise that you inquire about the compensation pattern of the survey company you are working with so as to avoid disappointments where you will be paid in some kind you may not like.
How To Maximize Your Earnings From Taking Online Surveys
- Check your email regularly, so you won’t miss out on any survey invitations.
- Respond promptly to survey invitations; surveys close quickly because most are based on “first come, first served.”
- Keep your profile up to date, as it is used to determine which surveys you qualify for.
- If you receive many survey invitations at once, take the most lucrative ones first.
- Sign up for as many survey sites as possible. This is necessary because survey sites pay crumbs that will only add up to tangible sums if you take many surveys.
It’s important to note that taking surveys online is simply a side hustle and cannot be turned into a full-time job. You do not have to abandon your job to take up this option. It will not be able to sustain you in life. Taking online surveys do not come regularly as you have to wait for the one that matches your profile before being contacted. You only need to dedicate your free time to this and not full time.
