ONLINE SURVEY

ONLINE SURVEY

What are Online Paid Surveys?
At some point in time anyone who surfs the Internet gets asked to fill out a survey. Big ones, little ones, all types
are out there. Whilst it originally feels good to be asked your opinion after you've had dealings with a company,
after a while we get hardened to the idea and most people just generally ignore them.
But surveys are important, especially to the instigator as a valuable source of information about what people are
thinking. They provide insights and details of customer preferences, wants and needs.
In addition, many companies don't have a close and immediate contact with their customers. Consider for
example, some of the top household names in the grocery sector. Their immediate customers are distributors and
major supermarket chains but their real customers, the ultimate consumer will make decisions maybe hundreds
or thousands of miles away. The manufacturer needs to know why this customer chooses one product over
another. But how do they find out?
The answer is surveys. The manufacturer hires a Marketing Research firm to find out what potential buyers
think. The Marketing Research firm carefully crafts a series of questions designed to get answers to the primary
questions that management has. Then they contract a Survey making company to physically get answers to their
questionnaire. They specify the demographics; geographic areas, qualifying questions, "How many times do you
buy groceries a month?" "How much do you spend on groceries each month?" and so forth.
Traditionally that meant sending interviewers onto the streets or onto the phones to ask people for their opinions.
Unfortunately, it is natural for people to be overwhelmed when they have to speak to someone on the phone or
face to face and so traditional surveys can feel like an interview and the atmosphere can be quite threatening.
Online paid surveys are nothing like this, as the survey takers remain anonymous and can take them at their own
pace as and when it fits their schedule, rather than the exact moment they're rushing out the door (subject to
quota not being filled). Participants can be totally honest and truthful, as unlike face to face or telephone surveys,
they don't have to worry about saying something stupid.
This means the product manufacturers and brand name companies find out what consumers really think rather
than what they think the company want to hear.
The survey maker runs a computer sort on its database of survey takers to see how many qualify under the
demographic specifications. Then they select a representative sample of these, adjust the sample size to fit within
their budget for this survey. When they are ready they post the survey on a private page of their website and
send out email notifications to the chosen survey participants.
Now how do they know that these people are qualified and that they will take the time to go to the website and fill
out the survey forms?
They know that these survey takers are qualified because they had all filled out applications earlier giving their
complete demographic information. And, they know that most will come in and fill out the survey forms because
they have already agreed to pay them for their participation!
And the survey maker's contract with the Marketing Research firm included the funds to pay the survey takers.
And so you see, it makes perfect sense for the manufacturer (and thousands of companies in similar situations of
needing information and feedback from their distant customer base) to pay for this survey information. This
means that there are many thousands of surveys being made, and the survey makers must have a large, stable
list of survey takers available to send them out to.
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5. Work From Anywhere. You can work from your home computer. You can do it in your pajamas. You can take
your portable computer with you and do it anywhere, at the beach, at a restaurant, a bar, anywhere.
6. Freebies. Some surveys involve the characteristics and details of new or existing products. So that you can
intelligently comment on the products the companies will send them to you for free. You get free products, test
them, use them, then give your opinion, tell them what you thought about the product. Tell them what you liked
least, liked most and what changes or improvements you would suggest. Then you get paid for the survey, and...
you keep the product!
Tips for maximizing your income with paid surveys
Most of the survey sites ask you to fill out one or more profile surveys. Even though they are not paid surveys,
fill them all in order to increase the chances of getting more paid surveys later.
Join as many survey sites as possible. It is a time-consuming process but once you have joined around 60 to 70
companies, you can probably get over ten surveys every day.
At first, most of the survey companies will only offer some $1 or 2$ surveys or only reward with sweepstakes
entries. These can still be worth completing as once you build up a good reputation, you will start receiving more
survey offers, and then you can pick and choose the highest paid survey. Set up a new email address to collect
the surveys. Check your e-mail inbox daily. Learning how to organize is the key to succeed in online business.
Respond to all correspondence. Take all surveys for which you qualify.
But... for most people it would be better to look at your income from paid online surveys as supplemental income,
another income stream out of several, than to try to support yourself completely from paid surveys alone.
Realistically your potential income from paid online surveys will vary with your demographics. If, for instance,
you are a mid 30's mother or career woman living in a large metropolitan on an above average income, you could
be offered a large number of paid online surveys. However, if your income is low and you live in a small village or
rural area, you may receive considerably fewer offers. Example of such site is http://www.AWSurveys.com/HomeMain.cfm?RefID=emmajestung