How to make money from online surveys

Posted by Onelove on August 01, 2009 at 14:09:17:

Ofcourse you must have heard about this before, how you can make money from the internet, even if you are in Nigeria and still get the money wired to you. I got this from a forum post by a Naijahotjobs member called toluwalomo. He rather called his topic - "7 WAYS TO MESS UP YOUR SURVEY PROFITS".

Here is the complete info:
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When it comes to making money online. There are loads of ways to get started.

Some entail start-up capital whilst some do not.

Some require you hustle after the jobs, some to you.

Surveys are one of the easiest ways to get started online.

Companies hire market research companies ask their opinions to improve their products and services and stay ahead of their competition.

Surveys might not be new to most.

But because of the inane and misleading information concerning them. Only few actually make money from it.

1 BECOME A VIRTUAL AMERICAN
Finding survey work as a Nigerian (International) is like looking for a needle in a haystack! Even when survey companies say international members are welcome do not waste your time; you will never get surveys worth your while.

If an American does over 20 surveys a month, you will be lucky to do 1! So it is important to be an American online to see survey profits.

So when you sign up for any survey company use USA information. If you have problems with coming up with USA demographic details.

This site should help you out www.whitepages.com

2 CHANGE YOUR IP ADDRESS
Survey Companies work for big corporations and need to do their job well to remain in business. They need to target the right set of people to ensure they give appropriate information back to their clients.

In other words, they have safe guards in place-IP trackers to be exact. IP trackers give away the location you are browsing from e.g. Nigeria, Japan, Canada e.t.c.

The one I use is www.ninjacloak.com.

3 DON’T CHANGE YOUR STORY
When you fill in your survey profile use that same profile for every survey you take. I would suggest that you keep a notebook handy to remember everything you say about yourself when you register.

This includes where you stay, how much you earn, martial status, age of your spouse, how many kids you have, how old they are e.t.c.

These people are not stupid. For every survey you take, they compile it with your details in their database.

So if today you are married to a 30 year old, tomorrow you are engaged to a 25 year old. They will freeze your account PERMANENTLY.

Furthermore, take time to fill out any other personal profiles, you might find once you sign up for surveys. This includes your hobbies, lifestyle, travels and etcetera. These profiles increase your chances of being invited for surveys for.

Be interesting, elaborate and remember everything you say about yourself ( keep a notebook).

4 ESTABLISH YOURSELF AS A GOOD SURVEY TAKER
A lot of people miss this one. If Survey Companies throw money around for every survey they send, they won’t be in business for long.

Survey Companies need to separate the wheat from the chaff, the REAL survey takers from the wannabees. A very smart way of doing this is to send you FREE surveys in between cash surveys when you first sign up.

They want to see how PROMPT and COMMITTED you are. Alternatively, there are times corporations want to just test the opinion waters on a zero budget. The fact they are not spending money does not mean they would not spend in the long haul.

So don’t see a survey that is paying nada and bail out. It could just haunt you later!

When the $$$ surveys are eventually sent out, survey companies would choose those who did the FREE surveys first before anyone else!

5 SPEED IS THE ESSENCE
Take your surveys as soon as you get them. Surveys that pay a lot or which are easy to qualify for are closed within a couple of hours after they open.

This is because there are a large number of people who have made a profession out of taking surveys and if you delay your participation, then you face a major risk of missing the bus.

Besides, survey companies never send out the exact number of surveys out. They always send out more surveys than required in order to get a feedback fast.

Sometimes, you might qualify for a survey but would be told that “sorry our quota is full, check back again”.

Designate a certain period of time everyday for taking surveys. If you are a person who is generally busy, then it would be better for you if you could designate a certain time period, say an hour each day for taking your surveys.

1 hour every day is better than 6 hours every weekend!

6 SURVEY WORK IS A JOB NOT A HOBBY
Instead of treating taking surveys as a hobby which you would indulge in as and when you are free, treat your survey work as a job and make it a routine to take some time out specially for doing this work.

Open a new email id for your surveys. Do not mix your regular mail with survey mail. It could get downright confusing as you go along. And do not open any other windows while you are working on your surveys.

Also for every survey invitation you get ADD the email address to you address book. Why? So that spam filters do not stop those surveys from getting to your main email box.

This way, you will be able to manage your surveys professionally and complete them in no time at all.

Making money with surveys requires more than a hype list of survey companies. The survey industry is a business for smart entrepreneurs. And like every business, it entails that you have a box of tricks, tips, strategies, and hidden secrets that will enable you profit!
- http://www.naijahotjobs.com/index.php?topic=57042.0
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