Are Online Paid Surveys Legitimate?
by Pino Santiago

You've probably seen those ads stating, "I made $8000 last month taking surveys!!" What a pile of rubbish. Let me tell you now, you won't become rich from taking online paid surveys! You will make some good money though. If you're in the U.S. and you live near a large city like New York or Los Angeles there's a good chance you will earn enough from paid surveys to live comfortably. Outside the U.S. you will still make a lot of extra cash. If you live in Siberia and only get 2 invitations a week for $5.00 surveys - that's still an extra $40.00 in your pocket every month. You have to remember that the surveys add up.

I receive an average of 20 survey invitations every day. There's usually a brief preliminary questionnaire to see if you qualify for the particular survey. If so, then you'll be sent to the actual survey in need of completion. The companies will tell you beforehand what your incentive will be and a good half of them award an extra ballot into a large prize draw. I admit that I rarely waste my time on these ones because I'd rather know I'm getting paid for my time than wasting it on a chance - although I have won quite a bit through the draws including a $2500 prize! It does happen sometimes and I'm not a lucky person! Some of these draws have odds as low as 1 in 100 so sometimes it's worth taking a 5-minute survey for a chance.

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