Before I start giving you a sort of list of tips and
tricks, just a small note. Whenever you find some time, I would highly
recommend that you also read another of article of mine on online paid
surveys (
CLICK HERE) or visit these websites to get a list of some of the best online paid surveys.
Top 10 Paid Surveys
Make Money Online
And now lets get to the real meat of this article. That is, how to
make more money from online paid surveys. Here are my recommendations:
1) Be part of more survey websites. It's a no brainer. If you are a
member of more paid survey websites, you will have a possibility to
receive more surveys. I bet you heard of this again and again.
2) Complete the online profiles. Almost all paid survey websites have
these mini surveys or profiles that they you ask to fill out. While
usually they don't pay anything, they are extremely valuable and will
definitely bring more surveys in your inbox.
3) Complete surveys
when they come. If you leave the surveys for a long time, they might
reach the quotas that they have quickly and of course you will be
rejected. For this reason, check your email more often and complete
surveys as they come. In addition, use a first come first serve policy.
When you login your email and see 10 surveys, always start with the
earlier one since that is the one that will probably reach its quota
first.
4) Something that is related to the previous tip. Complete the higher paying surveys first. I think this speaks for itself.
5) Say that you have a lot of hobbies. I am not saying that you should
lie but, if they ask you about your hobbies ... well, why not put
bowling even if you only played once in the last 2 years, or include
photography. I mean everybody takes pictures right? Didn't you take
pictures last time you went on vacation? The word hobby is a little
vague so to me it means anything that you have tried and maybe will try
again.
6) Usually a survey starts by asking you about your age,
zip code, gender, and maybe salary. You should not lie here. Just say
the truth. In fact if you lie, I would say that you risk being excluded
from future surveys. If you say for one survey that you are 40 and in
another that you are 50, that may flag your account and you may not
receive any more surveys. However, if they ask you for your date of
birth or address well adding a couple of numbers in the day or the
month, or giving the name of the street a couple of blocks down the road
would not hurt. This would definitely protect your identity, but it
also wouldn't affect the statistics of the survey. While this point
might not increase the number of surveys you get, it will protect you
and of course not decrease your number of surveys.
7) The next
question in the survey might be something like, "Do you or any member of
your family work in this company?" Well, again here if you answer yes
you are definitely not considered for the survey. I am not saying you
should answer no. Just answer the way it is. You should note one
important thing. Every single survey will ask you if you or a member of
your family work in advertising or marketing. Well if the answer is yes
to this question don't bother trying paid surveys. You will never
qualify for any of the surveys since this is always one of their
requirements.
8) The next question is probably the most
important one. It is usually phrased like this: "Have you tried any of
the following products in the last 30 days?" I bet you know why surveys
ask this question. One of the products in the list is probably the one
that you will be surveyed about. Here I would recommend that you answer
yes to everything. So what if you haven't tried it the last 30 days, but
tried it 31 days ago? You can provide the same quality information for
the purposes of the survey.
9) If you have taken more than one
survey, you might have guessed what follows. The next question would be
something like: "Have you taken any surveys about this product the last 3
months?" It is certain that if the answer is yes, you will not be
qualified from this survey.