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Monday, January 19, 2009

Why People Fail to Make Money with Online Surveys


Paid online surveys offer a good opportunity to make money. Today I am going to discuss why some people fail to make money with paid online surveys. A brief search on line will find dozens of references to online survey scams from people who haven't made any money. With so many opportunities around, why do some people fail in this easy internet business activity? Generally because they did not know what they were doing and/or were poorly advised.

The actual work involved in doing the surveys is fairly fast and easy. Even though the
surveys are easy, there are a lot of people who don't plan. Guys it's just like a business if you don't plan you will not succeed. Here are some of the main reasons that people fail to make money with paid online surveys:


  1. Poor choice of where to start:

Don't just sign up for every website you see offering a survey, most of them are survey scam sites. Do your research and look up the company information. They answered an ad and jumped in, not realizing that they were dealing with a sales company trying to look like a paid online survey company, but just wanted to sell them things. Alternatively, they tried to go the easy route and paid for a list of survey sites do not do this there are many resources out there that offer these services for free like Survey-101. I want you to return so the details are up to date to keep visitors returning, whereas paid directories have already had your money and have little incentive to do more. If the company says you're going to make $10,000 a month starting today, it's pretty good chance you're being scammed. A good rule of to follow is, if it looks too good to be true, it probably is.


  1. Failure to get started

Yes it can be a hassle in filling out all the information they ask for a lot of information like demographics family info etc. Check out my other blog making your survey signups easy. They look at the pages of information required and decide it's too much work. Although it may seem like a lot of information, the survey companies need this data to determine whether or not you fit the criteria for a particular survey. For example, if they don't know that you have a boat how will they know to send you surveys about boating?


  1. Failure to sign up with a large enough number of survey makers.

In order to make a good income with online surveys you need to sign up for a large number of survey sites. The reason for this is most survey sites only offer you a couple of surveys per week or less. By signing up for as many survey sites as you can, you will have better chance to keep busy filling out surveys on a daily basis. Not every survey maker is active with new surveys every week. It's a numbers game. Yes, it's a lot of work for no immediate return, but it will pay off in the long run. If you do receive an invitation, you need to remember that you are being paid to do a job and should act in a professional manner. This means checking e-mails regularly, answering truthfully and take your time to consider your answer rather than putting down anything to get it finished quickly.


  1. Unrealistic Expectations:

If you start off with your online survey business and expect to make hundreds of dollars the very first week, you may become frustrated and quit. You need to give the survey companies time to offer you surveys to fill out. With a little patience you will find you can make more income each week. Some people start out with paid online surveys expecting to get rich quick, without having to do any work. Plan your work, work you plan, and expect that results will follow. Sure, you can make money. But it's not automatic; things won't move unless and until you do. You have to do the signup work, answer promptly, take the surveys and do a good job of answering all the questions in order to make the money come in. Do these things and you will succeed!


  1. Lack of patience with the process:

Some fail for lack of patience. It takes time just like anything else in this world. Check your email, do the surveys and watch month by month your profits rise. It will take a few months for you to hit your peak keep with it. Survey makers are cautious with new signups. They will send out only a few surveys at first, to check you out, see how well and how quickly you respond. Don't expect to be invited to participate in a $100 focus group right away. They will start you with something smaller, then if that goes ok you will be considered for bigger things. Be patient. Don't expect everything to happen overnight. It will come. Just give it time.

Below is the link to the offical Survey-101 website check it out and let me know how I am doing. Thanks in advance.

Gringo


2 comments:

  1. GRINGO THE TRUTH IS THAT IT IS VERY HARD FOR ME TO START DOING SURVEYS, ONCE I TRIED AND IT WAS NOT A GOOD EXPERIENCE. I'M GOING TO TRY AGAIN USING SOME OF YOUR ADVICE TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN. I'LL WRITE BACK AND LET YOU KNOW.Sweetheart

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  2. Cool thanks I can honestly tell you they do make money your not going to become rich however an extra 50$ or more a month is not to bad.

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