Paid
Surveys Introduction - What is paid
surveys (also known as paid online surveys) all about?
Companies hire
online survey companies to do surveys for them. The
companies do so because they want to gauge how the market
feels about given products, ads, ideas, etc. So, the
paid online survey companies create surveys and then hunt for
survey participants.
The survey
companies will not
try to sell you anything.
A survey is
simply a list of questions presented on a form. Typically, the online surveys you'll do consist mostly of
yes/no and multiple choice questions.
The online
survey companies need a constant stream of survey
participants.
And that's where
you enter the picture.
Steps to take to
do surveys...
1) You
click the links to survey companies that we provide (all are
free to join).
2) You are
immediately transported right to their FREE registration/sign up form.
Generally, the sign up forms are 1 page in length (some are
longer). You just enter in your name, address, etc. and then click
Submit.
3. After you
click the form's Submit button, the survey
company will email you a confirmation letter (usually
immediately after you submit the sign up form). Open up
that email and click the appropriate link inside. This
confirms that you wish to do surveys for the survey company in
question.
If you do
not get the survey company's email, be sure to check your "Bulk", "Junk",
"Spam", or "Trash"
folders just in case the confirmation email ends
up there. More on that later.
4) When a survey
campaign comes up that fits your criteria (age range,
geographic location, etc.), the survey company will EMAIL
you an invitation to do a survey for pay (what I call the
survey invitation).
You just
click the link in that survey invitation email and you'll be taken to the survey
(which is a form with questions). Just click the appropriate
answers.
You will not always be accepted to do a survey
for them. Try not to get discouraged. They'll send
other survey invitations. Patience and persistence is
one thing that separates the successful survey doers from the
others.
So, what does
a survey look like? What do you do when confronted by a
survey?
Most questions
are yes/no and multiple choice. You just use your mouse
to click the
answer that best represents your view. Go with
your first thought. Don't make it hard... surveys are
quite easy. As I said before: These aren't tests, so don't
panic. There are no wrong answers (provided you stick to the
question!).
In many cases you can check
the "No answer" of "Don't know" box.
Here's a
sample survey
You simply
mouse-click the boxes that best represents your views.
Open ended
questions where you type in your answer.
Some times
surveys will include "open ended" questions where you'll need to
type in an answer. In some cases you can leave it
blank. Just don't sweat it... it isn't a test. Some people freeze up at the sight of a open ended question. Just write whatever comes to mind. One or two
sentences ought to suffice.
They're
looking for ideas, not scholarly essays.
I've found it
best just to answer with one sentence bullets (as I've done
so here) instead of essay style.
In issue 7 we will be
giving subscribers firewall software.
I wish you great success with the surveys!
Regards,
Chris
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