Those reading this blog will have read I decided to test the online
survey sites from the perspective of making income. So far the return
has been tiny compared to the time involved so I'm not quite sure
whether pain online surveys is little more than slave labour. I've heard
of legitimate market research companies that pay up to a hundred
dollars for an hour or two of your time, so it is possible to make
reasonable money, but whether online surveys simply uses people for
little return I haven't quite made up my mind.
What I
did find particularly interesting is I signed up using SurveyCompare
thinking they were a survey site, where in fact they make their money by
signing you up to other survey sites. A couple of the sites
SurveyCompare put forward are little more than competition sites and to
me making money isn't about entering competitions, but about being paid a
reasonable rate for your time.
did find particularly interesting is I signed up using SurveyCompare
thinking they were a survey site, where in fact they make their money by
signing you up to other survey sites. A couple of the sites
SurveyCompare put forward are little more than competition sites and to
me making money isn't about entering competitions, but about being paid a
reasonable rate for your time.
I then thought what if I use my Australian Search engine I wrote and search for online surveys (http://www.advancedsearch.com.au/SearchAustralia/search.php?q=online%20surveys)
and there I found a good range of online survey sites with Australian
domains. I've decided if time permits to test each of those sites to see
if perhaps they pay better. If you're interested in the sites make sure
you can find their Australian ABN on the site, skip the survey software
sites and only consider sites which pay you for your effort in either
money or vouchers you can easily use. Only testing will determine if any
of the online survey sites pay reasonably for your effort. Keep in mind
there are a lot of scammers out there and payment for your opinion is a
known scam so tread carefully with sites and make sure you do your
research on each site first.
and there I found a good range of online survey sites with Australian
domains. I've decided if time permits to test each of those sites to see
if perhaps they pay better. If you're interested in the sites make sure
you can find their Australian ABN on the site, skip the survey software
sites and only consider sites which pay you for your effort in either
money or vouchers you can easily use. Only testing will determine if any
of the online survey sites pay reasonably for your effort. Keep in mind
there are a lot of scammers out there and payment for your opinion is a
known scam so tread carefully with sites and make sure you do your
research on each site first.
At this stage I
have a feeling the online survey companies are taking advantage of the
desire for people to make some money, no matter how small, and are thus
using the internet to reduce their costs and make a profit. One survey I
received was aimed at high paid executives and I really can't see how
any business would want to use the online survey companies to get
quality research results. No high paid executive would waste their time
to be paid under a $1 an hour. Somehow I don't think some of the online
survey companies are being open with their clients as to how they're
getting their surveys answered. Serious companies wanting quality
information I believe will pay a fair and reasonable amount. For example
Coles offers shoppers a $5 discount each month simply for providing
feedback on their shopping experience. That is a fair and reasonable
amount.
have a feeling the online survey companies are taking advantage of the
desire for people to make some money, no matter how small, and are thus
using the internet to reduce their costs and make a profit. One survey I
received was aimed at high paid executives and I really can't see how
any business would want to use the online survey companies to get
quality research results. No high paid executive would waste their time
to be paid under a $1 an hour. Somehow I don't think some of the online
survey companies are being open with their clients as to how they're
getting their surveys answered. Serious companies wanting quality
information I believe will pay a fair and reasonable amount. For example
Coles offers shoppers a $5 discount each month simply for providing
feedback on their shopping experience. That is a fair and reasonable
amount.
and make it available to clients. I'm particularly interested in
finding online survey sites that offer a fair and reasonable return, and
what would be even better is a regular return.
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