Survey Sites That Have Actually Paid

The following are sites that I have had success with.

Greenfield Okay. They send me lots of surveys. Most of them are long and most I don't qualify for so I get an entry into their sweepstakes. I was beginning to give up on them until recently I qualified for a $20 interactive online survey, then another last week. So far I have cashed out $45.

my points Basically a rewards network. Rack up points by shopping at select merchant sites, reading/responding to their emails, taking surveys, and playing on-line games. Doesn't take that long to earn points. Then redeem them for various gift certificates. I redeemed about 1,500 points for a $10 WalMart gift card and have cashed out for $10 Burger King gift card.

opinion outpost Rewarded points for each survey you complete which you redeem for cash. Doesn't take long for points to add up. When your account reaches 50 opinion points you can cash out. (10 opinion points = $1.00). I've cashed out $7.60. Accept members from US and Canada.

survey spot Most of their surveys are for entries into sweepstakes for prizes, but a few are paid. Could be $1 to 5$. To date I have been paid $13. Can cash out at $5. Haven't won anything yet, but I can wait!

testspin Okay. I've received invites for surveys ranging from $1 to $3 but I seem to disqualify for many of their surveys . They pay in Amazon gift certificates. Have to complete enough surveys to cash out at $10. So far I've cashed out twice and I've been with them since August 2007.

These are but a few. I'll be updating this list as more come in.

Can You Make Money Doing Surveys?

You've seen the ads "make $1000 a day at home hour doing surveys", right? Wrong! You can make some money from surveys but you can't make a living by doing them. Here's the skinny. I got involved in the whole survey thing in August of last year. Why? Because I was searching for a way to make some extra money to have a little extra spending money and possibly help pay some of my credit card debt off. Well, I am making extra money but not as much as I would like. Don't get me wrong I am grateful for what I have received. Mostly it's gone in my gas tank and to my kids who always need money for a field trip, for this, or for that. So if your thinking of getting into surveys you need to weigh is it worth my time and it does take a lot of time. You can't make a living doing them but you can make some extra cash. Here is what I have earned so far: $80 in Amazon gift certificates, $10 WalMart gift card, $10 American Express card, and about $50 in cash. Some survey companies compensate in points where you rack up points for doing their surveys and then redeem them for cash or prizes. Then there are some that don't pay anything but you can redeem your points for sweepstakes entries. By the way, I haven't won anything yet but who knows maybe... So it all boils down to is it worth your time. Oh, one last thing don't EVER PAY for a list of survey sites. They are all scams!

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