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SuperBlogger
If you're in need of some easy cash, and who isn't right, there's no better way in my opinion than completing paid surveys.
Now don't go getting excited, this isn't going to make you rich, but if you need a little extra cash for a holiday or to pay the bills, paid surveys could be the answer.
They're easy to do, don't take up that much of your time and sometimes they can be fun to complete.
But before you get carried away and rush off to complete your first survey, here's some ground rules to stop you getting burned.
First of all never pay to join a survey site. There are plenty of free sites out there with exactly the same offers as the paid sites. Don't fall into the trap that some of these paid sites promise of offering exclusive high paying surveys. It's just a scam.
Look to join one of the reputable free sites and save yourself $50 a month.
Secondly, try to find a good survey aggregator site that compiles surveys from a number of different sources. This is because the high paying surveys, you know the ones you want to actually complete can be quite rare.
So you should aim to sign up with as many companies as possible, that way you should get at least two or three high paying surveys each week.
Thirdly, always sign up to a survey site using a throwaway email address like Yahoo or Gmail and keep your personal email private.
The reason for this is simple, a lot of these sites will send you surveys on a daily basis, but you won't always want to complete them as they can be low paying. It's important to maximize your time and only complete the high paying ones.
That's the secret to making money with surveys. A lot of people will sign up to just one site and then complain they only received one survey and it only paid $5.
So don't be put off if the first surveys you receive are low paying ones. Just wait until one of the big boys lands in your inbox. Signing up for many sites maximizes the chances of this happening and using a dedicated email address prevents your normal email form becoming jammed with low paying survey offers.
So if you stick to these basic rules you should be able to make a few extra dollars each month. Some people earn a nice little extra income doing this in there spare time and save the money for a family holiday or special treat. About the Author
Here's a list of the top 20 paid survey websites. Also take a look at this video if you want to learn more about completing paid surveys for profit.
