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As many people search new ways to profit online, there are always some intriguing opportunities that come along the way. One of them is paid surveys...

Paid surveys are questionnaires, or interviews in which you answer some simple questions and earn money for it. Is this real? The answer is YES.

Most companies that offer various products and services are constantly seeking for a way to improve quality of their products and services and that is the reason they value opinions of their customers. Sometimes in order to beat their competition Cheap Jung-ho Kang Jersey , or just to improve their sales they are always trying to make changes in order to best satisfy the needs of their potential customers.

This is precisely the number 1 reason why they are willing to invest certain amount of money in order to hire market research companies that conduct surveys, so they will know better how to fit their customer?s needs. When they do, the market research company conducts a survey, or surveys where they gather the opinions of customers Cheap Starling Marte Jersey , or potential customers (people like you and me). Since this is sometimes a time consuming process, they are often willing to offer incentives for filling out these questionnaires in form of money, or various gifts and prizes. This is precisely how the paid surveys work.

Now the next question that arises is: Can anyone participate in paid surveys and earn cash for their opinions? The answer is NO.

Most market research companies perform paid surveys on targeted population. They target population by their profile (location, interests Cheap Kent Tekulve Jersey , age, sex, education, income Cheap Roberto Clemente Jersey , etc.) For example if some company sells their products only in one country, it will be natural that it is interested only in the opinions from residents of that country. Also if a company sells for example underwear for young women, it would be interested only in opinions from this population and will most likely ask the market research company to conduct paid surveys on young women.

These are only examples, but you should see from them that if someone doesn?t fit the desired population Cheap Willie Stargell Jersey , heshe will probably never or rarely get any opportunity to complete paid surveys. However, since there are many different companies that offer various products and services for different people, you will probably sooner or later fit the desired profile and have the opportunity to complete paid surveys.

Does it matter where I live? This question adds up to the previous. The answer is YES.

The great majority of the market research companies conduct paid surveys only in developed countries. For example, if you live in the USA Wholesale Pirates Hats , Canada, UK, Australia, etc. you will have more opportunities to complete paid surveys. This is easy to understand since the large companies interested in conducting the market research mostly have customers from these countries. There are also market research companies that accept members from nearly any country worldwide.

I have created a free list of some companies that conduct paid surveys and put it online. You will find the link near the end of this article.

Does it cost anything to become a member of some market research company? The answer is NO. Joining market research companies and doing paid surveys is absolutely free. In fact they pay you to complete surveys!There are some companies that charge money in exchange for a list of paid survey sites. They ask usually somewhere between $30 and $50 for a list. You may buy this list if you wish Wholesale Pirates Hoodies , but you should be careful. There are a lot of scams that only seek your money and there are no guarantees that you will fit the required profile and earn anything with paid surveys. Always do some research first by finding positive and negative reviews on such companies and than decide whether you should buy it, or not.

Paid survey sites can easily be found for free and there is no need to purchase a list, at least not before you check paid surveys out and see if they work for you, or not.

You can find a free list of paid