Making Money Website

The hype is familiar: “Make $9000 a Month Taking FREE Surveys”, “$50 Paid for Each Free Survey You Complete”, Survey Companies Pay $200 per hour” — and on and on and on.

Anyone who’s spent more than 5 minutes online looking for ways to earn extra income will certainly recognize these types of absurd claims. They’re everywhere! However, it’s more than a little far fetched to believe that you can become a millionaire simply by telling some marketing company if you prefer root beer or cola or whether you would rather vacation at the beach or in the mountains.

Yes, as you probably guessed, the vast majority of these so-called “Free” survey offers are nothing but scams. Avoid them - or at least use extreme caution when responding to the ads.

Of course, it’s important to point out that there are legitimate opportunities that do pay consumers to give their opinions of products and services. It’s really a lot of fun to be paid to test a new product, express your opinion of a restaurant you’ve just tried, or being able to provide input on products under development.

However, finding legitimate paid survey opportunities can be very time consuming and difficult to sort out.

Naturally, the scam sites are very easy to find. They are all over the internet making astounding promises of instant wealth, screaming “FREE” in their ads, and spending outrageous sums of money making sure that their ads are viewed as often as possible on the internet.

If these programs are really free, then what’s in it for them? Do you think that they purchase these ads just because they want to help you make money online - out of the goodness of their hearts? I don’t think so.

You can encounter three high risk dangers when responding to “Free” Paid Survey offers:

1. SPAM: Some scam survey sites are set up for the sole purpose of harvesting names, addresses and email addresses that they then sell to spammers and off line “junk” mailers. Since legitimate survey outfits do need your personal information in order to collect demographic information, contact you and pay you, the scam artists know that they can ask for the same information without raising suspicion.

2. CREDIT CARD FRAUD: Many scam sites require you to enroll in introductory offers saying that it is a prerequisite for doing the surveys. People have been known to enroll in hundreds of these offers without ever earning a dime from a single survey. The scammers tell you that you can “cancel” your order before your credit card is charged. However, it’s not uncommon for the cancellation notice to not be processed, resulting in unwanted charges to your account.

3. IDENTITY THEFT: The Internal Revenue Service requires paid survey companies to send you a 1099 tax form if you receive more than $600 in payment per year. Therefore, honest survey companies do need your personal information, including your social security number, in order to pay you to complete their surveys. Therefore, it is critical that you only sign up with legitimate survey companies. Once they are armed with your personal information, scammers may attempt to steal your identity.

So, the question is, “How can I determine if a survey site is legitimate or not?”

– Legitimate survey companies NEVER require you to provide your credit card information before you can sign up for their programs.

– Be cautious when responding to ads that promise free access to paid surveys, especially if the offer sounds too good to be true. Most legitimate survey companies do not advertise heavily, if they advertise at all.

– Make use of one of the web sites that pre-screen the thousands of survey offers in order to publish only scam-free extra income jobs. Registering with these sites may cost a few dollars up front, but you will probably find it well worth it to help you avoid the scammers.

Taking paid surveys can be an excellent way to generate extra income while staying at home. You won’t become a millionaire overnight but it may be a way to pay for a few of those little “extras” that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. Just “be careful out there”.

The hype is familiar: “Make $9000 a Month Taking FREE Surveys”, “$50 Paid for Each Free Survey You Complete”, Survey Companies Pay $200 per hour” — and on and on and on.

If you have spent more than a few minutes looking for ways to earn extra income online you will almost certainly recognize these types of ridiculous claims. They’re everywhere! But - do you really believe that you can become a millionaire simply by telling some marketing company your favorite TV show or whether you would rather vacation in the USA or in Europe.

Yes, as you probably guessed, the vast majority of these so-called “Free” survey offers are nothing but scams. Avoid them - or at least use extreme caution when responding to the ads.

Of course, it’s important to point out that there are legitimate opportunities that do pay consumers to give their opinions of products and services. It’s really a lot of fun to be paid to test a new product, express your opinion of a restaurant you’ve just tried, or being able to provide input on products under development.

Unfortunately, finding these legitimate opportunities can be quite difficult and very time consuming.

The scam sites are, of course, extremely easy to find. Promising just about anything to get you to sign up, their ads shout “FREE” at you every chance they get. They spend huge amounts of money to make sure that their ads are in front of you as often as possible.

Why would these so-called free programs spend so much on advertising if there’s nothing in it for them? Are they really just being philanthropic, giving away their “secrets” to getting rich quick for free? I really don’t think so.

Be careful when responding to “Free” Paid Survey offers. There are at least three high risk dangers you’ll be facing:

1. SPAM: Since legitimate survey companies need your name, address, etc., the scam sites ask for the same (and more) information without arousing suspicions. Your risk is that this personal information will be used on the internet in various illegal ways. In fact, some scam sites are actually set up for the sole purpose of obtaining names, addresses and email addresses to sell to spammers and off line “junk” mailers.

2. CREDIT CARD FRAUD: Many of the free survey sites require you to enroll in “introductory offers” in order to participate in their paid surveys. Legitimate survey offers never require you to purchase anything to qualify for their programs. Unsuspecting people have been known to enroll in dozens - even hundreds - of these offers, yet never see a single penny in return. You may be told that you can easily “cancel” your order within a certain period of time and that your credit card will not be charged. However, it is not uncommon for your cancellation request to be delayed or even ignored, resulting in unwanted charges on your credit card account.

3. IDENTITY THEFT: Legitimate survey companies do need certain information, including your social security number, in order to pay you for the surveys you complete. The Internal Revenue Service requires that they send you a 1099 tax form if you earn more than $600.00 in any given year. Therefore, it is critical that you deal only with legitimate sites. Once they have your personal information, scammers may try to steal your identity.

At this point you are probably wondering how you can separate the scam sites from those that are legitimate offers.

– Real survey companies will never require you to submit your credit card information in order to participate in their programs.

– Since most legitimate survey companies do not run huge advertising campaigns, be wary of sites that bombard you with ads offering free access to paid surveys, especially those that claim that you’ll make outrageous sums of money with them.

– There are a number of sites on the internet that screen the thousands of paid survey programs that are available. They then publish reviews of those offers that they have found to be legitimate. You may want to make use of them. Registering with these review sites may cost a few dollars at first but it may be money well spent if it helps you to avoid the scam artists.

Taking paid surveys can be an excellent way to generate extra income while staying at home. You won’t become a millionaire overnight but it may be a way to pay for a few of those little “extras” that you otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford. Just “be careful out there”.

“Make $10,000 a Month Taking FREE Surveys”, “$50 Cash For Each Free Survey You Complete”, “Survey Companies Pay $125 per Hour”… etc. etc. etc.

If you have spent more than a few minutes looking for ways to earn extra income online you will almost certainly recognize these types of ridiculous claims. They’re everywhere! But - do you really believe that you can become a millionaire simply by telling some marketing company your favorite TV show or whether you would rather vacation in the USA or in Europe.

Yes, as you suspect, most of these “FREE Survey” offers are scams that you should avoid. “If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is” may seem to be worn out advice but it’s usually still valid.

Of course, it’s important to point out that there are legitimate opportunities that do pay consumers to give their opinions of products and services. It’s really a lot of fun to be paid to test a new product, express your opinion of a restaurant you’ve just tried, or being able to provide input on products under development.

Unfortunately, it can be very difficult and time consuming to locate these legitimate paid survey opportunities.

Naturally, the scam sites are very easy to find. They are all over the internet making astounding promises of instant wealth, screaming “FREE” in their ads, and spending outrageous sums of money making sure that their ads are viewed as often as possible on the internet.

If these programs are really free, then what’s in it for them? Do you think that they purchase these ads just because they want to help you make money online - out of the goodness of their hearts? I don’t think so.

Whenever you respond to any “Free” Paid Survey Site you can be faced with three high risk dangers:

1. SPAM: Some scam survey sites are set up for the sole purpose of harvesting names, addresses and email addresses that they then sell to spammers and off line “junk” mailers. Since legitimate survey outfits do need your personal information in order to collect demographic information, contact you and pay you, the scam artists know that they can ask for the same information without raising suspicion.

2. CREDIT CARD FRAUD: If the free survey site requires you to enroll in “introductory offers” in order to participate in their paid surveys, you are probably looking at a scam. Unsuspecting people have been known to enroll in dozens - even hundreds - of these offers without ever earning a penny from a single survey. You may be told, or even encouraged, to then “cancel” your order within a certain period of time so that your credit card will not be charged. However, it is common for your cancellation request to be delayed or not processed at all, resulting in unwanted charges on your card.

3. IDENTITY THEFT: Legitimate survey companies do need certain information, including your social security number, in order to pay you for the surveys you complete. The Internal Revenue Service requires that they send you a 1099 tax form if you earn more than $600.00 in any given year. Therefore, it is critical that you deal only with legitimate sites. Once they have your personal information, scammers may try to steal your identity.

At this point you are probably wondering how you can separate the scam sites from those that are legitimate offers.

– Legitimate survey companies NEVER require you to provide your credit card information before you can sign up for their programs.

– Most real survey companies don’t advertise heavily. Be wary of ads promising access to “free” surveys that claim ridiculous income figures.

– There are a number of web sites that pre-screen paid survey offers and publish reviews of those that they have found to be legitimate. Make use of them. It may cost a few dollars up front to register but you will undoubtedly find it to be money well spent if it helps you to avoid being scammed.

Participating in paid survey programs can be a fun way to generate extra income if you want, or need, to work from home. You won’t make millions but you can supplement your income so that you can enjoy those little “extras” that you may not otherwise be able to afford.