I created this site about how to earn money taking online surveys because I have seen so much bogus information and forum posts about people trying to earn money taking online surveys and getting scammed.

First let me say you absolutely can earn money taking online surveys and I have been doing it for about 3 years now. The problem many people seem to run into are those "free to join" sites that are really not survey sites at all. These websites are preying on people's desire to earn money taking online surveys. 

These sites usually have nothing to do with surveys at all and normally are just paying people pennies or maybe even a buck to fill out their personal information and then bombard them with phone calls, email and standard mail to try and sell you something. It is a way for companies to get around the national "do not call lists", email spam laws and postal laws forbidding them to use these methods to sell you stuff.

By acting as a way for people to earn money taking online surveys they are having you fill out your personal information and in the fine print have you agree to let them contact you in the ways outlined above.

The other is is "market research" websites that are set up as sites where you can earn money taking online surveys and they do have legitimate surveys and focus groups on them but they never pay their members.

The truth is that real and honest market research firms have moved their survey and focus group efforts online simply because it is more cost effective to conduct these surveys and focus groups for major brands and companies online. They do not have the overhead of office space nor do they have to feed people or pay them a travel allowance like they did years ago.

The only real way to earn money taking online surveys is to be able to work with dozens of legitimate companies that offer survey and focus group opportunities on a regular basis. By being signed up with many companies ensures you have a steady stream of survey and focus group invites coming in and you can select which works best for your schedule and the amout fo money you would like to earn.

Market research and focus group directory sites are the easiest way to do this because the screen and organize these companies to allow members to easily begin to earn money taking online surveys without having to worry about if they are dealing with a company that is scamming them.

How much can you make if you want to earn money taking online surveys?

The short answer is that it really is up to you. I personally treat it like a business and earn between $1800-$2500 a money on a consistent basis. This is with part time hours but I do participate in surveys and focus groups pretty much every day of the week.

Some people will only choose to do it a day or so a week and earn a few hundred a month and some will choose to earn money taking online surveys as a full time job and earn thousands a month. It is flexible. You choose the surveys and focus groups in ehich you want to participate and this allows you to set the hours you want to work.

No matter how much time you choose to put into it you can earn money taking online surveys and I HIGHLY recommend avoiding the pitfalls and scams by using a directory company that will help connect you with honest companies, save you hundreds of hours searching out which market research companies you should and provide support on how to increase your income.

I use a couple sites to earn money taking surveys online and have reviewed them below as well as one I recommend avoiding. The one time membership fee for these sites is worth a million times the cost in time savings and being able to avoid scam sites.