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Way OT - online survey places? Please!!
Hi all, sorry this is OT but I remember vaguely a thread last year
maybe..someone on here was doing online surveys for a few extra $. I can't remember who or the thread..Google search got me nothing but tons of results that didn't help me find the right thread..and I'm too frazzled to think coherently anyway. There are a few websites out there that advertise a listing of pay-for-survey companies for $30 bucks or so but I don't remember if there was one list that was better than others or if they were all scams or?! I was hoping someone here would have good advice as to where to start. I need desperately to do something and online is my only option in our area. (No degree in education, no 6 yrs+ experience in the medical field and not physically capable of being a prison guard) Not even counting the childcare thing and homeschooling part of life. We have a very depressed economy here and the adults are doing the McD's and grocery clerk stints, teens are really out of luck. I love research and would prefer to do that but surveys are also easy and sort of fun. Time consuming but I've got time. Besides, you don't have to have previous work experience in the survey field. Any advice would be great..here on group or directly -jamily AT mwpower dot net We will just be able to catch up on our house payments and make the car payment thanks to the tax return (Thanks goodness for E-File and direct deposit!) but that still leaves us with insurance and utilities to worry about... not to mention the other bills. I'm desperate here but know my limits - I cannot sell products I don't believe are worth it. plus no one around here has $$ to spend on frivolous stuff anyway. We can't sell our house - though might be able to when there are jobs in the area again..if the Aussie company really goes through with the buy and reopens the mine. (fingers crossed!) TIA, very much Stephanie mom to 7 (dh leaves tomorrow for Nebraska, work orientation. Hopefully nothing else goes wrong before income starts coming in - or after, for that matter) |
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Way OT - online survey places? Please!!
"S Jordan" wrote...
... I need desperately to do something and online is my only option in our area. ... We will just be able to catch up on our house payments and make the car payment thanks to the tax return ... but that still leaves us with insurance and utilities to worry about... not to mention the other bills. ... I'm sorry to tell you that I don't think you can rely on this to help you make the bills. I've signed up for every single one I could find (that works with Macs - got turned down for a PC only one) and so far have earned zero dollars, one video and two music CDs. The media each took about a year to earn from the Harris Poll folks. The other day I thought I was going to earn three dollars, but I was rejected after one question because I don't have cable internet or DSL, so they weren't interested in my responses. Very few online surveys offer money. there are lots of scams that want you to pay for the privilege - ignore them. There are tons and tons of seemingly legitimate survey groups out there that have drawings and sweepstakes. Every time you take a survey they enroll you in a drawing (or more). I have yet to win any drawings, but who knows - maybe you'll win a bunch of dough right after your third survey. You just can't assume you will. :-( Now, to be clear, I signed up for Harris Poll about three years ago but I signed up for a ton more outfits about 6 months ago. I haven't given them all 3 years of test time and still not earned a penny! Maybe I'll win a drawing today or earn $10 from a survey tomorrow. But I really don't think either of us is going to pay many bills this way. -- -- Vicki Married DH May 21, 1995. Ima shel DS, born 11/16/99; DD, born at home 5/19/02, and "the Final Frontier", "due" September 4, 2004. "Stay-at-home" Ima since October 2002. An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. -Spanish proverb |
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Way OT - online survey places? Please!!
Thanks Vicki, I appreciate your honesty.
Not sure what else I can do except try to find some kind of research job online..but I'll keep trying I am a member of quite a few of the places that do the prize drawings, no luck yet for me either. I did find, after posting of course, a list of surveys and mystery shopping copmpanies...for free. www.volition.com if anyone else is interested. No charge for the info there and of course the individual companies don't charge people to sign up either. That way at least I won't be out anything but time if nothing comes out of it. Thanks again! Stephanie S mom to seven "Vicki S" wrote in message om... "S Jordan" wrote... ... I need desperately to do something and online is my only option in our area. ... We will just be able to catch up on our house payments and make the car payment thanks to the tax return ... but that still leaves us with insurance and utilities to worry about... not to mention the other bills. ... I'm sorry to tell you that I don't think you can rely on this to help you make the bills. I've signed up for every single one I could find (that works with Macs - got turned down for a PC only one) and so far have earned zero dollars, one video and two music CDs. The media each took about a year to earn from the Harris Poll folks. The other day I thought I was going to earn three dollars, but I was rejected after one question because I don't have cable internet or DSL, so they weren't interested in my responses. Very few online surveys offer money. there are lots of scams that want you to pay for the privilege - ignore them. There are tons and tons of seemingly legitimate survey groups out there that have drawings and sweepstakes. Every time you take a survey they enroll you in a drawing (or more). I have yet to win any drawings, but who knows - maybe you'll win a bunch of dough right after your third survey. You just can't assume you will. :-( Now, to be clear, I signed up for Harris Poll about three years ago but I signed up for a ton more outfits about 6 months ago. I haven't given them all 3 years of test time and still not earned a penny! Maybe I'll win a drawing today or earn $10 from a survey tomorrow. But I really don't think either of us is going to pay many bills this way. -- -- Vicki Married DH May 21, 1995. Ima shel DS, born 11/16/99; DD, born at home 5/19/02, and "the Final Frontier", "due" September 4, 2004. "Stay-at-home" Ima since October 2002. An ounce of mother is worth a pound of clergy. -Spanish proverb |
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Way OT - online survey places? Please!!
"S Jordan" wrote in message ...
I did find, after posting of course, a list of surveys and mystery shopping copmpanies...for free. www.volition.com if anyone else is interested. No charge for the info there and of course the individual companies don't charge people to sign up either. That way at least I won't be out anything but time if nothing comes out of it. But I bet they have already sold your info to a thousand other companies. I signed up for some survey information (just 'cause I think surveys can be fun and I like to try free sample) and I was instantly bombarded with 20 spam emails a day. I would suggest creating an email account solely used for this purpose and nothing else. ~ Sher |
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