Can You Really Get Paid For Taking Surveys?

Can You Really Get Paid For Taking Surveys?
By Bruce Alan

If you are just getting started and deciding for the first time you want to make money on the internet, what do you do? The options are so overwhelming that you might just quit before ever getting started. One of the things that might have peaked your interest is making money taking surveys. Just type "surveys for money" into Google and you will get page after page of websites wanting you to sign you up to their program. These are salesmen (or saleswomen) at their best. They promise you everything from $10.00 per hour up to two, three, and four thousand a month for sitting back, sipping your latte, and taking a survey. Can it be true? Well, let me save you some time. NO, it is not true.

Most of these programs are scams. The number one rule is NEVER pay for something you can get for free. If a program wants you to pay to become a member don't do it. All they will do is provide you with a list of other programs that are all accessible for free with a little research. I know, they make it so appealing and they call it a "system" and it seems so legit and if I just pay them $35.00 then surely a magical money making kingdom of surveys will be revealed to me. Just don't do it!

Ok, so we have now determined to NEVER pay for a survey "program" or "system" but can you still make money taking surveys? Well, that answer is yes but it will not be easy. I had heard good things about CashCrate so I signed up just for fun to see what it was all about. The site is indeed pleasing to the eye and very easy to navigate. You need to sign up with your name and address and then you will be able to start right away. I have to admit that taking the surveys was very tedious and boring for me but I pushed on for a couple of hours trying to make the $10.00 (there is a minimum pay out of $10.00) that I need to get a check sent to me. Some of the surveys go on and on and on and you wonder if they will ever end. I looked for what appeared to be the easiest (like submit a poem for a contest for $1.00 and another was submit a photo for a contest for $1.00) but most of the options seemed to be those never ending surveys. I quit when I got the result shown below and so hopefully a check will be coming my way.

Earnings from Offers: $10.55

Total Earnings: $10.55

If you are just beginning in your internet adventure and wondering if you really can make some money, surveys could be a place to start. However, I would recommend you NEVER pay anything to join (there are plenty for free if you look for them) and once you have joined you only take advantage of the free offers. Some of the offers/surveys on CashCrate require you to give them your credit card so you really need to be careful and know what you are doing before you do those. I would say to stick to the 100% free offers/surveys and have fun. I can see how it could become addicting for some people and it just might be the stepping stone you need to start your move on up into the paid ranks of people on the internet!

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