Thursday, October 1, 2009

SurveyScout

A recent market research revealed that every third internet user tries or tried to make money online. 97% failed miserably and actually LOST money. Why? Because they either got scammed or joined one of the various MLM companies promising to make them rich. They spent money advertising and as most people have no idea how to advertise online, they never got a downline and had to quit.

So if you actually want to make money online, you need a way that does not require any marketing knowledge. A great way for everyone is taking online surveys and getting paid for it.

There are many, many survey sites online that promise to make you rich. But again... 98% are SCAM. They charge a onetime membership fee promising you that they will send several surveys averaging $5 -$75 but in reality it may take many months before you can even earn $20. If at all....

However there is one online survey site that actually is no scam. It has been online since 2003 and has 10000s of members: Survey Scout. Survey Scout has been consistently ranked from 1 - 3 on the internet's most credible review sites.

In case you have no idea why companies should pay you for taking surveys, I should give you some background info: Most big companies have huge market research budget which often goes waste on telemarketers who end up annoying unsuspecting customers. So these companies decided to use the marketing budget smartly by paying the survey taker directly instead of paying for a data collector.

Especially if you have been scammed before you might be very skeptical. May be you searched the internet and came across several websites stating that Surveyscout is a scam. I did some research and found out that ALL of these statements have been made by competitors to harm the reputation of Surveyscout. If you have a second look you will notice that ALL of these websites point to other get paid to take survey sites. I also urge you to think once again: would Surveyscout have been in business for over 5 years if they were are scam? NO! In addition they use Clickbank as their payment processor which only works with ethical businesses. Another thing you should keep in mind: Surveyscout offer 8 weeks money back guarantee. So if you are not satisfied all you need to do is send one e-mail and your membership fee will be refunded.

SurveyScout gives you access to their permanently updated database now touching more than 250 top market research companies. They do not only offer access to some of the best market companies but also categorize them by the types of compensation or rewards offered. you will also find out if a particular company only accepts Us members or is international, BEFORE joining the particular company.

In addition SurveyScout offers various other options to make money online. Taking online surveys is just one of the many sections. Other options are focus groups, mystery shopper jobs, phone surveys and opportunity to sample new products.