| Receiving money for filling out surveys is not the news | | | | can complete questioners on the Web without leaving |
| thing under the Sun. Ahead of launching a new product | | | | your home even. |
| or a service, it is common sense to test the waters | | | | The thing is that there are a great deal of businesses |
| first. The process is is called market research. | | | | who absolutely need to get this type of work done. |
| Have you ever been stopped by an individual while at | | | | IBM, that one time, decided to do the paid survey |
| a mall, who politely asked you: "Could you answer a | | | | in-house, but there are service companies that |
| few questions?" Did he or she give something in | | | | specialize in this type of work and offer their services |
| return? Unless you've been living under a rock chances | | | | to the ones who have new products and services to |
| are that the answer is yes. This is just one example. | | | | sell. |
| A while back, I lived in the small, sleepy Mid-Western | | | | Finding them one at a time could off course be done, if |
| town. Through a friend, I managed to be part of | | | | you managed to spend enough time on Google for |
| survey sponsored by International Business Machines. | | | | example, but this has been done by others who made |
| IBM was about to launch a new product line of | | | | the results of their search available for purchase for a |
| desktop and laptop computers; and they wanted to | | | | reasonable fee. This way, you can be certain that you |
| find just the right names for them. Over a couple of | | | | are always on top when it comes to the most |
| month's time, they gave me four questioners to fill out. I | | | | profitable paid online surveys as they appear. The |
| got paid as much as $50 for a completed set of | | | | smart way to go, if you asked me. |
| surveys! I was excited and wanted to do more of | | | | How much can one make by competing these paid |
| these paid surveys. Unfortunately, the friend of mine | | | | online surveys? At the bottom end, you may only get |
| who offered me the opportunity was employed by | | | | a chance to enter a sweepstakes for a prize. You |
| IBM, and they weren't going to do any more surveys | | | | might want to pass on these for more profitable |
| at that time. | | | | opportunities. It is not at all uncommon that they are |
| Fortunately, almost all things, these days, can be done | | | | willing to pay $10-$25 per online survey. At the very |
| on the Internet, so market research companies started | | | | top, you will find the ones that will pay you $50-$100! It |
| to look for people on the WORLD Wide Web to keep | | | | is absolutely possible to do one or two a day. |
| costs low. Paid online surveys were born. Now, you | | | | |