Businesses all want to know what is on the mind of consumers. This information helps them to direct product development and drives other areas of their business operations. At some point, you’ve no doubt filled out some sort of customer survey, which was used for these purposes. The question people ask quite often is - is there money to be made by filling out surveys?

There are companies who are willing to pay people for their time spent filling out surveys - you’ve probably heard at least a little about this at some point. The data they are able to gather is worth their while to pay for, so they will offer cash to those who share their opinions with them.

We get a lot of questions about whether you can really make money filling out surveys and whether these kind of offers are legitimate. We took a look at them ourselves so we could tell you more.

We were skeptical about paid surveys ourselves - at least at first. It turns out that you really can make money filing out surveys. In fact, if you do things the right way, you can really make a pretty decent income this way. Let’s take a closer look at how it’s done.

The first step is to find an online survey network where you can access these surveys. You have two choices:

Option #1 - Free Survey Networks

These networks let you sign up for free and will send you email about available surveys. The downside of free survey networks is that most of their surveys only allow you to enter in a sweepstakes rather than actually paying you.

These networks are used by small businesses who don’t have a large enough marketing budget to pay consumers for their opinions. While it can be fun to fill out the surveys, you’re not going to make much this way - the odds of winning these sweepstakes are infinitesimal.

Option #2 - Membership Based Survey Networks

People who want to make real money filling out surveys opt for these networks.

Survey networks which require a membership fee for access to paid online surveys. There’s generally a onetime membership fee to pay, which entitles you to access to a list of paid surveys.

The membership based survey networks provide their services for bigger businesses which can afford to pay you for your time and opinions.

Membership survey networks also keep their lists of surveys updated so that you are able to get in on the latest opportunities. You can spend as much time as you want on surveys - the more time you spend, the more money you’ll earn.

A good idea is to look for membership based survey networks that offer a money back guarantee. This lets you try out the service and if you don’t find enough surveys to make it worth your while, you can just get your money back. The best networks are confident in their networks and offer a guarantee based on this.

If you’d like to make some extra money, filling out surveys from home is a good way to go. If you have any questions feel free to get in touch. All the best!