According to hundreds of survey sites online, it is possible to make thousands of money through paid opinion surveys. However, is this really true or will this be another disappointment?

Most of these survey sites promise to help you generate a generous amount of extra income after you sign up with them. They claim that you can sit at home in your underwear, not brush your orthodontics or not change clothes and still make tons of money through paid opinion surveys. This might sound enticing, but generally, most of these claims are nothing more than just fluff.

There are legitimate sites that offer paid opinion surveys and actually pay you, however, majority of the survey sites online will make a run for your money. For example, most sites will ask for a membership fee so that you can access their database which will contain hundreds of paid opinion surveys. After shelling out cash, most people realize that this same list of sites can actually be found for free online.

Moreover, after answering the surveys, spending countless hours in front of the computer, you realize that you will only get a mere dollar for all that effort. Generally, survey sites would pay around 3 to 75 dollars per each survey completed, but most sites will pay lower than that. Other times, survey sites will not even pay you in cash, if they pay at all, some sites will offer prizes or merchandise instead. Although some products can be useful, obtaining them would still require effort since there is usually a point system in place. You can only exchange the accumulated points, equivalent to the points given for each product.

Another thing to keep in mind is that companies would be looking for a specific kind of demographic for each of their surveys. If your profile does not match what they are looking for, then you will be overlooked for that particular survey. You have to wait until there is a survey that fits your profile. Hence, it can be tough to control the amount of cash flow you have.

However, despite all this, there are legitimate paid survey sites online. You just have to dig deep and look for the right ones. You can try asking friends or join large forums in order to look for them. Try not to pay more than 50 dollars if ever there is a membership fee concerned. Remember, you are supposed to earn money not shell out.

Be vigilant and tenacious and you will surely find paid opinion surveys that will help you generate extra income in no time.