Paid surveys tips and tricks

tips to maximize earnings

1. Sign up to them all

It's a good idea to apply for as many survey panels as possible. This means that you will always have surveys to answer instead of waiting for one or two to come along every month.

There is no harm in signing up as you can always unsubscribe if you don't like the service that one of them are providing.

2. Set up an alias email

You don't have to do this but we would recommend setting up a separate email for all of your survey site accounts. 

That way you can log in each day and easily see the surveys on offer (without it clogging up your personal inbox).

You should also check your emails regularly as some surveys are only open for a day (sometimes less).

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3. Be honest

Try and be honest when filling in these online paid surveys as sometimes you can be penalised for contradicting yourself or giving inadequate responses.

Also, don't try to second guess the system by saying that you are a wealthy businessman or woman to get more surveys. It won't work!

4. Watch out for scams and fake sites

The ones to watch out for are generally the ones that sound too good to be true!

It's also worth noting that you aren't guaranteed to receive products from the product testing site as users are chosen at random so if anyone promises this you should be very wary.

Put it this way, there are 1000s of users on each Put it this way, there are 1000s of users on each survey site, do you really think that they can afford to send out 1000s of free Playstations for people to test?

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5. Cash in when you reach the limit

Unless you are looking to build up a big amount and aiming for one of the top rewards for which you have time for, then it's best to cash in early with these paid survey sites.

Also be aware that some sites will have restrictions on when you can spend the points and how long they are valid for.

6. Don't ever pay to join

All of the paid survey sites listed above are free to apply for and use. You shouldn't get sucked into paying for a subscription to any online survey websites, whatever they promise you.