by Harsha Dewa

Created on: April 29, 2008   Last Updated: June 18, 2011

Surveys are a great way of earning some extra cash in your spare time. Perfect for stay at home mums, students, and for those who love voicing there opinions and filling in questionnaires.

I have been carrying out surveys for over 9months having researched on the internet, reading reviews and finding out what the best sites were. I started to register myself to various companies and before I knew it I had registered with over 50 different sites. Gradually, I began to sieve my way through them and discarded those that were time wasting and annoying.

Currently I am registered with 45 survey sites and receive over 10 emails per day inviting me to participate in a survey. In order to keep track of these websites, I set up an excel spreadsheet and listed every website, my username, password, how many surveys I have received and how many points I have accumulated every month. This has been a good way to organize myself and to keep track of which companies are working for me and those that are not. This has allowed me to see at a glance how much money I am earning (or accumulating).

Even though you may receive invites to participate, you may not always qualify to complete them. Most surveys will ask you a few screener questions and then tell you immediately that you do not qualify to do the survey. Some will still reward you for the time..others will not.

I wouldn't call this a get rich quick' scheme and it certainly will not be earning you a full time living no matter what some websites say. I have never received a survey offering me more than a 5 reward but the type and number of surveys you receive will depend on your demographic details.

My top 10 survey websites are:

1. Globaltestmarket on average I receive 5-10 surveys per week. You earn marketpoints (MP) which you accumulate until you reach 1000MP. (5 US cents is equivalent to 1MP) This can be redeemed and they will send you a cheque which can take up to 6weeks to receive.

2. Lightspeed Consumer Panel a great site offering Lightspeed Points which can be redeemed for cash (payment through paypal), vouchers or merchandise. On average they offer 110 lightspeed points (equivalent to 1) and I often receive about 5-10 surveys every month.

3. youGov you are invited to surveys that pay anything from 50p to 3. They have also introduced a daily survey which will give you entry to a prize draw. Once your account has reached 50 you can request a cheque payment. They pay you 1 just for registering and also pay you for introducing

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