by Florian Novotny

Created on: December 09, 2010   Last Updated: December 10, 2010

Let’s be honest: who would not like to make some additional money by filling out simple surveys online? You can take a bath, sip your cup of coffee or tea and fill in a few surveys and earn additional money in an easy and more comfortable way.

But as probably anyone who’s looked for a way to make money online knows, not all of these survey sites are legal. Some of these companies are just after *your* money and have no intentions of paying you – ever. But how do you distinguish between legit, paying survey sites and scams?

1.) Read reviews. Reliable and paying survey websites usually have a good reputation around the whole internet. Read reviews and scan scam databases to be able to avoid fraudulent sites.

2.) Find out how long the site has been around. If you want to be absolutely on the safe side, only join panels that have been online for at least two years. Newer sites are usually more risky to join.

3.) Fraudulent sites will try to make you believe that you can earn a living by joining their program. False testimonials like “I made 3000$ in the first couple of days using this site” clearly indicate that the site is not worth joining. Legitimate survey sites are going to let you know that you can earn some extra money with them, but definitely not a fortune.

4.) No sign-up fee. Legit survey panels will *NEVER* ask you to pay money to join their program. NEVER pay for membership on a paid survey site.

5.) Most importantly: Do not, under no circumstances, disclose credit card information or your social security number. Sites that ask for these sorts of things usually use the provided information for illegal activities and are definitely NOT WORTH YOUR TIME.

If you follow the advices above, you should be fine. I am a member of a few survey sites that actually pay myself, and would like to recommend them to you.

Fusion Cash

Global Market

Ipsos Research

Memo Link

Treasure Trooper

Cash Crate

Inbox Dollars

Snap Dollars

Opinion Square

Vindale Research.

I can assure you that these sites are 100% legitimate, and they PAY.

If you join all of these panels, enter valid information and are willing to spend some of your time you should be able to create a small stream of additional monthly income. I am currently making ~100$ a month, but I am sure there is more to get since I don’t always take all of the surveys. But hey, that’s better than nothing, isn’t it?

I hope this article helped you find good, legit and paying survey panels. You can now get started and begin making money on the internet filling in paid surveys. Good luck!

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