by Barry Tadmore

Created on: December 27, 2010

Particularly during a down economy, people are always looking for ways to make some extra money.  Imagining the possibility of getting rich, many people have attempted a few online survey sites, inevitably finding that they won't make $100 per hour.  Or getting told that the only compensation for their time will be entries into sweepstakes.  For those income-seekers who are more persistent, money-making opportunities are, in fact, available!

There are a few things to know about the survey websites I have listed below.  First, they will ask you to fill out profile surveys.  This allows the website to only send survey invitations to people they believe will qualify for the survey (each survey has a targeted demographic).  Second, each of these websites will email you with survey invitations.  So you will be prompted when a survey is available.  If you have time, great!  If not, you can delete the email and wait for the next one!

1. Opinion Outpost (www.opinionoutpost.com).  Opinion Outpost rewards the survey-taker with points upon completion of a survey.  These points are directly converted into cash at a rate of $.10 for every point accumulated.  The average survey for Opinion Outpost ranges anywhere from 15-40 points ($1.50-$4.00).  Although you will not get rich with this type of earning potential, if you complete a survey in your spare time twice a week, you could be looking at $200 at the end of the year.  Who wouldn't want an extra $200 at the end of the the year?  One aspect of Opinion Outpost that sets it apart from other survey sites is that in each email invitation you receive, you are given enough information to make a decision about whether or not it is worth your time.  It tells you how many points you would be rewarded with as well as the expected time needed to complete the survey.  You will need to accumulate only 50 points ($5.00) before you can cash out.

2. Global Test Market (www.globaltestmarket.com).  Global Test Market has been a consistently solid earner for me.  However, in recent years, the website has focused their reward structure more on sweepstakes entries.  If you're like me, you'd like a guaranteed pay-out even if the sweepstakes entries offer the chance at a higher reward.  But Global Test Market also offers point rewards for some of their surveys.  And because of the high-volume of surveys available, the survey-taker will

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