are there any websites who offer to pay  you to take a survey that are really legit and really pay you?
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Most legitimate survey companies have a point system or will have one cash prize that is awarded randomly to one of the answerers. Any offering payment for every survey or huge prizes for each survey, are most likely scams.  A couple of good survey sites are www.harrispollonline.com and www.greenfield.com
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www.mysurvey.com you have to earn enough points to get paid, but it is legitimate.
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I created a website for people like you who are looking to do online surveys. Since you are looking for a place where you can earn points towards goods and prizes, I would recommend quizpoints.\n\n\nCome check out my site to find out more: \nhttp://www.freewebs.com/ballablake25/
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I've joined several online survey sites that are free, but you will not get an income out of them. In the past 2 years, I have gotten about $120 out of one, a few movies out of another one, and a few other movies from another one. So as good as they make it sound, it's just a cute hobby with cool little incentives, not really a job that can provide you with a good income to support yourself or your family. If you are planning on trying one of those fee to begin surveys, make sure you call them and tell them to refund you if nothing happens. I had to do that three times already, so I gave up on those.
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Checkout web site http://www.dollarmantra.com to get free list of  paid survey.
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Yes there are a FEW trust worthy companies still out there that do myster shopping and surveys. 2 of the the companies that I deal with and have been dealing with for years are.\n\n1. www.secretshop.net they are a free secret shopping company and do pay. You will be paid for your time and reimbursed for your expenses. They pay you the following month is the only drawback. but they have always paid me.\n\n2. www.pineconeresearch.com they are a survey company. I dont know if they are accepting new apps now or not but check in and email them. They pay $5 per survey via check to you. I usually get the email for the survey and check in the mail the same day! They actually pay upfront. If you get to test a product you can get a total of $10-$15 for the full test!!!! \n\nAs I said I have been with both of these companies for over 3 years and they have always paid! But never sign up for any company that requires you to pay a fee!! You are doing them a service, they shoud pay you!
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Personally I avoided Surveyspaysu.com   it has a bad reputation for not paying for surveys that you do but to try to be helpful, I will share a link that I used to help me find a few good paying surveys site
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Stay away from online surveys that ask you for your credit card number and charge you.\n\nLegitimate market research companies DO NOT CHARGE their respondents. In fact, they pay the respondents. Part of the costing that these market research companies send to their clients is the fees they will pay respondents. So if you pay instead of them paying you, don't give them your credit card as that is not a legitimate market research company.\n\nI suggest you read the article "Earning Money From Online Surveys"  http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol121/onlinesurvey.htm
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Yes, there are legitimate survey groups on the Internet, but they do not need to advertise extensively.  In my experience you will answer 2-3 unpaid surveys from a firm for every paid one.  The best way to be part of such a survey is through magazines you may already subscribe to (Wired, PC Week, Conde Nast, etc.) or through local paid survey ads in the local papers (who also usually do online surveys or forward your info to people who do).
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ON LINE SURVEYS PERHAPS MIGHT BE A GOOD START
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My favorite is Pinecone Research. I get a $5 check each time I respond to a survey and sometimes get to try new products, but it has limited enrollment (not open right now).\n\nI'm also a member of NFO / MySurvey. They don't send out checks every time but give you points so every once in a while I can get a $10 check. Enrollment for this program is currently open.\n\nHowever, don't expect to make much money doing surveys online. I only get surveys to fill out once or twice a week. It's just nice to get an extra check in the mail every once in a while, even if it isn't for a large sum.
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There are many good survey sites which you can join free and earn money. But the earnings are not very good- good for some pocket money.\nJust read the terms at each site before joining. Some of the best sites are surveysavvy, NFO survey, ACOP, globaltestmarket, Greenfield, Ciao, NPD, Ipsos, surveys.com, opinion outpost, surveydirect,lightspeed, your2cents, Epoll.\nIt is better to join sites which offer cash rewards for each survey and points based rewards.\nAnd remember, never pay for getting surveys.
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I agree with the previous answer, that it is possible to get paid for completing a survey.  \n\nBut I think you are probably referring to ads in the classified that promise you that you can get paid taking surveys or doing data entry from home (or stuffing envelopes, which is another common one). \n\nThe bottom line is that many of these have been known to be fraudulent.  Often they are trying to get YOU to buy into whatever scheme there is.  If you are asked to pay money, that should be your first clue.\n\nYou may be able to get paid for taking *A* survey, but can you make a living from it?  I doubt it.\n\n\nTo research, look at this:  http://www.findpaidsurveys.org/?OVRAW=get%20paid%20to%20take%20surveys&OVKEY=get%20paid%20to%20take%20survey&OVMTC=standard .  It's a site that tries to warn you about the illegit paid survey sites.  Then they go and try to sell you something!  Doesn't that sound even fishier?  They gain credibility by WARNING of fraud.  Pretty sneaky!  (I can't comment on whether the offers on this site is legit or not.  I'm just commenting to be aware of wasting your money, and just because someone warns you of fraud, it does not make them legit!)\n\nNow read:  http://jobsearchtech.about.com/od/jobs/a/paid_surveys_2.htm\n\nAnd do a search for "paid surveys scam", like http://www.google.com/search?hs=ryS&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=paid+surveys+scam&btnG=Search\n\nScams are rampant in this area!  Don't waste your money - even $30.  If companies are desperate to get you to take a survey, I'm sure you can find them on the web WITHOUT paying a middle man $30.
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There are many free to join paid survey like survey savvy they pay more then 5 $ per survey. Always check for on which site you are registering is BBB (Better Business Bureaus) certified. \nSurvey Savvy \nhttp://www.surveysavvy.com/ss/ss_index.php?id=2340620&action=join\nGlobal Test Market\nhttp://globaltestmarket.com/join.php?lang=E&p=InfoshineSolution\nOpinion Surveys \nhttp://gozing.directtrack.com/sw/2160/CD5333\nCiao! \nhttp://gozing.directtrack.com/sw/2482/CD5333/ \nspiderMetrix.com\nhttp://www.spidermetrix.com/sm120.php3?refspider=infoshine \nSendMoreInfo.com\nhttp://www.sendmoreinfo.com/3043150/3043150 \nMorvo.net\nhttp://www.morvo.net/8621324
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I've reviewed some of the better survey sites I've been paid through here (You're probably going to be skeptical of this...but it's good to be skeptical)\n\nhttp://www.windhavenweb.com/surveys\n\nI list how they pay you, what I like and dislike about them, whether they have an affiliate or referral program, etc.  And yes, I get referral commission for some of them--namely, any that I say have an affiliate program.  The others I don't make anything off. Still, I think it might help you to look through those, since I tell the payment method.  Then you can go to http://www.surveypolice.com (a survey ratings site) and double check how well they rate (a good idea for any site suggested here).\n\n\nI also have some info on how to avoid scams and such here:\n\nhttp://www.windhavenweb.com/surveys/avoidscams.html
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I know that there are companies that give surveys and pay you up to $40 for two hours.  Once, I had a survey company call me, and I reported in at a local hotel to answer questions for 1 hour and received $40 for it.  I would NEVER get involved with anything that required a fee (any fee) to get in their program.  Most if not all of those programs are scams.
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survey.com is good. But only thing is that it pays to residents of USA, UK, Canada and Australia only.