Times are definitely rough and tough, what with the recession looming and all. More and more people are turning towards alternative, and often online, methods of making money. We decided that we would try joining one of those “get paid to complete survey” programs and see if it was really possible to make money.

We headed over to Paid Surveys Etc. , and joined their program. The site boasts that you could make thousands of dollars a month. Definitely a tempting offer. Essentially, by joining a program like this, you are getting paid to give your opinion to companies about their products and services. This in turn allows them to offer the public a better product or service. So really, this survey filling job is really quite important.

There are both short and long surveys, so if you feel like getting some work done but don’t have much time, you have the option to do short surveys. Bear in mind that, generally speaking, the short surveys don’t pay nearly as much as the longer ones do, which makes sense.

The surveys each generally pay between $5-$75. It’s not very difficult to imagine someone making $3000 a month were they to do this full-time. But at part time, with another job or occupation on the side, someone could make around $300/month if they kept a frequent survey completion schedule. In these times an extra $300/month is not something to be scoffed at.

Besides the cost of joining the program, it doesn’t cost you a thing to fill out the surveys, so everything you make is profit. The more work you put in the more money you will make. However, we must note that these types of programs are very easy to get excited about in the beginning but some people may find it difficult to stick with in the long run. But, if you can manage to make a lot of money during your initial, enthusiastic run you’ll be fine and you will have made back your investment. It is also interesting to not that you can request a refund up to 8 weeks after having signed up.

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