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Practical Tips to Avoid Paid Survey Scams

The World Wide Web is one heck of a virtual commercial space which abounds with many opportunities to make some money.

Right now, paid surveys is one of the easiest – not to mention, fastest ways – to earn money online. This is perfect for students, stay-at-home moms, housewives, and other people who are searching for a simple and almost effortless way to make money through the internet.

If you want to try this work-at-home ‘job” yourself, the first thing that you should do is to determine how you can avoid paid survey scams.

How to Avoid Paid Survey Scams

Easier said that done? You bet! There are many scammers who are waiting to prey on novice netizens. The bad news is that you cannot rely on anybody for protection. So, you have to protect yourself.

Before you exert any effort with any website which promises to pay you for every filled-out survey form, you should ask yourself: “Can I really trust this site?”

To answer this question, you should do your research. Spend quality time surfing the net for the most reliable list of paid survey sites.

Once you find a good list, take time to check each of the recommended sites. Visit the website and browse the internet for complaints and scam accusations. Learn how to differentiate between reliable reviews and promotional articles. Do not believe every testimonial that you see, even those which offer documents which back up their outrageous claims.

Considering the fact that many scammers pay affiliate marketers to say positive things about their web sites, the best way to avoid paid survey scams is to really conduct your own background investigation. Here’s a step-by-step approach you should follow in investigating a potential scammer:

a. Conduct a “whois” lookup. Using whois, you can determine if the review site and the paid survey site belong to the same owner. This also reveals if the sites were registered through proxy sites.

b. Check with the Better Business Bureau for reviews, lists, and complaints against the recommended survey sites and their owners.

c. Browse scam forums like Scam.com and RipOffReport.कॉम.

For security purposes, you should also consider creating a new email account that you’ll only use for receiving and sending the paid surveys. This way, you can prevent identity fraud.


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