Paid Surveys - Are They Legitimate?

Are Paid Surveys Scams?The answer to that question is both yes and
no. Some of the companies that advertise that they will pay you to
take online surveys are nothing but scams. However, there are
legitimate companies that WILL PAY you to take online surveys.Can I
get rich taking online paid surveys?It is possible but not very
likely. But, you can earn a very nice side income to help buy all the
things you can't afford from your regular pay check. Legitimate survey
companies are looking for specific demographics to take the surveys
requested by their clients. For example, they may want single men
between 30 and 40 or mothers of young children, etc. because their
clients want to know what those specific people want to buy so they
can tailor their advertising campaign to want that group is looking
for in a product.How can you spot these scams?
While they all use
different ploys to get you to give them money or personal information,
there are a few warning signs such as:* They claim that you can make
extremely large amounts of money.* They offer no terms of use, privacy
policy or earnings disclaimer. These legal documents provide legal
protection for the company in case anyone sues them for false
advertising. Legitimate companies will definitely protect themselves.*
They provide no contact information because they don't want you to be
able to find them* You heard about them in a spam email. Legitimate
companies do not normally spam people.* They ask for your PayPal
password. Legitimate companies WILL ask for your PayPal email address
so they can pay you but they never ask for your password. The same
goes for checking account numbers or any other financial information*
They ask for your date of birth or social security number. Legitimate
companies will not ask for the year of your birth although they do
sometimes ask for the day and month. Never give anyone your social
security number or your full date of birth.To steal your identity, a
thief needs your full legal name, your postal address, your full date
of birth and your social security number. Just be careful.
"Paid-Surveys-At-Home" will never violate your privacy or ask for
inappropriate personal information.