Seems like everywhere you look on the internet there’s an advertisement claiming that you can make hundreds of dollars sitting at home and doing paid surveys, all it takes is a few minutes of your time to make all this extra money every month.

Can you actually make hundreds, or thousands of dollars every month doing paid surveys? NO! But, you really can make money and most of the surveys really do only require a little bit of your time to complete.

Aside from actually making some money by just answering some questions, lots of the surveys are really fun and interesting. You actually get to voice your opinions on new products before they even come out for sale to the public! Through doing surveys you’re actually helping manufacturers make products that are better suited to our needs.

Participating in surveys allows you to play a part in the way future products work and even in the way they smell! Manufacturers want to sell more products, they know the better we like their products the more we’ll buy, so not only are they willing to listen to our opinions they are also willing to pay for them!

The actual amount that you can make by doing surveys differs with each company. It can also differ depending on the type or length of the survey you’re requested to participate in and in most instances the longer it takes to complete the survey the more you are paid.

I have made as much as fifty cents to a dollar for doing ten minute surveys and have often made five dollars and more for surveys that were approximately thirty to forty-five minutes long!

On top of the extra money I’ve made, I’ve gotten quite a few gift cards for various places. Another really nice reward of doing surveys is getting totally free products to try in your home and even getting paid to try them out!

I’ve received full size bottles of shampoo, cleaning products, antiperspirant, razors, teeth whitening strips, scented candles and many other items including food products. I once received a bag of frozen rolls, they came packaged in dry ice!

Some of the survey companies pay in points that can later be traded for cash, merchandise and even gift certificates. Some offer only products or gift cards for the points you accumulate, while still others pay only in cash, through PayPal or by check.

Most of the survey companies do have a minimum balance requirement before you can request payment, this too varies with different companies. But, several of the ones that I do on a regular basis deposit the earnings into my PayPal account the day after I’ve done the survey.

Doing surveys can be very rewarding in several ways, aside from actually getting paid for your opinion and all the great products you get to try free, your actually voicing your ideas for the new products of tomorrow!