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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 07:13 PM
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i hear these things are easy to make money doing,...just wondering if anyone has any recommendation on what to do
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 01:57 AM
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No such thing as easy money. I had to do a bunch of surveys for my psych class and w000w d00d. Each one takes about an hour if you actually read through it, and a good 30 min if you're half reading through it. These companies want you to do 10-20 surveys a week. That's 10-20 hours. Don't think you can just answer whatever too. They repeat questions just to make sure you're randomly marking answers.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 02:43 AM
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I do some surveys but not for cash. You get points and for X number of points you can buy things.

I get books, DVDs, gadgets, etc for answering some questions, usually 5-10 minutes per.

I only do the surveys I am interested in completing and only when I have time so it works out rather well.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 05:25 AM
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I do e-Rewards - they take about 1-10 min and pay cash, but its usually only like $3-6 per survey.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,Oct 29 2008, 05:25 AM
I do e-Rewards - they take about 1-10 min and pay cash, but its usually only like $3-6 per survey.
Is there a limit to the amount of surveys you can take?

at 10 mins a survey, you could easily do 5/hr. At $3/survey, thats $15/hr. Not bad for answering some questions..





EDIT: Did a little research, looks like way more work than its worth
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:23 AM
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Keith, donate plasma if you need to support your crack habit.
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 07:29 AM
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Originally Posted by s2000raj,Oct 29 2008, 07:23 AM
Keith, donate plasma if you need to support your crack habit.
Id donate sperm but the world doesnt need more of me running around. It just my way of supporting the greater good
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 09:10 AM
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I used to go in to a market research company to do surveys every now and again on their computers about ads that I'd later see on TV. It was kind of cool to be a part of the decision making processes regarding a bunch of the Captain Morgan ads that later were produced and made it to TV. Also some Capital One ads.

I think I got paid something like $40 or 50 per survey which took about 45 minutes to 1 hour. I could only do it when they called and had some availability though, unfortunately. I gladly would've popped in there for a Sunday here or there and whipped off 5 or 6 of those puppies if that was possible. Would've been a nice income supplement.
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