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Updated List of Approved Survey Websites.

Steve — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:08:01 +0000

I’ll be wrapping up the previous posts on paid surveys with this very last post. Here is a rather extensive list of paid survey websites that we have found legitimate in terms of paying its users and issuing surveys on a regular basis.

In addition to this post, I’ve updated the list in the free work at home directory. You do know that we have an entire directory filled with a lot of different ways to make money online, right? No, well then click here to access the directory.

Recommended Survey Programs

There are currently 28 websites listed. You don’t need to join them all. However, as you join more sites, you’ll receive more survey invitations. More survey invitations roughly translates into more money for you.

The nifty blue check marks denotes a program we highly recommend you join.

As always, leave your opinions in the comments below.

Survey Programs Recommended by Readers

Steve — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:14:50 +0000

Last week, I wrote a post recommending the two survey programs LightSpeel Panel and EliteOpinions. That post had spurred some discussion in which readers Jeff and Deborah had suggested we feature a number of other survey programs. Well, I’ve looked into them and here are my thoughts.

NPDOR

I’ve actually been a member of NPDOR for quite a few years now. I was notified of this when I tried to register again and it said my email address was already registered. I haven’t received any invitation from them in a long time, but I’ve updated my profile and information and look forward to taking some surveys.

Click here to join NPDOR.

Ipsos I-Say

Halfway through filling out the registration form, I was redirected away from signing up and this message popped up.

Thank you for your interest in joining the i-Say Panel. Unfortunately, the quota group that you qualify for is now full.

We guarantee that the personal information you have provided will not be used to contact you and will not be passed to any third parties.

Not a good start on the way to a recommendation. I don’t have anything else to say on the program, but if you’re a member or were able to complete the sign up process, please leave a comment below and let me know how it’s worked out for you.

Click here to join Ipsos I-Say.

Epoll Surveys

This looked like another generic survey site. Nothing stuck out as problematic and nothing stuck out as exceptional. I suggest joining if you’re trying to increase the number of survey requests you receive.

Click here to join Epoll Surveys.

MySurvey

This one has generated the most support from readers. The following comment seems to sum the program up rather nicely.

An update on MySurvey.com. Considering that this topic just came up today and that Jeff and I have had similar experiences along with favoring Carol Adams Mysurvey I found it quite timely that I received an email from MySurvey several minutes ago. Much to my surprise I was thanked for my participation and awarded a $25.00 gift card without cashing in any points. Simply a thank you gift card which I just promptly requested for Target’s pharmacy.

The site looks great and I anticipate a lot of survey invitations.

Click here to join MySurvey.

Fell free to submit your favorite survey sites in the comments below.

Join the LightSpeed Panel and EliteOpinion.

Steve — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:06:47 +0000

It’s been nearly two years since I first reviewed the LightSpeed Panel and my opinion hasn’t changed: it’s the best survey site online. It’s completely free to join and one of the few survey sites to last throughout the years.

The LightSpeed Panel

If you’re looking to actually make money taking surveys, you need to join the LightSpeed Panel. It’s free to sign up and you’ll be notified via email whenever new surveys are available for you to take. At the LightSpeed Panel, your opinion actually matters and unlike other websites, you’ll be paid for the time you spend taking surveys.

Since joining a few years ago, I’ve accumulated over $300 in earnings at the site. I’ve also completed two home studies at $50 each to track the food and drink I consumed throughout the day for two weeks. The LightSpeed Panel sends about two survey invitations to me each week on average. Even when there aren’t any surveys to fill out, there are questionnaires to help improve your profile so you will qualify for more surveys. With every survey and questionnaire you complete, you will also receive an entry into the current month’s $5,000 drawing.

At the end of each survey, your account will be credited a number of points. These points range from 75 to 1000+ per survey. A point roughly translates to one cent, meaning you’ll be paid in the range of $.75 to $10 for completing a survey. Once you have accumulated enough points, you can cash them in at the rewards zone for tangible objects, gift cards, or paypal credit.

Click here to join the LightSpeed Panel now.

EliteOpinion

EliteOpinion is the latest survey site created by the Lightspeed Research group and like the LightSpeed Panel, it is entirely free to join and you can do so by clicking here to sign up. EliteOpinion focuses more on your experiences in a corporate setting rather than product reviews.

Now, I have no experience with EliteOpinion, but I’ve been a member of the LightSpeed Panel for years. The LightSpeed Panel has offered me more surveys over the years than every other survey site I’ve joined combined. Given that EliteOpinion is run by the same company as LightSpeed, I feel safe in giving a recommendation without trying it, but I would love to hear of your experiences with the program. Be sure to leave a comment after you join.

Click here to join EliteOpinion now.

Be sure to register an account at both the LightSpeed Panel and EliteOpinion now. It will only take a few minutes and it’s free. Best of all, you’ll actually get paid for your time.

Free Directory of Online Money Making Opportunities

Steve — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 23:59:39 +0000

First and foremost, click this link and submit your email address. This will subscribe you to updates at I’ve Tried That. You’ll be sent emails warning you of new scams, but more importantly, new ways to make money online. You definitely want to sign up and stay up to date on these kinds of things.

At least two or three times a day, we receive requests for more information on ways you can make money online. True information of this sort is hard to come by as this niche is riddled with scams. We’ve compiled a few lists of ways to make money online, but this is going to be the biggest, most comprehensive list we’ve created yet. We’ll continually update and add to this directory as we come across more legitimate opportunities of making money online.

Now tracking 89 legitimate positions.

Our Top Recommendation
Save some time and check out our top recommendation for making money at home. This program been personally tried and tested by us and have proven to make money.
Click here for more information.

Blogging Positions
Blogging is by far the best and easiest way to make money online. If you’re looking to make extra money using the internet, blogging is the answer. Look here first.
View 11 available blogging positions.

Customer Service Jobs
As a customer service representative from home, you may find yourself answering support calls, doing market research, or even some (gasp) telemarketing. You should expect to find yourself on the phone nearly the entire time while you are working. Great communication skills are a must.
View 11 available customer service positions.

Data Entry Work
Data entry positions are incredibly rare. Even if you do happen to land a data entry job, the pay will be so little it will be worthless. Combine that with the incalculable number of data entry scams out there, and you have quite possibly the worst thing to ever happen to working at home. Still interested? You can’t say I didn’t warn you.
View 12 available data entry positions.

Freelance Writing
Freelance writing allows you to write articles or reviews on pretty much anything and get paid for it. You may not think of yourself as much of a writer, but like everything in life, practice makes perfect. Try freelance writing and you’ll be surprised with the results.
View 16 available freelance writing positions.

Miscellaneous Get Paid to Opportunities
This category is for all those ways of making money that I don’t really know where else to put them. Use one or use them all. Either way, I’ve tested them, I’ve tried them, and I’m currently using them to supplement my income.
View 3 miscellaneous ways to make money.

Paid Surveys
Paid surveys are a great way of giving your opinion and getting paid. A lot of survey companies have taken to the Internet in the past few years and are now willing to pay you to complete surveys online.
View 26 available paid survey positions.

Sell Stock Photography
Get paid to take pictures. Is it really that easy? Of course not, but the following list of sites will help you get started with selling your photography and turn your hobby into an extra bit of side cash.
View 8 available ways to sell stock photography online.

Start a Website
One of the best ways to make money online is through running your own website. Overhead costs are low, profits can quickly start to roll in, and the entire process is a lot of fun. Interested? Well, you should be because now there’s a step-by-step guide on how to setup a website and profit from it.
Click here for more information.

Work at Home
We have finally found a book perfect for our readers. The book is called In Your PJs and it can be summed up with this simple phrase: it is the answer to all of your work at home questions. In Your PJs shows you step by step, practical ways to create your own work at home jobs. No gimmicks. No affiliate marketing. No scams. Real work, real paychecks.
Click here for more information.

Make Money Blogging Directory

Steve — Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:29:27 +0000

Now tracking 11 ways to make money blogging.

Blogging Background Information

If you’re serious about making money online, blogging is your answer. Blogging is incredibly easy to do, anyone can become a blogger, and making money with a blog is relatively simple. Will you become rich just by owning a blog? Probably not. But realistically, you could make over four-figures a month with enough dedication and hard-work.

But what exactly is a blog?

Blogs are online software programs, formally known as content management systems, where people can post diary entries about their personal experiences, hobbies, jobs, interests, whatever. Fortunately for you, in order to operate a blog, you need absolutely no prior technical knowledge. As long as you know how to navigate around a web page and you can type into a box, you can easily manage your own blog.

Is running a blog for you? Absolutely it is. I need to reiterate that you need no prior technical knowledge to run a blog. Forget any notions you have linking blogs to coding and advanced degrees of technical comprehension. Those are the days of the past.

How exactly do I make money with a blog?

You can use your blog to make money through showing advertisements, promoting affiliate programs, and creating posts. That’s right. Depending on your popularity, companies will pay you for showing links on your blog or creating sponsored review posts.

I need help setting up a blog.

Well you’re in luck! I’ve developed a step-by-step guide that will walk you through the technical process of starting a blog. This is as close as I can come to physically holding your hand as you setup your blog. Take a look before moving forward. I promise it is worth your while. Did I mention it’s free?

Click here to download the ‘Start a Blog Guide!’

Where can I learn how to blog?

Become a Blogger is the single best program when it comes to learning how to blog. It will teach you every single thing you would ever need to know about making money with a blog. We took the course and have been singing it’s praises ever since. We consistently use the methods created in Become a Blogger on this blog and it took us less than 6 months to break the $1,000/month mark and our income has been rising ever since. Trust me when I say this is one program absolutely worth joining.

Click here for more information on Become a Blogger.

Recommended Blogging Programs

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Today.com – Get paid per each blog post you write on the Today.com blogging platform. Free to join, write about anything, and make money!
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PayPerPost

Online Paid Survey Directory

Steve — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:57:58 +0000

Now tracking 28 legitimate paid survey companies.

Paid Survey Background Information

Paid surveys are a very popular way to make a little extra money online. The following sites provide surveys by market research companies. These companies value the opinion of consumers and thus are willing to compensate you for time spent giving feedback on different surveys. Taking individual surveys won’t make you rich, but it’s a great way of making some side money and having fun doing so.

Have you taken an online survey before? If so, skip below to view the list. If not, read the following pointers to make sure you make the most you can with paid survey opportunities.

Almost every survey company requires that you reveal some background information about yourself. This will develop your profile and will determine how often and what kind of surveys you will receive. It is recommended to fill this out as complete and as quickly as possible in order to maximize your chances of receiving survey invitations.
Survey invitations are typically sent once they are available via email. The numebr of survey invitations you receive will depend on your profile. Survey invitations typically don’t last long, so don’t wait for a few days before accepting the survey.
Nearly every survey will screen you again once you accept the invitation. The screening process is a series of short questions to make sure you are the ideal candidate for the survey. If you don’t qualify, you’ll be thanked for your time then turned away. If you do, you’ll spend anywhere from ten minutes to an hour filling out the survey.
The compensation you’ll receive for filling out a survey will be different with each company and each survey you take. You can expect at least $1 – $10 on average, depending on the length of the survey. Some specialized surveys can pay upwards of $25 or more. You will receive this money once you meet the survey companies minimum cashout requirement.

Recommended Survey Programs

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Money Making Opportunities

Steve — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 17:20:16 +0000

We received more requests for reviews of any legitimate programs than any other program during the blitz. Legitimate programs are hard to come by because they’re in high-demand and it’s surprisingly hard to make money online. I’ll be honest, most people who set out to make money online ultimately end up failing. I’ve had my share of failures but persistence and hard work is key. Everyone is looking for an easy solution to making a lot of money online, but one doesn’t exist. There is no such thing as easy money. With that in mind, the following list are programs we’ve found to work in helping you make money online. Again, there’s no such thing as easy money.

Yaro’s Blog Mastermind Program

About the Program
Yaro Starak has developed a program designed to help anyone get started with making money with their own blog. He covers the essentials at first and covers more advanced topics as you progress with the program. It may sound complicated to a non-technical user, but I can assure you that the steps are broken down well enough that anyone can follow his program. Hell, if we can do it anyone can. Yaro’s program has been a strong influence in this blog and we continue to make money by following tactics in his program.

Can you really make money?
Absolutely. In fact, if you’re looking to make money online, using a blog to do so is probably the easiest route. The odds that you’ll succeed are much higher than with any other program. We highly recommend Blog Mastermind to everyone.
Read our Blog Mastermind Review.
Click here to visit the program.

Build a Niche Store

About the Program
Build a Niche Store is actually web-based software that you install within a website and it will automatically create a store front that is filled with tons of products. The products are pulled from eBay’s marketplace. Visitors browse your store and are then redirected to eBay after selecting a product. You make money through commissions on any sales completed by a visitor that makes a purchase at eBay.

Can you really make money?
Yes, in fact, we did a case study that spanned an entire month. I built a niche store from scratch and gave weekly status reports on traffic, expenses, and earnings. This was my first time ever using the software and it was widely successful. Build a Niche Store is incredibly easy to use and comes with detailed instructions that anyone can follow.
Click here to read the results of my case study.
Click here to visit the program.

Online Surveys

About the Program
Online surveys are nearly as old as the Internet itself. You should all know the routine by now. Companies are conducting market research online and you get paid for giving your opinion or experience with certain products. You can also influence new products before they hit the market. The thing to remember with online surveys is that company’s pay YOU. You should never have pay to take a survey.

Can you really make money?
Of course, but not the $150 per hour that a lot of scam websites are advertising. If you’re active with four or five legitimate survey companies, you can probably break $100 a month from surveys. You’ll more than likely have to take a 20-60 minute survey daily in order to achieve that much money. Online surveys are for fun at best. You’ll never make a full-time wage doing surveys, but you could make some spare change in your free time.
Click here to see our recommended survey companies.

Complete Guide to Telecommuting

About the Program
Hey look at that; it is I’ve Tried That’s very own ebook. With our book we teach you how to telecommute or work from home. We’ll teach you how and where you can find jobs online (NOT online jobs) and the basics around telecommuting. Including necessary hardware and software, cover letter and resume assistance, how to communicate with employers online, where you can find legitimate job opportunities, and so much more.

Can you really make money?
Well, yea because you’ll be doing actual work. However, instead of traveling to a place of business, you’ll be doing all of the work entirely from your home or home office. Just to be clear here, we aren’t employing you, but rather showing you where and how you can find people that want to employ you. We also have an exclusive membership plan in place where we find the jobs for you and all you have to do is apply for them.
Click here to read more about our book.
Click here to learn more about our membership plan.

Like I said before, there is no such thing as easy money. The previous four programs all require a rather large time commitment and a lot of hard work. It’s probably not what you were looking to hear, but now you’re at least pointed in the right direction when it comes to making money online.

SurveySavvy Update

Joe — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:00:44 +0000

I’m pretty stoked cuz I just cashed out my 2nd $50 payment through SurveySavvy. It’s not much, I know, but I’ve only taken one or two surveys for them. The rest of that $100 was completely passive. All I’ve done is promote it through this review of SurveySavvy. (If you’re unimpressed by $100—and who could blame you?—Steve makes much more than I do through SurveySavvy.)

We’ve tried other survey companies, but haven’t had as great of an experience as we’ve had with Survey Savvy. So if you’re going to try paid surveys, definitely go with Survey Savvy. But let me be very honest with you. You’re not going to make a living, part time or otherwise, by filling out surveys. I couldn’t qualify to take their surveys to save my life! You’ll make some cash only if you have a way to promote it, such as a blog or Web site with a steady stream of traffic, and have a sizable group of referrals. (Steve edit: There is no such thing as financial freedom!)

If you have those things and can build a down line over time, you have nothing to lose.

Click here to sign up with Survey Savvy.

The Week of Survey Reviews and the Completion of the Recommendation List

Steve — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:00:21 +0000

Earlier this week, we gave an ultimatum on redundant scam reviews. Now, instead of giving complete reviews on survey companies, we’ll list the ones we like the most and give quick little blurbs about the company. If it’s on the list, we approve of it.

1. Survey Savvy
SurveySavvy has been my personal favorite survey site for a little over a year now. I’ve been invited to a number of web surveys and have even participated in a few real life studies. They pay handsomely and always on time. Be sure to keep your member profiled updated and refer your friends as well to earn extra cash on the side.
>> Click here to sign up with Survey Savvy.

2. The LightSpeed Panel
The LightSpeed Panel comes in a close second only due to the fact that you have to convert points into cash first instead of directly cashing out money. Aside from that, they have an excellent reputation and their survey frequency is unmatched. Be prepared to spend a lot of time selecting little radio boxes, but don’t worry either. That’s a good thing.
>> Click here to sign up with the LightSpeed Panel.

3. Greenfield Online
I’ve just recently joined Greenfield Online and I can safely say, I’m impressed. There are never a shortage of surveys and most of them are quick and painless. They have an excellent support staff and everything is easy to understand. I highly recommend trying this program out.
>> Click here to sign up with Greenfield Online.

With that, we have finally filled our ‘Top 5 Most Recommended Programs’ and I invite you to try out everything on the list.

Blog Profits Blueprint

Top Survey Companies

The Entertainment Book

The Google Pack

John Chow’s ‘Make Money Online’ E-Book

The list was designed to help you make money online and only the best opportunities are listed. It is subject to change and we will notify everyone accordingly. The completion of this list marks a big milestone for us here at I’ve Tried That and I highly recommend you subscribe to our updates to track our everyday progress with new programs and products.

LightSpeed Panel – The Best Survey Site Since Sliced Bread.

Steve — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 12:00:38 +0000

It’s good to give a positive review every now and then and I would like to thank the LightSpeed Panel for giving me this opportunity to say something nice about a survey program.

You will actually fill out a survey.

Much like SurveySavvy, the LightSpeed Panel actually pays it’s members for filling out surveys and giving their opinions. You won’t have to complete a number of “sponsor offers” in order to get a chance at winning a prize. You give your opinion and you get rewarded for it.

I’ve been a member for a little over two years now and I’ve cashed out over $250 in rewards. They have a wide range of survey options ranging from video games to cars to toothpaste. There is something for everyone (even for Joe who couldn’t qualify to take a survey if his life depended on it).

Frequent Surveys

In all honesty, I received an email halfway through writing this post inviting me to take another survey. It took me about 20 minutes to complete and I was awarded 300 points. The LightSpeed Panel sends about two survey invitations to me each week on average. Even when there aren’t any surveys to fill out, there are questionnaires to help improve your profile so you will qualify for more surveys. With every survey and questionnaire you complete, you will also receive an entry into the current month’s $5,000 drawing.

From Points to Rewards

At the end of each survey, your account will be credited a number of points. These points range from 75 to 1000+ per survey. A point roughly translates to one cent, meaning you’ll be paid in the range of $.75 to $10 for completing a survey. Once you have accumulated enough points, you can cash them in at the Rewards zone for tangible objects, gift cards, or paypal credit.

Surveys Done Right

If you want to make a few extra dollars on the side taking surveys, the LightSpeed Panel is definitely one source you will want to use. They have an outstanding reputation and I highly recommend you join.

Take Surveys. Get Paid. Click here to get started with the LightSpeed Panel