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Can You Get Paid for Online Surveys?

I would have to say that the question of whether or not you can get paid to fill out a survey ranks right up there in the top ten most asked questions here at MoneyMakingMommy.com.You'll find a lot of people out there that say yes, and a lot of people that say no. Not what you wanted to hear I suspect. So, I'm just going to give you my opinion on the matter. Or actually - my own personal experience with online surveys.
But let me start by saying.....YES, I have gotten checks from companies for taking surveys, watching DVDs and watching commercials. There are many survey membership sites out there these days. Two to three years ago - there were hardly any and the whole surveys for rewards and cash craze wasn't like it is today. So I opted in for one of the paid membership sites.

It helped me immensely by doing the survey hunting for me. I still have my membership with Survey Scout today - but typically I hunt around for my own surveys. I don't recommend paying for a list if you've got the time to hunt yourself. Why pay a dime, when you truly can find these companies free.And now....speaking of free....These are the companies I am currently earning the most from.

They are all FREE to sign up. Do not sell yourself short and just sign up for one company. That's silly!! Sign up for all of them - that way you have more than one check coming in and more than one way to earn! This is the key to working at home and having total control over your hours. Just get a free email address and use it as your survey account.

This can be Yahoo, Gmail or Hotmail.Armed with your notebook and your free email account set aside just for your survey work - you'll be on your way to CASH and Rewards!Just today I took a survey from ePoll. I was paid $10 for answering questions all about the TV show The View. I watch it, so I was able to answer their questions.

I have completed over 75 surveys for them over the last few years. And it's been worth it. I've cashed in my points for a $30 gift card Red Lobster, a $25 Best Buy gift card, several $25 Blockbuster gift cards, tickets to movies and several $10 Starbucks cards! I just cashed in some points today for a $25 Target gift card and a $10 Target gift card, so that I can get a new bedspread!! These rewards all for answering questions about TV shows, movies and commercials. Not hard at ALL!! Fusion Cash is another great opportunity.

It's been around for 2 years and has a very good reputation. I equate Fusion Cash with an awesome data entry job that I can do right from home! They offer some of the highest payouts I have ever seen for filling out forms! Incredible - you just have to be able to have basic typing skills! You can be paid anywhere form .50 to $25 or more for just filling out forms for trial offers. The KEY to doing this type of work - buy a cheapy notebook and write down every offer you fill out. When you filled it out, how long the trial offer is for etc.

Do not make this harder than it is. You're being paid BIG money to try products and offers. This will be another nice monthly check for you. Project Payday is a good one. I kept seeing ads for it, so I thought I'd check it out. Similar to Fusion Cash, this site pays in a timely fashion and I've earned cold hard cash from them.

Also - if you decide to do any of the offers that require shipping and handling be paid, the Project Payday rebates them double the fee within 24 hours via PayPal or check.

In this case the user actually makes anywhere from $2 to $10 profit just for signing up. Incredible! This one is a no-brainer for me. Find out more about Project Payday.

You can start to see where signing up for all of these starts to add up into real cash. Just make the decision to sign up and These are three other sites that I definitely recommend. Survey Adventure is a new site that I just love. It was brought to my attention by a MoneyMakingMommy long time visitor.

I must say - I'm impressed! And it's totally FREE!! SurveySavvy sends me surveys frequently. Not as many surveys, but the are listed with the BBB and in good standing. Be sure to fill out your profile FULLY! It will determine how many surveys you get. UPDATE: I earned a total of $1586 for 2007 with SurveySavvy!!!

This site is totally legit and worth the time to join and fill out your profile. I took eight surveys one month - and got paid $62 for taking them. Keep your profile updated and refer others. It does pay off! See actual proof of my earning with SurveySavvy - Kelly's Survey Savvvy Account.

Whatever you decide about surveys, I can honestly say - there is $$ to be made. I get checks every month from work like this, and I have for over 6 years! Sure...some companies come and go - but there are so many out there.

That's why a program like Survey Scout is good for the beginner. But I've heard a lot of good buzz about Express Paid Surveys. They have a very low refund rate - which tells me they must offer something pretty legit. Get cash for Surveys has the largest collection of paid surveys online! they show you how to make $8 in 8 minutes over and over again.

They've been in business for over 5 years, see proof of how it is possible!Over 450 paid survey opportunities. Just be a grown up about what offers you're filling out, where you're going online - just like you do all the time when you're on the internet. There is truly some serious cash to be made by doing surveys and signing up for trial offers.

The other night, my son and I watched a Nickelodeon TV movie on DVD for a survey company! I actually earned $20 for watching it with my 12 year old and then having him fill out the survey. He and I split the $20 and went to Atlanta Bread Company for lunch and smoothies!! (And we got to spend time together!)

Don't sell this type of earning online short! You'll only cheat yourself!

TAKE THE TIME! Just think how much time you waste on the internet right now! Why not spend it signing up with a few survey companies?

Entrepreneurs who make it work -- at home

Millions dream of starting their own businesses at home. StartupNation looks at 100 of the best -- the most financially successful, the most innovative, the most adventurous and the downright wacky.

Entrepreneurs are known for turning dreams into reality, and we're proud to recognize their accomplishments by publishing the first-ever StartupNation Home-Based 100.
The survey, which ranks and categorizes the nation's top-performing home-based entrepreneurs, is the first of its kind. While larger companies have been tracked by Fortune and other publications for years, no one, until now, has focused the spotlight on the millions of Americans who call home "the office."
At StartupNation, we decided to change that. We set about creating an annual ranking competition that focuses strictly on the first frontier -- and, for many, the preferred frontier -- for entrepreneurs.
According to a recent study by research firm Access Markets International Partners, some 16.5 million home-based businesses exist in the United States today -- an all-time high. According to the Small Business Administration, home-based companies contribute more than $530 billion to the U.S. economy and represent 50% of all businesses registered in the United States. No matter how you slice the stats, it's a huge chunk of the American economy, and growing fast.
Talk back: Would you chuck your job to create your own business at home?
And it's no surprise. After all, recent FedEx and Yahoo studies reveal that more than two-thirds of Americans have considered starting their own businesses, and nearly half have taken initial steps in that direction.

And it's no surprise. After all, recent FedEx and Yahoo studies reveal that more than two-thirds of Americans have considered starting their own businesses, and nearly half have taken initial steps in that direction.

Themes and variations

StartupNation organized the Home-Based 100 as a series of 10 Top Ten categories, each with a unique theme. To reflect the true nature of home-based businesses and the entrepreneurs behind them, we ranked companies on qualities that go beyond financial data. Playing to emerging trends, we created categories to highlight the "greenest" and worldliest businesses, as well as those run by baby boomers. For fun, we also share the wackiest and most slacker-friendly.
Above and beyond our categories, one theme dominated the submissions: passion.

We're talking bleeding passion. The work of these entrepreneurs is literally and figuratively close to home. We learned that home-based entrepreneurs don't separate who they are from what they do. Instead, they see their enterprise as part of their identity. They live for the triumphs and plug away at the challenges with incredible tenacity. At stake? Their name, their vision, their lifestyle.

Imagination, technology, outsourcing

The 2007 field of entrants had other, more tangible things in common.
Many were baby boomers who had worked for years, successfully, at large corporations and decided for whatever reason that it was time for a change. Some people had great ideas or goals that they were never able to implement because of their demanding work schedules. Others were interested in choosing a career that allows them to spend more time with their families. Some found they could make a lucrative, fulfilling living without leaving their homes.

Gone fishin'

Larry Murphy, operator of Murphy Outdoors of Gladstone, Mo., and the winner in our Boomers Back in Business category, took it one step further. He incorporated his love for fishing into a tour business after retiring from a software company at age 47.
In fact, some of the most financially successful home-based businesses in this year's ranking actually made a conscious, strategic decision to transition from a traditional office environment to a home-based operation. They did this for efficiency. They traded in commutes and corporate cubicles for home-brewed coffee, bluejeans and high-bandwidth Internet connections.
Across the board, technology fueled the exodus from the office to the home. The Internet, where you can hang a shingle almost instantly, has combined with communications advances such as Internet-enabled cell phones featuring "Star Trek"-like capabilities to enable "home-preneurs" to operate more viably than ever before.

Observations from the Home-Based 100 Best Financial Perfomers include the rise of "virtualization," whereby entire teams of people are home-based, banded together by communications and data-sharing technologies. The winner of the Best Financial Performers category, nurse-staffing company Medical Solutions International of Tempe, Ariz., and the runner-up, Surefire Marketing of Potomac, Md., are both virtual operations that rely heavily, if not completely, on technology.
This trend redefines home-based businesses, really, by adding employees to what was once a largely go-it-alone business sector. And these companies are generating millions of dollars in revenue.

Outsourcing also looms large as a business practice used by the best financial performers in our ranking. It seems like almost anything can be contracted out these days, making a home-based enterprise a more sane and elegant operation that can be run effectively from an extra bedroom. Accounting services, manufacturing, telephone answering, Web site design and maintenance -- even lunch, outsourced to the local pizza parlor and provided to you by express delivery, are all candidates.

Surprises, surprises

Besides these common threads, the 2007 submissions offered plenty share of surprises and exposed vast differences within the individual Top Ten categories.
If there were a word wackier than "wacky," it very well might have described some of the outrageous contenders in this category, which proved the most difficult for our judges to pick a winner in.
At StartupNation, we labored over whether the world's largest water bottle or a service that lets you enjoy happy hour with your dog should win. Of course, a "tech-gear" entrepreneur, with a whole new level of pocket-protector geek fashion, was also worthy, pitted against an accessories line inspired by an evil-eye talisman (don't ask). And then there was the home-based entrepreneur who sells 10-foot-long drill bits made for routing wires from an attic to a crawl space, and the one who converted a disabled-student school bus into a mobile workout gym that pulls up in front of your house.

If you've ever questioned whether American innovation is alive and kicking, you'll take heart in the finalists of the Wackiest category. Eventually we selected Nashville Lappy Hour, a Nashville, Tenn., event company that allows folks to share cocktails with their canines.

Greens, grungies and guardians

That's not to say that it was easy to choose winners in the other Top Ten categories. Submissions for the greenest were aplenty. We selected a company called Sweet Onion Creations of Bozeman, Mont., which makes environmentally friendly building models for architectural firms.
Our Grugiest selection also qualified as a green business, but since Northwest Redworms of Camas, Wash., deals with worms and compost, we had to place it in the former category. The Most-Slacker Friendly was a little easier. We picked Snoloha, a Traverse City, Mich., clothing company inspired by Jimmy Buffett.

For the Most Innovative, our challenge was making a clear case for one company over another -- the vast majority of entries were innovative to their core. To overcome this challenge, we awarded a company that was not only innovative but important to families. Our judges selected Child Shield USA, of Tucson, Ariz., which offers a service aiming to educate people and protect children and families from child predators.

Basking in the spotlight

Perhaps the most surprising takeaway from the submissions was that almost no one wanted to boast about how much money his or her company makes. Getting those stats was next to impossible. As with the bragging-right revenue stats you find in other rankings, we figured that giving home-based entrepreneurs the opportunity to flaunt their success would be a huge hit.
However, that was the last thing they wanted published. Releasing that information publicly is often OK, even encouraged, in traditional business circles. But for home-based entrepreneurs, this treads on the personal and private. There are limits to what they're comfortable allowing the public to know about them financially. Respecting the finalists' privacy, we publicly released the financial performance of only the winner and runner-up in the Best Financial Performer catergory.
So why did these businesses enter the Home-Based 100 competition in the first place? Because they want a piece of the spotlight. In any way other than financially, home-based entrepreneurs flooded us with their attributes and tales of their exploits -- things they were thrilled to brag about, such as their achievements, their breakthroughs, their environmentally sustainable practices or the screaming needs they address.

Finally, on a promising note for entrepreneurs based at home, we were surprised by the amount of support this first ranking of home-based businesses received from major corporations. For years, the big companies made other big companies their sole priority. But no longer. They've woken up to the fact that huge growth potential exists in serving the relatively untapped market of small business and the millions of home-based businesses within that sector.
Nameplate brands such as Microsoft Office Live Small Business, Dell and Southwest Airlines all jumped on board to encourage participation and support the ranking (Microsoft publishes MSN Money). It shows that these corporations now see home-based entrepreneurs as a priority. That means more solutions, more products and more services are being made available to home-based businesses today -- and even more options will be available in the future.

Earn Money From Home With a Network Marketing Business

With just an Internet connection, you can have plenty of ways to earn money while you stay at home. You would be surprised at the number of ways to earn money online, some not even requiring any amount as capital. Some ways you can generate money off the Internet are blogging, renting out ad space, outsourcin, and, of course, starting your own networking marketing business.
To make things easier, let us tackle each of these options to see what they entail and how they work. Keep in mind that, usually, these are things that you do during your leisure time or as hobbies, so doing them would actually be more fun than work! Even those that are a little more complicated, such as starting and managing a network marketing business is a snap once you’ve gotten the basics down!
1. Google Adsense
Google Adsense is the most popular money-earning option on the Internet. What you do is you maintain a personal website or blog then advertise other relevant websites by simply installing a code from Google. When a wandering Internet surfer comes and clicks on the ads on your site, you get money for it. Easy! There are also other names like AdBrite and Bidvertise as alternatives.
2. Paid blogging
Instead of writing all about your experiences and how your day went, why not make money from writing? There are plenty of sites like PayPerPost and ReviewMe that allow bloggers to review products and services and pay them for it. It’s fun and it’s easy, so it’s a great money-making option.
3. Online Network Marketing Business
Contrary to popular belief, you can actually make use of the Internet for your network marketing business. So instead of holding a number of one-on-one meetings with all your friends and acquaintances just so they’ll join you in your program, you can do this by email. This cuts the process of your network marketing business into half. Now that you have a quantifiable pool of leads, all that’s left for you to do offline is to convince them more to purchase your product. Now, who says that a network marketing business cannot be done online?
4. Outsourcing Service
The great thing about the Internet is how varied it is. While working at one job, you can use your spare time to get another. Many websites advertise for talents such as graphic designers, writers, programmers and more.
Indeed, there’s so much that the Internet can offer. It is not only a fountain of information; it does not only allow you to do banking and shopping. The Internet, while it tempts you to spend your money online, actually compensates for such a temptation by letting you earn hundreds of bucks from network marketing businesses and other ventures.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE WORK AT HOME JOBS

Looking for Customer Service Work at Home Jobs

Customer service work at home jobs are jobs such as taking catalog orders, or offering tech support.
If this is something that appeals to you, and you have customer service experience - then this could be your ticket to work at home.I've never personally applied for this type of job - but I did offer answers to visitors questions when I was an online board moderator.

I enjoyed the topics I covered and I worked part time on a flexible schedule.
Most customer service online work at home jobs will be done on the phone. I have talked to a few people that do this kind of work and they do enjoy it. Most said they needed a QUIET place to do their work. So kids crying, loud radios or TVs and barking dogs would be an absolute no-no while you're working.

Those with young children might be able to work a few hours around nap time for their kids and those with school age kids can work while they're at school.

Be sure to apply for any position like this (or ANY position in my opinion) with a well-written, well-thought cover letter expressing your interest and your professionally done resume! No ifs, ands or buts on that!Others will apply in a professional manner--so remember you are competing!

Try to give the best impression possible. And one important thing I can tell people enough that are looking for ANY kind of work at home....MANY employers do not post jobs! They look through resumes!

If you do not have your resume posted on the major job boards - you've just sold yourself short - BIG time!Get that resume OUT THERE!

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