Surveys Update

Just a quickie post before my staff and students arrive (I've got about 10 more minutes of peace:). Thank you to all the responders about legitimate surveys; I'm posting a list so those who want to investigate further can do so. I am definitely going to check some out myself - in fact I already joined Opinion Outpost (thanks 444!)

• You Gov. (in the UK, not sure if elsewhere?)
• Opinion Outpost (Canada and U.S.)
• Pinecone Research
• Survey Savvy
• Angus Reid Forum Global Test Market (is that all one company?)
• Global Test Market
• Netpanel Surveys
• Toluna
• Web Perspectives
• Ipsos Reid
• Swagbucks - to us at Amazon

These are survey sites that readers have used and received $$ either in the form of a cheque or directly into their paypal account so therefore deemed NOT a scam:)
Let me know if you join any of these sites and how they are working for you!

Thanks again dear readers - it's so gratifying to be able to pop a question out there and received such a fast, informed response. You're the best!!

Happy Friday already!! Gee, I could get used to a two day work week lol!

Getting Paid for Surveys

So I notice some folks get paid for doing online surveys.  Is this for real? It's not a scam??

I've only checked into it a little bit and when I try to go to a website that pays you for filling in a survey to "join" I get a message from my computer saying not to open the site because of spyware etc attached to the site.

So folks, what's legit out there and what's not? There seems to be endless numbers of these sites to make a quick and easy buck but I'm not sure of what I'm getting into, or what I'm getting my computer into...

Any advice??