Can you make a living doing paid surveys online?
I’ll cut straight to the point and say “No.” By their very nature, there are built in limits to just how much you can earn doing paid surveys that are offered online and that is why they are best thought of as pocket money. On average, you’ll be eligible to complete 1 to 4 surveys a month for any one company. Completed surveys generally pay between $1 and $20 dollars.
If you sign up with enough survey sites and fit a set of demographics that they frequently need, it is quite possible to cover all of your entertainment expenses for the month, but it’s not something you can rely on for your monthly rent or mortgage payment and the other bills you need to pay every month. At the most you are likely to earn between $100 and $300 doing paid surveys. Any site that suggests otherwise is likely trying to scam you into paying for information that is freely available if you know where to look for it.
So why can’t you earn a living doing paid surveys?
The main reason you can’t make a living doing paid surveys is that for every survey that market research firms need to...