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WhitePhoenix
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2006 10:13
Teri,
These ladies are correct! I, am new to working primarily from home. I had done it 'part-time' so to speak until I got hurt at work and had to leave.
BUT if you need advice and guidance, this is a very good place to find it. Everyone has a skill that someone else is willing to pay for. You don't have to autosurf, though many of the people on this board do, or find a product or merchandise to sell; there are lots of things!
Photomom04 is right in asking you what you like to do or what you're interested in. But anything you do will take time to build a clientele or spread the word about your business. You need to be patient. There is no 'get-rich-quick' scheme out there, so avoid those claims like the plague!
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surveyprote
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2006 11:10
First I want to thank you for your sincere and honest input!!! That is just what I need. So lets get to it. I'm a christan and have excelent work ethics and high standards. For most of my adult life I have owned my own businesses, usually along with working a regular job or several jobs at a time. My preference is my own because I don't play the office games and politics. You hire me to do a job leave me alone and let me do it. My own included a retail shop (monograming), managing 5 locations of dance studios (family), and a Team Manager for a competitive dance group. I've also Managed/Owned a mini storage facility (family). I've been involved with a popular Internet Business/MLM (paid more that I made). I've been a PR consultant working between Management and empolyees and solving communication problems between departments, an office manger and department manger(solved a multitude of problems left by the previous manager and found the right person for the position (now there for his 5th year)). I've been a Certified Signer (closed loans) and most recently, a loan officers assistant (prepairing loan docs) and an office managers assistant.
I miss the creative aspect of the costume designs (designed them not made them). I had family that was in construction so I can read a set of plans with the best of them so I always draw, to scale, the floor plan of homes and furniture and arrange the furniture inside so I know exactly where the movers should put it. ( this I love and do also for my kids each time they move) There it is, I can be a personnal furniture arranger. HA! HA! I'm proficient in MS Office including Word, Excel, Quicken, Netscape/Internet Explorer and the use of office equipment. I'm very use to muliti tasking (what mother/grandmother isn't). I'm willing and excited to learn new things. My handi caps are: No degree(some college) and I can't spell worth a darn and am not the best with remimbering peoples names. Oh! I currently have Jewelry Business but that income is sporadic. I need stability. WOW! what a mix. Now any sugestions?
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photomom04
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# Posted: 21 Feb 2006 12:20
Im kind of stuck on the personal furniture arranger!  You might be surprised!
Other than that it seems to me that your real passion is creation and design. I would look into that. Maybe a scrapbooking business or doing the costume designs. Someone has to design and someone has to buy designs. I don't know much about that area but it exists so maybe you could turn it into a business.
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WhitePhoenix
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# Posted: 23 Feb 2006 10:34
Hey surveyprote,
Wow! You have your fingers in lots of pots! Good for you! Why don't you also get certified to be a notary public? $10-20 bucks a signature and you (from the sound of you) would make it easy for anyone to get one.
I also see that you're very creative. Do you have a local playhouse/theatre? Why don't you also see about making their costumes for them?
Your secretarial skills are awesome - and other than the spelling, which you can fix, you have lots to offer. Try freelancing. That's what I do. Check out the freelance work boards. Lots of jobs for someone with your skills as Guru.com or allfreelance.com
You could also write articles for Homeschooling magazines.
Perhaps you should build a couple of websites and letting the world know you're out there and tell them what you can do. I, like you, have my fingers in lots of pots and am just trying to build my own business to the point where I can pay ALL my bills every month with it. But it takes time.
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surveyprote
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# Posted: 24 Feb 2006 11:36
OK I have the survey bug!!! but I still need help. I want to reg. to take the survey but seem to get caugh up with offer after offer. It always says " you need to chose at least one in order to get you free gift". I don't need or want those offers. How can you reg. for the legitimate surveys without chosing up to 15 of these things?
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happygal
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# Posted: 24 Feb 2006 11:51
Here's the deal. Those aren't real survey/market research sites. Those are paid to try sites. Not that you can' t get paid by some of them, cause you can (SOME of them). But if the survey bug is what you have, skip those and focus on the paid survey companies. They don't make you buy anything or try anything...
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surveyprote
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# Posted: 24 Feb 2006 12:11
I thought that I was on a sight that had those.........can you show me a list? I'll check out you address.
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happygal
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# Posted: 24 Feb 2006 14:06
There are bigger lists out there, for sure, but I keep a blog of the ones (of the 300 or so that I signed up with) that have paid me.
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surveyprote
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# Posted: 24 Feb 2006 20:38
Photomom04
Are the sights on your sight "Paid" only or market /research sights?
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surveyprote
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# Posted: 24 Feb 2006 20:40
Happygal,
Thanks! I check out your sight!!
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photomom04
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# Posted: 28 Feb 2006 11:05
Surveyprote, Im not sure what you are asking but the survey companies on my list are companies that pay for taking surveys, some also offer points which can be converted to cash. I purchased the survey "list" and fell for all the hype. I have went through the list and personally signed up with all of the companies listed. If I ran across a site that seemed "iffy" or if it was only asking me to fill out offers etc, I have NOT added it to my list. My members (we have a message board for sharing) say they have never gotten junk mail or been spammed by any of the sites I have listed. It is just something I felt stupid paying for and I wanted to put it out there for everyone else. Hope that answers your question!
Connie
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surveyprote
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# Posted: 28 Feb 2006 13:01
Awesome! and ThankYou!!!
The sights I had sighed up on kept wanting me to pay the shipping for the"Free" stuff to send or you had to accep up to 15 offers to qualify for the gift card. Not what I'm interested in. I just want cash or points to excange for cash or gift cards.
and again...Thanks for paving the way and being honest and willing to teach the rookie.
Surveypro.te (I was very optimistic when I chose this!)
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happygal
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# Posted: 28 Feb 2006 13:10
Yes, there is a big difference, isn't there?! Those are paid to try companies that pass themselves off as paid surveys. Skip them!
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photomom04
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# Posted: 28 Feb 2006 14:16
You are very welcome. It is not always easy to figure it all out and I love to help!
Connie
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photomom04
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# Posted: 14 Mar 2006 13:15
Thanks for your efforts Cheryl. I want to let everyone know though that vivaresearch is not a true survey company. I used your link to sign up and after signing up you have to go through 3 pages of "offers" when you actually get to the open surveys it is just more offers I didn't find a single true survey just a bunch of offers that are disguised as surveys. Cheryl if you are really interested in taking true surveys there is a free list on my website.
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tafkaga
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# Posted: 21 Mar 2006 15:19
I think probably at least 9 out of 10 of those survey companies are scams, if not more. Even the ones that really pay have got a lot of unresolved issues with the BBB. I have always been afraid to try them out myself, just for the fact that they make claims like that I can quit my job and work 2 hours a day filling out surveys and be rich.
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happygal
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# Posted: 21 Mar 2006 16:21
Anyone claiming you can quit you job and make money taking surveys is being dishonest. You can't. Unless you can live on a couple hundred dollars (if you're lucky) a month. That said, it's worth signing up with the legit companies and seeing if it works for you. Skip the paid to fill out offer after offer after offer. Don't pay for any lists or companies. And only take your time. Research the companies, and then sign up.
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photomom04
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2006 11:02
Quoting: tafkaga I have always been afraid to try them out myself, just for the fact that they make claims like that I can quit my job and work 2 hours a day filling out surveys and be rich.
It isn't the survey companies that are making those claims. Those claims are being made by people who are trying to get your to buy their list of survey companies. Use the free lists and hold on to your money. You will NOT make an income but you can make some extra cash and have a lot of fun. You can get a free list through my website, it does not inlcude any of the junk sites that want you to complete offers, etc.
Connie
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tafkaga
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2006 14:29
I was looking at the Ipsos site that you have advertised on yoru website. I'm curious, do most surveys that pay cash money require you to sign up for products or services? I did a $15 survey once that asked me to sign up for AOL for one month. I signed up for it, then found I couldn't cancel my account on the site so I had to call them to do it. After all that I didn't get money for it.
I'd rather just give my opinions, not have to sign up for stuff.
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happygal
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# Posted: 22 Mar 2006 14:33
I have never been paid by Ipsos, so I can't say for sure, but I have taken their surveys (for entries into sweepstakes and to let them know "I am out here...) and am familiar with them. They are not a paid to try site, but a true survey site. No offers or anything like that. However, most of their surveys are for entries into sweepstakes. I know of people who have reported winning them but have not won one myself.
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dc1576
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2006 12:17
Paid Surveys are frustrating, but you can get paid. It takes awhile to get going. I'll be very honest, I've been taking surveys for almost three years and I just recently (past 6 months) started to make anywhere between $175 to $250 a month for maybe 5 hours of work. Thats pretty much the max. You are not going to make six figures taking surveys. Otherwise why would any one go to work. Just the time it takes to find real legit programs is some major work.Theres some listed on my site that I have been a member of over three years and get checks from every month. The money is there but you need to have realistic expectations. NEVER pay for a list of companies!!!!
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happygal
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# Posted: 23 Mar 2006 12:25
You can have months where you make a few dollars, but you can also have unbelievable months, again for very little time you make quite a bit. Last month was my best ever (had two online focus groups) and made over $370.
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PolskaSurf
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2006 16:59
I've tried, but to be honest I dont think theyre worth the pety cash. I did them with ciao.co.uk
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happygal
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# Posted: 24 Mar 2006 20:31
To just do them with one site, no, probably not worth the small return, but if you get a nice mix of sites, then it can be worth it.
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WhitePhoenix
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# Posted: 26 Mar 2006 09:26
happygal is right. Spending an hour a day can earn you enough to pay a few bills - so if you do several different things, you don't have to rely on just one avenue for your monthly earnings.
Ciao by itself would be disappointing. But this thread lists dozens of the legit survey opportunities to try. It may not be the thousands of dollars you were hoping for, but every little bit helps - even if you use the cash from surveys for your entertainment needs - hit the theatre a couple times a month. I know many people who can't even do that because they're spread so thin.
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bigpip
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# Posted: 29 Mar 2006 01:48
my friend does this a few hours a week, and makes good "extra" money for herself...but she said she had to go through a bunch of sites before she found which ones actually paid a decent amount. i forgot where she got her information, i'll ask her tomorrow and try to post it.
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happygal
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# Posted: 29 Mar 2006 09:49
You definitely can make some nice side money if you are with the right sites and happen to have the right demographics. yesterday I deposited $63.50 in the bank from the previous day's mail.
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WhitePhoenix
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# Posted: 29 Mar 2006 21:32
I think, as happygal says, you can make some decent money if you devote a decent amount of time with the legitimate sites. But most people want hundreds of dollars for an hour of answering surveys. It doesn't happen that way.
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bigpip
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# Posted: 30 Mar 2006 00:14
yes whitephoenix is right, most want a ton of money for no work. i do them but had to sift through a ton to get to the good ones. check [Link removed - Admin] for why a lot of the free directorys are just scams.
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starzz2
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# Posted: 1 Apr 2006 06:07
Yes, there are sites that are legit and paying Ive tried Tik Tik Cash for trying offers and trials basically things that I would of signed up for mostly anyway but get cash for also recently received payment from them also another site Sendearnings most of their offers credit you immediately they pay by check on a Net 30 basis heres a link to it [Link removed - Admin] Also Get Paid To Try site has offers to try and sign on trials recently received a check payment from them also heres my referral link when you go to sign up [Link removed - Admin] There are more but make sure when you do check them out thoroughly .
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