In my previous article, Five Excellent Reasons to Take Paid Surveys Today, we reviewed the main reasons why so many people take paid surveys:

• They can make good Money

• It's real Fun

• They enjoy a Cool Lifestyle

• They make their opinion counts

• It's easy to get started

You too can make top dollars and have fun just for giving your opinion. But be aware that many scams run all over the Internet. You should join only legitimate survey companies or you could get in trouble!

Signing up to all surveys companies without discerning which ones are legitimate and which ones are not is a BIG MISTAKE. There are a lot of scams on the web that won't pay for the surveys you take and that won't respect your privacy! You won't be paid for your time and you will be bombarded with unwanted ads... Do you get the picture?

The really bad thing is that you will get dashed with paid surveys just because you didn't register to the right companies! To make it really work you must register only to legitimate companies.

How to discern between good and bad surveys companies?

Legitimate surveys companies comply with the following practices:

• Your privacy and the privacy of your answers will be respected.

• Your name, address, phone number, personal information, or individual responses won't be disclosed to anyone outside the research industry without your permission.

• You will not be sold anything, or asked for money, under the guise of research.

• Your decision to participate in a study, answer specific questions, or discontinue your participation will be respected without question.

• You will be paid on time for the surveys you decide to take.

Illegitimate companies typically act as following:

• They try to sell you something and in exchange they promise great rewards.

• Most of the time nobody gets these rewards!

• The Terms & Conditions of these companies (in very little writing on the bottom of their web sites) state they can sell or distribute your personal information without asking any further permission!

If you really want to make money and have great fun with paid surveys, you must join only legitimate companies.

The problem is that it takes a tremendous amount of time to examine the reputation of these companies and to read their terms and conditions! Instead of taking surveys and getting paid for your opinion, you will spend most of your time searching for the legitimate ones...

If you value your time, we recommend joining a professional database that gives access to a big collection of legitimate surveys companies. All the hard work was done for you and you can immediately start registering to companies that will really pay for your opinion instead of searching for them. The subscription fee will be easily recovered from the first surveys you will take. It's worth every penny!