There are hundreds of different companies offering to pay the average person to complete various surveys and questionnaires. Usually, they use these surveys as market research to design new products and to see what certain demographic groups think about their existing products and services.

Obviously, you will need a computer to access the majority of these paid survey opportunities, but aside from that you won’t need any special skills or equipment. Your biggest investment will be your time. Most of the online surveys will take you between 2 and 10 minutes to complete, so if you put aside a couple of hours every couple of days you can probably earn a nice little bonus to cover your holiday shopping.

There are hundreds of different survey companies on the internet that pay cash. You will find a number of websites offering to give you a list of survey companies for free, while other sites will provide you with a better list for a small charge – usually a small amount like $30 or so.

My experience is you get what you pay for, and spending a small amount of money up front can end up saving you a lot of time, and you can start earning money sooner. In many cases the list of survey companies that cost a small amount also provide better quality survey sites. The better survey companies usually pay better and offer more frequent surveys. An excellent review site with information about surveys that pay money is written by Gabbi McAllister, a stay-at-home mom who makes money online by completing legitimate paid surveys.