| There are many types of paid surveys out there | | | | surveys. In fact, they're the kind that we've been |
| and they come in many shapes, forms, sizes and | | | | talking about up to this point. Course you're |
| flavours. That much is certainly logical enough. | | | | probably pretty familiar with them, and they can |
| After all, some surveys could be detailed requiring | | | | vary in terms of the length, types of answers |
| many pages to be filled out whereas others may | | | | required, and of course subject matter. |
| merely skim the surface of a certain topic | | | | 2. Focus Groups |
| allowing them to be completed in a couple of | | | | Sometimes, companies want something more |
| minutes. | | | | than just the standard survey forms, and so they |
| So where some paid surveys could be 15-page | | | | organize focus groups. Essentially, these are |
| long documents that require you to elaborately | | | | groups of people that gather and answer |
| note down a variety of things, others could just | | | | questions that are posed to them. Of course, this |
| be a page long brief survey that has multiple | | | | allows the surveying company to get a lot more |
| choice answers. | | | | information since they can actually have |
| Honestly - there are no rules. While it might seem | | | | discussions and pose additional questions |
| to make sense that the longer surveys pay more | | | | depending on the responses that they get. |
| than the shorter ones, the truth is that it is really | | | | Nowadays, a lot of focus groups are even held |
| all up to the company that is surveying the | | | | online! |
| market. | | | | Anyway, as you can see these two broad |
| Your reward for filling out these questionnaires | | | | categories carry a lot of different options. In |
| varies a fair bit depending on the company | | | | general, focus groups do tend to pay more than |
| concerned. Some companies may pay $30 for a | | | | regular old survey forms. And of course that also |
| one page survey, while others may pay $20 for a | | | | means that there's a lot of competition for spots |
| 10 page survey. (Of course, you'll probably jump | | | | on them. |
| at the former rather than the latter!) | | | | At this point you'd have to be deciding for |
| Apart from all this though, there are two main | | | | yourself just what kind of survey is going to be |
| umbrella categories of surveys, and they are: | | | | more suitable for you personally and just what is |
| 1. Survey Forms | | | | it that determines your eligibility to partake in |
| These are the standard types of surveys that | | | | these surveys and focus groups. |
| you probably imagine when you think about | | | | |