Q: Obviously the more money a person wants to make, the more they need to treat this like a real “job.” For those looking to take this as far as possible, what would be your top 3 tips or suggestions?

A: Taking the survey opportunity (and INCOME) as far as possible requires 3 initial key ingredients for success:

- Registering with as many market research companies as possible … a minimum of 300 … the MORE the better. Truthfully this is very hard to do without joining one of the online databases.

- Elaborating on your life experiences and level of consumerism when registering with market research companies, because they use this information to qualify you for their research projects.

- Checking your email at least once per day and keeping it clean and able to receive mail – so you don’t miss ANY survey invites and fail to respond back to the market research company.

Q: Would it be safe to say that those who aren’t as successful as they would like probably aren’t doing those 3 things? Is there anything else that holds people back or limits their success with paid surveys?

A: With the right attitude, those key ingredients will get anyone off to a dynamite start. And once the survey invitations start rolling in, devoting a consistent amount of TIME to it will drive the income higher and keep it growing – But ATTITUDE is everything.What separates the successful ones from the folks that just earn a few hundred or less is ATTITUDE… Many people look at the internet as the last “goldrush” or pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. NOT!! The Internet is no different than any offline store, business, or job if you are looking to make a full-time income from it.It’s NOT the lottery, it’s business and it takes WORK. Money is NOT going to magically drop into your lap or arrive in your mailbox – it has to be earned online just like it does offline – by putting in the time doing the necessary work and continuing to put in the time working and GROWING your “home business” to a consistent level of income.Yes, I said “home business” … because that’s what it is – a job you do from home. It’s YOUR business and requires some discipline and commitment to make it grow.

The rewards are huge, however. Your commute to work becomes just the short walk down the hall to your computer. You can schedule your work around your family’s needs – spending more quality time with your loved ones.

The “work”, if you can call it that, is incredibly fun and interesting. I know of NO other way to make such a high hourly income that requires no huge investment, training, or special equipment. And unlike a typical 9-5 job working for someone else, you will benefit 100% from your work and effort … not your boss. And speaking of “bosses” – Can you think of a cuter, nicer boss to work for than YOURSELF?

Support a healthy attitude and commitment to succeed. Surround yourself with people who also support and nurture your goals of success. Have faith in yourself. You WILL achieve your goal. This holds true with anything in life that really matters.

Q: You’ve been doing this for so long and you’re obviously pretty successful yourself. Do you think anyone can achieve what you’ve done, or do you have special skills or qualifications that contribute to your success?

A: Other than the fact that I was totally committed to being successful with paid surveys – I’m personally no rocket scientist, nor am I equipped with any special skills that set me apart from the rest. In fact, I’ve had to work around certain physical limitations that most others don’t need to even consider. If I can earn a full-time income with paid surveys – ANYONE CAN!Taking surveys for money requires no special skill or training. If you know how to access your email and if you can point and click, you’re set.This job requires no intense thinking, analytical skills, or concentration … you don’t need to be a math genius or biology major.Taking surveys for money requires no special equipment other than ACCESS to an online computer and email.

Q: People often ask us why they should join a online surveys database. Some suggest that they could just go to Google, search for all the market research companies, and do it all on their own. What are your thoughts on that?

A:  Over the last year many folks have told me they prefer to search for the market research companies on their own, rather than pay the one-time $30-60 membership fee to an online survey database. Invariably they all come back to me after searching for 2-3 months and finding only 50-75 market research companies – and they end up joining a survey database after all – WISHING they’d just done it from the start because they’d be registered with several HUNDRED market research companies and receiving survey invitations by that time if they had. Time is money. Why waste time? If earning income the easiest and fastest way possible is the goal – joining a survey database is the only way to go.

People will easily earn the one-time fee back with their first survey or second. And the better databases are continually updated and always adding new market research companies to their site for more earning power. It’s really a no-brainer.

***End of Interview

Well I sure hope you enjoyed “talking” to Deborah as much as I did… what did you think?  Are you ready to give it a shot? You might not make $2,500 to $4,700 a month like Deborah, but even if you only made half that much, wouldn’t it help a lot? And who knows – you might end up making even more! Here’s again your place to start making this money.

For your convenience, here’s an exclusive interview with “paid surveys” expert Deborah Casey of Portland, Oregon. Deborah has been getting paid for her opinions since the 1970s – for close to 30 years! – and consistently makes THOUSANDS in US$ a month for doing it.   As you’ll see, this is a very real opportunity. The interview is precious for anyone interested in getting paid for their opinions online.

Q: Even after learning they can get paid for their opinions, many people are still skeptical.  Let’s get this out of the way right now – how long have you been doing this and do you really get paid for your opinions?
A: Since 1999 I’ve been consistently participating in paid surveys, focus groups, and product evaluations.  And since 2001 I’ve been getting paid handsomely for my opinions online – faithfully receiving my survey income by direct deposit into my PayPal account, or by check sent by postal mail.

Q: Ok, maybe you could give us a little background on yourself.  How did you first learn that you could get paid for your opinions?  How did you get started?  And what was it like when you got started?
A: I was first exposed to paid surveys and focus groups back in the ’50s, when I was just a child.  My mother and aunts were participating in surveys and opinion polls for cash.  In fact, many housewives of that era were participating in “paid for opinion” work and contributing to their family’s income.

But it wasn’t until the early ’70s that I personally got involved.  I had a couple of good friends who were getting paid for their opinions, and they convinced me to give it a try.  They were both young stay-at-home moms.  I saw that they were having quite a lot of fun and earning significant money too.

At that time, I was more interested in making a difference with my opinion than I was about the money to be earned.  I continued to take part in surveys well into the ’80s.

Nothing was accessible online as it is today.  Surveys were sent by mail or you met at a specific location by appointment.  All surveys, focus groups, and polls required completion by hand and submission by return mail if you can believe that. Getting the surveys, completing them, sending them back, and receiving the checks in the mail took more work and more time.  But it was fun, rewarding, and the income was a wonderful bonus.

As my life and career evolved over the next few years, I gradually phased out participating in surveys.  But then, suddenly in 1999 I was presented with a new challenge.  I became disabled and was unable to work a regular job outside the home. With my savings entirely gone and desperate to find a way to extend my small disability income in order to pay my mortgage and still survive – money was now a BIG issue and I needed to do something.
Grasping at straws one sleepless night, I decided to see if I could reconnect with the handful of market research firms I’d taken surveys for so long ago.  4 of the 5 were still around.

In 1999 (and even later) most market research companies were still not online and required registration by mail and completion and return of surveys by mail as well.  But I started taking a few surveys from these original companies and realized I needed lots more to make enough money to make a difference in my life. So… That began my 2-year search to discover enough market research companies to support a significant full-time income.

Then in mid 2001, with a total of less than 100 market research companies after searching for nearly two years, I discovered the first survey database on the Internet.  It had less than 100 market research companies – about 35% requiring registration by mail.  But I felt I’d hit the jackpot.  I’d been making extra money taking surveys right up to this time.  But things started getting much easier over the Net, and much more lucrative from here on.

Q: Wow, that sounds like a lot of work!  With more and more market research companies operating strictly online, I’ve noticed that it’s easier than ever for the average person to get started and be successful.  What do you think?
A: Yes indeed.  It certainly is a whole lot easier getting started with paid surveys now that most market research companies are available online.  There’s really no comparison. It’s also a lot easier and quicker to begin earning significant income with this opportunity because people can tap into several HUNDREDS of market research companies from one online survey database.  And since all survey offers can be received by email and completed right from the market research companies websites, payments are fast and the pay is much higher.

Q: One of the first things people always want to know is just how much can they make for giving their opinions.  Based on your experience, how much would you say a person could make with part-time effort?  What about full-time?
A: How much anyone can earn is really subject to the person – motivation, commitment, time available, etc.  As for me, I easily earn $500 per month working with paid surveys from 2-4 hours per week.  Working with surveys over 25 hours per week I’ve consistently earned a minimum $2,500 per month – with my highest paying month about $4,700. I’ve been doing this online for several years by now, and am registered with 100s and 100s of market research companies.  But anyone who is actively registered with at least 300 market research companies should have no trouble earning an extra $300-500 per month working at it part-time.  A full-time effort should easily bring an additional $2,500 per month, with that figure increasing the longer someone sticks with it.

***To Be Cont’d (this interview is really long…)

A side-note: Can you believe that Deborah has made as much as $4,700 in a single month just for giving her opinions?  I hope you’re starting to see that this is a very real, and very profitable, opportunity. Again, Here’s a good place to start getting paid well for your opinion

The recession that started on late 2007, stayed across 2008 and enters with us into 2009 is truly global; no one can miss that fact. However during the years of one’s employment there can be found few other recession periods (whether global, national, or private). Periods when you’ve gotta leave your workplace, regardless of what exactly caused that, and wonder to yourself: Hell, what am I gonna do now with my life? How can I keep my family’s way of living as similar as possible to what it used to be during the blossom period, so that they feel the recession minimally, and continue their peaceful lives?

But there’s more to it. There are many ways that you can decide to take to leave a temporal recession period in your life. Whether you thought of them by yourself and picked one, or you’ve assisted any private, local, municipal, state or federal agency or home business. Before attempting to take any of the paths, you must ask yourself one harsh question, to which only a true affirmative answer can lead you to believe that the rest of your life would be recession-free. And the question is: Can taking this path lead me in the near/mid/long-term to a recurrence of my current recession situation? To-wit, am I acting smart enough during THIS recession period to make it THE LAST ONE for myself and my family? Apparently, this tough quiz is gonna blow out 99% of the paths you could have thought of.

Because only when a path passes the quiz in flying colors, you can breath deeply and say YES! I’ll prevail this fight! I’ll be a true Recession Fighter, not only for this period, but potentially for a lifetime. Sure, you’re not a prophet, you can’t tell the future, but you can feel your hunch about it. Now accept it as a fact, or come visit this blog in the future, or even go read from the experience of others that went through similar situations; You can have a strong hunch about the success of a path to take ONLY when it involves either of the following actions: LEARNING, CHANGING, ADAPTING, DARING.

The key to understand: You cannot fight a potentially-recurring recession situation should you not recognize that the world of home work / business (surrounding you) has come to a sort of “dead end” for you.  Should you not act smartly but rather seek a similar working place to spend your hours in, doing a similar work that you experienced in, or learned to perform, or excelled in during past years – your fight won’t succeed. You’d merely replace one recession-PROVEN jobs with other recession-PRONE home jobs.
I’ll elaborate more about this insight in my upcoming posts.