I bet by now you have come across a get Paid to take Online Survey ad at some point on your journey through the internet. You will probably fall into one of two categories- those that believe the hype behind the get paid to take Online Survey Ads and those that don't.

The truth lays somewhere in between if the get paid to take online Survey ad you've seen declares you can make thousands of dollars without fail then those who are dubious are right to be so.

Paid surveys can work but there are only a handful of people earning these types of figure, the actual average is between $400 and $1000 per month which isn't bad at all for the amount of work you will put in.

Apart from the over hyped earnings there are two other reasons that people come to the wrong conclusion that get paid to take online Survey Ads are a scam.

1. They charge a fee.

2. They wonder why someone would pay you for your opinion

To answer the first question it is because you are paying for a service, you are not working for them. The paid survey site will supply a huge list of companies who provide surveys, they will also give you tips and advice to help you make as much money as possible plus their full support in case of problems.

You should also avoid free sites as they are only after your personal information to sell on to third parties. Now you know how they make there money, a legitimate membership site will never sell on your details to others. Free sites also only contain a database of about 50 companies compared to over 400 for the paid sites.

The second answer, the reason companies will pay for your information, is simple. Companies use surveys as a type of market research as the more they know about there potential customers the better they can market there product. They will pay for this information because in the long run they know it means they will make more money.

So some of the get paid to take online survey ads are legitimate and can be a very easy way to make yourself an extra income just take note that not all of the get paid to take survey ads fall into this category and there are scams about.