Top Survey/Task Sites to Earn Extra Money Online
Survey sites were my bread and butter when I was first starting to learn how to make money online. They also are the type of websites that we always hear about and hear so many horror stories of scams and stolen information. While there are definitely plenty of websites out there that are just out to scam you, there are also a lot of reputable ones where you can make some decent pocket change.
While I don’t think it is really possible to make a full income through survey or task-based websites alone, I do think that they have their value and are worth taking a look at if you are just starting to learn how to make money online.
Below is a list of the top survey/task-based websites that I have used and received payment from and think are valuable sites to have in your arsenal of websites to earn money from online.
Amazon M-Turks
- This is one of the first websites I used when I was first making money online and I think it is still one of the best surveys/task-based programs out there. This is a tasked based website where you have to do different tasks for different pay. The more tasks or “M-turks” that you do, then the higher chance you have to get higher paying “M-turks”. This is a good way to earn money with no experience as well as having a chance to advance to higher paying M-turks. I also really enjoy Amazon M-Turks because they provide payment every three days via direct deposit.
Prolific
- This is one of my favorites when it comes to survey websites. It is based out of the U.K. so you will be paid via PayPal in British Pounds and then will have to exchange it on PayPal to your preferred currency. With that aside, this site pays very well for the amount of work done and has a minimum wage of earning at least 6pounds an hour. You will have to get at least 5 pounds to cash out and tests are first come,first served so some may not always be available, but as survey sites go, this is one of my favorites. Another reason I enjoy this website is that it is used for a lot of colleges to do research so the surveys that you participate in tend to be pretty interesting compared to some other websites.
PineCone Research
- This is another survey site that I used when I first started out and think is worth mentioning. You get paid $3 per survey when available, the first one arrives in the mail as a check and then every other one is paid with a cash out gift card system. Even though the invites for surveys are spread out, I still think it is worth signing up for if you are just getting into making money online.
ClickWorker
- This is a tasked based website where you can earn money by recording yourself doing sports to proof reading sentences. You can choose which tasks you want to do from a list of available tasks and can go from there. Each task is paid differently. Ones where you have to take videos are going to be paid more then other ones. I used this site when I was first starting out and think it has the opportunity to be a way to make some decent side money. Payments are made via PayPal. There are some tasks that do not pay out for 30 days so it can end up taking quite a while to get your money, that is why this is not my favorite of the sites listed. That being said I still have gotten paid, so if you’re fine waiting then there’s money to be made.
As I mentioned earlier, I don’t think that survey sites alone will provide a cushy income, but I do think that they will provide a good source of pocket change that also shows the possibilities of making money online.
I hope that this article helped and that you were able to better understand survey/task websites and maybe even found one that you want to join to start earning money online.
Thanks for reading!