One of the lastest booms on the Internet has to do with earning extra income filling out surveys. As part of the their marketing research, many companies rely upon the data collected from consumers to make long range decisions. If you are like me there are dozens of things you would rather do than fill out surveys. Many companies have a fix for that...pay people to fill out the information.

Right up front I'm going to answer the question that is on everyone's mind. Can a person make money filling out surveys? The answer is yes but with a asterik. Don't plan to get rich doing it but do plan on making some extra cash. For the rest of this article I'm going to talk about the good and bad when you get paid cash taking surveys.

The good...it boils down to one thing. You get paid cash taking surveys! That's about it. The reason you are reading this info is because you want to get paid cash taking surveys.

Now on the bad side there are several things to consider. You need to be aware that the 'get paid cash taking surveys' sites are really databases of companies that pay you to take surveys. On these sites, you apply to be sent surveys to fill out. If a company feels that you fit their profile then they will send you a survey to complete along with payment information.

I'm going to list a few of the bad parts of taking surveys to make sure you are properly informed then I'm going to suggest a site to use for finding surveys.

Outdated Directories: A directory is only as good as the information that it contains. Make sure that any company you use to find surveys has current info in their database. Also look out for small or limited directories. The smaller the choices the smaller the chances.

Broken Links: If you can't reach a company then you can't get paid by them. If you find that the information at a site is inaccurate then be careful.

No Refund: Any site that is worth it's salt will offer a refund if you are not satisfied. This is an indicator of how sincere a site is about keeping it's information up-to-date.

Spam Or Phishing: Before signing up with a site, check them out. You should be able to find reviews for the reputable sites by searching on Google. Many sites may simply be trying to harvest your email address, also known as phising, so that they can sell your information to other companies that sent out spam.

Now back to the good. Click on the graphic below to check out SurveyScout.