Online survey sites - are they for real?

these sites offer good cash for completing online surveys - what i want ot know is are they for real and can you really make a good living out of doing this or is it just a scam??

Online survey sites - are they for real?
one word SCAMMM
Reply:You got to be very careful.
Reply:They are for real but it would take soooo long before you see any real results depending on how they pay and how often and how many suveys they send you, so you can't "make a good living out of doing this", but you might have some fun for a few years!!! :)
Reply:You can make money, but not a living. I make around $20 a month taking surveys. I could probably make around $30-40 a month if I used Internet Explorer in stead of Mozilla since some surveys don't work with Mozilla.





Still, its not a bad deal, depending on which sites you sign up with. I've listed most of the sites I have taken surveys through and actually been paid (or received other rewards like gift cards or CD'S) on the following webpage:





http://www.windhavenweb.com/surveys





I list how they pay you, what I like and dislike about them, whether they have an affiliate or referral program, etc. (And yes, if I say they have an affiliate program, I'm part of it, and make a commission when someone signs up through that link...I like to be up front about that).





But watch out--there are also scams out there. Here are some tips to avoid them:





Don't sign up for any survey site which asks you to pay to access the surveys. Also watch for language like "get paid for taking surveys AND SIGNING UP FOR OFFERS" if you don't want to have to sign up for stuff with other companies to get paid.





Always carefully read their terms of service and privacy policy. If in their privacy policy they say they only use aggregated info, this is GOOD SIGN they are legit. Aggregated info information that is grouped together so it can't be connected with anyones personal identification like name, e-mail, phone or address. That's what survey sites SHOULD collect. Avoid sites that say they give, rent, or sell any personal information (info that is not aggregated) to third parties (unless you really don't mind getting junk mail, telemarketing calls, and spam).





Also, never sign up for a survey through an unsolicited e-mail--since these might not even be from the site they claim to be, but could be a phishing scheme to get your information and mis-use it. And never give your credit card info--there is no good reason a legitimate free site would need it.





Here are two other sites which are very helpful


http://www.surveypolice.com/


(rates surveys)


http://ripoffreport.com/


(scam reporting site)
Reply:they are real but the prizes aren't. you never reach the end of the survey. most people give up after awhile. you will never get anything of value for free on the web or off the web.
Reply:Yes there are some excellent survey sites that are free to join! To try to be helpful! Check out the link below that has a listing of sites that pay you for your time and effort, I belong to a few of them and I don't spend more than a hour a day doing surveys and I have been making a good monthly income for over a year now! I found this link from a previous Yahoo answer!