Online surveys is a quick way to make a little extra pocket change if you have the spare time and patience. With most consumer survey sites paying 3 dollars to 30 dollars or in points that can be redeemed for items or useful gift cards. Surveys can take as little as 5 minutes to complete and without having to sign up for any "special offers" or give out credit information.

The surveys can be about a broad spectrum of things, but most are surveys about websites or products that you have to write a few paragraphs on about the pros and cons. This is how the survey sites themselves make there money, by putting out information to be examined by the general public to see if its going to have a good effect or negative effect in there various marketing campaigns.

Most payments from survey sites come over paypal or in the form of the check. Wait times that I have experienced have been a few days after claiming to 4 or 5 weeks to receive a check in the mail. Also as i have stated above a good number of sites use a points system instead of money.

As a quick side note when signing up for Survey Sites I would create another email address not because they give out your information but because that is the most common way they alert you about new surveys you qualify to participate in.

A few of the survey sites that I have had good paying experiences with Include:

Surveyspot.com

Surveysavvy.com

Brand Institute - www.onlineglobalrecruiting.com