I started doing paid online surveys around August of 2003. I was searching for a way to make free extra money online and saw an ad to take market research surveys.

I ended up paying for a list of survey sites. It cost my about $40 for the list and after I looked through the survey sites I thought to myself what a waste of 40 bucks. I could have easily found out about these sites if I had done a little more searching.

After a few months of doing surveys I thought to myself I could help out other people by sharing my experiences and make some extra money by referring them.

Currently that is what I do in my spare time. I look for new survey sites, join their panels, and figure out if they are worth joining or just a waste of time. I have probably reviewed over 100 sites that claim you can make money with them. They are not all survey sites some are paid email sites and article writing sites. I still participate in online surveys since they are an easy way to make money.