So, we all are looking for those survey sites that actually pay, right?  I know I have spent a lot of energy and time on this effort over the years, usually ending up frustrated.  However, there are some legit sites out there.  Here are three of my favorites that have worked well for me: 

I’ll start with the one that I really like, but doesn’t offer as much opportunity as the others:  Esearch 

As I said, I really like this one and it’s really simple to use–you either are invited via an email to participate in a survey or not.  After you sign up, you will receive survey invitations periodically and you have to qualify for them by answering a few questions.  If you qualify and complete the survey, you will get paid (I get paid through Paypal) within the time frame they give you at the time of survey completion.  These surveys pay really well compared to most other sites; a recent one I completed took about 20-25 minutes and I earned $20.  That’s decent money, survey world or otherwise!  However, because you have to be invited by them and then qualify, there aren’t a lot of opportunities.  I have been using this site for about 12 years and I’d say I probably get an invite every other month or so.  Not great, but definitely worth signing up for because of the type of pay they give.

The next two are pretty close to being identical sites, as far as the types of surveys, offers, emails and information they have, but with different names and website structure:  InboxDollars and Memolink.  InboxDollars tracks strictly by monetary Earnings, whereas Memolink offers points as rewards, and they have a Rewards Meter that tracks your points in cash form so you know where you are in your efforts.

InboxDollars has been my go-to site, but Memolink is very good also.  They both offer surveys, which will seem repetitive when you go from one site to the other, and they are, which is OK.  Take advantage of earning money on both sites!  Aside from completing surveys, here are other ways you can earn money from these two sites:

• Paid Emails-you will have the opportunity to read emails with offers included that they send you. However, all you really have to do is open the email and click on the “Confirm this PaidEmail” or “Earn Points Now” button.  Once you do that, you will earn cents/points back.  If you actually complete the offers, which there are sometimes interesting and decent offers, you’ll earn more (it will tell you in the email how much each offer is worth).

• Offers-these types of things are seen all over, “complete this offer by buying xyz, and you will receive $$$ back.”  Good news is both of the sites do actually pay you for completing the offers.  I have found really good deals, especially around the holidays, so not only did I save money on something I planned to buy anyhow, I earned money just for completing the offer through these websites.  Score!

• Keeping in line with the offers idea-both sites have different types of offers available, such as trial offers, free offers, As Seen on TV offers, as well as some other options.  Memolink and InboxDollars offer a little different opportunities here, but they both have them.

• Deals–Groupon, Coupons and Shopping.  Basically they have partners with different companies and you reap the benefits when you are looking to make purchases.  

• Cash Tasks-both sites have short and easy tasks available from time to time that will help you earn faster.

• Referrals-like everything these days, there are referral bonuses available that are beneficial to you and your friends who sign up.

• Videos/Radio-listen to different radio stations and watch short videos to earn more.  Super simple.

• Apps-sometimes there are apps you can download onto your phones to earn additional money.  They are often games, but have other types.  You usually can download them, use them a couple of times, earn money and then delete them if you don’t like them.  It’s just a good way for companies to get their new apps out there.

• Search-use their search options on the websites to earn money.  It’s just like using Bing or any other search engine, so do a couple of searches through their site when you think about it.

There are other ways on their individual sites to earn more.  For example, Memolink offers daily ‘tasks’ to earn additional points quickly.  InboxDollars has opportunities to spin a wheel for chances to earn more (when you don’t qualify for a survey), and I really like their phone app (I have an Android) since it is simple and works really well.  I recommend using both sites, even if it is a lot of the same stuff.  That just means two easy ways to earn money!

Don’t wait, these three sites are a great way to get started today!  Have fun and enjoy the $$$!