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OK, by now everyone should realize that free online surveys are legitimate and earning money online with them is very realistic. That is a fact and there is absolutely no two ways about it. Bottom line is people can actually earn some nice extra income from home by filling out these surveys which ask your opinions and likes and dislikes about products, clothes, sleeping habits, diet, age etc.

I can personally attest to the fact that since last year I have found taking surveys it to be very rewarding and a great source in earning money online month in and month out. On a part time basis I have averaged well over $200 a month for just a few hours of work. I have completed Surveys from $1 all the way up to $125! The $125 free paid survey took me only 1 hour and 15 minutes to complete. Not too bad, huh?

However, I must let you know that my journey was not easy to begin with. I spent the first weeks joining over 100 of these Surveys Sites. Many were scams and not worth even opening up an account with. Others were very questionable as they disguised themselves as free, but then I got to the page where you actually had to pay a fee to get a list of other survey sites and surveys. I must stress that you should NEVER in anyway pay for a list of Surveys or Survey Sites. Its an outright scam and stay far away from them.

After going through many Survey Sites and joining them and taking countless surveys, I found a handful that I deemed as the cream of the crop. These are the ones that I continue to receive surveys from and make free money online with. And most importantly I am actually earning money online with them and receive hard cold cash from these companies.

So without further ado here is my Top 5 Surveys Sites for earning money online with. Anyone wanting to make free cash online today needs to check them out. I’ve also included a brief description for each.

1. Globaltestmarket – This is my Top survey site. They pay on average of $3 to $10 Surveys. Its easy to build up cash with them. And they even pay you $.50 just for attempting to qualify for a Survey regardless if you don’t!

2. Opinionoutpost – Oh me. This survey site is right up there with Global Test. They have really the highest free paid surveys. Just completed one for $15. I love them!

3. LightspeedPanel – You get a lot of surveys from this Company. They are a little less in pay than the other two. But make up in the number you get from them.

4. Your2cents – This is a mainstay for me. Just when I forget about them they send me a nice paying survey. I have received a lot of checks from them.

5. IPSOS – This is one of the oldest and most reliable survey sites around. A must join.

Bonus- These last two are just right outside my Top 5, and I decided at the last minute they had to be included!

Cashcrate – This is a Survey and Offer Site. Many people refer to it as a GPT Site (get paid to). I like it because you can fill out two daily surveys each and everyday.

HCDSurveys – The great thing about this survey site is that they administer short political surveys. And it only takes like 2 minutes to complete these. Great fast free cash!

So that concludes this brief look into Paid online surveys and some of the top ones that I personally have had much success with in earning money online with. I hope you have come away with some knowledge and tools to enable you to make extra money with surveys. It’s really up to you how much money you want to make. The more quality survey sites that you join and participate in the more money you will make. PERIOD! So keep the wheels spinning

Firstly I must be frank with you… of course I don’t wish to insult your intelligence but what do you know about telemarketing?

I understand the thought process of most business owners, but I also however have over 7 years’ experience in running telemarketing operations for large and small companies alike. And I can tell you now; it is nowhere near as easy as you think. Running a telemarketing operation even in house is a full-time job. You need to consider certain factors before even entertaining the idea of running your own in house telemarketing.

First off, who will run it? If it’s you, then remember it is a full-time job! So you will either need to drop all of your current tasks and focus solely on this, or you will be working double the time to ensure all tasks are done. This may work for a while, however you will soon grow tired, and will begin overlooking things and not performing at your peak.

You also need to consider your experience in the field of telemarketing, it just isn’t as simple as most people think. You would be lucky to succeed if you think its simply picking up the phone and calling. You need to know much more than that, for example; what scripts will be effective? Who is your target market? How many staff will you need? What is an appropriate target? What objections will your agents face and how will they overcome them? What type of people do you need to hire to get the job done effectively?

The biggest problem many businesses face in setting up their own telemarketing is simply lack of knowledge. You truly need a professional to advise you on the operations, motivation of the staff is a must and so too are utilizing the correct tools and avenues to conduct your campaign. The bottom line is it may look like an easy thing to do but I warn you now it really is a challenge and something you need to learn about before delving into it. It only takes the simplest thing to be missing from your operation for it to fail, so if you plan to start your own telemarketing either have a consultant come in to help you set up if you haven’t run successful campaigns before or simply outsource the work to local Australian call centres and let them do what they do while you focus on your current tasks.