{"id":704,"date":"2015-09-04T19:14:52","date_gmt":"2015-09-05T02:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.surveypolice.com\/blog\/?p=704"},"modified":"2020-09-16T13:11:35","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T20:11:35","slug":"paid-surveys-for-college-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surveypolice.com\/blog\/paid-surveys-for-college-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Paid Surveys for College Students"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not easy making money as a student; schoolwork can take up big chunks of time, and many students find it difficult to even try holding down part-time employment. If you’re in this position, one income source to seriously consider is taking online surveys.<\/p>\n

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Income for university students<\/h2>\n

Whether you have a block of time available between classes, at odd hours of the night, or if you’re looking for a break from online classes, the flexibility and convenience that online survey taking provides is second to none. No, it\u2019s not going to make you rich, nor will it even pay your tuition for the year (unless you\u2019re seriously dedicated and go to a very inexpensive school!), but every little bit counts<\/span>, and if you can make money on the go, that\u2019s always a bonus.<\/p>\n

How paid surveys work<\/h2>\n

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\nBrands you care about are owned by companies (including Fortune 500 companies) who want to make themselves better. They hire market research companies to conduct surveys on their target audience so that they can learn more about what it will take to get you to buy more of their product, how they can improve things, or what you think about their upcoming product line.<\/p>\n

Market research companies have a database of users they tap into when they want these questions answered. This database is called a “panel” and if their users answer online surveys, this group of people is called an “online panel<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

Online survey panels are free to join, and in exchange for doing paid surveys on things like providing your feedback on what Apple’s new Macbook should look like or how Starbucks should improve the quality of their coffee beans, you receive rewards by providing your opinions. This can be anything from cold hard cash, to gift cards, to merchandise, to airline points, to movie vouchers, and more!<\/p>\n

Can this replace a job?<\/h2>\n

If you’re looking for the best part time jobs for college students, check out our article on easy ways to make fast cash<\/a>. Some of the gigs posted there can be considered both offline and online jobs for college students that can help inject cash into your bank account quickly. <\/p>\n

However, if you’re looking for something that will replace a income from a full-time job, that’s not what survey taking is designed for. Cash here and there, yes. An alternative to going to working regular hours at a store or coffee shop? Unfortunately, not.<\/p>\n

Your rewards, your way<\/h2>\n
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If you\u2019re like most university students, you probably spend what little disposable income you have on things like music at the iTunes store<\/a>, odds and ends at places like Target<\/a> and Walmart<\/a>, electronics and books from Amazon<\/a> and coffee from Starbucks<\/a>. That\u2019s if you\u2019re lucky of course to have any spare cash at all! Many online survey companies offer gift cards and e-gift vouchers from these retailers, along with dozens of others.<\/p>\n

Rather than paying cash for purchases from these places, or instead of putting your purchases on your already maxed-out credit card, paying with a gift card that you earned from taking surveys is an easy way to lessen any financial stress that you may already be facing.<\/div>\n

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Alternatively, you might think that cash is king, and prefer that as a payment option. There are survey panels who strictly pay cash by PayPal<\/a>, and others issue payments via check<\/a>. If these are your preferred methods of payment, zero in on and join survey panels who offer these payment methods.<\/p>\n

Protecting yourself from scams<\/h2>\n

\"ILike with anything online, you should have your guard up when first getting involved with survey taking. The first thing you should look at is a survey panel\u2019s listing on SurveyPolice<\/a>. Read the user reviews, check out their website, and then decide whether or not to join. If you join the top rated panels on SurveyPolice, you will not run into scams, as the sites listed there are ordered by user reviews. Instead, survey job scams<\/a> are most commonly found by doing internet searches for “online surveys”, clicking on ads on platforms like Snapchat and TikTok, and finding sketchy websites that usually make promises that are a little too good to be true…<\/p>\n

If you still want to join a site you find on your own, do the bare minimum<\/strong>: skim the privacy policy and terms of service agreement, see if they\u2019re a member of any market research associations, look for a working Contact Us page, ensure that it\u2019s completely free to join the website, and then, and only then should you consider joining. Even then, we strongly advise against this method; it’s always better to consult reviews on sites before joining them and reading one person’s account of how great a site worked for them, should be met with skepticism.<\/p>\n

Regardless, if you are unsure about something, feel free to send us a message<\/a>, or reach out to the community by posting your question on our forum<\/a>. The people there are super-nice, want to see you succeed and will happily help you out.<\/p>\n

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