There are a lot of free resources out there that can help you find some legitimate surveys. You’re going to be scrounging mucking around in the cold, shallow, water trying to find a few measly flakes of gold.

The reality is that if you don’t spend more time doing surveys than actually looking for surveys you’re not going to make a decent amount of extra money. There are sites out there that are paid survey directories.

What exactly does that mean? It means that you have to pay a small amount of money up front to get access to their database of survey companies. One such paid survey directory is Paid Surveys Etc…

When you login in to the member’s area of Paid Surveys Etc…the information is pretty well organized. You can navigate to any one of the following pages: Home, first step, survey database, bonuses, extra’s, contact us.

The bonuses for Paid Surveys Etc…are more of a distraction than anything else. If you’re looking to do more than take surveys the bonuses may be able to help get you pointed in the right direction. However, they’re pretty basic.

The real gold is in the survey database section. There are lots of companies listed and it tells you what kind of compensation is cash, prizes, or cash and prizes. They are also broken down by region such as U.S., UK, NZ, all, etc... Some are specific only to certain regions or states.

There are at the time of writing this there were 6 pages of survey companies. There are 30+ companies per page. The investment in Paid Surveys Etc... is probably a wise one to make. You could spend a long time trying to find this many survey companies on your own. The price if you enter the coupon code given on the site is only $34. This is worth the time and aggravation of trying to find sites on your own.

One of the most popular online paid survey directories is a site Make Money Taking Surveys.org. Purchasing the product was a little irksome. They try an up-sell 3 times. If you would like to purchase any of the up-sells they offer, feel free. However, the purpose of this was to get to the actual site so a review could be written.

Once you get through all the up-sells there is a form that you will be asked to fill in. It is a form that is pretty common for surveys. It asks for such items as your name, your address, your phone, your occupation, your age, and income. You can’t be shy about giving out this kind of information if you expect to be making money by filling out surveys for companies.

Once you do that you then will be given your username and password. When you login the navigation is fairly straight forward and simple. The bonus section includes a photo wealth system and a write at home system. There are some other bonuses as well. They are listed in the sales page.

Honestly, the bonuses aren’t really very complimentary to this product. If you’re looking for a way to make extra money, they’re okay. However, it really is best if you just concentrate on making some money with the surveys. What it boils down to is don’t buy it just for the bonuses.

Make Money Taking Surveys.org charges $34 with a half off coupon. Is the price worth it? Yes, it is. When you get to the paid survey section of your member’s area they have at the time of writing this review there are 4 pages and about 30 survey companies per page. The companies are listed by geographic location. US, UK, etc…Some are even state specific. It also tells you whether your compensation will cash, prizes or cash and prizes.

The little amount of money spent to get to the paid survey section of Make Money Taking Surveys.org is worth the cost. If you’re serious about doing surveys for extra money then you don’t want to waste your time chasing sources down. This will allow you to start getting surveys almost immediately.

You may have even come across an ad promoting a paid survey site directory. A paid survey site directory is a site that you pay some money to become a member of. In exchange, they give you a list of survey companies who will offer you cash and prizes for taking their surveys.

A very popular paid survey directory is Survey Scout. You may wonder if it’s worthwhile whether to buy this membership or not. This review will answer that question for you.

One of the things you have to consider is whether the cost of Survey Scout is worth it. It is true you can find some legitimate survey companies online for free. You have to ask yourself if you really want to waste the time sorting through all of the free sites. The more time you waste looking through the free sites, the less time you’ll have to spend taking surveys.

Once you purchase your membership to Survey scout and login the navigation is pretty user friendly. That’s a good thing. The bonus section is okay, but there is nothing there of high value. Your mileage on the bonuses may vary.

The actual Survey Scout database is impressive. At the time of this review there were about 30+ companies listed per page and 6 pages. They are broken down by country and some are state specific. Survey Scout will tell you whether the survey company offers cash, prizes, or cash and prizes.

This is really a rather straight forward type of product. They tell you that you will get access to hundreds of survey companies. They deliver on that promise. You click the link and you are taken directly to the survey company site. You have to fill out information there. When they have surveys available that are in your specific demographics they’ll email you notification.

Is the membership worth $34.95? Yes, it is. The time, effort, and aggravation of searching out survey companies on free sites makes buying a membership to Survey Scout pretty much a no-brainer.