Doing surveys online can be a great way to earn some additional money. There are some things you should know about this before you start, though. First and most important – be careful with your time! Answering surveys can quickly become time-consuming and make you forget about your life and real job. Do not, under any circumstances, let that happen! Second, you should keep in mind that there are two kinds of survey websites – paid ones and free ones. As you can probably guess, paid websites require you to pay a fee before registering, but they usually give you access to more and better surveys.

If you don’t want to spend any money initially though, you can try a free website – the earnings won’t be as high, but at least you’ll get to know what it’s like to answer surveys for payment – and you can build up some starting capital to register on one of the paid websites and start earning more! Below we’ve listed some of the better free paid survey websites.

ZoomPanel

ZoomPanel is a reputed website that offers a lot of things beside surveys – focus groups, research based on people’s opinions (something like surveys, but not exactly). The website offers payment in various ways besides cash – you can earn coupons and vouchers to spend on many shops, for example. You can even win some monetary prizes along with everything else – and with no signup fee, it’s a real bargain.

Greenfield

This is another survey website with a long history of satisfying customers. They offer you access to a huge database of surveys, and additionally enter you in some sweepstakes if you don’t qualify for a survey right away. The website pays by check, so if you don’t have PayPal, it’s still an option for you. Greenfield is a great place to start.

MyView

MyView is not exactly a survey website, but more of a “middle man” between you and survey providers. You basically get invitations to do various surveys, and get points and/or money in return. MyView pays somewhat better than the other websites of its kind, and you can earn up to $5 from a single survey there. They pay by PayPal as well, which is a real commodity lately. Take care though – the website doesn’t always have a lot of active surveys, so you may end up waiting for a while until you get an invitation to do one.