March 27, 2008

Paid Surveys And The Five-Minute Mistake

There is one aspect to paid surveys that seems to prey on the human vice of greed. In my very personal research on paid surveys I came across what seems to be the dark underbelly of paid surveys. If most people don0t want to talk about their experience, you0ll soon see why.
This type of survey is presented in much the same way most other surveys are. The survey taker is presented with the opportunity to win something like a prepaid debit card or a store gift card.
When the survey taker accepts the offer they are asked to fill out data that one would typically associate with a survey. This includes a registration form that asks for personal data.
This is where the dynamics of this survey change. In most standard survey sites this information is protected for the purpose of your protection and privacy. Registering in this scenario is essentially the same as signing up for email marketing campaigns with third party partners.
Of course this is only known when the survey taker spends time with the terms and conditions (most will not read them before they begin the survey).
The next phase of this offer takes you to a page asking you […]

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