There are a few things that you should know about paid surveys before you decide to start taking surveys online. Here I will give you some of the tips and tricks about paid surveys that I have picked up. This first part of this article will outline some outlining information you will need to know.

Part I - Intro to paid surveys

1. First I would like to say that there are Legitimate Paid Surveys are out there. I personally take surveys for 47 paid survey sites.

2. Never pay a survey directory for information that is completely free on the internet. There are a lot of scams like this so watch out.

3. Just because a site is heavily advertised doesn't mean it's a good site too join.

4. Never pay to join a survey site, legitimate paid survey sites are free to join.

5. Some paid survey sites allow members as young as 13 years old.

6. Legitimate paid survey sites don't advertise other survey sites.

7. Legitimate survey companies will not ask for your social security number.

8. Legitimate survey companies will not try to sell you products.

9. Legitimate survey companies will not ask you for your bank account number or credit card number.