text: are those surveys where u get payed real? are those surveys real where you answer questions and get paid the rule, as always, is to stay away from those that ask you to pay before you can get these surveys.   legitimate market survey companies such as pinecone research recruit members based on demographic characteristics -- e.g. mothers of babies 0-12 years old -- and will send surveys of products and services targeting this demographic group. pinecone research, however, pays only $5 per survey -- you're definitely not going to be rich with that. they can give you anywhere from 1-5 at most surveys in a month.   other companies simply ask you to answer as many research as possible, and you don't earn anything just the chance to win at a raffle (which i find lame).  the article "earning money from surveys" provide a short list of legitimate market research firms and contains explanations of what to look for when joining surveys (and weeding out the fraudulent ones) http://www.powerhomebiz.com/vol121/onlinesurvey.htm   pinecone research http://www.pineconeresearch.com greenfield online http://www.greenfieldonline.com  harris poll online http://www.harrispollonline.com   buzzback http://www.buzzback.com   surveysite http://www.surveysite.com  surveysavvy http://www.surveysavvy.com survey spot http://www.surveyspot.com/ http://www.internetpaidsurveys.com/