There are, quite literally, hundreds of companies on the internet that profess to be survey companies, but how many of these are legitimate? With misinformation, false news, fraud, and deception being part and parcel of using the internet, it is often a risk utilising the service. So, it is quite reasonable and understandable that this question is asked by thousands of Nigerians almost daily. Specifically, those who are looking for easy ways to make money online in between their busy schedules.
The truth of finding legitimate survey companies may astonish you in its simplicity. However, in this article, our professional panellist platform providers at MobiWorkX Nigeria tackle the task of addressing this interesting question, and will provide you with a few hints so that you will not be duped into false advertising or misrepresentation when it comes to online surveys and getting paid for answering questionnaires.
5 Sure Ways to Find Legitimate Survey Companies
Here are 5 ways to find legitimate survey companies:- Legitimate survey companies will never ask you to invest money or ask you to pay to join their platform. Companies that ask for payment up-front should be approached with caution. Recognised companies will not only offer entrance for free, but they will also offer cash and other awesome rewards for your participation. Sometimes, platforms might offer to donate your earnings to charity causes, like finding a cure for a disease, animal welfare, or protecting women and children, for example.
- Speaking of cash and rewards, be wary of companies that offer too much of either as these offers are often misleading. Legal platforms will not offer outrageous rewards. The more the rewards and the more outrageous the cash amounts offered, the higher the chance that the entity is asking for you to join for ulterior motives.
- Furthermore, sanctioned survey platforms will not ask too many questions or request unnecessary personal information. That is why, at MobiWorkX and other legitimate survey companies, we only require enough information to appoint you to your relevant demographic and a way to communicate with you. Again, be wary of companies that ask too many personal questions or offer unrealistic rewards. Companies may try to trick you into divulging too much information to add you to their social media pages, email contacts, or other databases for marketing purposes. Others that offer exorbitant rewards might even use your information for less than legal purposes.
- Additionally, be cautious of companies that request you to purchase their products first. Following the purchase, they will request that you test them and answer questions about your experience using them in return for rewards. These are usually marketing organisations that are only interested in moving their product. They have no interest in your thoughts and opinions or the performance of the product, and the questions, if they arrive at all, often go unrewarded.
- There are other entities on the internet that may entice you to purchase surveys from them. These entities usually do not boast about their clients or their client’s marketing campaigns, like we do. They also do not boast about product content, rewards that they offer, and other necessary information, because there usually aren’t any.