Getting paid to take online surveys is an attractive job for many people. Sit at home, avoid rush hour traffic, stay with the kids, etc. As a result, many people often wonder where they can find the sites which offer the highest paid surveys.

While looking for the highest paid survey sites, people often tend to be attracted to one of the many free survey site directories. Unfortunately, these "free" survey sites aren't what they seem to be, not if you are looking to earn a good living getting paid to take online surveys.

Free survey sites NEVER have the highest paid surveys. Over 90% of the time, these sites just have your basic $5 surveys (which take 30 minutes to fill out). I don't know about you, but I have better things to do with my time if I'm only going to earn a measly $5.

These free survey sites also usually only list 20-30 market research companies, which is nowhere NEAR enough to make a decent amount of money. Also, most of the free sites only list the companies that PAY THEM every time a potential participant registers. You will most likely get exactly what you paid for - nothing!

Membership sites, on the other hand, will usually have listings of OVER 400 QUALITY survey companies. These companies will pay you to:

-Take online surveys

-Take phone surveys

-Participate in focus groups (offline and online)

-Try new products (and keep them!)

-Preview new movie trailors (then one is great- paid to watch TV basically)

You might be tempted to sign up with a free paid survey company, so try it. But I'm sure you will find out that it really isn't worth your time. You won't find any of the highest paid surveys you were looking for. By spending just $20-$40 you can find a REPUTABLE membership site with HUNDREDS of survey listings, so that you WILL make money!