While yes, it is possible to make money on the Net, it is not all that easy. Most ways for making extra money require special skills, training, acquired know-how and often substantial investment in tools and training before you can expect any return.

There are exceptions. One way is to take paid consumer opinion surveys, online surveys that pay. There are $40 billion a year being spent on market research in the U.S. alone. Some of the primary tools of market researchers are different types of online surveys. Thousands of surveys are being made on the Internet every week.

To get people to take the time to sit down and fill out surveys, to give their honest consumers opinions, the legitimate surveys are almost always paid. A survey that takes 5-7 minutes to fill out might pay $10, while one that takes 10 to 15 minutes would probably pay $25.

That's not a lot of money, but it adds up. Take a $10 and a $25 survey every day and at the end of a month you would have earned over $1,000! The questions are easy, generally about your purchasing and product preferences. And it takes very little time.

If you are a consumer (everyone who eats is a consumer!) have an Internet connection and enough computer skills to send and receive e-mails, you qualify to take online surveys for money.

For making extra money from paid surveys, the most important (and the trickiest) part is getting a good list of good survey makers who offer legitimate paid surveys. You want the serious ones, that really pay, not the no-pay/low-pay ones. Your problem will be that the former do not advertise and the latter do. The come-ons for free lists are for these undesirable non-paying surveys.

Every list of survey makers is paid for by someone. If not by the survey participants, then it is paid for by those recruiting for low-quality, non-paying surveys.

If you want to give it a try, the best way to get a good list of market research companies offering good paying surveys is to join a private paid survey group and get a copy of their list. There are well over a hundred of these. Some are better than others.

To pick out one of the better ones, use a good paid surveys review site that monitors these private paid survey groups and rates them periodically. Things change rapidly in the marketplace and last year's jewels can become this year's dogs.

So if you are interested in making extra money, how much can you earn with legitimate paid surveys?

It depends on your demographics (how much survey activity there is in your area) and your diligence at persuing it. But most survey-takers report incomes of $250 to $650 a month. Many report incomes of $1,000 a month or more from this activity.

Jorge Chavez is a researcher and published paid surveys expert who lives in Connecticut, U.S.A.

For a free copy of his eBook, "How to Make Good Money With Paid Online Surveys" click on this link.

To visit a good paid surveys review site and check on the latest ratings, Click Here: Best Paid Surveys