First Steps to Getting Started: Tips, Safety, Tools and Security

You won't get rich overnight, but you can make extra income safely. It may be a month or two until you establish credibility and start receiving the higher paying surveys ($5 and up). The first surveys you're invited to may be sweepstakes or low paying ($1-$2). If you're serious and want to make income with paid surveys and studies, stick with it!

Spend adequate time on each survey, be consistent and honest with your answers, and be willing to take a few sweepstakes and $1 surveys to get started. The higher paying surveys, product evaluations, online forums/chats and research studies will follow. Scams are out there but trusted companies do exist.

First Steps For Successful Online Income

The most important step: have a reliable anti-virus program installed. Norton and McAfee are widely used. WOT - Web of Trust is a very good safety add-on for your browser, IE or Firefox.

Get an additional e-mail, two if you do GPT (get paid to) programs. MSN/Google/Yahoo! offer free e-mail. Yahoo! offers upgraded e-mail to sync all your accounts for $19.95/year. I keep paid surveys from personal and GPT mail. Most companies ask for a basic profile when you sign up. If you don't have time for more (if asked for), come back later. The more you complete, the better chance you have of qualifying for surveys.

Sign up for a PayPal account, it's free. You can add as many e-mail's as you need. Quite a few companies pay through PayPal, it's quick, safe and secure. Faster than a check through the mail. More on rewards in Survey Details.

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Once you are ready to start taking Online Paid Surveys, sign up with as may as you have time for. Always read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy at each site.

Other Useful Tools

Another great web tool is Skype, VoIP or Voice over Internet Protocol. Skype to Skype is FREE. You get free internet calling, video chat, instant messaging and more. There's a low fee to landlines, cell phones or non Skype customers. It's fun to see and/or hear family, friends and co-workers while on the internet, you can easily share your screen to work. I like the freedom of not holding a phone or an earpiece in my ear. It'is a very quick and easy download, that can be removed at any time. Try it, it's FUN!!

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