1. Do not, under any circumstances, pay any company to participate in their online surveys. Taking paid surveys is free. Paid survey and market research companies do not charge you; instead, they pay you for your responses.

2. Create a separate email account for surveys. Once you sign up, you'll start receiving a significant number of emails, so you will need a separate email address for survey activities. Remember to switch off your spam filter or set it to "do not delete emails in spam folder immediately" if you don't want to miss out on survey emails.

3. You may want to consider signing up for a free PayPal account. Many survey sites accept PayPal as a form of payment. It is typically quicker than check payment, and it is free to send and accept money if you have a basic account. However, a small transaction fee applies to Premier and Business Accounts, when money is received.

Some points to consider when joining survey panels:

Many survey sites are mobile-friendly, which means you can sign up and participate in surveys using your smartphone or tablet.

Make sure you're a member of the survey panel. This normally entails clicking the link in the survey panel's confirmation email after signing up. This is a crucial step in the registration process.

Before accepting you, some survey panels will ask you to complete a short profile survey. Many other survey panels have profile questionnaires that you should complete in order to increase your chances of getting additional survey invitations.

Take some time to register with all of the credible online survey sites that you can find. The more survey sites you join, the more surveys you will receive.

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