Paid Survey Screeners - Your Questions Answered

Getting started with paid surveys, screeners are one area of confusion for many people. To help you understand what screeners are and what their value is, I will answer a few questions that I have received by email or in comments.

Q. What is a screener?

A. A screener is a survey that you take about yourself. You answer questions regarding your age, marital status, children, occupation, hobbies, etc. The survey panel then uses this information to qualify you for (or disqualify you from) surveys targeting a specific demographic.

Q. Why was I not paid for completing the screeners?

A. The purpose of screeners is to allow you to qualify for paid surveys, but typically you are not paid to complete them. Even so, it is very important that you complete the screeners so that you can maximize you survey earnings.

Q. Why am I receiving fewer survey invitations after completing the screeners?

A. With some survey panels, panelists receive invitations to participate in any survey that they are not specifically disqualified from. However, at the beginning of the survey they complete a mini-screener and are quickly disqualified from the survey if they do not meet the proper demographic profile. This results in a lot of wasted time for panelists who try to start dozens of surveys only to be quickly disqualified from each without any payment. By completing screeners, you allow the panel to only send you survey invitations that you are very likely to qualify for, and thereby save you a lot of time and frustration.

Q. If I have already completed the screeners, why do I have to complete the short screeners at the beginning of each survey?

A. Most surveys have a short screener at the beginning to insure that qualified participants are completing the survey. But, if you have filled out all of the screeners for the survey panel, you should only be receiving survey invitations that you will qualify for. Quickly complete the screening information and you will be taking the survey in just a few minutes.

By completing all of the screener questionnaires for a survey panel, you will receive survey invitations that are targeted to you. Instead of constantly being disqualified for each survey you start, you may qualify for close to 90% of the surveys that you are invited to. This will save you time and allow you to maximize your survey earnings.

If you have a moment and would like a bit more info (or A LOT more info) about paid Internet surveys, then I would like to invite you to stop by my website, www.thesurveyguide.com, and I will hit you with the mother load of information about how to get started making extra money today. Or maybe you don't want all that info and just want to get started immediately, if so please check out my quick guide to getting paid for Internet Surveys.

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