Monday, November 4, 2013

Stay Safe With Legitimate Alberta Survey Companies

By Alyce Powell


When searching for Alberta survey companies online, you will end up with a lot of results pages. As such, it can be tricky to find legitimate survey opportunities in the beginning. So, what can you do to separate the legitimate companies from online scams, then? Here are several tips to help you out.

First of all, figure out if the website wants you to pay to answer their surveys. The most important rule to remember is that reputable companies will never ask for money upfront. In fact, they won't ask for any kind of financial information from you to begin with, be it your credit card information or your bank account number. So, if a website asks you to pay a fee before joining, just walk away and look for a better, more credible site instead.

The second thing you should do is figure out what the company's reputation is like. To do this, just make a quick search for their name in forums and message boards that talk about paid surveys. There are some cases, wherein bad feedback may just come about from poor performance, though, so make sure you read a lot of reviews in order to get a good opinion on a certain site that you are eyeing before making your final decision.

Payment options are another thing you should look at. Although most survey companies make their payments through PayPal, others might only be able to offer store credit in exchange for the surveys. Figuring out when you can get your payments is vital, as well. After all, you will need to remember to keep track of any thresholds that a site might have, so that you can figure out when to get your money.

One of the easier ways to find out whether a site is professional and trustworthy or not would be by checking out what their site looks like as a whole. If the layout and design seems well-made and well thought out, then they are probably reputable. Make sure you go through every single page on their site, though.

It would be important to keep in mind that practically anybody can create a legitimate site nowadays with nothing but effort and time. So, just because it looks polished doesn't mean it is instantly legitimate. Make sure you review the content of the website and test it out first before making your decision, too. This would actually be one of the easiest ways to evaluate a company.

Another thing to look out would be the bottom of their registration page. Ideally, they should have a privacy policy there, which explains how they plan on using your personal information. If they don't have a policy there, then you should be wary about sharing your personal details or any other sensitive information with them.

Overall, it is quite easy to find legitimate Alberta survey companies, though. You just have to make sure that you do your research first and keep your information private until you are 100% sure that the company can be trusted.




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