Comments on: A word to the wise – Big Spot Surveys

By: Kim

Kim — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 15:12:58 +0000

I would run far away from such ads. If something promises things that are too good to be true, they usually are.

The best way to make money online is to start a website or blog, provide valuable content that people will read and put ads on it, but this is certainly not an easy road and takes years to build up unless you have a specialized niche where you can write about a unique topic that very few others can.

The online surveys will bring in money to order a pizza every once in awhile, but it’s not going to pay your bills.

Be careful and good luck.

By: Edison Erorita

Edison Erorita — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:56:08 +0000

Hi Kim,

First, thank you for your timely reply! Second, A BIG THANK YOU for bringing peace to mind and clarification about my situation. I’ll definitely be looking out on your blog from now on!

Please guide me (and bear with me) as I consider myself “green” in understanding how Blogs work, or even the “right” way of seeking your advice/help, but I wanted to ask (if this is the right area to ask) about other “ventures” I’ve been considering taking on as part of the online money-making arena. I’ve seen these two ads on TV for quite a while and I wanted to get your opinion on them: “www.5UEarnIt.com” and “E*Trade” – what do you make of such ads???

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 17:04:00 +0000

There should be a way to remove yourself from their database. I don’t think it is a “problem” as I have no proof they are selling email addresses or anything like that, but I have no proof they aren’t either. And they do provide you with legit survey companies to sign up for. The issue is that they make you provide your information to them when really there is no need because you can find their same list of survey companies on mine and any other sites. The survey companies are legit, you just don’t need to give BigSpot your info to find them.
I wouldn’t worry too much about anything aside from some emails that maybe you never signed up for though.

Good luck!

By: Edison Erorita

Edison Erorita — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:02:28 +0000

Hi Kim,
I’m glad I came across your blog/website, but I just wish I came across it sooner. I’ve always wondered about making extra income via online and after seeing BigSpot.com splashed across my television a few times, I decided to check it out. I figured that after seeing it presented like the way I saw it on TV, I took it on as a “legit” source and “real” way of making money…again, I wish I had come across you sooner. What do I do now that I’ve actually submitted my personal information? I haven’t taken on any surveys yet, I just through to the point of submitting my information, luckily though, I wasn’t able to enter any information about my family members as I didn’t readily know any of their personal information up front. Do I go back “in” and just cancel my “account” with BigSpot.com or is my personal information now “lost in limbo,” or worst, has my life been “compromised” now that my “BigSpot.com” has a hold of some of my personal info/life??? Thanks for your advice, by the way.

By: lissa

lissa — Sat, 28 May 2011 21:55:15 +0000

thanks for the information about bigspot because I was going to try it. Now I will just see what you have listed and try them. Thanks again,Lissa

By: melissa

melissa — Sun, 01 May 2011 14:20:26 +0000

i have been doing surveys for years and not once have i gotten paid for them, oh sure i have received some products to try and give feed back on them which were mine to keep afterward but i never got paid for any surveys i did. if there is one out there that is not a scam i have yet to find it

By: LIZZ

LIZZ — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 06:59:17 +0000

I saw the big spot commercial and thought hey, if i get to fill out a couple survey’s & get paid of it, why not?
Then i ran across your blog. So now my question is how do these paid survey’s work? I have never done them before. I want to start but i want to be smart about this. You say that Big Spot asks you for your information then i want on to the freepaidservice.net one. & they have link’s to other survey’s who ask you for info and a “free membership” So how is this any different from the bigspot.com?

By: Patricia Lowe

Patricia Lowe — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:51:40 +0000

Remove my name from Bigspot.com, I hate third party involvements. I dont’ need the aggervation. And the money is not that important to me.

By: Celia

Celia — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:50:22 +0000

where can I find a real survey website to make extra money?

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:20:36 +0000

Toluna.com is a good survey to sign up with. They send me several emails a day for surveys. The lowest amount of points you can win in a survey is 1,200 and on up You don’t always qualify, but, sometimes you are awarded several a day. They really add up fast. When you acquire 60,000 points, you can cash them in for a $20 check. It does take about 4 weeks to receive it though. You can also go through PayPal with them.