The paid survey industry has matured and should be considered a viable home based job option. For a very small fee, you gain access to a database of hundreds of research companies who will pay you for your opinion in the form of surveys. The small up front fee can be recovered with as little as the first survey you take.

This is an opportunity for stay-at-home parents, students, entrepreneurs, retirees - anyone who needs a flexible source of extra income and enjoys using the internet. These online surveys can typically be done no matter where in the world you live, although the vast majority of them are in English.

Online survey jobs do require effort and persistence as not all the survey companies will select every individual to participate. The more you complete, the more you make. Many people do paid online surveys for part time extra incoe, while the number of stay-at-home workers doing it full time is growing rapidly.

Companies pay as much as $99 per survey but more typically $5-$5- per survey depending on the company, the individual, and each type of survey or focus group. Future: Look for large scall growth as the business of "connecting" credible survey takers with paying companies explode.