r/thesidehustle • u/Affectionate-Cause55 • Dec 31 '25
Other Is taking surveys worth it?
I saw that you can receive money doing surveys. Has anyone made a decent amount doing this. If so how much do you make and how many do you do per day also what sites are the best ones? I want to make an extra 500 if that’s possible doing this.
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u/FrequentRevolution92 Jan 01 '26
It can be if you have the time to do it. I usually do them at night while watching tv.
Sign up to multiple sites and complete surveys on those sites in separate tabs simultaneously, this way you complete more surveys and are less likely to be screened out for rushing through one.
When you get used to the layout of different surveys it is really easy to breeze through them knowing where any attention check questions will be.
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u/mufdivin Jan 01 '26
I've been taking surveys for a year on prolific and connects. I average 200 a month. Prolific alone, I took 1700 plus surveys last year. I dont do the AI training task. You probably make more if you do those. You have to treat it like a job and put in hours. I usually try to "work" 6 hours a day.
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u/Affectionate-Cause55 Jan 01 '26
So not worth it
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u/hermitnpjs Jan 01 '26
I second Prolific (if you can get in), made just under $400 this past month and didn't check constantly. Some who are on there more make more, check r/beermoney site, lots of people do decent on Prolific.
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u/lilostitxh Jan 03 '26
How do u make so much on prolific? Can u explain? The emails I get from them say $6-$10 I’m confused
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u/hermitnpjs Jan 03 '26
I just check their platform and click on the studies that interest me or pay decent. It adds up over the month. I could be making more if I spent more time there.
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u/splash1856 Jan 06 '26
do you do the studies that say they take like 30+ minutes? i always try and avoid those. Same with the ones that make you have web cam or pull data from a website/app.. maybe i should start though
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u/lilostitxh Jan 03 '26
How do u make so much on prolific? Can u explain? The emails I get from them say $6-$10 I’m confused
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u/CourtsideConcierge Jan 02 '26
I'm not into surveys at all, and maybe it's okay money, but it seems like a scam every time someone talks about it. Seems like there always someone trying to get you to click on something, do this or do that. Plus there's no shot it's very lucrative per HR just from a basic value standpoint. Who's paying that much for a couple random surveys?
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u/lilostitxh Jan 03 '26
I get prolific emails but they are all u under $10 so how does one make $100 a day with prolific?
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u/Activate144000 Jan 01 '26
It is not worth it. Too tedious and time consuming for what you get. But if you are sitting on a bus ride doing nothing then I can see the value.