Just want to share some of my advice and tips on paid surveys. I will make more than one post on this thread with each post for one tip topic, and add more tips later whenever I got more. And this thread will also be sticky. Please feel free to comment and share your tips too!

Here we go:

Tip #1: Keep tracking your surveys and get organized.

Here is how I track my surveys: I use yahoo email for my surveys. I created folders and save the survey invite emails after I completed them:

* Registration - for registration emails when sign up;

* Cash - for surveys that offer cash rewards

* Gift Certificates - for surveys that offer gift certificates

* Points - for surveys that offer points

* Pending - for surveys that is pending, usually a product testing survey that I qualified, but wait for the product.. (Once the product testing is done, I will move the emails to the correct folder)

* Misc - usually for communications I have with survey companies, especially for payment issues..

This way, I have a basic idea how much I make so far this month (not cash basis) and from who - since you can tell by date and sort by sender in Yahoo etc

Note: I don't have a folder for drawings, since most of the time I don't take surveys that only offer drawings.

Usually I delete the emails after I receive the payment.

I know some people use Excel to do the tracking, which I think it is a great idea. But I like my way of doing it, since it is very easy and fast. I am not looking for accurate number, a basic idea how am I doing is just fine for me.