For a period of four weeks I decided to participate in 18 survey sites, measure the time involved and the rate per hour. I'm not talking about online survey sites that may only be a scam, but legitimate sites which for the most part, enable you to participate in online surveys and generate some income.
At the end of the testing I'd made around to $160. However that was done at an average rate of a around over $4.50 an hour. To me this reminds me of the days of past where people would site at home packaging products for large companies to eek out an existence.
The problem is the surveys are often for large well known Australian brand companies and these companies are simply using people and getting away with paying a pittance. Come on, no one should be working in Australia for $4.50 an hour.
You'll find convincing arguments like: you're helping companies with your opinion; I enjoy the social aspect of the group; you're not doing this to earn an income; it helps to get a little bonus every now and then; it's tax free; and the list goes on. The bottom line is this is research to help businesses make more money. You are contributing to their bottom line just as you would if you worked for them.
The minimum wage in Australia is $17 per hour. Given the overhead of going to work, clothing, food, transport, travel to and from work, unpaid breaks and other costs, working from home doesn't have to pay as much, but paying around $4.50 an hour to me isn't appropriate.
At least you now know. If $4.50 an hour appeals to you then go for it. But now you don't have to put in the many hours I did to complete this research.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for IT support.
At the end of the testing I'd made around to $160. However that was done at an average rate of a around over $4.50 an hour. To me this reminds me of the days of past where people would site at home packaging products for large companies to eek out an existence.
The problem is the surveys are often for large well known Australian brand companies and these companies are simply using people and getting away with paying a pittance. Come on, no one should be working in Australia for $4.50 an hour.
You'll find convincing arguments like: you're helping companies with your opinion; I enjoy the social aspect of the group; you're not doing this to earn an income; it helps to get a little bonus every now and then; it's tax free; and the list goes on. The bottom line is this is research to help businesses make more money. You are contributing to their bottom line just as you would if you worked for them.
The minimum wage in Australia is $17 per hour. Given the overhead of going to work, clothing, food, transport, travel to and from work, unpaid breaks and other costs, working from home doesn't have to pay as much, but paying around $4.50 an hour to me isn't appropriate.
At least you now know. If $4.50 an hour appeals to you then go for it. But now you don't have to put in the many hours I did to complete this research.
Kelvin Eldridge
www.OnlineConnections.com.au
Call 0415 910 703 for IT support.
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