They want to know how would you think and why would you think certain things about certain products. For example, just say a big company was making a new mobile phone, they want to do research to get to know what other people look for when they’re buying a phone, so they can make sure they make the best, most appealing, mobile phone on the market.
Because of the need for research, companies are
willing to pay for you to take online surveys (from $0.10 up to $75 for a survey), attend
Focus Groups (up to $150 an hour) or test out products in your own home
(anything from a Wide Screen TV to a Case of Beer – and you get to keep the
products!)
I have had people tell me that they have made up
to $600 a month from putting in a few hours work a week.