There aren't very many options if you are a young teen looking to earn a little of your own money. You can 't just apply for any job until you are at least sixteen so you are stuck with babysitting, helping out neighbors with odd jobs, clearing snow and lawn maintenance. There is one fantastic option, however, that you may not know of. You can earn money and great stuff without even leaving your home. You can do this by taking surveys online. The following is the how and the why you are able to do this.

Since businesses have to do market research in order to find out what people will buy, they hire market research companies to find out the information for them. These market research companies are also know as survey companies, and they create surveys and compile the research data to give back to the businesses. They are looking to find out what teens in your age group like, what you don't like, and what you would be willing to buy (or what you will ask your parents to buy for you). It is because of this that you can take advantage and get paid. You can earn prizes, make cash, and be entered into sweepstakes for even bigger prizes. Sometimes the survey you are taking is as simple as watching a movie trailer or a new television show.

In order to get started, the easiest way is to search for a list of teen survey companies. You should be able to find a free list, so don't feel like you need to give anyone any money to give you access to their list. Some survey panels better than others, but you should register for as many as you can. You can decide after you actually receive the invitations if you think the survey is worth taking or not. If the survey is too long and you don't think it is worth your time, don't do it. You will never be penalized for skipping a survey.

After you find teen survey companies, you just register with them, and confirm your registrations in your email. You must confirm your registrations before they will send you surveys, because they want to make sure you are actually the one who signed up and wants to participate. There really isn't much more after registration except answering the survey invitations that drop into your inbox. The more companies you register for, the greater the chance you have at making money and getting free stuff.

When it comes to surveys and teens, there really any job that compares. I know for a fact that there is nothing quite as convenient and lucrative as taking surveys and getting paid -- you don't even have to interview for the job! The one tip I want to add, however is that you may want to get a separate email just for your surveys. This way you won't lose survey invitations in your regular email, or accidentally think a great paying survey is spam and delete it. If you want to earn a little extra money and get free stuff, take a minute and register for a few survey panels. You may find it is even pretty fun!