Survey Suspicions I like doing surveys and thought I could make some money at it. I joined a survey group and followed the directions to a tee. I signed up at about 15 different survey companies. I filled out all the profile and personal surveys they threw at me. After a couple of months I realized I wasn't making squat. What went wrong? First of all, many of the sites I was signed up at only paid out in prizes and sweepstakes. The prizes were rarely money. Sure, some things are nice, but they... Sign in to see full entry.