Paid Focus Groups - Earn £50 to £100 per Session

Market research covers many different techniques. The most popular is taking paid surveys but there are also others such as focus groups, telephone interviews and mystery shopping.

Before the Internet, focus groups would have been the only way to find out consumer opinions. These days paid focus groups are still held to find out consumer's reactions about a companies products or services.

They will often be held in a hall or hotel conference room in your local area. Its also possible for a small focus group to be help in your own home. These groups will be small in number, maybe 3 - 10 people will be invited to participate. Another possibility is to hold a focus group online in a chat room, these are more regularly held but are often lower paid than the offline ones.

At the start of the session a moderator will brief all the participants on the topic of discussion. This could be anything from mobile phones, electronics, gadgets, tablet computers, confectionery, cars, movies, food, , hobbies, toiletries etc. A market research group like this usually lasts around 1 to 2 hours during which consumers will be asked for their opinions and feedback and to have a discussion on the particular topic.

The best thing about taking part in a focus group is that you should be paid any where from £30 to £100 for a couple of hours discussion. This is great money in comparison to an online survey which may take 20 - 30 minutes for only £1 to £5 each. After the project is complete you will be paid straight away in cash or your money will be sent a few days later via Paypal.

There are many market research sites that offer paid focus groups, online chat groups, SMS research or even telephone interviews for cash payments. One site that may invite you to offline or online focus groups for cash payments and are currently accepting online registrations is Synovate UK. Another great site where you will be paid to take part in focus groups, online surveys and even mystery shopping is Consumer Intel.

Many standard market research sites will offer their long standing members high paying focus groups opportunities. If the option is on the registration form when you sign up then always select yes as you never know when an opportunity to take part in a focus group may arise.