text: It's best not to pay an initial fee just to take surveys... there's a website called the "Survey Club" that lists all the best free places to take surveys (it's worth a look).\n\nhttp://www.surveyclub.com/special/\n\nPersonally, I take most of my surveys with Global Test Market http://www.globaltestmarket.com/. You won't get $300 surveys, but rather ones that are usually around five dollars each... you can cash out (request a check) once you get to fifty dollars. I've gotten checks from them in the past, and deposited them without issue.