Acing paid surveys, like a pro

Consistency. Give correct answers that can be ascertained by different consumers of your data presented. Things like your age, gender, people you live with, where you live and your income levels give survey administrators a justification for them to qualify you to be their respondent.

Being consistent in your answers make you more credible hence increasing your believability. That way, you take part in more surveys and gain more income from them.

Timing. Most digital work is available in the evening and night hours although there could be spikes any time of the day. Study your client and align your schedule to suit their not the other way round.

Linger around. Some companies use third parties to administer surveys. If you are online and have stable internet coverage, you're more likely to get surveys than someone who is one-off and has shaky connection.

Profile. Update your profile across research institutions for clients to know what you offer as a recruit. Some digital payment platforms want to know your fields of specialization to be able to link you up with future gigs. These are generic data collections that don't endanger your cyber life making you prone to hacking and other crimes. No fear.

Lobby. Government and other stakeholders should engage clients on behalf of working class citizens in order to get paid commensurate to their skills. It is public knowledge that some of these digital companies pay Africans and the Global South less than their Western and North American workers for similar tasks done. This is modern day slavery enabled by the internet. Wazungus, it is time for equal pay for equal work to be done.