Taking surveys is a fun way to earn points that can be turned into cash or gift cards. But you need to know what the limitations of taking surveys is. It's not a "job" and you won't make $500 a month, usually, taking surveys, unless that's all you do all day long and you happen to get lucky finding the big. To succeed at taking surveys you have to have a dedicated email that you use just for surveys. This helps immensely to organize yourself.