| These are my own words and experiences. So please know others will have a different view.
How do paid surveys work?
A. Basically, you Sign up on the company's web site. Provide some personal information, such as age, gender, location, etc. When the company has a survey available that you qualify for, they'll E-mail you an invitation, usually with a direct link to the survey.
What are Focus Groups?
A. A number of people gathered together to come up with ideas through sharing feedback. Guided by a moderator, focus groups are often used in subject matter involves social activities, habits and status. Some are paid some are not. Some you trial products, some you just answer questions in a group.
How Do I get Paid?
A. Each paid survey company will have it's own payment system. Some will send you a check for each survey you take. Some pay you through Pay Pal. Others use a points system where you earn points for each paid survey and the points can be cashed in for cash payments, gift cards, or other merchandise. Some paid surveys will enter you into drawings or sweepstakes.
Any tips for getting picked for surveys and focus groups?
A. Yes, can be found here: Tips. It's updated as time goes by.
How many surveys do you get a day? A. About 50 that includes beta testing, focus groups, product testing and surveys.
How much can you make in a month?
How long do you spend doing surveys?
A. Depends on how much I do. I belong to so very many survey companies that it varies all the time. Plus because I run a online business and never do 1 thing at a time I can not give a time limit on how much time I spend doing surveys. Surveys never take more than a few mins. Once you get into a pattern doing them you automatically get into the groove of the questions. Age, race, location, ect. Helps if you are a fast reader too. I'd have to say the most time I ever spent on a survey is 10-13 mins. They are never as long as they claim to be, partly because I read fast and I know the questions as I have been doing surveys since 1997. The amount varies on how many you join, how many surveys you do, how much you meet their criteria.
What pays the most? Surveys, Paid to Read Emails, Virtual jobs or Focus Groups?
A. Virtual jobs. Surveys lead up to Focus Groups which are usually why everyone claims surveys pay so much. Focus Groups are rare but they do happen. Myself I love Get a Freelancer but you have to have skills to do that. Like work on webpages, graphics, programming, audio ect. Most of the virtual jobs you have to have cable or another phone line.
What are your favorite companies, or which do you highly recommend?
A. Well if you want to get off to a fast start be sure to register with the whole of page 1 before you take a break - they offer some of the best survey opportunities anywhere, and you don't want to miss them. Pinecone which I'm not permitted to post the link. I get a $5 check weekly. And you can find info on at http://www.amylynn.org/home/pinecone
OpinionOutpost OpinionOutpost
Mysurvey My Survey NFO World wide. Just click your location at the top.
Global Test Market Global Test Market
planetpanel - USA UK Germany Spain France Italy
Surveyspot Surveyspot All the below pay by check unless other wise noted.
I think I think Referral code 162627
Memolink Memolink
Surveysavvy Survey Savvy
Online Global Online Global
ClickIQ (USA only)
Look Look Look Look
Harris Poll Harris Poll
Greenfield Greenfield
Quick Wise (UK Only) Quickwise
ACOP ACOP
Lightspeed Lightspeed
Opinion Outpost Opinion Outpost
If you enjoy Amazon vouchers:
Keynote Keynote
Datatelligence http://www.datatelligence.net/
That's-What-I-Think (UK Only) That's-What-I-Think
Or other types of prizes:
E-rewards (USA Only)E-rewards
My points (USA Only) MyPoints
Do you find any problems with the companies that ask for certain info when you register? Does this ever bother you?
A. I don't mind providing companies with info. The only thing I dislike is providing them with my phone number. I can't stand phone or email spam. I don't mind them asking what products I use or what car I drive ect. As most of the questions they ask, are not for the company you are doing the surveys for. Companies hire companies like gozing ect, to do these census and surveys. I have noticed time and time again on the news them mentioning a company and how they did a survey of people 25-40 who voted for bush ect their thoughts. Well the really wild thing was 7 times out of 10, the survey they are talking about, I took! So it makes me feel good whether it's paid or not, that it has the chance of possibly making the news as well as helping others out.
How is one to know what company is best to fill in profiles and not to fill in?
A. I suggest, getting a hotmail address and don't fill out your profiles and test for yourself. This is how I found out about how to fill out what profiles and not. See before I moved to England caretaker aka CT was there. So I had set up an account for him (I did the surveys though with his answers) age, sex ect. I had noticed a pattern. At 1st I had thought it was male/female age difference. So I created me another account with gozing. Thus having 3 (no idea how I have 4 now but I did.) Indeed it was the profiles that were preventing me from getting invited to surveys! Shocking eh? So I guess the best tip is, with companies you are unsure of, don't fill the profiles in and see what happens. Further testing of other companies are spidermetrix, fill in your profiles for the points it makes no difference towards the invites.
When doing surveys, what's the most you ever won?
A. $50 check and a $50 Amazon gift voucher. I mostly win Amazon vouchers; I had over $90 in vouchers at one point. So save them they add up. You never know when you may get more. Plus the more sites you belong to and do the surveys the more chances you have to win. I lose count all the time. I get checks in the post weekly from companies I have forgot I did surveys for.
Is doing surveys worth the payment?
A. Yes, as most of it is under the table payment (which means tax free). Some sites don't pay in cash though they pay in rewards which you can either cash in for cash or prizes. So even then it's worth it. Because you end up building those points and forgetting about them. Then one day you are reminded, log in your account and see you can order something you been needing for ages or even do your Christmas shopping for others with the prizes you won. Plus think about the time you spend doing the survey, and the payment. Like with greenfield and gozing. That cash really adds up. And $5 for less than 8 mins is more than a person in the store makes in an hour newly hired. So you tell me, is it worth it? I think so lol How do I get more invites?
A. Logging into your account is important. If you don't they think you aren't active and why should they send you anything?
How long before you joined till you started getting products to test?
A. About 3 weeks with NFO.
How can I maximize my earnings?
A. Easy, if you have a website or belong to a paid to read email site, advertise your own links. Any emails you send jokes and such, include a link to join in your signature. Spread the word, with out spamming. There are tips for this and more located here.
I noticed some surveys only pay with paypal, Can you tell me a bit about paypal?
A. Paypal is free to join, free to get funds and fee to withdraw funds. As a personal account. To get paypal join here. It's safe and secure providing you pick a good password as well as secret questions even family members don't know the answers to.
How come you don't have all survey companies listed?
A. Because there are loads of scam sites. They appear to be fine and work right which is how I found out they are scams. I have joined them and waited for surveys to discover how they operate. If you should find more, please by all means inform me. So I can warn others to. But please provide me with details of how you feel they may be a scam site. So I can explain it to others and or check myself. Also I test company's before I post them. I belong to a lot that isn't posted.
Did you gather that database all by yourself?
A. Yes since 2000 to the mid of 2006 at which point I got assistance by Gail.
Do you belong to ALL the sites you list?
A. Yes or did belong to. As it's hard to maintain them all. And I test before posting. Can I invite you to join survey companies as my referral? A. Why? I'm already a member of all these sites and more. Simply because they may not be posted doesn't mean I'm not a member yet. I do test the links before posting.
Does registering with so many different sites cause you to receive a lot of spam?
A. No. If any company sends spam I post that information. I only list good companies. I even have a list of companies I refuse to post.
Do you find the surveys that are only for drawings or points are worth it?
A. Yes. Because people that think that they aren't and can't be bothered to fill them out raise my chances for winning. And yes I have won several times, from several different company's. Also points add up to things, like with Harris poll. I have over 80,000 now.
Should I pay for a list of paid survey sites?
A. Definitely not! My site has all you need and more.
When I'm e-mailed a survey invitation, do I have to participate?
A. No. If you do not feel like participating in a particular study, the choice is simply yours. How long does it take to get survey invites? A. Depends how many you register with. Also depends if you are using a free email account like hotmail. Yes many survey companies don't wish to have hotmail users. Anywhere from 2 weeks to 2 months. More Survey Q & A I wrote up with questions and answered posted NO WHERE ELSE http://www.informativepost.com/2008/04/02/Paid-Survey-Q-A-585.htm
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