To start, let me just say the taking surveys online WILL NOT make you rich. You can safely assume that any survey site claiming that it will do so is not a legitimate site. Unfortunately, the internet is full of scams like this, and I want to help people to steer clear of those scams using the information I have gathered about online surveys and other online work.
I plan to make new blog entries at least once a week, and will go over each company I have worked with in as much detail as I can based on my experiences with them. If you have questions at any point, please feel free to leave comments, and I will happily comment back.
I would also like to note that I have another blog I am writing about a shop I am running on Etsy.com where I make hand crafted items, particularly handpainted name signs for nurseries and children's bedrooms. Because of this commitment and the fact that I have to continue to take surveys I am invited to in order to keep you up to date on the survey companies, I may not be able to post as frequently as I'd like to. So please bear with me and keep checking back!
I keep meticulous track of the number of surveys I take each day with each company and the amount of money associated with each. I will share that information with you as well as things like the number of surveys I don't qualify for, the amount you need to earn for a payout, the time it takes to receive your payment, the time it takes after a survey has been ompleted for the money or points to be available in your account, customer service experiences if I have any, and anything else I think is important when it comes to deciding whether or not to work with a company.
What won't I share? Legally I can not share information about the products or companies the surveys are about. Besides that fact that most surveys begin with a statement about your agreement to not share any of the information in the survey, it would be unethical to do so. Competition could find the information and use it to their advantage. Potential customers could flood the company with questions, protests, etc. And so on and so forth. So please do not ask me to share any information like that.
Why am I doing this?
When I first started taking online surveys, I tried my best to find useful information on multiple survey sites. The best I found was a website which allows people to rate survey companies and share their experiences with a short comment. This site is called Survey Police, and I encourage you to check it out in addition to my blog. The problems I had with this site, however, is that the people commenting seemed to fall into one of three categories. There were those who seemed to be paid to promote a site and gave it the highest score possible and said thing that sounded like scripted advertisements from the company. The second were people who were angry about something, many of whom I believe did something wrong and got themselves kicked off the site (like going through surveys as fast as possible and picking random answers just to earn money). The third, who seemed to be a significant minority, were people legitimately trying to help people out with an honest review.
So my goal is to give nothing but my honest opinion of the companies I have used. There are many I use frequently, or whenever surveys are available, and there are a few I have ended my relationship with. I hope you will find the information useful and honest, and this will be a good compilation of reviews on many different companies.
As a sort of teaser, here is a list of the companies I am currently signed up with and will be providing a review for. Remember, there are several others I will discuss that I am no longer a member with.
- Toluna
- J.D. Power Panel
- My Survey
- Survey Savvy
- ACOP
- Opinion Outpost
- E-Poll
- Global Test Market
- Survey Spot
- Ipsos I-Say
- Survey Head
- Pinecone
I hope you enjoy reading this blog as much as I enjoy writing it! Leave comments with any suggestions or anything else you'd like to see here!
Sara
http://sarashandmades.etsy.com/
There's an incredible new opportunity that is growing in popularity online.
ReplyDeleteLarge companies are paying people just for giving their opinions!
You can get anywhere up to $5 - $75 per survey!
And it's open to anybody from any country!