I have earned $3224.54 in 22 months from 25 survey sites, which is $145.57 per month. The average survey site earned $5.86 per month. My actual receipts are $2846.67, which is $129.39 per month.
Surveyhead continues to make great strides and could possibly overtake Valued Opinions, the number one spot for earning Amazon gift certificates, in the very near future. Greenfield has been acquired by Toluna, who also recently acquired Your2Cents, and it remains to be seen what will happen with them. I have pretty much given up on Daily Survey Panel due to time constraints and the fact that Surveyhead is just much easier to interact with, tracks earnings for you and has virtually the same surveys. We also see MySurvey and Pinecone Research slowly but surely emerging from the middle of the pack to higher positions of prominence.
The point that I would like to make this month is that my top five survey sites account for 47% and my top ten survey sites account for 65% of my total earnings over the past 22 months, so many of these survey sites are like insurance for when my top sites earn more slowly; however, you just never know when a slower-earning site might move up to the top of the pack and become a top ten site unless you continue taking the surveys and carefully track your earnings. I think it’s clear that no one needs to be a member of hundreds, or even dozens, of different sites to earn a decent monthly income that can pay for your internet connection, your cell phone and, maybe, even your cable TV!
My Current Top 25 List as of December 13, 2009
- SurveySpotLast Month’s Rank: #1
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $442.80
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Interactive Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: cash via Check
- Joined: 2008-01-30
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $5
- Total Payment Received: $431.80
- GlobalTestMarketLast Month’s Rank: #2
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $356.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 1000 points = $50
- Joined: 2008-03-01
- Total Payment Received: $356.00
- Opinion OutpostLast Month’s Rank: #3
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $337.30
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check or Amazon gift certificates
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 50 points = $5
- Joined: 2008-02-04
- Total Payment Received: $333.50
- Valued OpinionsLast Month’s Rank: #4
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $218.80
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Amazon Gift Certificates
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $20
- Joined: 2008-02-18
- Total Payment Received: $181.15
- SurveyheadLast Month’s Rank: #5
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $164.05
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $25
- Joined: 2009-02-05
- Total Payment Received: $129.15
- Greenfield OnlineLast Month’s Rank: #6
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $130.52
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Invoke Interactive Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via PayPal or Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $1 for Paypal, $5 for Check
- Joined: 2008-02-18
- Total Payment Received: $125.00
- MySurvey.com+7Last Month’s Rank: #14
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $120.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 1000 points = $10
- Joined: 2008-02-02
- Total Payment Received: $80.00
- SurveySavvy+4Last Month’s Rank: #12
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $94.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $1
- Joined: 2008-03-01
- Total Payment Received: $93.00
- Daily Survey Panel-2Last Month’s Rank: #7
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $105.75
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via PayPal or Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: no minimum
- Joined: 2008-06-08
- Total Payment Received: $105.75
- Socratic Forum-2Last Month’s Rank: #8
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $103.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $10
- Joined: 2008-03-28
- Total Payment Received: $100.00
- Consumer Research (Gongos)Last Month’s Rank: #11
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $100.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Joined: 2008-03-28
- Total Payment Received: $100.00
- Pinecone Research+1Last Month’s Rank: #13
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $99.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: No Minimum
- Joined: 2008-04-03
- Total Payment Received: $99.00
- HCD Research-3Last Month’s Rank: #10
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $97.65
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 1000 Points = $10
- Joined: 2008-02-27
- Total Payment Received: $97.65
- American Consumer Opinion-3Last Month’s Rank: #11
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $97.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $4
- Joined: 2008-03-31
- Total Payment Received: $97.00
- TolunaLast Month’s Rank: #15
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $90.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $10
- Joined: 2008-3-01
- Total Payment Received: $90.00
- Global Opinion Panel / SynovateLast Month’s Rank: #16
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $90.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: Points redeemable for Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 5000 points = $5
- Joined: 2008-05-02
- Total Payment Received: $80.00
- Mindfield OnlineLast Month’s Rank: #17
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $75.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check or PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $5
- Joined: 2008-2-01
- Total Payment Received: $73.00
- MyView+5Last Month’s Rank: #23
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $73.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $25.00
- Joined: 2009-01-21
- Total Payment Received: $26.00
- LightSpeedLast Month’s Rank: #19
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $65.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys and Product Trials
- Payment Options: Points redeemable for Cash via PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 575 points = $5.00
- Joined: 2008-04-02
- Total Payment Received: $65.00
- Netverdix-2Last Month’s Rank: #18
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $64.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: No Minimum
- Joined: 2008-04-04
- Total Payment Received: $64.00 ($50 from contest)
- Epoll-1Last Month’s Rank: #20
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $50.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Points redeemable for Cash via PayPal or Gift Certificates
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 3500 points = $5
- Joined: 2008-02-19
- Total Payment Received: $50.00
- ClearVoice-1Last Month’s Rank: #21
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $50.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Amazon Gift Certificate
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $10.00
- Joined: 2008-02-28
- Total Payment Received: $40.00
- Datatelligence-1Last Month’s Rank: #22
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $50.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Amazon Gift Certificates
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 1000 points/li>
- Joined: 2008-03-01
- Total Payment Received: $50.00
- Elite Opinion+1Last Month’s Rank: #25
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $45.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Points for Cash redeemable via PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 575 points = $5
- Joined: 2009-03-11
- Total Payment Received: $45.00
- Viewpoint Forum-1Last Month’s Rank: #24
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $34.67
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Points redeemable for Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: 375 points = $10.00
- Joined: 2009-01-21
- Total Payment Received: $34.67
TOTALS
Earned: $3224.54
Received: $2846.67
Last updated: December 13, 2009