This being the start of a new year I would like to comment on a few gripes I have from last year. My number one survey site, SurveySpot, has switched over to points and there have been great difficulties in crediting surveys during the transition. I have faith that they will work out the kinks soon. They will now be paying via PayPal and are also awarding 50 points for every survey completed during the month of January.
GlobalTestMarket is still my number two best site, but they are now offering surveys for sweepstakes, which are simply not worth my time. Surveyhead continues to be a steady earner, but I am finding that the only thing that takes them longer than crediting surveys is waiting for them to pay you when you cash-out. I requested $26.90 on December 3, 2009.
Greenfield Online is now part of Toluna and it remains to be seen whether this is good or bad; although, few will miss the many problems that Greenfield Online had with crediting surveys or the many surveys for sweepstakes. A sign of the times is that I received a Greenfield Online survey from Toluna that paid $0.33 just today!
Some say that MySurvey has slowed down in the past few months, but I find them very steady, enjoy their test products and currently await another check for $40. Mindfield has greatly disappointed me this year because I have not been credited with $11 from nine surveys that I completed between August 21 and December 7. Another disappointment has been Lightspeed and Elite Opinion, the business survey site of Lightspeed, which have failed to pay me after repeated inquiries. Finally, I have lost all faith in Datatelligence after they reneged on their original offer of $10 for the chocolate study and sent me a very cheap MP3 docking station/alarm clock that was allegedly worth $20. That was regifted to my elderly father for Christmas.
My Current Top 25 List as of January 6, 2010
- SurveySpotLast Month’s Rank: #1
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $445.80
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys, Interactive Surveys, Product Trial Surveys
- Payment Options: cash via PayPal
- Joined: 2008-01-30
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $10 / 1000 points
- Total Payment Received: $431.80
- GlobalTestMarketLast Month’s Rank: #2
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $408.15
- 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: $342.30
- 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: $224.30
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Amazon Gift Certificates
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $20
- Joined: 2008-02-18
- Total Payment Received: $201.15
- SurveyheadLast Month’s Rank: #5
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $177.05
- 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: $132.52
- 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.comLast Month’s Rank: #7
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $122.45
- 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
- SurveySavvyLast Month’s Rank: #8
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $117.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via Check
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $1
- Joined: 2008-03-01
- Total Payment Received: $114.00
- HCD Research+4Last Month’s Rank: #13
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $113.55
- 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
- Pinecone Research+2Last Month’s Rank: #12
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $111.00
- 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: $111.00
- Daily Survey Panel-2Last Month’s Rank: #9
- 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: #10
- 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)-2Last 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
- American Consumer OpinionLast Month’s Rank: #14
- 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
- MyView+1Last Month’s Rank: #18
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $86.00
- Types of Surveys: Online Surveys
- Payment Options: Cash via PayPal
- Minimum Balance Required for Payment: $25.00
- Joined: 2009-01-21
- Total Payment Received: $86.00
- Mindfield Online-1Last Month’s Rank: #17
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $77.00
- 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: $71.00
- LightSpeedLast Month’s Rank: #19
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $70.00
- 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
- NetverdixLast Month’s Rank: #20
- 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)
- Elite Opinion+3Last Month’s Rank: #24
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $55.00
- 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
- Epoll-1Last Month’s Rank: #21
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $55.00
- 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: $55.00
- ClearVoice-1Last Month’s Rank: #22
- 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
- Viewpoint Forum+1Last Month’s Rank: #25
- 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
- Datatelligence-2Last Month’s Rank: #23
- Total Accumulated Earnings: $30.00
- 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: $30.00
TOTALS
Earned: $3301.54
Received: $3048.67
Last updated: January 06, 2010
{ 11 comments… read them below or add one }
Wow, well done! Thanks for the info!!!
Thanks for the report. As I am a novice and totally blind in these matters, your report is kind of assuring. I am usually skeptic about panels, as the possibility of scams is there.
For example, when the e-mail comes from a famous person’s name, is that genuine or not?
If you have an answer, kindly respond.
Thanks! I will be updating my list either here or on Facebook for GetPaidSurveys.com. I wouldn’t trust any emails from anyone that I didn’t know personally unless you have opted into their mailing list, such as musical artists or your local Congressman.
Wow this is a great resource.. I’m enjoying it.. good article
Thanks! I have just updated my most recent Top Ten list with a brief description of up-to-the-minute mini reviews of my best sites and it will either be posted here, on Facebook (http://www.getpaidsurveys.com) or both.
Thanks! I have just updated my most recent Top Ten list with a brief description of up-to-the-minute mini reviews of my best sites and it will either be posted here, on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/getpaidsurveys) or both.
Hi…………..
Thanks for the info!!!. This is most important article.
Boy! Thank you so much!!!! This was so helpful. I’ve been doing surveys for a few months and started to get very unhappy with them and their posting of monies, etc. Every one should read this article before getting started. I wish I had. Thanks again and HAPPY SURVEYING!
You’re welcome. I hope you will read my Top Ten Survey lists also.
I have just started with surveys/market research and have found your information amazingly helpful.
, without
However I am finding it very difficult to establish, apart from exploring each and every survey website,
which would include South Africa extensively,
and also those with low “threshold” payouts?
Also I regard myself as quite a young thinking 50ish, but feel that my age often precludes me?
Many of the sites require you to be classified as “other country” which I feel would not be very helpful to companies
I hope 2011 yields more successes for you – you deserve it……….
Survey sites do work. I won’t say all, but for the one’s that I tried, they worked fine.
As, you won’t make hundreds of dollars, but rather expect small bits of money.
Like I said, they work, but they didn’t provide the money I was looking for check it out here: http://money-making-guide.biz/blog/
But if you have a 10 year old why not let them run the surveys for ya?
btw, nice list of the survey sites.