ALT-2 Sites with the best Paid Surveys
Here are the paid survey sites and online research study panels that have paid me in cash, paypal funds, or Amazon gift certificates on more than just a couple of occasions. These are the sites that I swear by; the ones that keep giving me faith that some of these paid online survey site companies are legitimate. I will name a few below, in no particular order of preference.
TestSpinhttp://www.testspin.com/homeTestSpin's online research panel offers paid surveys on a very frequent basis. So frequent, in fact, that it is admissible that you very well may not qualify for a whole lot of them, because you can feel confident knowing another chance to qualify for and participate in the next paid survey opportunity is on the way to your email inbox shortly. TestSpin seems to often be looking for very specific demographics and types of consumers, shopping habits, lifestyles, etc. So it is kind of hit or miss. Fortunately, unlike many of the other paid survey companies, testspin lets you know if you are disqualified to give your opinion for money right away instead of wasting your time with too many questions. I've seen surveys that pay you anywhere from $1 to $14 to give your opinion. The site also gives you bonus cash to keep your profile information up to date. Be sure to check in with the site regularly to do this and most importantly make sure you opt in to their email alerts regarding all of the latest paid survey taking opportunities as they come along. The funds collect in a TestSpin account on their website and you can redeem
Greenfield Onlinehttp://www.greenfieldonline.comGreenfield Online is one of the older and more established market research online paid survey sites and they pay pretty well if you manage to qualify. They seem to very often be looking for business executives or people in the field of IT or computers but this is not exclusively the case. Other demographic and consumer profiles can qualify too. I've seen Greenfield Online Paid Research Studies site pay anywhere from an entry into their sweepstakes (not too exciting) up to a whopping $30. It mostly depends on the length of the paid survey you give your opinions for. Greenfield used to email its online survey participants about new paid survey opportunities, but it seems that now you must simply log into the site frequently and go to the Survey Center Section in order to really catch them all. Greenfield Online pays in the form of a check mailed to your residence upon your cash out request.
Harris Interactivehttp://vr.harrispollonline.com/While Harris Interactive online market research survey panel does not offer monetary incentives, participants can build up points from each opinion survey they take to exchange for a great selection of merchandise. Not only is the merchandise a quality and wide selection of products but achieving enough points to get something decent is not an unattainable goal. Furthermore, Harris Interactive sends out paid survey invitations on a very regular basis, sometimes as often as three to four times a month. The survey lengths vary from topic to topic and seem to depend on whether or not you fully qualify to participate in the entire span of it, but there is no disqualification process that surprises you with a "Sorry, you're out, no incentive for you" statement. Instead, every paid survey effort gets rewarded with incentives, points known as HL Points, which usually amount to no less but not limited to the total of 30 per survey taken. I have exchanged HL Points for items many times with Harris Interactive and the merchandise arrives timely and in the same quality condition as it is portrayed on my computer screen catalog.
E-Rewardshttp://www.e-rewards.comIf you give your opinion with surveys on E-Rewards, you build up E-Rewards dollars and if you are attentive to your emails, and take advantage of each paid survey offer, you can accrue a very huge total sum in a very short period of time. The catch is again, this program does not allow you to exchange points for real cash, but like Harris Interactive, the alternative incentives are well worth it. E-Rewards offers a bunch of gift certificates to retail stores of all kinds and better, has just teamed up with a few Airline companies and other similar companies that offer miles-style incentives and you can now redeem your rewards dollars for airline miles to add to your existing account.
NFO My Survey Market Research Survey Panelhttp://www.mysurvey.comNFO My Survey offers very frequent opportunities to give your opinion for cash. You can register members of your household as well and if they take a survey that they qualify for using your account, you get credit for them too. Your incentives build up in points that you can exchange for a check that is sent to you via postal mail. The surveys are fun, interesting, and fairly short so you really feel like you are making good use of your time giving your opinions for cash with My Survey NFO Market Research Panel.
Global Test Markethttp://www.globaltestmarket.comGlobal Test Market paid survey panel lets you accrue points in your panel membership account that can be exchanged for cash or merchandise. Then, on top of it, which was quite a pleasant surprise to me last year and this year when out of the blue I received a check from them, they somehow put a payment price on all the efforts you make to take each survey they send and give you a lump sum via postal mail check once a year to thank you. Last year, no joke, my *bonus* check was $90 and this year it was $55. This is by far one of the best, most rewarding paid survey research panels that gives you money to provide your opinions, particularly because even if you try the survey and disqualify, you still get a minimum amount of points added to your account for the attempt. Also, there are seeminly tons of survey invitations, almost I'd say on a daily basis, at least for my demographic. To be honest, the only catch at all about Global Test Market paid survey research panel is that very often you have to get to the surveys very quickly after they show up in your email inbox, otherwise they will fill up right away and soon be closed.
Opinion Outposthttp://www.opinionoutpost.comOpinion Outpost pays you to take surveys and give your opinions through their online survey research panel. As a participant they will email you with most likely plenty of survey opportunities each week, it is just again, like with Global Test Market, your job to stay on top of them and respond to each one. The points add up very quickly and after you reach a certain amount you can redeem them for cash via postal mail check.
Opinion Placehttp://www.opinionplace.comIf you are an AOL member, participating in this online survey research panel is a great way to reduce the monthly cost of your bill. If you are not an Aol member, you may be eligible to gain AAdvantage miles or points for other rewards accounts you may have a membership in. Most times, these surveys are presented in the form of a popup window that you can choose to address immediately or ask to remind you with another one later. Either way, the survey leads you through a short screening period in which you can indicate how much time you have to spend on a survey. It will indicate what efforts equal how much of an AOL credit for your time. It's your call, the only catch is you only get one shot a month.
Lightspeed Consumer Research Panelhttp://www.lightspeedpanel.comLightspeed is a survey research panel that offers participants a great selection of merchandise, prizes and cash, but I will admit their surveys are a slightly on the boring and long side. I can attest though that they do pay if you opt to receive money or gift certificates for your lightspeed points, as they have paid me several times. They offer many survey opportunities, usually three a week, for my demographics.
