You participate online surveys?

Online Surveys - The emergence of consumer research held by online surveys.
@anvil_86 (154)
Philippines
January 28, 2007 8:42pm CST
Are you engaged in online surveys? Are they really giving rewards or paying the participants/respondents?
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22 responses
@Mattworld (183)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
I don't participate in such, am still a student and got lesser chance to pick as a respondent.
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
30 Jan 07
thats not true well it might be but sometimes my kids get more surveys than I do always update your profiles it helps a lot there are sites for music, movies, video games, and many more like can you keep track on a palm pilot how much you drink and snack on for 2 weeks my kid made $60 doing that
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
I participate in surveysavvy and globaltestmarket because they are really paying between $5 to $100 per survey and reward for referring more people to participate.
@ssh123 (31073)
• India
29 Jan 07
No, I donot participate in any survey. Most of them are scammers. I must have done more than 250 surveys but till today not a single cent is in sight. They are swindlers.
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@anvil_86 (154)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
there are a lot of scams but not all.
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@acosjo (1903)
• Canada
10 Feb 07
In my opinion, survey are a complete waste of time.... After I competed all those stupid surveys it says "You have now been entered into a draw where you could win $10,000!" Or you get 20 points (20 points= 5 cents). What a joke! Been there.... stopped doing that....stopped wasting my time! Personally the Simplest and/or most Cost Effective way is to invest in an inexpensive ebook. Go to my blog http://cashjourney.blogspot.com and you will not be bombarded with tonnes of links and opportunities, only a select few with reasons why I recommend them. Good luck to everyone!
@14missy (3183)
• Australia
30 Jan 07
I participate in a few online surveys. Only ones from my country though. I have recieved a few gift cards and movie tickets for my troubles but not enough to make a living out of haha.
@anvil_86 (154)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
that's true, at least can cover little expenses.
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I wouldn't say a living but it helps keep the bills from piling up to high, Christmas, and taking my husband back to Nebraska in the summers to see his dad
@VickiB (48)
• United States
29 Jan 07
I have tried several, but the only one that I got money from was Vindale Research. Vindale.com is the site. However, it will cost a little money to do the survey up front most of the time (usually less than 5 bucks). You MUST keep on top of it though, and I would suggest using a credit card to pay, or use your paypal account (apply for a debit card with your paypal account, then keep some money in it for that purpose). I say this because some of the sponsors you are testing can be shady. However, after keeping up with everything and staying in contact with Vindale I received $50 straight to my Paypal account! Then, I assume by mistake, I received another $50 payment a few days later. It's still in my account! That's $100 for doing very little! Just be careful and watch everything. Don't expect them to keep up with it, I had to email them with proof of my expenses (from my account) and the dates I completed things. After that, it was only a few days until I had my money!
@anvil_86 (154)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
thanks for the info and advise, I'll gonna look up into this although paypal is not available in my area.
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@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
30 Jan 07
Many will just send you a check you just have to request it
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
29 Jan 07
oh yeah i've been doing them for about 2 years i like the checks i've made anywhere from a dollar to one hundred dollars per survey
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@anvil_86 (154)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
really? that's good. I have a friend who earn also from answering surveys.
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@anvil_86 (154)
• Philippines
30 Jan 07
thanks!
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
29 Jan 07
Some of the survey sites have a refer a friend program have him/her send you an invite or if you look in my profile there's a link to my website which as a list of some that have actually paid me
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@shelagh77 (3643)
31 Jan 07
I participate in several online survey groups which I have found to pay me. If you would like a list please send me a personal message as we are not allowed to actively promote here and I would not want to take advantage. Generally, if you see a survey company which looks interesting and sign up with them you tend to get paid, but if you respond to a spam e mail inviting you to take a survey you tend to find that you have to complete an endless list of "offers" and you give up because you do not want to buy anything, they are not scams as such, but I do not personally know anyone who has received anything from them. If you do decide to complete surveys, remember that they ARE paying you for your time and try to answer as truthfully as possible. You will find that if you are a good respondant you will receive more surveys from that source. Give it a try and have some fun, you can always resign if you find you do not like that particular company.
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
4 Feb 07
You'll need to send me some of those in a message to see if they are one's I can join
• United States
29 Jan 07
i used to participate but they want you to get to a thousand points before they pay you and most of the surveys you dont qualify for so it takes longer so i just stick with paid emails
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@nfhs79 (861)
• Malaysia
29 Jan 07
i have participate with ACNielsen. It just gave me rewards to claim. nothing scam etc. they also gave me some goodies. that's a good survey company. :)
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@Gmens91 (389)
• Philippines
29 Jan 07
I recently participated in a survey for an online gaming company. They gave me free points to use in playing their game.
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@Silverkid (279)
• Canada
29 Jan 07
Some online surveys like surveysavvy and nfo do actually work but they only pay you when they send you a survey and you do it. Sometimes you dont receive surveys for months. But when you do you earn about $5-$15 depending on the survey.Hope I helped.
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• India
4 Feb 07
I started participating in surveys recently but I think that i am wasting my time. They are all fakes
@anvil_86 (154)
• Philippines
6 Feb 07
hope you find the legitimate ones like globaltestmarket, surveysavvy, they really pay the members.
@mfpsassy (2827)
• United States
6 Feb 07
It also takes a liitle time and patience to start seeing your rewards. I got a $100 check for a survey that took me about five minutes to take.
@callarse1 (4783)
• United States
25 May 08
I am a member of many survey sites, and they aren't scams. I'm a member of mypoints, I'm also a member of surveyspot. I believe they are only for a select few countries (mypoints only USA and Canada) and I believe surveyspot allows a few countries to join so you'll have to look. I'm also on many other survey lists. I like them because I am getting money, some surveys are very long, I agree. However it depends on what you want to spend online. When you do a lot of surveys it's nice to request a check for $50. It goes into my savings or I spend it on food...yippie! Pablo
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
25 May 08
Yes, I belong to honest ones that pay. It won't replace your job, it's only spending money. I listed on my website what I belong to so my friends know and some have joined. Don't join ones that ask you to pay or fill out offers and stay away from AW Surveys. It's a scam.
@h_gaurd9 (986)
• United States
7 Apr 07
Hi- I used to do sign up on online surveys months ago. Some even promise you that you can get paid anywhere from $5-75 per survey to fill out. I thought "hey, this sounds good, how tough can this be?" It wasn't really tough, however, it was a big SHAM(or scam). Now I get dozens of emails every day from these people asking me to try out this products, but there is no way to see your account balance. Did I mention that most of these surveys require that you have to be 18 to fill them out otherwise you can't take the surveys. It's a big waste and I think you should just stay with myLot.
• India
4 Feb 07
I do participate in online surveys. i am free member of 3 or 4 websites but they rarely sents the survey. say just 1 survey in a month. i losing hope in online surveys, i think i will never get payment from them if they send me only i survey in a month. I can't say anything about the paid membership.
4 Feb 07
I am a member of a few online panels who pay me to take surveys. Most of them are pretty good, I have been paid by a few of them. I recommend Ciao!, Lightspeed Panel (their surveys are infrequent, but well paid, and they pay low amounts by paypal), and Test and Vote.
• United States
7 Feb 07
There are a lot of scams on the internet, not just surveys. But for every scam there is a legitimate company that is paying their clients. I started with surveys some time ago, now I not only participate but also promote. All are legitimate.The ones I participate in have all cost me about $50 to sign up. You will make that back in no time.I would be more than happy to suggest some to you, just not sure how to go about it, as I am still relatively new to this site and don't want to upset anyone by posting my website url.
• Australia
7 Feb 07
I do them occasionally, but not really often enough to build up reward points or $$, unfortunately.
• United States
7 Feb 07
I used to do some from one site, but they never paid out and it was a pain so I quit. I don't remember the name of the site, though I wish I did so that I could warn others not to waste their time! They said they paid out at $10 but when I had a balance of $30 they refused to pay, saying they didn't until $50, I got to $50 and they said the minimum pay out was $100. I quit.