Surveys That Don'tt Pay
By Mandie
@mandiesue (16)
United States
August 14, 2016 10:35pm CST
Over the years I've joined a variety of survey panels and paid-to-do sites. I've made some decent pocket change doing surveys/offers. There are a few sites that are obvious scams, or just don't pay. Most probably know about A&W survey scam(a pyramid scheme that won't pay their members).
I joined Survey Scout a few years ago when I first stated doing surveys. They had 2 different ways to join, a free membership, and a paid one. I joined through free membership and after about a month I finally cashed out for $25. I never did get paid. Survey Scout offers surveys from different survey sites, so that just means they got paid for the surveys I did and didn't pay me. I kept emailing them but never got a response.
Are there any survey sites that you've joined only to find they're a scam? Any sites that haven't paid out what you earned?
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6 responses
@ChrisH09 (277)
• Trinidad And Tobago
16 Aug 16
Sorry you had that experience, I have not as I personally don't like taking surveys as they usually have a pre survey to see if you qualify for the actual survey which is as equally boring. However they are many legit survey sites such as opinion post and you can make okay money with survey but they are just not for me.
@succeednow (1633)
• Singapore
17 Aug 16
@ChrisH09 Yes, I agree that most surveys are super boring. And another thing that irks me is when you're halfway through, it suddenly terminates - very frustrating indeed.
@mandiesue (16)
• United States
17 Aug 16
I just started doing more PTD sites like Swagbucks more. Although I've been a member for a couple months, I just started doing more offers and using their search engine. Just found a PTD site SuperPayMe that's really good, they let you cash out for as low as $1.
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@marguicha (215808)
• Chile
15 Aug 16
I have come across all kinds of sites that don´t pay online. The latest was Bubblews. As for surveys, I have never met the profile of any of them after I answer lots of questions.
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@mandiesue (16)
• United States
15 Aug 16
Just looked Bubblews up online, they had an F with the BBB and lots of complaints. But now it looks like they shut down. Probably because they don't pay, what goes around, comes around, and they got what they deserved.
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@succeednow (1633)
• Singapore
15 Aug 16
@mandiesue You could try toluna and globaltestmarket. I think they are legitimate as I've been paid before. However, I don't quite like participating in surveys as the questions are very very boring and some of them make no sense at all. It can be a real chore to complete the surveys.
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@mandiesue (16)
• United States
16 Aug 16
Thanks for the suggestions, I actually just joined Toluna about a month ago, and my husband has an account with Globaltestmarket. I do some surveys through his account since you're only allowed 1 acct. per household(I think it's allowed). GTM is one of the best survey sites,imo. I've started doing more PTD sites like Swagbucks, which can be an easier way to cash out, and many survey sites put cash-out so high usually $25-$50.
@Jackalyn (7559)
• Oxford, England
15 Aug 16
I rarely qualify for surveys. If I did I think as someone already suggested below, I would do the Swagbucks ones. I don't because I usually waste my time answering the qualifying questions to be told I do not qualify.
I am going to extoll embee meter vx again as they are still paying me and I don't have to fill in a survey although they may send them. In a few months £9 so far just for having the app running on my phone so they collect the data. That is a kind of survey and I like anything that doesn't mean I fill in lots of questions. Let the app do the work!
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@cahaya1983 (11120)
• Malaysia
15 Aug 16
I only participate in MOBROG surveys and the payment seems okay. They minimum payout is also low.
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