All survey sites will be letter graded. I will also include information such as current payment methods, how long it takes to get paid, and personal reviews from other readers.
A Grades
A + Pinecone Research. I cannot give pay values due to a privacy agreement, but I can say it has great pay, pays fast (via paypal), and the surveys are never overly long. It also offers opportunities for product testing. This would be my top recommendation for anyone who takes surveys. Must sign up via a Pinecone Research ad or banner (cannot sign up on site). (Hint, hint...google can find everything...try searching for "pinecone research banner"). Home page link: http://www.pineconeresearch.com/index.htm
A Opinion Oupost. Cash-out is fast and easy. You need a minimum of $5 to cash out, but I haven't received a single survey that paid less than $1, so it does not take long at all to reach minimum cash-out. Qualifying for surveys is short and sweet. No answering 20 or 30 questions just to find out you don't qualify for the survey. Survey length is appropriate for compensation. If anything, compensation is a bit better than some of the other sites. There are personal profiles you need to fill out when you first join, but they're not overly long. My only slight problem with the site is that I don't qualify for many of their surveys. But the longer I'm a member, the more surveys I get that I qualify for. It is definitely worth your time and effort to join this site!
B Grades
Quickrewards:
While this site also offers paid e-mails and pay-to-click, I cannot recommend it on those grounds (against Google rules), however, I can and will recommend them as a survey site. There is NO MINIMUM for cashing out with Paypal. You can do one survey, and cash out, just to see that it works!
While this site also offers paid e-mails and pay-to-click, I cannot recommend it on those grounds (against Google rules), however, I can and will recommend them as a survey site. There is NO MINIMUM for cashing out with Paypal. You can do one survey, and cash out, just to see that it works!
SurveySavvy.com.
As with the other sites I rate, I HAVE received payment from them before they earn a positive rating. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone. It won't take much time, and this is a great survey site.
Positives- SurveySavvy pays via check, and there isn't a minimum to cash out (as far as I know). It says 4-6 weeks for the check to arrive, but mine showed up in about a week, which is very good!
Initial "portrait surveys" are short and to the point. No wasting hours filling out info about yourself just to never receive surveys.
Incentives are great! And no problem crediting or showing up in account.
Negatives-Not a lot of surveys sent. This may because of my demographic or the fact that I am fairly new.
Join by clicking here! (https://www.surveysavvy.com?id=4113649&action=join)
As with the other sites I rate, I HAVE received payment from them before they earn a positive rating. Overall, I would recommend this to anyone. It won't take much time, and this is a great survey site.
Positives- SurveySavvy pays via check, and there isn't a minimum to cash out (as far as I know). It says 4-6 weeks for the check to arrive, but mine showed up in about a week, which is very good!
Initial "portrait surveys" are short and to the point. No wasting hours filling out info about yourself just to never receive surveys.
Incentives are great! And no problem crediting or showing up in account.
Negatives-Not a lot of surveys sent. This may because of my demographic or the fact that I am fairly new.
Join by clicking here! (https://www.surveysavvy.com?id=4113649&action=join)
Valued Opinions.
I was paid by Valued Opinions. They would have rated an "A" grade- there surveys pay great, usually about $1.00 per 10 minutes except for two things:
1) You have to keep track of your "pending earnings". It can take up to 4 weeks for it to actually show up on your balance. Plus, I had a couple of pending earnings disappear. But as soon as I contacted them, I was credited.
2) You have to have $20 to cash out plus the reward options aren't the best. Right now, you CANNOT get cash. You have to choose a gift certificate from Amazon, Blockbuster, Macys, Marriott, Frangrencenet, or Magazines.com.
Link to join: ValuedOpinions.com
I was paid by Valued Opinions. They would have rated an "A" grade- there surveys pay great, usually about $1.00 per 10 minutes except for two things:
1) You have to keep track of your "pending earnings". It can take up to 4 weeks for it to actually show up on your balance. Plus, I had a couple of pending earnings disappear. But as soon as I contacted them, I was credited.
2) You have to have $20 to cash out plus the reward options aren't the best. Right now, you CANNOT get cash. You have to choose a gift certificate from Amazon, Blockbuster, Macys, Marriott, Frangrencenet, or Magazines.com.
Link to join: ValuedOpinions.com
Lightspeed Consumer Panel. http://us.lightspeedpanel.com/US/public/index.us. The surveys are clearly marked for how much they are worth and the screening is almost always just a few questions. No wasting ten or fifteen minutes just to see "you don't qualify!" Payment is fast and you can cash out at $10 via paypal. I received payment about three days later. The average survey I've taken so far is usually worth about $1.00. It doesn't take long at all to reach the cash-out threshold.
Note: They are NOT currently taking people via their website. They do have a note saying that if you see their banner somewhere, though, feel free to join that way.
Update 7/10/10- I've lowered their grade from "A" to "B" due to the following reason: they've lowered how much their "points" are worth, plus their surveys are getting longer and longer while they're paying less per survey.
Note: They are NOT currently taking people via their website. They do have a note saying that if you see their banner somewhere, though, feel free to join that way.
Update 7/10/10- I've lowered their grade from "A" to "B" due to the following reason: they've lowered how much their "points" are worth, plus their surveys are getting longer and longer while they're paying less per survey.
MySurvey.com.
MySurvey.com is one of the best survey sites out there. Surveys come on a regular basis and the pay for the surveys is some of the best out there. Another good feature is that they send surveys that you almost always qualify for. Unlike many survey sites, they actually use the demographic information they have BEFORE they send the survey. Cash-out is easy and you only need $10.00 to cash out. And payment is fast! I would recommend this site to anyone and everyone!
Update 7/10/10- I've lowered their grade from "A" to "B" due to the following reason: they've lowered how much their "points" are worth, plus their surveys are getting longer and longer while they're paying less per survey.
MySurvey.com is one of the best survey sites out there. Surveys come on a regular basis and the pay for the surveys is some of the best out there. Another good feature is that they send surveys that you almost always qualify for. Unlike many survey sites, they actually use the demographic information they have BEFORE they send the survey. Cash-out is easy and you only need $10.00 to cash out. And payment is fast! I would recommend this site to anyone and everyone!
Update 7/10/10- I've lowered their grade from "A" to "B" due to the following reason: they've lowered how much their "points" are worth, plus their surveys are getting longer and longer while they're paying less per survey.
C Grades
D Grades
F Grades
OTX Research Company. OTX Research is actually a company that makes surveys for clients and uses various surveys companies to reach customers to fill out those surveys. So you may be asked to participate in a Lightspeed Panel Survey or a Opinion Outpost survey, and they will announce that the survey is hosted by an outside company. Occasionally this outside company you are sent to will be OTX.
In my opinion and vast experience of surveys, I advise you to not even bother if the survey is by OTX.
1) The screening process takes a ridiculous amount of time. This is the only survey company I know that can have thirty questions just for screening.
2) Often, you will spend twenty minutes on a survey, answer all the questions you would for another company, and then have them announce that you were "screened out." Now, I have no proof....but from my experience they aren't throwing all those answers away. You actually did the entire survey. They just don't want to pay you for it. Trust me, if you spent 20 minutes answering the normal "is this statement believable, rate 1-10 your opinion of this brand, that brand, the other brand, etc." you've done the survey.
3) The pay, on the rare occasions you qualify, is horrible. Basic rule for surveys: you want to be paid AT LEAST $1.00 for every 10 minutes of your time. Spending 30 min. filling out a survey for a $1.00 is stupid. Trust me, you can make money other ways on the internet.
4) You only qualify for a survey about 1-2% of the time. Yes, you read that right. I've tried over 100 surveys by OTX. The results: screened out about 90 times. Five times I spent more than 20 minutes answering various questions about a product, and was then told I didn't qualify. Three times I've spent more than 20 minutes answering various questions and had the survey "freeze up" on the close to the last page. When you try to contact them, they say that since you didn't finish the survey, they can't pay you. Note: I have NOT had a survey freeze up for any site except for them. Ever.
In my opinion and vast experience of surveys, I advise you to not even bother if the survey is by OTX.
1) The screening process takes a ridiculous amount of time. This is the only survey company I know that can have thirty questions just for screening.
2) Often, you will spend twenty minutes on a survey, answer all the questions you would for another company, and then have them announce that you were "screened out." Now, I have no proof....but from my experience they aren't throwing all those answers away. You actually did the entire survey. They just don't want to pay you for it. Trust me, if you spent 20 minutes answering the normal "is this statement believable, rate 1-10 your opinion of this brand, that brand, the other brand, etc." you've done the survey.
3) The pay, on the rare occasions you qualify, is horrible. Basic rule for surveys: you want to be paid AT LEAST $1.00 for every 10 minutes of your time. Spending 30 min. filling out a survey for a $1.00 is stupid. Trust me, you can make money other ways on the internet.
4) You only qualify for a survey about 1-2% of the time. Yes, you read that right. I've tried over 100 surveys by OTX. The results: screened out about 90 times. Five times I spent more than 20 minutes answering various questions about a product, and was then told I didn't qualify. Three times I've spent more than 20 minutes answering various questions and had the survey "freeze up" on the close to the last page. When you try to contact them, they say that since you didn't finish the survey, they can't pay you. Note: I have NOT had a survey freeze up for any site except for them. Ever.