Are Paid Surveys a Scam – Free Paid Survey Reviews

You shouldn’t really even have to stop and think about whether you join MySurvey or not. They are probably one of the best in the industry for the casual survey taker. They are built around giving stay-at-home moms and students the opportunity to earn some extra money with surveys that aren’t too hard. This was actually the first real survey company that I joined and I have to say that they offer a personal touch unmatched by any other.
They offer up a good number of surveys to a large demographic. They use a good points system that lets you get cash or gifts for your completed surveys. Pretty much all of the industry’s standards. What really impressed me is the amount of personal care that is placed in many of the sites functions. They have one of the best integrated systems for family surveys. Many company’s will take information from your family members to offer surveys to them too, but few do it in the fun way that MySurvey manages to integrate seamlessly into their system. They also keep in touch with the members. For a period of time I was too busy to do many surveys. They actually sent an email that created a basic survey for me to complete to ask me to come back. They just go the extra mile.
There are really not any huge faults that I can point out. They effectively have a $10 minimum for cash out, but I don’t think that’s too extreme. The only thing I had a problem with is that many of their surveys are not really high-paying. They usually aren’t very difficult though, so it sort of balances out.

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I was going to post this yesterday but I forgot to.

Yesterday I had gotten my third invitation to take a paid survey from your2cents. The other two I did not qualify for. This paid survey said it would take about 20 minutes and would pay me 4 dollars. I took the paid survey and it was not as boring as some I have taken before but was nothing too interesting. I completed the survey in around 15 minutes and then my account was credited with $4.

The minimum cashout for your2cents is $5 so I need to take at least one more paid survey before I can receive my money.

Today I had about three emails waiting for me in my inbox from Greenfield Online. 2 of the were invitations to take paid surveys online for sweepstakes entries. I did not take either of theses.

The third invitation was to take part in an online focus group. I had to first complete the screener to see if I qualified to take part in the focus group. I qualified and then was informed that the focus group would pay $25 and take more than an hour.

The focus group would have to take place at one of two specific times, unfortunately I am unable to be online at either of those times due to prior engagements. I would have gladly participated in the focus group, for the money and because it seemed like an interesting topic.

This would have tripled the amount of money I have made so far with Greenfield Online.

Ipsos is another good addition to your list of survey sites. They aren’t a scam and they will give you some pretty cool rewards. They are just your standard survey site though. They don’t do anything spectacular, but they seem to get all of the basics just about right.

Ipsos offers their surveys under a basic reward system. You’ll earn gift certificates or money that will be sent to you via snail mail after you complete the survey. There are several contests and sweepstakes available too which give a nice little bit of extra oomph to the surveys. They even have a little instant win contest you can enter if you fill out a survey that day. I usually don’t give too much weight to sweepstakes or contests, but if they take the form of an add-on to paying surveys, I appreciate them.

As I stated, they do a whole lot of the basics right. Nothing more and nothing less. I would personally complain that I didn’t get too many surveys with them, but again, that depends more on the demographic demands of the market than the survey company. There are companies that do things a bit better, but Ipsos is more than competent at their own service.

In conclusion, there really isn’t much more to be said about Ipsos. You should definitely join and give it a shot. There contest are a nice touch and you could be in a better demographic and get more surveys than I did. They are a well run company that serves as the middle line for survey standards. They may not be great, but you won’t be slamming your head against the desk in frustration either.

Today I was invited to take part in a $2 survey for survey savvy. The survey took me about 15 minutes to complete and was mildly interesting. I did feel, however, that I had answered some of the questions in a previous survey.

I had 4 emails from greenfield online today. One of them the subject was about a new $7 survey from greenfield online. I unfortunately did not qualify for this survey. The other three were for sweepstakes entries. I had been a little busy so I just decided to skip these three surveys.

Today I had three emails from Global Test Market. The first one I clicked I answered about 3 questions and then did not qualify for the survey but was still awarded 5 points. The second one, the study had closed. And the third one I did not qualify for either but was still awarded 5 points just for starting the paid survey.

Overall in about 1 minute of taking surveys from Global Test Market I made about $0.50

Greenfield Online is another survey website that I am not a huge fan of. They really aren’t a bad site, but they could really do a few things better.

The big draw for Greenfield is that they offer a lot of surveys. They seem to have surveys that cover almost every demographic, so you shouldn’t have a problem finding surveys even if you aren’t in an in-demand group. The bad news is that most of their surveys seem to rely on contests as their draw, which means that you won’t be guaranteed any money. The one way I saw to counter this was to act through other websites. It seemed that I could effectively double dip sometimes. Several surveys through Greenfield Online seem to be outsourced to other small companies that will then pay $1 for you to complete the survey. The cookie will still usually record it on Greenfield though, letting you get paid for entering the contest.

The only real negatives were that they are slow sometimes. I’ve had a few surveys that just never closed. This is only a problem because you aren’t paid until it closes. I could have argued with the support department, but it was a $2 survey and it didn’t seem worth the email. It also seems to take awhile to get paid. Their payment cycles can sometimes wind up with you waiting months for a pretty small check. They do pay though it just takes awhile sometimes.

Greenfield Online is definitely a leader in the survey field. If you like contest surveys then you are in luck. If you don’t like them, then you should still think about joining. You don’t have to fill out the contest ones and there are some nice paying ones in the mix. They’re still a worthy addition to your list.

I got a $2 survey from survey savvy today. It took me about 20 minutes to complete but it was actually a pretty interesting survey and the time seemed to go by a lot faster than it does when I take paid surveys from other sites.

My account should be credited with the $2 in about 4 weeks

I must be honest and state that I’ve never been a huge fan of GlobalTestMarket. They are a good survey site and I would still advise you to go ahead and join, but they can be a bit frustrating at times.

There are good qualities to GlobalTestMarket. They offer a lot of great surveys that can pay quite well. They seem to be well connected in the survey world and they definitely serve as one of the better places. They are primarily just your standard survey company though. You will be asked to give your opinions about products and then paid. I didn’t really receive anything too special from them though. That isn’t much of a fault but it puts them a little bit below some of their competitors. The one truly unique thing that I liked a lot was that they did pay even if you didn’t match the survey. If your demographics don’t match the survey they send you, you will still usually receive the equivalent of 25-75 cents. It’s nice that they value your time.

The bad is mainly just annoyances that don’t need to be in place. You have to have 1000 points on their website before you can cash out for $50. Their rates are quite fair but the $50 cashout is a little high in a market that can unfairly leave someone out in the cold.

Overall, Global Test Market is a pretty good survey site that you should still add to your portfolio. There are just a few little things that they could do better.