My Selection of the Top 6 Paid Survey Websites
EducationMy Selection of the Top 6 Paid Survey Websites
During the period January 2009 to January 2011 I have joined over 30 paid survey websites and have been paid by most of them many times. Here is a list of what I consider to be the top 6 genuine paid survey websites. The main criteria I have applied are: a) they are a genuine paid survey website; b) the payment per survey is reasonable, and c) the payment threshold is reasonably set. They all are free to join and number one is my favourite.
Number 6: Onepoll.com
OnePoll is a paid survey website, which undertakes a wide range of market research projects, working on behalf of companies from various sectors within the UK and around the world. You can get £2.5 credit for signing up.
Unlike most paid-survey websites you don’t need to get any invitation. What you need to do is to log onto the website and click ‘surveys available for you’, and start to participate in. There are two kinds of survey on OnePoll: one is named ‘paid for survey’, another one is named ‘competitions survey’. Typically it pays 5p, 10p or 15p per ‘paid for survey’ and you also have a chance to win an Amazon voucher or a gift for ‘competitions survey’. Upon your successful completion of the survey your account will automatically be credited. Payout is at the £40 level and has three options: cheque, BACS and PayPal.
Number 5: Toluna.com
Toluna is a community website that has over 400 000 members. As a member you can vote or participate in surveys for many categories. Currently you can earn 15 points per vote and for some temporary votes you can earn 120 or 150 points. You can participate in the surveys via your email address or just through the website. The rewards are from 1000 points up to 6000 points. It depends on the length of the survey or the sponsor. You can also make your own polls, topics and create opinions to get point bonus. You can convert your points into Prize Draw tickets (at least 500 points), discount vouchers or high street coupons (at least 80000 points), which will reach you by post in 2 months after your request.
Number 4: Valuedopinions.com
Valued Opinions is a market research company, which is a member of The World Association of Market Research Professionals and a company partner of the Market Research Society.
After you sign up an account the company will send you email to invite you to participate in its paid-survey. Before you start a survey you would be asked a few questions. If you are qualified you can continue, or it would stop you. Depending on the length of the survey your reward is from £0.50 to £2.5 or a quarter prize draw if you are screened out. If your credit reaches £10 you can redeem your earnings to vouchers of retailers, such as Amazon, Tosco, M&S, etc.
Number 3: Pureprofile.com
Pureprofile is an Australian-based research company, but offers membership to anyone over the age of 13 around 77 countries. Once registered, you will automatically receive an activation email with a link to confirm your membership. Different from most survey websites you will rarely get any survey invite from Pureprofile. To take part in a survey you need access the site and click a red banner “Next Button”. Then you will find if you have a survey to answer or not.
The surveys rewards are calculated in pounds and pence. Depending on the survey length the rewards start from 5p to £2.00, £2.50 or even more. If you are not qualified for the full survey you still can get a 5p reward. Once your earnings reach £25.00 you can redeem them into your nominated bank account via BACS. Then Pureprofile will send you an inform email letting you know when the payment will be made. Usually it would take 30 days to complete.
Number 2: Globaltestmarket.com
Global Test Market, like the name, is an international market research company that pays members for participating in their market research.
Same as most survey websites you can only participate in its survey after you receive an invitation email. You get MarketPoints for completing most surveys or are given a couple of entries to its daily and monthly sweepstakes. Normally it takes about 15-20 minutes to complete a survey then you can get 5-50 MarketPoints immediately. The value of MarketPoints is fixed against the U.S. Dollar at 5 cents per MarketPoint.
Upon your successful completion of the survey you automatically receive 3 Sweepstakes entries. By completing a survey that you are not eligible for you will receive 1 Sweepstakes entry. When you have at least 1000 MarketPoints you can redeem your MarketPoints for a cheque sent by post and that can take 6-8 weeks to complete.
Number 1: Mysurvey.com
MySurvey is a well-paid survey website, that is owned and operated by the market research firm TNS, one of the largest market research firms in the world. In November 2010 mysurvey.com and lightspeedpanel.com combined to a new MySurvey site.
Normally you can earn Mysurvey points by completing their surveys. The invitation will tell you what your reward is if you complete the survey and how long the survey will take. Before you start a survey you would be asked a few questions too. Even you are not qualified to complete the survey you still will be credited 5-20 points. Your points sometimes will be credited on your account immediately, sometimes take a few weeks.
Usually their surveys take 15-20 minutes to complete and the rewards are between 80 and 250 points. If you download Mysurvey Messenger to your computer you can get 100 bonus points. You also have a chance to invite your friend and get 100 points. On the new Mysurvey site you have many choices to redeem your points. For example you can redeem your points for cash, which is paid to your PayPal account. You have to have at least 345 points and that's equal to £3. You can also get online gift certificates or high street vouchers, such as Amazon or HMV e-vouchers or Bhs voucher, just to name a few. In this case you need at least 550 points to get a £5 voucher.
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