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5/11/12 4:21 P

this one has paid me $150 in less than 6 months... it is my favorite!!

tryvindale.com/Vs2v1BSy

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8/9/11 1:37 P

Online surveys are certainly NOT going to make you rich!

Online survey groups that I participate in are:
My Survey
NCP (formerly AC Neilson)
YouGovPollingPoint
and there is one more where I have forgotten the name...duh!

Time wise, I can do it, since I am disabled and home most of the time. I used to do even more, but most did not pay fairly for me or were an even trade for my time spent. However I did get enough cash to pay for my cable, phone and internet bill from Brighthouse. It was attractive to me at the time, because I looked at it as supplemental income. (You are not ever going to be a kagillionaire on Social Security Disability.)
Now, the survey companies that I do, award "points." I redeem them for some pretty cool items. It may not be the best solution to get new stuff for most people, but it works out for me. I look at it as 'a barter system."
I have been invited to participate in some online focus groups with other people and it paid very well plus the company sent a webcam for me to use and keep for the teleconference.




Edited by: EARTHMOM56 at: 8/9/2011 (13:38)

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7/28/11 3:00 P

I have tried a few "survey" companies and pretty much earned pennies. I highly recommend MyPoints.com. Most of the surveys I to do not qualify for especially since I am now unemployed. I did notice I get better results being retired so saying that now. Not really a lie - I do collect pension but really need to find a job. With the MyPoints you get 5 points for just reading Ads for different places and if you do on-line shopping get points on your spendings from lots of good companies.

I do not really try and usually have more than enough points to order 3-4 $25 gift cards for stocking stuffers - Cracker Barrel restaurant for the hubbie; Walmart, K-Mart, Walgreens for the kids.

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7/28/11 1:09 A

I've tried a bunch of these sites. It seemed most of the time I'd answer a few questions about myself (age, sex, race, zip code, etc.) then be told I didn't qualify. I think people with kids and minorities probably qualify for more of them. I probably made somewhere around $200 in a year, which probably worked out to about 10 cents an hour or less. I didn't bother with the ones that just gave you entries into sweepstakes. I never win anything. With most of the companies, be prepared for a lot of spam.
PineCone Research is one company that is legitimate. They pay $3 per survey, which they will deposit into your Paypal account within about a week of finishing the survey. Once in a while there will be a survey that pays a little more. I also sometimes get products to test from the companies they do the surveys for.
The other company I deal with is My Points, which is not surveys so much as points for going through their site to shop on the internet with various companies. Since I do quite a bit of shopping online, I've accumulated enough points to get gift cards worth a $250 - $300 from them.
If you live in or near a large city, you may be able to get into some focus groups. They can pay pretty well.
In short, don't believe the ads that say you can make hundreds of dollars a week doing surveys.
If you have a question about a specific company, I did keep a spreadsheet and notes on the ones I tried or checked on, so feel free to contact me.

Edited by: JEAN1680 at: 5/11/2012 (18:38)

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7/27/11 9:20 P

I guess there are a few companies that will actually pay you some decent money to take surveys...I have not yet found any of them. What I have found are several that will pay you a few pennies to take surveys, one that lets me enter drawings for prizes, and a few that let me earn points toward prizes that I can choose. I've gotten a very nice watch and a couple of Visa gift cards, and I also saved up enough money on one of them to buy my husband a one year (I think) subscription to People magazine in Spanish.

So anyway, my overall experience with this has been that I've spent a huge amount of time taking surveys and not gotten that much out of it. If anyone figures out what companies will pay you decent amounts for taking surveys...please post it here so I can know who it is, too.

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7/27/11 3:46 P

I saw one company advertised on TV, but the name escapes me. I'm hoping someone will have an answer as how to get started.

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7/27/11 3:36 P

don't know a thing about it

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7/27/11 12:54 P

Good morning!

I've found a blog that rates the different survey companies performance from her personal experience. The blog is called "I Paid Twice For That Already!"

What I'm looking for is a basic primer on how the survey companies work. Assume I know nothing and need info on how to get started and find the survey companies.

Thanks for your help.

Kim

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