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I thought that I would keep track of the surveys that I’ve done this month to help you get an idea of what to expect when you join a survey company.
I was VERY busy this month with my blog, so I did not do many surveys at all…but here’s what I did do. You can still earn money, even when you spend very little time doing them.
I have been a member of each of the companies listed for at least 6 months, and I only join survey companies where I earn money or points that can convert to money or gift cards. I don’t feel like it’s worth my time just to get an entry in a drawing.
For the surveys attempted, but not qualified for, it usually only took a minute or so to find out I was not qualified. As you can see, I get more surveys from some companies than others.
Total Earned: $20.50
Pinecone Research – $6.00
- 2 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 2
- Paid $3.00 for every survey – paid by Paypal a few days after you take the survey
Opinion Outpost - $6.00
- 2 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 2
- Paid in points – 10 points = $1 – can cash out when you reach $5 balance
My Survey – $5.50 (or 550 points)
- 6 surveys attempted – the nice thing is you get 10 points for every attempted survey
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in points – 1000 points = $10 – can cash out when you reach 1000 point balance
Survey Savvy – $2.00
- 2 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in $ (via check) with no balance required for cashout. I don’t get a lot of surveys from them, but they pay well and I can get my money fairly quickly.
HCD Surveys- $0.50 – these are usually pretty fun surveys to do…and not too long
- 1 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid $ by check once you reach the 1000 point ($10) threshhold
Erewards – $0.24 in Upromise earnings
- 2 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 0
- Paid in $ that you can use to cash in for Upromise (college) savings. Get $2.00 in Upromise earnings just for signing up for Erewards. I earned $50 in Upromise earnings earlier this year through Erewards. To join Erewards through Upromise, click on Ways to Earn, More, and then Erewards.
My Points – $0.21 from surveys alone…I earned more points from clicking through on e-mails
- 3 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 0
- Paid in points – if you don’t qualify for the survey, you get 10 points added to your account. I find this is a really easy way to add up my points (besides just clicking through on e-mails. 1400 points = $10 Panera gift card (but there are MANY more options)
Synovate – Global Opinion Panels – $0.05
- 2 surveys attempted – the nice thing is you now get 50 points for every attempted survey
- Qualified for 0
- Paid in points – 5000 points = $5 – can cash out when you reach 5000 point balance
Valued Opinions – $0.00
- 5 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 0
- Paid in Amazon gift cards (or $20 prepaid Visa) when you reach $20 balance
Buzzback Panel – $0.00
- 2 survey attempted
- Qualified for 0
- Paid $ by Paypal several days later (you are paid automatically after every survey)
Other Survey Sites that I like…that I didn’t get around to doing this month:
Lightspeed Survey – Paid in points – 575 points = $5 – can cash out when you reach 575 point balance – paid via Paypal
Your 2 Cents (Toluna) - Paid $ by check when you reach $10 (30,000 points) balance
Survey Head – Paid $ by Paypal or with gift cards when you reach $25 minimum
- Get $5 bonus when you register
Photo by kikashi
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