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 tried a new company - Survey Head (get $5 for joining) and did more surveys for another company I hadn't done much with before - HCD Surveys.
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: $32.86
Survey Head - $8.00
- 18 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 3
- Paid $ by Paypal or with gift cards when you reach $25 minimum
- Get $5 bonus when you register
Valued Opinions - $6.50
- 11 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 3
- Paid in Amazon gift cards when you reach $20 balance
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 - $3.50
- 20 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 2
- Paid in points - 10 points = $1 - can cash out when you reach $5 balance
HCD Surveys- $2.00
- 3 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 3
- Paid $ by check once you reach the 1000 point ($10) threshhold
Lightspeed Survey - $1.30
- 5 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in points - 575 points = $5 - can cash out when you reach 575 point balance - paid via Paypal
My Survey - $1.15 (or 115 points)
- 6 surveys attempted - the nice thing is you get 10 points for every attempted survey
- Qualified for 6
- Paid in points - 1000 points = $10 - can cash out when you reach 1000 point balance
Survey Savvy - $1.00
- 2 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in $ 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.
Your 2 Cents (Toluna) - $1.00
- 3 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid $ by check when you reach $10 (30,000 points) balance
DollarSurveys - $1.00
- 1 survey attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid $ by Paypal several days after taking the survey
Synovate - Global Opinion Panels - $0.75
- 4 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in points - 5000 points = $5 - can cash out when you reach 5000 point balance
My Points - $0.36 from surveys alone...I earned more points from clicking through on e-mails
- 5 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)
Erewards - $0.30 in Upromise earnings
- 4 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.
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