I thought that I would keep track of the surveys that I've done this month (this month...it's really only half the month) to help you get an idea of what to expect when you join a survey company.
I plan on trying a new survey company soon (anyone have any ones you like that I should try?), and once I have some experience with it, I'll give a review.
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.
I did not keep track of the time needed to fill out the survey, although I may add that soon. 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: $18.23 (about a half month)
Buzzback Panel - $5.00
- 1 survey attempted -
- Qualified for 1
- Paid $ by Paypal several days later (you are paid automatically after every survey)
Your 2 Cents - $5.00
- 9 surveys attempted -
- Qualified for 2
- Paid $ by check when you reach $10 balance
Valued Opinions - $4.00
- 10 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in Amazon gift cards when you reach $20 balance
Opinion Outpost - $1.50
- 14 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in points - 10 points = $1 - can cash out when you reach $5 balance
My Survey - $0.90 (or 90 points)
- 5 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
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
Lightspeed Survey - $0.65
- 7 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- Paid in points - 575 points = $5 - can cash out when you reach 575 point balance - paid via Paypal
My Points - $0.43 from surveys alone...I earned more points from clicking through on e-mails
- 2 surveys attempted
- Qualified for 1
- 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)
Survey Savvy - $0.00
- 2 survey attempted
- Qualified for 0
- 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.
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