Paid Online Survey Reviews

This site will be dedicated to my adventures in successfully getting paid by the various Survey Marketing Research Companies (SMRC) that are available on the internet. I’ll be doing a lot of the leg work for you because I can attest that there are a multitude of survey companies that proclaim their legitimacy and I know how it feels to realize you’ve only wasted your time instead. I’ll be posting a minimum of one and a maximum of two new companies a month; I have a job just like everybody else, and this is not it.

My mindset during this journey is quite simple, and thus I’ve come up with this forward yet ingenuous quote:

“Take a Survey, Get Paid!” – Paul P.

Meaning, if I take a survey then I expect to get paid!
Period.

Anyhow I hope everyone enjoys the ride, feel free to offer your comments (good/bad) or suggestions (i.e. companies you’d like me to review.)

-Paul P.

Take a survey, qualify, make $1.00. Sounds easy enough right? Well it is!!

“There is no registration, minimum payouts, gimmicks or gambles. Just enter your PayPal-enabled email address and we’ll send you directly to a survey. Qualify for and complete the entire survey, and we will send a $1.00 payment to your PayPal email address within a week.” – DollarSurveys.net

For the most part this statement is 99.9% accurate, the only catch is that sometimes you receive a survey in the form of an “offer.” Meaning you are subjected to receive payment for the survey once you signup for a trial or a product. The amount of surveys appear to be limitless, and they vary from normal to offer form but there is a good balance. I’ve only been a member of DollarSurveys.net for roughly three weeks and I got my first payment ($1.00) today.

This is quite possibly the most straight forward, no gimmicks survey company that I have ever come across.
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Pros:
-No registration required.
-Fast payment (takes about a week)
-Plethora of available surveys.

Cons:
-Sometimes you get the special survey! (Offer)
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This site is a definite keeper!

-Paul P.

Vindale Research has a three-part introductory period which basically tells you what you can expect from them and what they expect from you. After my waiting period was over my first official survey came in for $25.00

It’s a essentially a two part process:
1) Evaluate the product by using it. (Sometimes requiring a credit card, sometimes not.)
2) Complete the survey. (Fairly short questionnaire. 15-30min)

Unbelievable right? Well if it looks too good to be true it probably is, and that was the case for me. To qualify for this survey I would have to sign up for Blockbuster’s online movie rental trial which requires a credit card. Which means I would have to come out of pocket for a minimum of $4.80, which compared to the $25.00 I’d be earning isn’t so bad because I’d still turn a profit. ($25-($4.49 x 7%)) = $20.20…..Of course if I wanted to pay to take surveys I’d join Whatgrade.com

Once you reach a balance of $50.00 you can submit a request for payment via check or PayPal. Check payments take two weeks longer than PayPal, but the distribution process starts the same time PayPal payments are made. (Payments are automatically processed on the 15th and last day of every month.)

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Pros:
-Many high paying surveys.

Cons:
-95% of the surveys require a credit card. ;(
-$50.00 minimum payout requirement.
-5% is how likely you are to receive and qualify for a paid survey that does not require a credit card.
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So unless you have a credit card and don’t mind paying a little to get a little, I would advise you don’t waste your time. I did not get paid! =\

-Paul P.