Survey Housekeeping...Which have you tried/did you quit/do you still use?

@marina321 (4556)
January 23, 2009 8:20am CST
I was doing some general 'housekeeping' on the survey sites I use, checking which I've made payout on and which are not worthwhile... which have paid, update payment proofs and which I am yet to reach payout... Here's some of the info from the ones I have tried and tested myself over the past few months... [i]Lightspeed Panel - 515 Points (575 points=£5 PayPal; 115 Points=£1)Paid 5 times previously £21 Valued Opinions - £9.25 (Min £10 vouchers) Previously paid £10 Arcadia Zoom Panel - 1115 Points - Redeemed $10 Marriott Voucher PanelBase - £6.60 (£10 Minimum, BACS or cheque) Thats-What-I-Think - 1100 Points (1500 Points=£5 Amazon) Paid previously £5 Amazon voucher JusttheAnswer - 100 Answer Points(500 Points=£5 Amazon Voucher) MySurvey - 785 Points (1000 Points=£5 Amazon Voucher) SurveySpot - £2.50 (Minimum £2 via cheque) Previously paid £6 YourSayPays - £8.15 (Minimum £20 PayPal) Techsay - 350 TekPoints (1000=$50 cheque) ClearVoice - $8 ($10 Minimum=£5 Amazon voucher) Harris - 1240 HIPoints (2500 Points=£25 via cheque) Survey Savvy - $0; previously paid $8 Survey Club - $0; previously paid $4 PayPal (Minimum $10 PayPal) Surveys.com - 0; Paid Ipoints Surveys Ipsos - £15 Argos vouchers Redeemed 21/01 (2250 - 2130 Points spent) Ipoints - £10 Sainsburys Voucher Redeemed 21/01 (4100 - 2470 Points spent) Ciao surveys - £7.30 (£5 Minimum via BACS) GlobalTestMarket - 800 Points (1000 Points Minimum= $50 via cheque) Paid £27.95 previously Toluna - 50735 Points (60,000 Points Minimum) Paid £10 Amazon voucher previously Harris - 1240 HIPoints (2500 HIPoints = £25) Survey Sites to Quit/Would not recommend Few/No surveys, high payouts, poor incentives... Global Opinion Panels - 4960 Points (9000 Points Minimum=£5) MediaTransferAG - 45 MTs(100MTs minimum=£16; 1MT=0.16) YouGov - £4 (Minimum £50) Hotspex - 238 Bux (Swap@Points.com) Spidermetrix - 20 points (300 Points=$50 PayPal) Zoom Panel - poor incentive scheme. Mums Opinions MyView[/i] Anyone using any of the above sites and can comment on their experience so far? Which have you used? Which have you quit? Why did you quit them? Which would you probably join? Have you got any good paying surveys to add to the list?
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walijo2008
@walijo2008 (4644)
• United States
23 Jan 09
Thats alot of survey sites, have you used them all? Well I'm a member of a few too, and I've had to do some housekeeping on a few of them, some of them I got out of because I wasn't getting anywhere with them, and there are some that actually do what they say they do. You mentioned Mysurvey, they are good, I redeemed my points for money and I actually got a check a few weeks later, I'm still a member of them, I've also tested products for them. I'm using Valued Opinions, don't have anything to say about them yet, I'm in Opinion Outpost, I redeemed some points, and I got paid, didn't take long. I was in SurveySpot, but I wasn't getting anywhere with them, almost every survey they sent, I wasn't qualified for, so I finally got out of that one. I also like Ipsos, I've redeemed points for gift cards, I've also tested products for them, I'd recommend them to anybody, and Your2cents, I'm a member of them, I've got some cash in my account with them, but they don't send that many surveys, just once in awhile, so far I'm still with them. I can't think of anymore right now, I'll be sure not to join the ones you mentioned.
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marina321
@marina321 (4556)
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24 Jan 09
Yes, I have tried each one of those... I write about them on my blog... Survey spot sends surveys rarely but good that their payout is really a minimum of £2! Ipsos is one of my best too, been paid by them previously and on the way to another payout... Have never tried Opinion Outpost...
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jan 09
I use alot of these same ones. And I find that some are hard to get in on. They have usually already gotten their needed amounts. Either that or they are too hard to get into. Like my age/area is not what they are looking for. Alot of these I have quit using for just that reason.
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marina321
@marina321 (4556)
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23 Jan 09
PineCone and Lightspeed are the top ones... I think for US members, you have a lot more chances of getting more surveys with most survey sites
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (166761)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jan 09
Yes, they are. I don't get requests from them very often. I did at first but not as much anymore.
kun2349
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
23 Jan 09
Wow.. That's a whole lot of survey sites u are in.. lol =D Out of the so many choices in the list, i'm only a member in ONE of the sites, which is Globaltestmarket.. lol =D Till date, i only have got 1 survey from them for the past 4-5 months i've joined them.. lol =D I guess i'm giving up on that as it takes far too long to reach their minimum too, based on the frequency of surveys coming in.. haha
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marina321
@marina321 (4556)
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23 Jan 09
Global Test Market is one of my faves actually! I have been paid previously by the site and on the way to a second payout
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nanajanet
@nanajanet (4436)
• United States
23 Jan 09
You belong to a few more than I do. I belong to Lightspeed, Valued Opinions, Zoom Panel, My Survey, Survey Spot, Ipsos , Harris, Survey Savvy, Survey Club, Global Test Market. I really do not do much of Harris, Lightspeed, Ipsos and Zoom Panel, but I do them once in a while.
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marina321
@marina321 (4556)
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23 Jan 09
Zoom Panel surveys are good but if only their incentive system matched it... The only good incentive on there is the Marriott vouchers, the rest of the items are rather poor, don't you think? They're rather good at awarding points too, always for attemtping etc...
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onlydia
@onlydia (2808)
• United States
28 Jan 09
Well, I had to laugh when I read this as I think I belong to all. But have not done a thing in about two months as was just blah and didn't get to do alot of them. Plus when I did try I didn't quify. Now that is one thing I don't get you fill out a form when you join so why do they send you ones that you don't Quify for is something that always makes me mad. it is like lets see if she/she will do all of them today. You have a great day. Your friend onlydia
savypat
@savypat (20216)
• United States
23 Jan 09
What a good thing you've done here, I've made a list to I can see which ones I belong to. Thanks
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marina321
@marina321 (4556)
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23 Jan 09
More info and details on my blog savypat I have been updating it with payment proofs... Forgot to add that PineCone Research is also one of the best
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