I'm getting disgusted with surveys

I have been having good luck with saynation. I have gotten 2-$10 Walmart E- cards from them in the last 2 months. I am also doing ok with Pinecone. I have been using surveyhead and just cashed out for $25. I disqualify for alot there but very quickly.

I started with Ciao, and they did the same, started off good, but got really lousy - they would start the survey with 'are you......', you answer 'yes', and then they say 'sorry you do not fit the criteria' eh?? waddya send me the survey for then??? Then they would have surveys that asked fifteen questions before telling you that you didn't qualify... I am all done with survey now - I did dNeero for a while, they were fun and really short, but the money is just not there any more... I have two survey programs left that I take any notice of 'YouGov' and 'PureProfile', but honestly, if I ever reach payout on them I will probably dump them right away... I have blogged about the survey companies I have used here: http://www.munny4hunny.com/2009/04/surveys-that-pay.html Even YouGov is trying the sweepstake surveys now - I just delete them straight away...

I had decided that a long time ago, but recently, on the strength of what others have said here, and on another site, I started doing some again. I have more time now than I had in the past. It is difficult to find just what I want to do, as I want to control my time, not the other way around. I am not getting anywhere very fast with survey's either. I am taking what you post very seriously here, because you and I are in the same demographic group, more or less, except for where we live. I am not a member of too many survey sites just yet. I like it when I get them through some of my incentive sites, because even if I do not qualify for the surveys I get points at the incentive sites and that takes me a little closer to those payouts as well. It is something more than just the sweepstakes entry, then.

I hear you. I haven't reached the 'disgust' part, but I've noticed the same thing. Last year, I made a couple of hundred without really trying. I was making an average of $30 a month. This year's a lot different. I noticed quite a few survey sites are paying less and extending the length of time for each survey. I guess the recession's hit everyone - the companies that need feedback about their products perhaps don't have as much bulk in their budget as they used to - is therefore having a domino effect. On the good site, because I'm with several survey sites, I've noticed that one or two dormant ones are starting to wake up. (e.g, focuslinesurveys.com and pureprofile.com). Could you perhaps pick your top 2 or 3 and stick with those and drop the rest?

Everytime I am just about ready to stop I get an interesting one that brings in a few dollars, It does seem worse since the new year began.

I used to do $5 surveys for Pinecone research, but if you don't do their surveys right away-or get busy with your career and don't have time, they just cut you off forever. I miss the cute blue $5 checks in the mail. It was nicer than the light bill. Anyway, Hotspex is a survey site that doesn't pa cash-but they have drawings for cash and give out free ipods sometimes. The only reason I do the surveys is they say they plant a tree in the rain forest for every survey i do. So far I have planted like 300 trees! LOL!

I'm slowly getting fed up with surveys and certain communities I'm under contract to not tell anyone about. Bit by bit they're either paying less, less often, or not at all. I think it's because of the economy, but all the same...I don't really have patience for the internet much...so this doesn't help. Thankfully, mylot's still a good option. ^_^

i've gotten real tired of surveys.some that were paying formally seem to do anything to kick you out now,which is a total waste of 15 minutes. epoll does have a points system,but i still can redeem them even tho it takes an awful lot to get something. toluna just bought another one i used to do..myview i think. but i quit them a long time ago.whereas i used to qualify for things,all of a sudden,nada.not worth the time.

I have noticed a trend for longer surveys and smaller rewards. I have dropped out of a number of survey sites. The low qualification rates at some of the survey sites is extremely frustrating.

I am finding it difficult to reach pay out on surveys. Most of them always say that they are sorry and unfortunately I don't meet the qualifications. It is taking longer for them to pay. One it stays confirm for 6 weeks then after confirmation, it takes 6 more week before it goes into my Pay Pal account. Another one is for points and it takes me forever to get the points I need for payout. But I still keep hanging on in hope that things get better. Or that I will come upon something that is really worth the time and pay.

I don't like the survey sites that give points instead of money.Alot of them do that.I'm tired of doing surveys anyways because alot of them ,I'll be doing for ten to fifteen minutes and then it says that I don't qualify for that survey.In the mean time I thought I was doing the survey.Lately I haven't bothered doing any surveys.

I still do surveys but I'm selective in the ones that I do. I get survey emails from some sites that say they are only for a sweepstakes entry and I just delete them. I don't do surveys unless they pay and even the ones that do pay, if they don't pay enough, into the trash they go. All of the survey sites I belong to always say in advance how much the survey pays, either in cash or points that convert to cash, and also how long the survey is expected to take. I look at the time required and how much it pays and if it's not what I think it should be, I don't waste my time. If more people did that, the companies would realize they need to pay more to get responders. Most of the surveys I get are 20 minutes or less. Occasionally I do get some that are 30 or 45 minutes but they have to pay really well for me to devote that much time to one survey. Mainly because I don't want to get tied up that long and then have the survey or my computer crash and lose it all, which has happened to me, so I like to stick to the shorter ones. A lot of them still pay fairly well though.

I only take surveys where i can earn money or points to withdraw in gifts. In the past, i have taken surveys from Lightspeedpanel (FR version) and they only reward use with sweeptake entries, i was with them for about one year and never win anything with them! So now, they continue to send surveys but i never take them cause i don't want to lose my time for nothing! o

I used to do surveys as well, I was spending 10 to 15mins on the surveys i did a lot of them but I didn't get paid. The site used to put the money earned in a pending balance and wait for the author of the survey to check and accept the results and then you will get paid for the survey. In the F and Q it says the process takes 5 to 7 working days and believe it or not is has been over a month and still no payment. The site is called survey scout. similar to your site.

Yeah the surveys really have gotten worse lately. The point system is annoying and half the time you don't even qualify for the survey. Even the part to qualify for the survey seems to take ten minutes just to get through. I don't do my surveys as much as I used to because they are just way to time consuming.

I´ve not been doing surveys for some months due to my lack of a decent internet connection, but I´ve noticed much the same thing. Surveys are rewarded with points, and seem to take longer. I´ve also noticed more which tell you that you haven´t been selected to continue, but only AFTER you´ve spent ages on them already. It really bugs me when the questions you have to answer are things the survey company has on your profile anyway. So if they knew you weren´t going to be suitable, why did they send the survey invitation in the first place and waste everyone´s time? One of my favourite survey companies has recently gone to offering prizes instead of cash or points. I disregard those surveys immediately. I really can´t imagine there are too many people who bother working their way through them for no guaranteed reward.

I mainly do Pinecone. I've dabbled with SurveySpot, but am rapidly losing interest in them. I've found that mypoints doesn't usually qualify me all the way through but I get 10 points for doing any of it. That's not the same as the 50 points if I get to complete one, but I NEVER expect to complete one & I only expect the 10 points, so I'm usually not disappointed. I'll be checking into all the ones referenced here & see what happens. I gave up on Harris Poll years ago as I, like you, found it difficult to cash out. I prefer to use the ones who pay through Paypal as my post office is a good drive from my house & the checks seem to come in after I check my mail. I tend to pick up my mail only once a week due to the inconvenience of the drive. So, if the check doesn't come in until the day after I check my box, I don't get it for another week. Most checks aren't large enough to make it worth checking every day as I'll spend as much in gas as the extra I bring in. If everybody stops doing the sweepstakes surveys maybe they'll stop offering them & go back to paying. Surely, the sweepstakes sites have earned enough to start sharing the wealth once again!!!

I know what you mean it sucks to get really really far into a survey only to not qualify when you are almost done with the surveys. Online earning takes a while with most of the sites I use and it can get frustrating but I don't have much other choice because I'm trying to save for the future. I'm going to keep trying but some of these sites get pretty frustrating sometimes.

I used to participate in survey programs. Never stuck with any of them long enough to cash out and get anything though. I found myself losing interest each time i failed to qualify after answering three questions. I would get ticked off after answering that I was a male, then being denied a shot at completing the survey. I'm sure that's a slight form of sexism in action.

I agree with you Surveyspot is a waste of time just like most others. The only one I really like is Opinion Outpost they seem to be really good in sending their surveys and paying out. You reach payout at 5.00 dollars but I usually wait to get to 20.00 which happens pretty fast.