Would you take an OTX survey just for sweepstakes entries?

I've had that thought, "Does anyone ever really win?" before too. I guess we're both pessimistic! Hopefully by supporting the surveys that pay the sites will get the clue that we don't want to do sweepstakes-only surveys. There must be some people who like to do them, though, or they wouldn't exist at all.

It does seem like a new trend... thing is... people will stop doing the surveys cause we loose the money, then the survey client won't get the info they want/need and take their business elsewhere...they loose too. Kind of like this recent "recession". Resturants had their meals at (example) $10 a meal, and when people stopped dining due to the tight squeeze on their money, the resturant raised the price of the meals to $13. Well, if folks couldn't afford $10, they sure can't afford $13. They should have lowered the price a bit and more would have been able to afford it and more would have come to dine!

I was a lot more "open-minded" about sweepstakes surveys when I started, too. I remember I used to do just about every survey SurveySpot sent my way. If I'd won a sweepstakes back then, I might still be doing them!

Thats pretty much how I do it. Even those that pay - 50 cents for 20 minutes I won't bother with anymore. I used to do them, cause I got qualified, but the last 6 months.. I dont'qualify for anything and no, I'm not sitting there for 20 mintues when I am pretty sure I won't "qualify".

GTM have changed things. You used to be able to earn a reasonable amount of market points, but now they often enter you into a prize draw instead of rewarding you with points. So, in my view, it's not a good site to earn with and I wouldn't call it fun.

Yeah, old GTM isn't what it used to be. At least they do still send paying surveys also...it's just going to take that much longer to reach cashout. Unfortunately, even at their best they were just a once a year payer for me!

I actually do feel better when I get a sweepstakes entry after I DON'T qualify for a survey...it's a booby prize that makes me feel like I haven't wasted my time entirely even though I probably have. I'm sure the survey companies realize that and that's why they give them. To take a survey where the BEST that can happen is I get a chance to win something, though, is REALLY unmotivating!

Greenfield was like that... very occasionally there'd be one for cash and I'd do it and qualify and get paid, but they also had the sweeps only and I didn't spend the time. Im sorry but that is a lot of time to "work" and only get in a drawing with hundreds of others. I would do the sweeps that were only 10 mintues, just to keep in "good" with the site, but then they started doing more "sweeps only" and no cash ones... and I think most did as I did and didn't do the sweeps and that might have been why they were "consumed" by Tuluna. You have to give the people something to stay for. Even those that did sweeps...will only do so many and not win before they stop. Tuluna now has Greenfield and for the last 2 months.. I haven't qualified for any surveys!!! So I am stopping working the site. They send out alot of offers, but either sweeps or I don't qualify. Either way.. I ain't making any money!

They do still give you points for some surveys so GTM isn't a sweepstakes only site yet. I just skip the ones that only offer entries for sweepstakes!

I entirely agree. With sweepstakes, you know that chances are you're not going to be the winner. If you get something for your time, that's an amount you can put towards a bill, save, invest, etc. Sweepstakes are wonderful if you win, but a waste of time if you lose...and you usually lose!

I've had no luck with sweepstakes either. I've been a survey taker for at least three years and have never won anything...not even one of SurveySavvy's monthly $10 awards! So I'm definitely wary of putting in much time for just a chance to win.