what is your opinion about online survey sites that pay (pay to take a survey)?

@nurzaira (128)
Indonesia
January 23, 2012 10:37pm CST
On the internet there are many types of site tnat offer money to its member by doing a certain activity (like site Mylot). Among those sites, there are legit pay but not least also a scam. Have you ever hear about online survey sites that pays its members to fill out surveys? What is your opinion about the site pay to take a survey on the internet? And what online survey site are legit pay and not a scam, based on your experience?
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18 responses
@twardwfh (49)
24 Jan 12
I find the survey site a complete waste of time. I have tried around a dozen or so of them and have only ever had 4 surveys sent to me so have never reached the payout point.... I wouldn't recommend them to anyone.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
so you must spend here.. mylot is legit site don`t worry about this...
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@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 12
oohh twardwfh you have a bad experience with online survey site.. thanks for sharing your experience here.. but i think there are good online survey site..
• India
24 Jan 12
I have tried more than 50 survey site and now came down to 7 of them which really pays and they pay well. At times I had earned $500+ a month from survey sites.
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• Chennai, India
24 Jan 12
Indians earning $500+ a month from surveys? Are you serious?
• Chennai, India
24 Jan 12
I don't think he is serious. I have joined several survey sites previously and I received surveys from GlobalTestMarket only. GTM is the only site that paid me too.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
@problogger : are you seriously?? wow..it`s fantastics if you can get more than $500 a month..how come?? how about the nationality from the surveyor ?? i mean like me, iam indonesian..is it no problem for getting $500 a month??
@anne25penn (3305)
• Philippines
25 Jan 12
I am a member of a legit survey site that does pay. I have not reached the minimum payout amount yet because there are times where I miss out on doing the surveys and it gets closed. I have two actually, one is earning purely from surveys and the other one lets you earn doing other tasks aside from the survey. I recall there was a survey site that paid like $5 a survey. The payout was $25 I think and as it turned out, it was a scam site and no one got paid. From my experience, the legit ones take time for you to make it to the payout especially if you are not from the US.
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• Chennai, India
24 Jan 12
In my experience, Globaltestmarket is the only site that sent me surveys and paid me. (However, it took 3 years to reach the payout.) Though other sites like surveyhead, surveysavvy are paying, they don't send enough surveys for international members.
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@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
yeah.. i also have joined in GTM, indeed it takes a rather long time to get payout in GTM... Surveyhead and surveysavvy? i have yet join there
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Jan 12
try mysurvey.com as I make ten sometimes twenty dollars there each nonth right alone with mylot and you always qualify.also the surveys are fun as you get to input what you think of new not yet on the market products and you have a say so ion putting them on the shelves or not. its fun to do and profitable too.
@ekoytyas (4679)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
i am playing ipanelonline before, and that site is really pay me. i have collect for almost 50$ from that site. i think that site is really great.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
how about now when we first time register in this site??
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
really nurzaira..do you had ever get the money or payment from ipanelonline?is it easy or difficult??
@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
yes of course, i've got total payment $90 from ipanelonline emmm.. to get payment from ipanelonline in the past was easy bro, coz it had addition to survey, a lot of other features there in ipanelonline to add points. But now ipane;online had many changes, now feels a bit difficult to collect points there
• United States
24 Jan 12
Yes there are survey sites out there that do pay you to do surveys however you don't get paid a lot not enough to earn a living but you'll get a few extra bucks here and there. Beware there are lots of scam sites aw well. If a websites asks for any kind of fee for signing up its a scam (why pay them when they are supposed to be paying you), also do not put any personal information in these websites such as your social. Those are just a few tips to avoid getting scammed. Some legit survey sites I've researched are: -Globaltestmarket -SurveySpot -Mysurvey -Opinion Outpost -Survey Savvy -Viewpoint *These sites I have done research on and some I've tried personally however do you own research before doing anything i don't want anyone getting scammed. You can also find a lot more legit sites this way there's a lot more out there just be careful* Another tip is to do as many legit sites as you can. The more sites you do them more surveys you will get and the more money you will make. Also a lot of these survey sites you can make money off of people you refer some times its just a small 1 time fee after they get a set amount and others offer a percentage to everything they make the more people you refer the more money you make on top of doing the surveys.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Jan 12
mysurvey.com is the best also opinonoutpost too also try Harris Poll as their gifts are great and easy to win. I make ten to 20 dollars on mysurvey.com each month so added to mylot earnings thats really helpful to me.
• India
24 Jan 12
I second your list
@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
Yeah we do have to be careful with survey site because most survey site are scams that just want to steal the data its members emm wow many survey sites that you follow, among a list of survey site that you point out, i only have joined GTM.. Yes, it seems the survey site is not yet able to be a place of generating a lot of money and fixed every month.. even so i could get a total of about $90 from ipanelonline... ok thanks for your tips.. it's good tips
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
25 Jan 12
hi nurzaira I have been with mysurvey.com for five years and make 1100 points and cash in for ten dollars sometimes twice in one month and adding that to mylot earnings it really helps to pay my internet bill. lol I am always qualified for their surveys even at my elderly age. I also like Harris polls as you can win some great prizes for the points you make. and the surveys are fun too. Opinion,com is also a good site to mne these are the very tops in surveys and npdor. is also good.
@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 12
wow.. thanks coz you have to share your eksperience with online survey, and thank u for your suggest Hatley.. BTW, what is the min PO in mysurvey? And is mysurvey.com accept member from Indonesia?
@maezee (41988)
• United States
19 Jan 16
I love doing surveys, as long as they are not "offers", which is a totally different ball game. I have a few favorite survey sites I use - (listed in my blog, I have a link for this in my profile if you are looking for some other good sites to use). Surveys can pay well, and they are also interesting and very often are relevant to me.
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
hai nurzaira..how are you this morning?? wow..your english is good..keep practising.. i never join in survey sites, so i can`t recomended you, what is the legit site.. but maybe another member here can give information and clue related with your question.. and remember, don`t ever put the referal link in every of your discussion.. it break the mylot rule and FAQ and automatically will be deleted by the admin
@adhyz82 (36249)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
it`s okay nurzaira.. i do hope you enjoy here.. you can get many inspirations here.. and maybe you will be fun here like in greenbire groups.. many people offer too their online business, so there are share about online business.. i do hope you get many kindness here..
@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
24 Jan 12
Hello bro :) .. ahh no, my english is not very good Btw thank you for inviting me to join mylot and taught me.. emm i'm still no too skilled at using mylot and make money here.. oo? ok.. thanks for your info about link, mylot rules and FAQ
@2004cqui (2812)
• United States
24 Jan 12
It takes a while but legitimate sites are there. I draw the line when it comes to using a webcam, camcorder or anything involving my surroundings being seen. I have yet seen a focus group that physically meets for over two years but they were fun while they lasted. I am a secret shopper for a legit company that has paid me. They are located in my area, that's why I joined.
@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 12
emm ok.. thanks for your sharing your experience
• Indonesia
11 Mar 12
saya pilih ipanelonline...ipanelonline memang membayar membernya untuk menulis spam.....hehehe.......pertama daftar memang survey nya banyak, tapi setelah kita selesai survey, kegiatan yang dilakukan hanyalah nulis spam,tapi kadang ada survey baru dan menghasilkan poin yang besar, tapi itu berkala dan jarang.....
@skjee10 (438)
• India
21 Sep 12
Hi.nurzaira,You can join some legit and paying international survey sites.Before i write those names,i like to give some advice about new survey participant.First, fill up your profile survey,give honest answers.Second,prepare for few and irregular survey invitation for first few months.Third,always give real and honest opinions to increase your rating.Now the survey sites,Global Test Market,Survey Savvy,Test Spin,IPanel International,Valued Opinion,The Panel Station etc.Hope this will help you.
@lekhya (819)
• India
24 Jan 12
i do have a great list of the legit survey sites that pay, u can find them on my blog in my profile...but earnings depends on the country u hail from.Some offer cash while some give gift vouchers.U register to them according to your requirements.Try your luck.ALL THE BEST!
@nurzaira (128)
• Indonesia
25 Jan 12
ok thank you for your invitation.. maybe i will visit your blog later
@olliekobra1 (1825)
29 Mar 12
I have been doing online surveys for about 5 months and i have been out many times so there is a legit sites out of there. If you are going to use online survey sites use review sites to see if the sites are legit or not that way you wont get ripped off.
@youless (112595)
• Guangzhou, China
25 Jan 12
I am interested in any online eanring methods including the online survey. But there are quite a lot of survey scams. So far I just know two honest paying survey websites. I have got my payments from them for many times already. But not many people like to get paid from filling out the survey because this earning process is slow. I love China
@Woody7189 (247)
• United States
24 Jan 12
I have tried several of these online survey sites, but I have never had any luck with them. I know that there are legitimate sites that will pay you for taking a survey, I am just not sure which ones. The ones I have tried, I always ended up spending 15 minutes answering questions, only to be told that I was not qualified for the survey. I hope that you have better luck in your search.
• India
24 Jan 12
yes some sites are reliable and worth. but i feel its a times consuming step to earn a through surveys they take your entire day and benefits a little, you can trust clixsense.com as its paying since 2007 to people so a reliable one.
@myzhian (584)
• Philippines
25 Jan 12
hi nurzaira, I was quite interested with your post about survey sites. I am also looking for some ways to earn more extra income! And hoping to try online surveys too! Welcome to Mylot!