Are these Online Paid Surveys Real?
By Samson Ogola
@Jatelo2 (166)
Nairobi, Kenya
September 18, 2012 11:36am CST
I wanted to make some extra money through participating in online Paid Surveys. To my surprise I was even rewarded bonus simply for signing up. Unfortunately that was all, and they haven't sent me any survey as they touted they will do!And the bonus isn't monitory! Are there people here who are making some money through this means? Please Share your experience..
14 responses
@subzero29 (28)
• Philippines
19 Sep 12
There are lots of legit online paid surveys and there are lots of scams too. I did joined once but it has been 5 months and nothing happens because they keep sending me emails and link to try the survey but then in the middle of the survey they will tell me that I wasn't eligible to take the survey and they are looking for another people. So from that moment I tagged their emails spams and still they keep sending me links.
Does anybody here knows or can suggest any legit survey site?
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
19 Sep 12
Good day Jatelo2
Honestly speaking, it is very difficult to sign-up in every account though its free. Since you are investing your time and doing much effort here, so a thorough study should be observed before joining. In this regard, better to do a further research before jumping on the signing page. In that way, you can save your time.
@moneymaka (492)
• United States
19 Sep 12
Those things suck, the best thing to do is look up tips and tricks online, some of them you waste 10 minutes before you do the actual thing and you aren't guaranteed approval. you have to be smart about these things as well as well, like how to out smart them using cookies to delete your history and to make sure they aren't keeping a track of you.
And the ones that do offer you money to sign up are hard to get because their pay outs are at least $50 and above.
this is what I been using since 2006 and its a really good website, even offers tons of bonuses. Good Luck.
http://www.treasuretrooper.com/103772
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
19 Sep 12
I can't find any survey that pay good cash. They are only promising that they are good survey and number one but the truth they don't pay...
If you want to make money on survey. You need to join GPT much better...because most of the gpt is good site and paying.
@skjee10 (438)
• India
19 Sep 12
Online paid survey is real of course,provided you signed up with a good one.I am a member of some good,legit,paying survey sites for over a year.You can try Global test market,Test Spin survey,Survey Head,Valued Opinion,The Panel Station,Survey Savvy etc.I got paid by all them.But you have to remember few important things before joining.In online survey,screening out is a very common thing.Must complete your profile first and update it periodically.Normally you will get fewer survey invitation for first few months and it will increases with time.Always provided honest opinions.Hope it will help you.Good Luck.
@Jshean20 (14348)
• Canada
19 Sep 12
Yes I have made money through surveys, I was hesitant at first but ended up being paid so it was a nice surprise. If you're interested in looking at real sites that have paid me you can check my profile if you want, there are banners there from the sites I use. Good luck.
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
18 Sep 12
I did dabble in surveys a few years back but I gave up in the end, there were loads of surveys to do each day, and I would start them, get halfway through only to be told I wasn't eligible and that used to frustrate me, I had spent quality time filling out the form only to be told I wouldn't get paid! Another site I belonged to was UK only but the minimum payout was extremely high, £50, it took about a year in all to finally reach payout, fortunately I did get paid, but there is no way of knowing if the company folds and you could lose all the monies you have earnt! Some people have struck lucky with surveys, but they do tend to be country originated, i.e. I cannot join some US based survey companies because I am not in the US.
@Tina30219 (82066)
• Onaway, Michigan
18 Sep 12
Yes these online surveys are for real it just depends on the sites you are going to. I have quite a few that I belong to and I do get paid for them. You never want to pay anything to join sites at all because they are scams.
@varier (5685)
• Indonesia
18 Sep 12
Yes, some of them are really paying.
But please note that most surveys are only available for US, UK and CA members. Members from another countries can't get full benefits from paid survey sites.
Personally, I've made some money from surveys, little by little (even I haven't cashed it out yet). And like I said before, the survey opportunities for me is very limited, since I am not from USA.
@rjschultz68 (387)
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18 Sep 12
I personally think survey sites are a waste of time as I too usually get so far before being screened out. I get far more satsifaction from writing and posting on review sites.It is far more satisfying and nice to see positive responses from readers. Survey sites seem to favour a certain demographic -I have read that women with young children are accepted all the time -unfortunately I don't fall into this category!
@avinash2506 (22)
• India
19 Sep 12
Most of the paid survey sites are just scam and fake, I myself registered in lot and found only few like global test market,suveyhead and valued opinions useful.
One survey site that I found regular in providing surveys and payouts was Valued Opinons.
Once I reach the threshhold amount, I can redeem the amount for vouchers that are as good as cash that can be used at retail stores or restaurants.
@avinash2506 (22)
• India
19 Sep 12
I have myself registered in lots of survey sites and did not find them much useful.
I felt the with the amount of time and efforts invested the return was too low.
There was only one paid survey site that I found satisfactory and it was Valued Opinions.
They have been regular with surveys and and their payments. So I would reccomend Valued Opinions if you are looking for real paid survey site. I am not sure about others.