GlobalTestMarket

[LapisLee]

GlobalTestMarket is clearly one of my favorite paid survey sites because I have earned $52.25 from them since March 6, 2008. They pay in MarketPoints ($0.05 each), which are redeemable for cash with 1000 points equal to $50. You need a minimum of 1000 points to cash out. GTM sends out checks about 6-8 weeks after they are requested. They make a vaid point when they explain why they use MarketPoints instead of cash:

"Our community consists of members from all around the world, and therefore we need to use a currency that everyone can use. However, when you redeem your MarketPoints, you will receive a check in your local currency."

About GlobalTestMarket: Who we are and what we do

Our Purpose
GlobalTestMarket was designed to give you the opportunity to get paid for directly influencing global market research. In partnership with top companies around the world, our online surveys offer you the ability to help influence the development of products and services that you use every day.

History
Founded in 1999, GlobalTestMarket is powered by GMI (http://www.gmi-mr.com/) (Global Market Insite, Inc.), one of the world's leading providers of market research. GMI serves more than 1400 clients in more than 60 countries worldwide, and provides a global solution for companies that wish to conduct online consumer research across multiple countries.

As a member of GlobalTestMarket, we not only want to hear your opinion we'll reward you for it! It is free to sign up and receive online paid surveys about:
Movies
Restaurants
Automobiles
Consumer products
Current events
Many other topics that interest you!

Help companies with their market research
The online paid surveys you complete directly influence the development of products and services from top companies. Make a difference today by sharing your opinion and help shape the future of what makes it to market.

Earn Money
GlobalTestMarket will reward you with MarketPoints for every online survey you complete. Unlike most companies that only enter you into sweepstakes you will never win, you'll receive money for every online survey you take, even if it turns out you are ineligible to complete the survey. Once you reach 1,000 MarketPoints, you can redeem your balance for $50 U.S. dollars.

FAQs (http://www.globaltestmarket.com/gtm/gtm/help.php)

Online Survey Blog (http://blog.globaltestmarket.com/)

Newsletters (not very updated) (http://www.globaltestmarket.com/gtm/gtm/newsletter.php)

Contact Us (http://www.globaltestmarket.com/gtm/gtm/contact.php)

Apparently GTM also has a sense of humor. Check out their YouTube videos:

Your Survival Depends on Being a GlobalTestMarket Member (0:54) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnY56GyFUH0)

GlobalTestMarket Teaches Self Defense Tactics (0:54) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHIqI1v0RtU)

Here are my results from the past four months:

MarketPoint Account Balance

Total MarketPoints in your account since joining: 1400
Total surveys completed since joining: 53
Total referrals made since joining: 0
The number of new and unique referrals: 0
Total MarketPoints currently in your account: 355

[DAMO36]

This is probably my favourite Survey company too right now. I get several surveys a week and usually qualify for about 90% of them. I just received a check from them for $50 OR 1000 points and i'm just about ready to send off for another check because i have about 900 points right now :)

[unicorn1209]

I agree!! This is my favorite survey site! I make about $150/year with this site. I know that's not a lot of money but I don't qualify for a lot of surveys... probably because I'm 50, white and female... I would still highly reccomend it!

[LapisLee]

MarketPoint Account Balance

Total MarketPoints in your account since joining: 1785
Total surveys completed since joining: 63
Total referrals made since joining: 0
The number of new and unique referrals: 0
Total MarketPoints currently in your account: 740

[eddieMX07]

On August 17, I contacted the Global Test Market Help Center about my current account status. I received a email from Malina Bankova the next day that asked me to verify if I joined their panel with a hotmail email. I confirmed this and received the email below on August 19

Hello, Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience we may have caused you.You will shortly receive your activation mail.

Best Regards,
Malina Bankova
Customer Service

One week later, I still have not receive the activation email. On August 23, I emailed them again and yesterday I got this response:

Please accept our sincerest apology for the trouble we have unintentionally caused you. Thank you for informing us. We had some technical problems while resolving your issue. You will shortly receive your activation e-mail.

As of now I still have not received the activation email. If I don't receive the email by the next week, then I will give up on this panel.

[paddysmum]

I've gotten nothing but OTX surveys from them since spring, and I'm 80 points from payout. :( At this rate, I might get enough 5 point consolations to hit payout level by this time next year...

After posting the above, I decided to check out my profiles, and I discovered some answers that needed to be updated and/or changed. Since editing my profiles, I have received 3 more surveys, only one of them OTX. I was routinely receiving 3 surveys a month beforehand. Anyway, I qualified for one of them and was able to reach payout level. With Globaltestmarket, it pays to check your profiles. :D

[truefire]

GlobalTestMarket is relatively easy to make money from.

Non-OTK Surveys: Obviously, you do these. If you succeed, you get a lot of points, if you don't you get 5 (that slow-creeping 5-point consolation is probably one of the best incentives I've seen for a company with a payout over 25$). Nothing to lose, and when you win, you win big.

OTK Surveys: The trick is to do here what you do on any other site that offers OTK surveys: keep going until you hit a survey you can complete. Don't be lazy. These will add up over time, and when you finally hit the payout range, you'll have at least a 50$ check to your name. And, well, if you're lazy... you still get 5 points. :p As long as you don't close out the window, GTM will reward you for the very first OTK survey you do correctly.


Now, I just need to stop being lazy... though I am at 400 points in about a month's time despite laziness.

[LapisLee]

http://www.globaltestmarket.com/contact.php

Global headquarters (Seattle, USA)

1100 112th Avenue NE
Suite 200
Bellevue, WA 98004
USA
Tel: +1 206-315-9300
Fax: +1 425-688-7735

Boston, MA (http://www.gmi-mr.com/about-us/office-locations.php?office=Boston)

Chicago, IL (http://www.gmi-mr.com/about-us/office-locations.php?office=Chicago)

Los Angeles, CA (http://www.gmi-mr.com/about-us/office-locations.php?office=LA)

Minneapolis, MN (http://www.gmi-mr.com/about-us/office-locations.php?office=Minneapolis)

San Ramon, CA (http://www.gmi-mr.com/about-us/office-locations.php?office=SanRamon)

Vancouver, BC (http://www.gmi-mr.com/about-us/office-locations.php?office=Vancouver)

Washington, D.C. (http://www.gmi-mr.com/about-us/office-locations.php?office=DC)

[jash18]

It took u an year to reach 1000 points? I have withdrawn twice from Global testmarket, once for $50, once for $95, and currently i have 640 points, so hopefully i should be withdrawing again soon. :cool:

The problem with the points, is apparently because they are currently undergoing maintenance and adding another server, and therefore there is discrepancies in the no of points displayed in your account. But hopefully that should be solved soon.

But if you keep that aside, this is one of the best survey sites out there, and pays very well. :D

[julie53548]

It took u an year to reach 1000 points? I have withdrawn twice from Global testmarket, once for $50, once for $95, and currently i have 640 points, so hopefully i should be withdrawing again soon. :cool:

The problem with the points, is apparently because they are currently undergoing maintenance and adding another server, and therefore there is discrepancies in the no of points displayed in your account. But hopefully that should be solved soon.

But if you keep that aside, this is one of the best survey sites out there, and pays very well. :D


That is correct, they were undergoing a change over and things were totally hosed with the points. I've emailed them and finally got a detailed list of the surveys I've DQ'd (5pts ea), surveys completed, profile updates (10pts ea), etc. There was a period between 10/8 and 10/24 where there was absolutely no activity for me although I have records.

Since they are still undergoing this transformation, I'm going to let them get the "cooties" out before I start hounding them again. I have very detailed records and can prove the 230 discrepancy going on at my end.

The points you see on the email invite page is incorrect (low as a matter of fact). And when you log in you'll see a higher number (more accurate). However, you all may still be lacking points during that period in October.

Please note that GTM has a "blog" (bottom right corner of your page). Click on that & it'll give you the latest on the techy issue.

Hope this helps - and good luck to all! :D

[LapisLee]

'Tis the season for sweepstakes at GlobalTestMarket!

For every GlobalTestMarket survey you complete between October 1st, 2008 and December 30th, 2008, you will not only earn MarketPoints, but also two entries into a sweepstakes for a USD $500 cash prize! Better yet, the first survey you complete will gain you ten entries! You will also receive entries for every survey you took in October and November.

Even if you don’t qualify for all the surveys you start, you will receive one sweepstakes entry for each survey, in addition to the usual award of 5 MarketPoints. Thirty lucky GlobalTestMarket members will be randomly selected to receive this prize.

The purpose of this sweepstakes is to thank you for your patience while we make some very important changes to the GlobalTestMarket site. The GlobalTestMarket team is working harder than ever to bring you surveys that are the best fit for you based on your profile. We appreciate your patience.

Remember, every survey you take from now until December 30th could be worth an extra $500! So respond to surveys early, respond often, and stay tuned for the results!

Regards,

The GlobalTestMarket Team

More information
Visit the GlobalTestMarket website

[maplaver]

I've been with Global Test Market for a few weeks and have 180 points, but have only qualified for one survey. No problems yet:)

i like this survey panel now... cuz i received my first $50 check. it took me almost a year but it was worth it :p RECOMMENDED!

[tidyclean]

i like this survey panel now... cuz i received my first $50 check. it took me almost a year but it was worth it :p RECOMMENDED!

I just received my 1st $50 check after 6 mos. and now I'm already back up to 755 pts. It won't be long and I'll be able to cash out again. :)

[LapisLee]

I love GlobalTestMarket surveys because they are my #4 best paid survey site on my Surveys That Pay! list. They are the second best cash for points site after OpinionOutpost (#2 - $181) and also behind the cash leader SurveySpot at #1 with $326 in 2008. #3 is TikTik Cash, a GPT (Get Paid to Try) offers site that I have recently cashed out and unsubscribed from ($100.06).

4. Global Test Market $154.00 (1000 points = $50) ($50 payout point) ($104.00 rec’d) ($50 req’d)

I like the 1000 point $50 payout point because they send about 3-4 surveys per week and most pay between 40 ($2) and 120 ($6) points. You also receive 5 points ($0.25) for simply attempting each survey. I have not found the surveys to be as long or as frustrating as completing OTX surveys, which I detest. I think most people will be able to cash out about three times per year for $150.

Post #1, January 9, 2009

[hisbearness]

Global Test Market has been one of my best. In about a year I have made $200. It takes forever to get the checks but they have been perfect for me.

[LapisLee]

Here are the dates that I have received checks from Global Test Market so far.

2008-06-02 $10.45
2008-06-27 $52.25
2008-10-23 $51.75
2009-01-15 $50.00

Total: $164.45

Post #1, January 17, 2009

[LapisLee]

Dear Member,

Between December 2008 and January 2009, your account was rewarded duplicate MarketPoints for completing and/or screening from several studies due to a coding error. We have identified this error and are in the process of removing the duplicate MarketPoints from your account balance.

Any redemption made on January 8th or after will be voided and your account balance will reflect the accurate total shortly.

GlobalTestMarket sincerely apologizes for the inconvenience and appreciates your understanding.

We look forward to your future survey participation.

Sincerely,

Gabriella McNabb
GlobalTestMarket

[bbharathiraj]

New GlobalTestMarket Incentive System coming soon!
PayPal, iPods, Plasma TVs, Stereos, Travel, Vehicles… What are we talking about? GlobalTestMarket's new Multi-incentive and Sweepstakes program!

That's right. In just a few weeks all GlobalTestMarket members will have the opportunity to exchange their MarketPoints for more than just cash. Members will get to trade-in their MarketPoints for money, merchandise, raffle tickets and more! GlobalTestMarket members will also have the opportunity to win some incredible prizes such as concert tickets, cruises, cars and many others. We're even including some fun and rewarding mini-games for our members to play and win.

Since the GlobalTestMarket community is so large, we have decided to offer the program to different regions at a time. By the end of June, we should have every region covered. So stay tuned to find out when your country will launch its multi-incentive and sweepstakes program!

[LapisLee]

2. Global Test Market $254.50 (1000 = $50) ($10 po) (2008-03-01) ($204.50 rec'd)

GTM is definately the best points site and you can earn a lot of money with them. The 1000 point $50 pay out point is reasonable because their incentives are good, I receive three to four surveys per week and qualify for most. You receive 5 points ($0.05) for attempting a survey. I am expecting another $50 check from them within the next week.

The 1000 point $50 pay out point is reasonable because their incentives are good and they send out frequent surveys. I receive three to four surveys per week and qualify for most. You receive 5 points ($0.50) just for attempting a survey. I am expecting another $50 check from them that will move them up on my list. If they had a PayPal option that would make them even better. I am also not very happy that GTM is now offering surveys via OTX due to the many problems cited for OTX, such as long screeners, being disqualified after giving a large amount of information and irrelevant surveys in general.

[paddysmum]

I just requested a check, and the address wasn't right: wrong city name - a city that doesn't exist in my state. ( I checked this afterward) So I changed the city name.

Then when I submit my changes I discover the phone number is invalid because the phone number has dashes in it, and now their system doesn't like dashes, so I remove the dashes from the phone number and submit. This time my changes were accepted and I requested my check.

A few days ago I thought I read elsewhere that a GTM panelist was having difficulty receiving a GTM check because of a similar situation, and that GTM was dragging their heels because they maintain that the check was already sent, but being sent to a wrong address doesn't count.

Anyone else encounter something similar in the last few weeks?

[tidyclean]

I just requested a check, and the address wasn't right: wrong city name - a city that doesn't exist in my state. ( I checked this afterward) So I changed the city name.

Then when I submit my changes I discover the phone number is invalid because the phone number has dashes in it, and now their system doesn't like dashes, so I remove the dashes from the phone number and submit. This time my changes were accepted and I requested my check.

A few days ago I thought I read elsewhere that a GTM panelist was having difficulty receiving a GTM check because of a similar situation, and that GTM was dragging their heels because they maintain that the check was already sent, but being sent to a wrong address doesn't count.

Anyone else encounter something similar in the last few weeks?

Hi Paddysmum,

The same thing also happened with me. I seen the address was incorrect also for where I live so I corrected that too. I didn't notice the phone number being wrong so I hope that will be Ok. Then after I cashed out, I got a receipt from G.T. and it still showed the wrong city name. Will, immediately I emailed them to let them know that wasn't the correct city that I lived in. They said they had the correct address now and it would be sent to my proper address. Well, I'm hoping that is true. It said it would take approx. 4 to 6 weeks for the check to arrive. I cashed out on 5/22 so I'm hoping shortly to receive it. If not by the end of this month, I will get in touch with them again.

Oh, my sister also cashed out just before I did and she also had the wrong city listed to. It said Sharon Hill for a city - really strange, and she lives in a different state that I do. I sure hope we get our checks and that they aren't trying to pull a fast one.

I just logged into my acct. again and the address is now correct, so I will have to see. Being that this is a Big check I sure wouldn't want to lose out on it. :(

[paddysmum]

Oh, my sister also cashed out just before I did and she also had the wrong city listed to. It said Sharon Hill for a city - really strange, and she lives in a different state that I do. I sure hope we get our checks and that they aren't trying to pull a fast one.

(


Sharon Hill? It said Sharon Hill for my city too! After I posted here this morning I emailed GTM. Within 2 hours I got a response from them asking me to send them my correct address so that they could make sure that my check goes to the right place.

That's a weird glitch, isn't it?

[rj777]

The thing I like about GTM is that they do reply to emails, usually within about 5 days. I just completed a brain juicer survey, and those are kind of fun.

The things I don't like:

Checked my address, and they did have the wrong city too. The thing I don't understand about the previous posts is that the PO uses ZIP codes as the sort, not the city name. But, a responsive company would send out emails or post the problem in the blog section or on the member account page so that each person was aware.

The available surveys listed on my account page is a really buggy section. I've had surveys I'd taken months ago re-appear, been directed to broken links, etc. I also don't like OTX surveys.

In my experience, most of the surveys I've completed direct me back to the new member recruitment page instead of either my pages or the member login page. That irritates me too.

Finally, it's taken 6 months to nearly hit 700 points, so I figure I'll make it by Christmas :cool:

[LapisLee]

If you click on the link to the GTM blog they give you the exact day your check will arrive.

Approved Payments: Your Check is on the Way!
By Sarah | June 24, 2009

Dear Members,

If you redeemed between May 21-27 2009, please expect your check to be delivered as follows:

* July 3, 2009 (US & CANADA)
* July 17, 2009 (INTERNATIONAL)

Note: If you have any questions related to a recent redemption or a missing payment, please contact us via the web form to assure prompt assistance.

[Stroke]

Hi Guys, the few 35 point surveys have been pretty short. Some were only like 12 minutes.

[DAMO36]

Just got my first 50 point survey in a few days which i qualified for......i also received an 85 point survey which i didn't......i guess i was wrong about them sending only 35 point surveys...:p

[eddieMX07]

Has anyone else noticed the lack of survey invites by e-mail from GTM lately???.....

Well I am received plenty of GTM surveys lately. Just today I received 4 emails from them but these surveys are from earier this week but they barely appear in my Yahoo email today. One of these surveys is #146559 hosted by OTX. This survey does have a error or at least is not working like other OTX survey sent by GTM. Normally I would be redirect to GTM server after clicking "no thanks" when asked if I would like to try another survey. But this time I clicked "no thanks" and was sent to another survey. I took about three surveys after I got an "Invalid Session" message. These are the surveys I was sent to: v2.decipherinc.com/mev09006 & Horizon Insight (www.globaltestmarket) {E_130352_}

After that I closed the browser and opened survey #146559 again and not this message I never seen before:


No cookies

Sorry, your browser does not support cookies or cookies have been disabled.

Please modify your browser's settings to allow cookies and try re-entering the survey.

We apologize for any inconvenience.

Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion.

UPDATE: The second survey was #146488 and was hosted by OTX but this time I Was redirected to GTM "Thank you" screen after clicking "No"

[Dan Lambskin]

i was about 3/4 of the way through a survey and recieved this message

"In order to ensure quality survey results, our system has built-in checks that evaluate the quality of responses and the length of time our panelists take to respond to a survey. The lack of quality and/or short response times suggest that you have not read the questions thoroughly enough to provide thoughtful responses. Thus, we regret to inform you that your participation in this study is no longer necessary."

i take a lot of surveys so i'm able to read through them pretty fast...i was answering honestly and not just clicking the same response to get through. not happy:mad:

i emailed them so we'll see what comes from it

[DAMO36]

i was about 3/4 of the way through a survey and recieved this message

"In order to ensure quality survey results, our system has built-in checks that evaluate the quality of responses and the length of time our panelists take to respond to a survey. The lack of quality and/or short response times suggest that you have not read the questions thoroughly enough to provide thoughtful responses. Thus, we regret to inform you that your participation in this study is no longer necessary."

i take a lot of surveys so i'm able to read through them pretty fast...i was answering honestly and not just clicking the same response to get through. not happy:mad:

i emailed them so we'll see what comes from it

That happened to me as well a couple of months ago....the only difference for me though is that i actually completed the survey and then got the same message you got. I didn't get credit and never bothered to e-mail them about it. I was worried that i'd be disqualified from future surveys but i still received regular invites from them. My advice is always take your time with your responses even though it is repetitive i know.

[LisaJac]

Yes, many (if not most) of their surveys are now sweepstakes-only, and few offer the five points. Clear Voice was the other site that reliably offered a 'consolation prize' of 25¢, and that is down to a dime. I found that for both sites the quarters added up quickly. This is going to make a difference.

[LapisLee]

GTM is still #2 in my list and I receive checks for $50 from them almost bi-monthly.

[DAMO36]

I'm expecting a $50 check from GTM as well which should hopefully be arriving in my mailbox shortly. I have a feeling it could be my last check for a while because i seem to get more sweepstakes from them these days....could be a long while before i reach the 1000 points needed for cashout again...

[tidyclean]

Has anyone else experienced any technical problems with this site lately??....i've taken many surveys over the last few days but my points haven't been updated in their system. I've contacted their customer service but haven't yet received a reply as of yet....
:confused:

The same has also been happening to me. I was going to email them but I remember last year the same thing happened but at that time I was close to cashing out so it got me worried. I figure maybe it's an end of the year thing or something like that. I would say not to worry, hopefully we'll get them shortly. ;)

[DAMO36]

The same has also been happening to me. I was going to email them but I remember last year the same thing happened but at that time I was close to cashing out so it got me worried. I figure maybe it's an end of the year thing or something like that. I would say not to worry, hopefully we'll get them shortly. ;)

Well....glad it's not just me experiencing these problems....this survey site is probably my No1 earner so i was very worried. They are sending out plenty of surveys right now and even though i do them, on the site they tell me i haven't...lol....really confuses the heck out of me....

[vwilliams55]

Has anyone else experienced any technical problems with this site lately??....i've taken many surveys over the last few days but my points haven't been updated in their system. I've contacted their customer service but haven't yet received a reply as of yet....
:confused:

Yes most of their surveys are for sweepstakes and most of them are for otx. I have taken surveys and have not been given any points for them. They no longer give out 5 points when you don't qualify. I am sorry I just started taking surveys with them at the tail end. I missed out because I hear they use to be really good.

[tidyclean]

I did email them last year when I wasn't getting my points and within a month or so I received everything I was suppose to get. Like I said, maybe it's an year end thing with there money and they are holding off, I'm sure we will get our points. As for the 5 pts for not Qualifying that's weird because I'm still receiving mine.

[DAMO36]

I did email them last year when I wasn't getting my points and within a month or so I received everything I was suppose to get. Like I said, maybe it's an year end thing with there money and they are holding off, I'm sure we will get our points. As for the 5 pts for not Qualifying that's weird because I'm still receiving mine.

I still receive 5 points for not qualifying now and again, not very often though. Even though they send me mostly sweepstake entries now i still love this site.

[DAMO36]

Their website are finally updating my points again.....relieved to see that the surveys i have taken over the last few days i'm getting credit for.....

[earldukeof]

Global updates were down for 2 or 3 days...then they caught up. I wasn't too concerned...
I just figured Lee overloaded the server again...with all his winners. (lol):)

[DAMO36]

Has anybody written about the almost complete switch to sweepstakes? This makes me sick. As far as I'm concerned this is now a throwaway. Does anyone have words of encouragement or is this once great survey in the crapper?

I don't like the move to sweepstakes either but i'm still getting a lot of surveys for points, particularly in the last week or so. My advice is that you complete all of their surveys, even the ones for sweepstakes.

[Penny Lane]

I have to agree with Damo; I've been getting several surveys a week for points.

[LapisLee]

Global updates were down for 2 or 3 days...then they caught up. I wasn't too concerned...
I just figured Lee overloaded the server again...with all his winners. (lol):)
I'm only getting $50 every two or three months. Is that too much to ask from my Number Two best survey site? :D

[tidyclean]

Same here, I'm still getting quite a few surveys. Won't give up on this site.

[Stroke]

Past couple of days I have been getting more surveys for points. I hope I can get back to about
$50/month.

[tidyclean]

Past couple of days I have been getting more surveys for points. I hope I can get back to about
$50/month.

Oh, that's really good. I've only cashed out 5 times in one year and made a total of $256..

[vwilliams55]

I am very sad-I have a measly 70 points and it hasn't changed in months. Are there some other "Global" sites that are worthwhile?

Don't worry. You are not alone. I have be complaining also. I too am stuck at the same amount. I thought I was the only one because someone told me they been receiving the ones with the points not the sweeps.

[earldukeof]

Global kind of slowed down for me in terms of paying survey invites in December.
I started doing my profiles once a day, and it picked up in January.

[DAMO36]

Yep things are really picking up at last with Global Test Market. This was one of my favourite sites at one point, and one of the best paying sites as well. I'm getting regular survey invites now and it's good to see most of them are for points and no longer sweepstakes.

[Penny Lane]

Recently it seems the only email invites I get from GTM is for sweeps. I used to get more points surveys but I guess it comes & goes. I continue to have hope.

[tidyclean]

I still get surveys from GT but alot of the surveys I've already had completed on Toluna. I have to wait to do those surveys at the end of the day.

[LapisLee]

Global Test Market is my second best earning website over the last two years. I earned and received $408.15 since March 1, 2008 and here are several tips that I have for achieving results comparable to mine.

Tip #1 – Complete Your Profiles

The first tip is exactly the same as for SurveySpot (and every other survey panel!) Go to http://www.globaltestmarket.com/ and click on the ‘Surveys’ tab. Here you will see 10 Profile Surveys, including Basic, Household, Employment, Travel, Vehicle, Medical, Technology, Financial, Purchases and Interests that take about five minutes each to complete. Global Test Market will send you an email reminder at the beginning of each year, so it is not necessary to update them any more frequently unless you make changes, like moving, purchasing a new vehicle, a new health condition is diagnosed, etc. that might affect the surveys that you qualify for.

Tip #2 – Respond to Survey Invitations as Soon as Possible

The second tip is also similar to SurveySpot: click on the paid survey email invitations the very first thing each morning. Some of these will be for sweepstakes, so I save those for last. At the end of the day, if you have time, go to http://www.globaltestmarket.com/ and click on the ‘Surveys’ tab. Below the Profile Surveys you will see a section devoted to surveys that you have not yet completed. I will complete these even if they are for a sweepstakes entry because occasionally they lead to a higher-paying Invoke Interactive or product test. The only way to know is by doing them!

Tip #3 – Check Your Rewards on GTM’s Website

It’s been my experience that you do not have to keep track of the surveys completed for Global Test Market because they credit you immediately on their website. Click on the tab ‘Rewards’ and under ‘Rewards Account Balance’ you will see ‘View Recent Market Points Activity’. There you will find all of your rewards neatly organized by transaction date, time, type (survey or redemption) and amount of points. You can also review your sweepstakes entries by clicking on ‘View Recent Sweepstakes Entries’. Note: the points balance on email survey invitations will not always reflect the most up-to-date total, so do not worry about this.

Tip #4 – Check the GTM Blog Before Ordering Checks

Once you have reached 1000 points ($50) you may request a check, but make sure you check the Global Test Market blog located at http://blog.globaltestmarket.com/ to determine the exact dates that checks are delivered. Most people don’t even know this blog exists but it’s updated every single month and occasionally has important announcements and survey tips!

Tip # 5 – Add Survey Email Addresses to Your Allowed List

One tip that I forgot to mention in the first article is to add the email addresses of every survey panel, such as surveyspot.com and globaltestmarket.com, to your email white (or allow) list to make certain that you receive surveys from SurveySpot and GTM. This goes for every survey panel, especially if you were receiving email invitations and they suddenly stopped. Always check your spam filter to make sure they are being allowed!

Global Test Market is one of the very best survey panels for me and has been for over two years, which is why I sometimes take surveys just for a sweepstakes entry because I know they are completely legitimate and many good things have come to me from answering their surveys honestly and accurately. If you follow these simple tips, I think you will find they will also become one of your top earning survey panels.

[tidyclean]

Thanks Lee ~ Some of this Info you provided I knew and some I didn't. I didn't realize it showed a list of completed surveys, that is so cool !! :)

[workathomehoosier]

I'm getting sorto frustrated with Global Test Market for the same reasons as I am frustrated with Survey Spot. :( I've done all the profilers, yet I rarely qualify for the surveys that earn points--even if I open the e-mail invitations early in the morning.

I've earned very few points with them and get a lot of OTX surveys. So far, Global Test Market does not seem worth the time--for me. I'm glad that others are doing well with them.

[tidyclean]

I'm getting sorto frustrated with Global Test Market for the same reasons as I am frustrated with Survey Spot. :( I've done all the profilers, yet I rarely qualify for the surveys that earn points--even if I open the e-mail invitations early in the morning.

I've earned very few points with them and get a lot of OTX surveys. So far, Global Test Market does not seem worth the time--for me. I'm glad that others are doing well with them.

There was a point that I too thought about unsubscribing from Global Test, but if you hang with them they will get better too. It all takes time and then you will be glad you stuck with them too. ;)

[workathomehoosier]

I will hang in a little while longer, but if things don't improve, I will have to drop Global Test Market. I've been doing their surveys for over a month, and all I seem to get are OTX and other surveys that I quickly get dq'd for. :(
Maybe it will change, but I'm not holding out much hope. Thanks for the encouragement, however. :)

[tidyclean]

I will hang in a little while longer, but if things don't improve, I will have to drop Global Test Market. I've been doing their surveys for over a month, and all I seem to get are OTX and other surveys that I quickly get dq'd for. :(
Maybe it will change, but I'm not holding out much hope. Thanks for the encouragement, however. :)

Yes Workathomehoosier, most of the survey sites you have to give them much more than a month to see how your going to do. More like from 3 to 6 months, I know you might not like to hear that but that's just the way it works.

[workathomehoosier]

Thanks for the encouragement. Maybe I'm too impatient, LOL! :D I want my points now! :p I will hang in there for a bit longer. :)

:)

[workathomehoosier]

I actually completed a survey for points with GTM today, so I'm feeling a little better about them.

Maybe I "unjinxed" myself by complaing.

[tidyclean]

I actually completed a survey for points with GTM today, so I'm feeling a little better about them.

Maybe I "unjinxed" myself by complaing.

You see it will be better for you. Global Test has went down hill a tad though, they used to give 5 pts just for disqualifying, you don't see that anymore. I skip over the sweeps and only do the surveys for points. They have alot of kid surveys and I really dread those. But the point surveys seem to have started picking up again, so just hang in there, you will get more.

[Laura H]

Yeah...GlobalTestMarket is being wonky for me right now too. I signed up in November, and did well during December and January - then I only qualified for two surveys in February, and have not qualified for a single survey since. Very frustrating...hoping it changes soon.

[eddieMX07]

Have anyone ever been redirected here (http://globaltestmarket.com/outage/thankyou.html) after completing a survey. I have at least once since being a member. When that happens, it means the survey completion was not recorded correctly and points were most likey not credited. This main happens with OTX surveys since it will erase the cookies if you take too long with a survey. That even happens when the survey is not in OTX servers (http://www.opinionshere.com) like in a website like http://s7.ktrmr.com/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll

[LapisLee]

Yes, I have gotten that too. I will keep a close eye on my points next time I land there. Thanks.

[eddieMX07]

I think I mentioned this before, but here it is again. I currently have two Global Test Market accounts. First I had an account with a panel called Encuestanos (http://www.encuestanos.com/default.php?lang=E). I was able to make 980 points with them before it was announced that Encuestanos was becoming part of GlobalTestMarket. At that time I was able to create a Global Test Market so I was stuck with two accounts with two different emails.

Yesterday I was able to complete a survey for 35 points and cashed out. After I received the check I will delete one account. Having one account is more than enough. They send me 3 to 4 survey per day.

[hisbearness]

Is anybody doing the 3&3 surveys? This was one of my favorite and most profitable sites. Now, between the 3&3s and throwing OTX in occasionally it has slipped to no earnings.

[tidyclean]

Nope ~ Only doing the surveys for points.

[LapisLee]

I was told that I would receive an extra 300 points if I completed three more surveys in the last week of June, so I did several sweepstake surveys. Otherwise, I only do the sweepstake surveys when I get bored. I usually end up doing all of them except for the ones from OTX.

[DAMO36]

I usually take every survey GTM sends my way....even the sweepstake ones....GTM is one of my fav survey sites so i figure the more i take with them the more likely they will send more surveys in the future. The same with Survey Spot....i take all their surveys as well.

[DAMO36]

GTM are now going back to their old ways and offering points even if you don't qualify. I took two surveys this week for which i didn't qualify, but received 5 points each for them. I know it doesn't sound much, but these points soon accumilate....