Bellwether Surveys

[LapisLee]

And no surveys either since I joined five months ago. Thumbs down on Bellwether Surveys (http://www.bellwethersurveys.com/panel.php?view=showview&).

Join Now! (http://www.bellwethersurveys.com/panel.php?view=showview&)

Why join Bellwether Surveys?
Earn rewards for participating in surveys
Your ideas can develop new products!
All surveys are confidential
Always voluntary/opt out anytime
No sales, no spam, no marketing
About Us (http://www.bellwethersurveys.com/panel.php?view=aboutus)

No sales... No marketing... No spam...

Bellwether Surveys is seeking participants for online surveys and discussion groups. By joining, you will be entering yourself into The Bellwether Survey Panel™ expert databases for market research only. As a Bellwether Survey Panel™ expert, your answers will represent the needs, wants, desires, trends and opinions of consumers to companies nationwide. Your opinions will shape the way many companies develop and fine-tune their products and new ideas.

We will only contact you via e-mail to request your participation in online surveys and discussion groups. Your identity will always be kept strictly confidential, we will only report your opinions, not your identity. You can quit at any time by simply unsubscribing yourself. To show you our appreciation for participating in online surveys or discussion groups, you will have the chance to win cash and prizes as well as earn money for your time.

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Winners are selected in a random drawing that is conducted after the official closing of a survey or panel membership drive. All qualified entrants will have a chance to win one of the prizes as described in the survey (or its equivalent), the invitation to join the panel, or on the survey invitation. The number and value of prizes vary for each survey or membership drive. Odds of winning depend on the number of completed surveys accepted in each project or on the number of new panel members registered during each membership drawing period.

BELLWETHER INTERACTIVE may wish to publish the first name, first letter of last name, and location (city/state) of winners, and any quotation that the winner is willing to provide on the panelist website (accessed by other BELLWETHER INTERACTIVE panelists). However, BELLWETHER INTERACTIVE stands by its commitments of confidentiality related to panelist identity and will request written permission from each panelist prior to publicizing any names on the website.

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[eddieMX07]

I have NEVER heard of this panel. I don't think I will join them since they don't pay for my opinion. How did you learn about this panel?

[LapisLee]

I have NEVER heard of this panel. I don't think I will join them since they don't pay for my opinion. How did you learn about this panel?
The same way I learn about them all: my Magic Survey Crystal Ball. :D

[eddieMX07]

You probably found it on the LONG list of survey panels on Survey Police (http://www.surveypolice.com/directory). That website has been really useful to me. I joined several panels though their website.

[LapisLee]

You probably found it on the LONG list of survey panels on Survey Police (http://www.surveypolice.com/directory). That website has been really use to me. I joined several panels though their website.
To tell the truth, I can't recall where I heard of Bellwether Surveys. I went through every survey site on Survey Police a long time ago and then moved on to even more fertile fields. I am no longer concerned about these survey sites that don't send you a survey for three months. Maybe I should email them before I write them off for good, but I doubt that will help. Some surveys aren't scams, they just don't operate very quickly or efficiently. Bellwether is a perfect example.

[eddieMX07]

Some surveys aren't scams, they just don't operate very quickly or efficiently. Bellwether is a perfect example.

Yeah I know what you mean. Choozz and sometimes MyView can be very slow and operate inefficiently.

[LapisLee]

What are the freaking odds? I write a review and BINGO! a survey arrives. Come to think of it, I DID win that $50 Netverdix contest right after I reviewed them here...

Lee,

A new survey is available at Bellwether Surveys. We feel that you have a valuable perspective, and we would like to invite you to share your opinion. If you qualify for and complete the survey your name will be entered into a random drawing to win one (1) of five (5) $100 Amazon.com gift certificate.

Remember we're not trying to sell you anything; Your name will be kept strictly confidential and your responses will be used for research purposes only.

All you have to do is:
1.) Go to http://www.bellwethersurveys.com
2.) Log in with your email address and Bellwether Surveys password
3.) Click on "Survey 1167b" to start

NEVER MIND! I clicked on this link:

Status Study Deadline

Survey 1159 May 30, 2008
Complete this survey for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate!

And got this response:

Thank you for your participation in the study. Return to the Panel :mad:

[eddieMX07]

NEVER MIND! I clicked on this link:

Status Study Deadline

Survey 1159 May 30, 2008
Complete this survey for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate!

And got this response:

Thank you for your participation in the study. Return to the Panel :mad:

Are you trying to say the Bellwether Survey people are sending you everywhere before you completed the survey? If that the case then I can understand why you say "don't operate very quickly or efficiently". Plus Bellwether does not have paid survey or points for cash or prizes. I bet you already unsubscribed from this panel.

[LapisLee]

Are you trying to say the Bellwether Survey people are sending you everywhere before you completed the survey? If that the case then I can understand why you say "don't operate very quickly or efficiently". Plus Bellwether does not have paid survey or points for cash or prizes. I bet you already unsubscribed from this panel.
I am saying that they sent me a survey from May 30, 2008 on July 10, 2008 that I was not even qualfied for and that this was the only survey I recall EVER receiving from Bellwether.

[eddieMX07]

Good move on moving this panel to the NOT Recommended list. Hopefully this stop people from even considering registering with them.