Top 10 Best Online Paid Survey Sites: Update 2/27/09
Top Cash Paying Survey Sites February 27th, 2009I did a Top 12 list a year ago with only a few months under my belt. Some picks fell short over time, while others maintained top honor status. I was planning to wait until I had updated the survey sites on my new “Top Ten”, but with so many requests to publish it ASAP, I decided to go ahead with the basic list, and in the next few weeks, post updated reviews about the why and the how of it all.
My Top 10 from a year ago:
1) Pinecone Research
2) Survey Savvy
4) My View
7) Surveys.com
8 Esearch
9) Your2Cents
10) Synovate
The new and improved TOP TEN BEST ONLINE PAID survey SITES
1) Survey Spot
4) Survey Savvy
5) Pinecone Research
7) Lightspeed
9) ACOP (American Consumer Panel)
10) MyView
I’m sure many of you have different ideas about the Top 1o from your own experience. Please let us know what YOUR list is!
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February 27th, 2009 at 1:22 am
1. SurveySpot $362.80 ($5 pay out – po) (Joined: 2008-01-30) ($351.80 received – rec’d)
SurveySpot is my Number One favorite survey site because: 1) they have paid me the most money, 2) their surveys are frequent and arrive daily, 3) they are accurate in their estimated times of completion, 4) their payments arrive by check in four to six weeks, 5) they resolve all disputes and even give you the incentive for any survey that you failed to complete for most reasons if you email them with the survey number, 6) they have a lot of interactive panels, 7) they offer paid product trials and
they do not use OTX. SurveySpot is now considering offering PayPal, which would make them perfect in every way.
2. Opinion Outpost $195.40 ($5 po) (2008-02-04) ($191.20 rec’d)
Opinion Outpost is my solid Number Two favorite survey site because: 1) No other survey site comes close other than SurveySpot, 2) they send paid surveys frequently, 3) their screening process is excellent so I qualify for most surveys and 4) they compensate you fairly for your time.
3. YourFreeSurveys $185.00 ($30 po) (PayPal) ($165.00 rec’d) ($45 from contests)
I am biased in favor of YourFreeSurveys because I am a moderator on their forum and compensated for that, but they do have daily surveys for $1.05 (OTX) and $0.90 (GiveUsYour2Cents), send occasional surveys that pay and hold frequent contests for $200-300, which I have won three times. They also offer PayPal, which means fast payments and they have Heath, who administers the YFS forum.
4. Global Test Market $154.00 (1000 = $50) ($10 po) ($154.00 rec’d)
GTM is definately one of the best points sites out there after Opinion Outpost 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 just for attempting a survey. I am expecting another $50 check from them that will move them up on my list.
5. Greenfield Online $98.50 (PayPal) (Invokes) (2008-02-13) ($98.50 rec’d)
In spite of all of the problems that Greenfield forum members bicker over about non-payments, not qualifying for surveys, not being compensated enough, etc. Greenfield offers a lot of Invoke Interactive panels and no one forces you to take any of their surveys for a sweepstakes entry. They also offer PayPal, which is a much faster method of receiving payments and they have no minimum pay out point. I only know of one other survey company (YFS) that offers an active forum where you can air your grievances and where there is a dedicated moderator to actively answer your questions on a personal basis in a timely fashion. Every other survey company uses email to address disputes. Her name is Angela at amartin@greenfield.com
Here is my most recent complaint about GFO:
I haven’t been doing enough GFO surveys to qualify for anything since August 8, when I was credited for a $25 Invoke Interactive that I had done several months prior, except for two $1 surveys in August, three $1 surveys in September and two $1 surveys in October for which I was last credited on November 12, 2008. I think GFO’s strategy is to ensure that only people who spend two to three hours per day doing their surveys exclusively will benefit from them the most. I did much better the first five months when I was getting 29-104 sweepstakes entries than now when I am averaging less than 20 sweepstakes entries per two week period and only being credited for about 40% of those. I’ve clicked on every paying survey within the first 12 hours, but every time I click ‘Yes’ I am disqualified. I still like the forum though.
6. SendEarnings $94.04 ($30 po) (2008-02-15) ($82.34 rec’d) ($9 processing fee for three payments)
7. InboxDollars $89.20 ($30 po) (2008-02-15) ($58.20 rec’d) ($6 processing fees for two payments)
Both of these entries comprise my #6 and #7 best survey companies. InboxDollars and SendEarnings are owned by Cotter-Web Enterprises and administered by Greenfield Online; however, they are basically the same so I list them together. They are essentially trial offer sites, but you can also make a fair amount of money from taking daily $0.50 surveys. Forget about clicking on emails for $0.02 each because that only amounts to about $2-3 extra per month. You can also make money playing games and from referrals, but the games take too long to earn a pay out and referrals seem like spam to me. No one likes the $3 processing fee or waiting a month for the first check to be ‘processed’, but once you are a Gold Member they process your check in one week. The $30 pay out minimum is too high. I am seriously beginning to wonder if it is necessary to be a member of both of these sites since they both offer essentially the same surveys and offers.
8. Valued Opinions $87.15 ($20 po) (Amazon gift certificates – gc) (2008-02-18) ($60 rec’d)
If you like Amazon gift certificates then you will like Valued Opinions as you can earn them faster here than anywhere else. Nothing else even comes close. I will cash out again for another $20 Amazon gift certificate next week.
9. Daily Survey Panel $75.50 (1000 = $10) (PayPal) (2008-06-08) ($75.50 rec’d)
This company is really growing on me. You get daily email invitations and depending on how many other sites you are a member of that also use OTX (Greenfield Online, GlobalTestMarket, Mindfield, OpinionOutpost, SurveyHead and YourFreeSurveys) and GiveUsYour2Cents (Quick Rewards [the owner of the DSP site] and YourFreeSurveys) you will be able to earn up to $1.85 per day or more. Customer service is excellent.
10. HCD $74.90 ($10 po) (1000 = $10 po) ($62.60 rec’d) (2008-02-27) ($12.30 requested – req’d)
A very consistent earner with short surveys on political subjects, Superbowl commercials, American Idol and other interesting topical subjects. Most surveys pay at least 100 points and their points system is the easiest to remember. 100 points equals $1.
February 27th, 2009 at 8:43 am
i agree w/ that list minus LIGHTSPEED cuz i had a problem w/ them and unsubscribed!
February 27th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I can’t seem to rate very well. Everytime I say one survey place is great, something happend and they are no longer good. I can think of my top 3 but I can’t mention them because then they will mess up. For instance lightspeed use to be great as well as opinoun place. Then these went bad. Oh some then went back well. I must say though I see you have to be consistant and you can make a little spending money. I like it.
February 28th, 2009 at 1:02 am
lightspeed used 2 b great 2 me
February 28th, 2009 at 9:03 am
What exactly happend? I know they had stopped me from taking surveys and took away my points. They then reinstataed me. Things aren’t the same.
February 28th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Thanks! I found one I wasn’t a member at already & signed up for GlobalTestMarket. Favorites? I can’t think of 10 I like. Here’s some~ Opinion Outpost pays me the most (though lately they haven’t been?), Opinion Place, Send Earnings ( I definetly click the emails and I got to 30.00 pretty quick), hmmmm. I also like dollarsurveys.net though they are not my fav. You can do as many surveys as you want and get 1.00. If it is an offer or something you don’t want to do you simply x out you are not required to do any survey. Sometimes they offer 50 cents to.
February 28th, 2009 at 11:19 pm
they stopped sending me surveys so i cashed out for 1 music download 3 times but they sent me an expired code the 3 cashouts and even though i emailed them tons of time with this problem, they never bother 2 reply so after a while i unsubscribed
March 1st, 2009 at 9:44 pm
That’s bad. They never gave you the downloads and they never replied. What gets me is they don’t even care when you complain. That is why they don’t reply. They are good for some people and not for others. Oh well. We will survive. lol
March 2nd, 2009 at 12:04 am
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March 5th, 2009 at 8:16 am
im a member but i ve never received any survey from them idk why
March 8th, 2009 at 1:28 am
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May 10th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Great list! I’ve been doing surveys for about ten years, and would agree almost a hundred percent. Looks like I need to look back into SurveySpot though, that’s one I actually dropped a couple years ago! lol
May 11th, 2009 at 3:50 pm
1. SurveySpot $370.80 ($5 payout)(Invokes) product trials)(PayPal)(Joined: 2008-01-30)($351.80 received – rec’d)($14.00 req’d – requested)
SurveySpot is my Number One favorite survey site because: 1) I have earned the most money with them, 2) their surveys are frequent and arrive daily, 3) they are accurate in their estimated times of completion, 4) they now send payments via PayPal, 5) they resolve all disputes and even give you the incentive for any survey that you failed to complete for most reasons if you email them promptly with the survey number, 6) they have a lot of interactive panels, 7) they offer paid product trials and
they do not use OTX.
2. YourFreeSurveys $225.00 ($30 po)(PayPal)(2008-03-01) ($225.00 rec’d)($35 from contests)
I am biased in favor of YourFreeSurveys because I am a moderator on their forum and compensated for that, but they do have daily surveys for $1.05 (OTX) and $0.90 (GiveUsYour2Cents), send occasional surveys that pay and hold frequent contests for $200-300, which I have won three times. They also offer PayPal, which means fast payments and they have Heath, who administers the YFS forum.
3. Opinion Outpost $220.70 ($5 po)(2008-02-04)($217.70 rec’d)
Opinion Outpost is my solid #3 favorite survey site because: 1) they send paid surveys frequently, 2) their surveys are well compensated, 3) their screening process is excellent so I qualify for most surveys and 4) customer service is excellent. One drawback is that they now offer surveys from OTX.
4. Global Test Market $204.50 (1000 = $50)($10 po)(2008-03-01)($204.50 rec’d)
GTM is definately one of the best points sites 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 for attempting a survey. I am expecting another $50 check from them that will move them up on my list.
5. Valued Opinions $113.65 ($20 po)(Amazon gift certificates)(2008-02-18)($100 rec’d)
If you like Amazon gift certificates then you will like Valued Opinions as you can earn them faster here than anywhere else. Nothing else even comes close. I will cash out again for another $20 Amazon gift certificate within a few weeks.
6. Greenfield Online $102.00 (Invokes)(PayPal)(2008-02-13)($102.00 rec’d)
In spite of all of the problems that Greenfield forum members bicker over about non-payments, disqualifications (often at the very end of a survey), not being compensated enough, etc. Greenfield offers a lot of Invoke Interactive panels and no one forces you to take any of their surveys for a sweepstakes entry. They also offer PayPal, which is a much faster method of receiving payments and they have no minimum pay out point. I only know of one other survey company (YFS) that offers an active forum where you can air your grievances and where there is a dedicated moderator to actively answer your questions on a personal basis and in a timely fashion. Every other survey company uses email to address disputes. Her name is Angela at amartin@greenfield.com
7. InboxDollars $101.10 ($30 po)(2008-02-01)($92.10 rec’d)($9 processing fees for three payments)
8. SendEarnings $94.04 ($30 po)(2008-02-15)($82.34 rec’d)($9 processing fee for three payments)
Both of these entries comprise my #7 and #8 best survey companies. InboxDollars and SendEarnings are both owned by Cotter-Web Enterprises and administered by Greenfield Online; however, they are basically the same so I list them together. They are essentially trial offer sites, but you can also make a fair amount of money from taking daily $0.50 surveys. Forget about clicking on emails for $0.02 each because that only amounts to about $2-3 extra per month per site. You can also make money playing games and from referrals, but the games take too long to earn a pay out and referrals seem like spam to me. No one likes the $3 processing fee or waiting a month for the first check to be ‘processed’, but once you are a Gold Member they process your check in one week. The $30 pay out minimum is too high and I am seriously beginning to wonder if it is necessary to be a member of both of these sites since they both offer essentially the same surveys and offers.
9. Paid Survey Rewards $90.00 (PayPal)(2009-02-10)($80 rec’d)
Paid Survey Rewards is the best kept secret among online survey takers. They don’t offer any surveys at all, but their weekly survey review contest awards two people $10 each for the best written review. In the interests of full disclosure I am now also being compensated for writing gest blog entries on their Blog site.
10. SurveySavvy $88.00 (2008-03-01)($65.00 rec’d)
Surprisingly, SurveySavvy has knocked HCD, Daily Survey Panel and ACOP off the Top Ten list this month. They don’t offer that many surveys, but they pay very well, plus they have product tests for $10-20. They are a bit slow in sending checks, but I think they legitimately belong here.
May 11th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
SURVEY PANELS TOTAL
PineCone Research P-C 171
Survey Spot C 226
Esearch P 9
The Zandl Group P 10
OpinionPlace – SurveySpree 120,5
Surveys.com 13
HarrisPollOnline 20
YourFreeSurveys 730
Greenfield 57
MyView 81
Opinion Outpost 190,5
NFO MySurvey 70 4 re-usable totes
Survey Savvy 16,5
Synovate 25
Brand Institute 12
Your2Cents 49,5
FGI Research 4,5
HCD Research 52,4
ACOP 38
Valued Opinions 60
Mindfield P-C 16
Buzzback 14
Survey Exchange GC 15
Ipsos I-say 20
Netverdix 1205
GlobalTestMarket 53,25
Viewpoint Forum C 32,8
E-poll 15
Focus Pointe Online 2
TestSpin P-GC 18,2
Directive Analytics 20,05
Polling Point 1 re-usable tote
PAY TO POST
Platinum Lounge 98
OFFER SITES
Mypoints.com 210
Quick Rewards 15,64
Send Earnings 27,06
NATURE MADE REWARDS 19
PAY TO FORWARD
SBKC 100
UNSUBSCRIBED
Free Online Cash System 51,55
Lightspeed Panel 40
Clear Voice Panel 10
Fusion Cash 25,25
TOTAL: 3963,7
MERCHANDISE, NOT CASH
ZOOM PANEL 3 books 2 dvds
E-REWARDS 2 dvds 4 magazines subscriptions
CENTERCODE 1 pc keyboard
WINSTER.COM 500 MYPOINTS pts.
June 4th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Here is my current Top Ten list as of June 4, 2009:
Top Ten Survey Sites
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1. SurveySpot $391.80 ($5 payout) (Invokes) (product trials) (PayPal) (Joined: 2008-01-30) ($353.80 received – rec’d) ($36.00 req’d – requested)
SurveySpot is my Number One survey site because: 1) I have earned the most money with them, 2) their surveys arrive daily, 3) they are accurate in their estimated times of completion, 4) they send payments via PayPal, 5) they resolve all disputes and even give you the incentive for any survey that you failed to complete for most reasons if you email them promptly with the survey number, 6) they have a lot of interactive panels, 7) they offer paid product trials and
they do not use OTX.
2. Global Test Market $254.50 (1000 = $50) ($10 po) (2008-03-01) ($204.50 rec’d)
GTM is definitely 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.
3. YourFreeSurveys $225.00 ($30 po) (PayPal) (2008-03-01) ($225.00 rec’d) ($35 from contests)
I am biased in favor of YourFreeSurveys because I am a moderator on their forum, but they do have daily surveys for $1.05 (OTX) and $0.90 (GiveUsYour2Cents), send occasional surveys that pay and hold frequent contests for $200-300, which I have won three times. They also offer PayPal, which means fast payments and they have Heath, the customer service representative who also administers the YFS forum.
4. Opinion Outpost $220.70 ($5 po) (2008-02-04) ($217.70 rec’d)
Opinion Outpost is a solid #4 favorite survey site because: 1) they send paid surveys frequently, 2) their surveys are well compensated, 3) their screening process is excellent so I qualify for most surveys and 4) customer service is excellent. One drawback is that they now offer surveys from OTX.
5. Valued Opinions $117.65 ($20 po) (Amazon gift certificates – gc) (2008-02-18) ($100 rec’d)
If you like Amazon gift certificates then you will like Valued Opinions as you can earn them faster here than anywhere else. Nothing else even comes close. I will cash out again for another $20 Amazon gift certificate within the next week.
6. Greenfield Online $105.00 (Invokes) (PayPal) (2008-02-13) ($105.00 rec’d)
In spite of all of the problems that Greenfield forum members bicker over about such as non-payments, disqualifications (occasionally at the very end of a survey), not being compensated enough, failure to credit sweepstakes entries, etc. Greenfield offers a lot of Invoke Interactive panels and no one forces you to take any of their surveys for a sweepstakes entry. They also offer PayPal, which is a much faster method of receiving payments and they have no minimum pay out point. I only know of one other survey site(YFS) that offers an active forum where you can air your grievances and where there is a dedicated moderator to actively answer your questions on a personal basis in a timely fashion and her name is Angela at amartin@greenfield.com
7. InboxDollars $101.10 ($30 po) (2008-02-01) ($92.10 rec’d) ($9 processing fees for three payments)
8. SendEarnings $94.04 ($30 po) (2008-02-15) ($82.34 rec’d) ($9 processing fee for three payments)
InboxDollars and SendEarnings are both owned by Cotter-Web Enterprises and administered by Greenfield Online; however, they are basically the same so I list them together. They are essentially trial offer sites, but you can also make a fair amount of money from taking $0.50 surveys. Forget about clicking on emails for $0.02 each because that only amounts to about $2 extra per month per site. You can also make money from playing games and referrals, but the games take too long to earn anything and referrals don’t amount to much. No one likes the $3 processing fee or waiting a month for the first check to be ‘processed’, but once you are a Gold Member they process your checks weekly. The $30 pay out minimum is too high and I am seriously beginning to wonder how much longer I will be a member of these sites since they both offer essentially the same surveys as the much better paying sites above.
9. Paid Survey Reviews $90.00 (PayPal) (2009-02-10) ($90 rec’d)
Paid Survey Rewards is the best kept secret among online survey takers. They don’t offer any surveys at all, but their weekly survey review contest awards two (and sometimes three) people $10 each for the best written review. In the interests of full disclosure I am now also being compensated for writing guest blog entries on their site.
10. SurveySavvy $88.00 (2008-03-01) ($65.00 rec’d) ($23.00 req’d)
Surprisingly, SurveySavvy has kept HCD, the Daily Survey Panel and ACOP out of the Top Ten list again this month. They don’t offer that many surveys, but they pay very well, plus they have product tests for $10-20. They are a bit slow in sending checks, but I think they legitimately belong here.
December 15th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
valued opinions- 18-11-2009 $20 Visa prepaid debit gift card and 20-2-2009 $20 BLOCKBUSTER Giftcard.
Lightspeed Panel- $130 so far
Sendearnings-$63.01
Inboxdollars-$30.37
Epoll-11/06/2009-$5 PayPal.com deposit
05/29/2009-$5 PayPal.com deposit
11/03/2008-$15 Target Gift Card
Opinion Outpost- $53.40