Survey Sites - Serious or Sham?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by rochow, Jul 30, 2007.

  1. #1
    A couple years ago I signed up to some like:
    www.surveysavvy.com
    www.ciaosurveys.com

    I actually got a cheque for surveysavvy like 3 months later, I was quite surprised (a whole $7! :eek:)

    There are heaps of others out there.

    Have you had an experience with these? Positive/Negative? Maybe some are the real deal and others are itching to get on the QBC website.
     
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  2. getjimmy

    getjimmy Prominent Member

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    Most of the survey sites r scam.
     
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  3. 0123go

    0123go Peon

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    I have account on almost 10 to 15 surveys sites,but non are working for me,
    I think its just time waisting.
     
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    nodux Member

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    yes I agree... I think most of these sites are scam
     
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  5. rochow

    rochow Notable Member

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    I'm not surprised lol. But not even 1 working?

    Have you tried before?

    Yeah some are, we have some in Australia that are recognised businesses, companies pay them to access the data collected by the surveys. I guess avoid the ones that look shabby
     
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    glendowney Notable Member

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    I have made a few pounds from light speed panel. When I say a few about £10 in three months. Each survey gives £1. In my opinion there are some legit ones but they don't pay as much as everyone makes out.
     
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  7. MoneyMoney1

    MoneyMoney1 Banned

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    #7
    Survey sites are ridiculous, most give you the idea you can make big money with surveys, but in all reality you have to "qualify" for certain surveys, and most just don't pay.

    The notion of "Make $50-$75 an hour" is pretty much garbage, as most surveys are $1-$3 and they take 20 minutes to complete... you do the math :)
     
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  8. B-Scott

    B-Scott Active Member

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    Just make sure you dont pay for any survey sites because all the information is available for free.
     
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    mightyb Banned

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    I used to do them quite a bit. I always got paid too. you just need to make sure its a trusted site.
     
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    KingofKings Banned

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    This business started with some real money behind it, but then scammers learned and copied the business. Now they are scamming people like crazy, don't know what they get out of it... maybe they say "Give me your Credit Card info" and we will send your money to your CC.
     
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    Surveys are not serios money

    Work and you will get money
     
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    buffalo Illustrious Member

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    I used to do lots of them. But the surveys themselves are horribly boring.

    And time consuming. The only one that I still do faithfully is Pinecone Research. They pay $5 for each survey and they send it to your paypal in a pretty short amount of time. And they often do product tests. So not only do you get something for free, you get paid $5 to try it and give your opinion on it!
     
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    atari Well-Known Member

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    I use mysurvey.com and testspin.com
     
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    The survey sites i considered joining a while back asked for my credit card information in case i decided to purchase one of the products i was doing a survey for.No way was i going to do that.
     
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    Some are legit, others not. But most will underestimate the time it takes to complete a survey, and insist that you don't get paid until you accumulate some credit, which can take ages. You might get the odd £10 or £20, but when you work out how long it has actually taken you to earn that much, it's peanuts. Not worth polluting your inbox, in my view.
     
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    Most of the survey sites are meant for USA and yet they try to attract others staying outside the US.
     
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    Some are legit like global test market but it will take a very long time before you can earn the minimum to cash out.
     
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    Trisha Active Member

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    #18
    There's a similar thread in the affiliate section. I do a few surveys and have earned a bit extra. I signed up to some of the sites that send them out for free like Global Test Market and Ciao. Don't ever pay anyone to send you surveys or join survey sites that ask for a fee. Spend a bit of time researching instead. You'll find plenty of free info on the web.
    You usually need to build up a certain amount of cash or points in your account before you get paid but I have been sent a cheque for an individual survey before now. I have also tested products and completed a paper survey on the products and I've been paid individually for that as well.
    It's a bit time consuming but if you have plenty of time you can join a number of survey sites and get paid from all of them. You probably won't make a fortune but the extra money is handy.
     
    Trisha, Aug 2, 2007 IP