Paid Surveys

Opinion Place Review

May 14, 2013 2 comments by

Opinion Place is a paid survey panel I have mentioned in passing but never done a full overview on. If you like survey panels, this is a good one that does allow you to get paid in Paypal cash or Amazon gift codes for your time spent answering questions. No points!

Below you can see the pros and cons to taking surveys for Opinion Place:
Pros

  • Great options for payment. Before you take a survey, you get to choose if you want Paypal money, Amazon gift codes, or even American Airlines AAdvantage miles. You will know before you start each survey what it pays. In most cases it’s anywhere from $1 to
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38 Survey Panels That Still Pay in Cash

October 22, 2012 9 comments by

Survey Sites That Still Pay in Cash

I did a lot of research over the weekend to find out what survey panels still pay in cash because, as you may know, most of them now use these confusing points systems rather than just telling us how much we’re going to earn per survey. I came up with a list of 38 that do pay in cash (although depending on the company they might also occasionally offer other rewards like Amazon GC instead), but what they all have in common is that they don’t follow points systems.
Are Paid Surveys Worth It?
It’s no secret that taking surveys is extra money at best, and not everyone finds them worth the time…

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Paid Viewpoint – Pros and Cons

September 13, 2012 10 comments by

paid viewpoint pros and consI’ve been using Paid Viewpoint for a while now. If you’re not familiar, this is a paid survey site that’s a little different. They actually have a lot going for them because when you participate, you’re free of a lot of the problems you encounter with traditional survey sites (long surveys, slow to pay, etc.) While I still recommend this site if you like paid surveys, there are a couple of negatives in there that I’ve observed. So here you go:
Pros

  • The surveys are really short. I’ve bragged about this before. I love not spending more than a few minutes answering questions.
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Pros and Cons of the E-Poll Survey Panel

July 26, 2012 0 comments by

pros and cons of epollBack when I used to answer surveys all the time, E-Poll was one of my favorites. I was under the impression that they had been bought out by some other survey panel or something, so I haven’t done any surveys for them in a long time. But apparently they are still themselves, so here are the things I like and don’t like about E-Poll.
First, the Pros:

  • You can redeem points for Paypal cash. I can usually live with redeemable points if I can convert them to real money in some way. There are also plenty of other gift card options like Amazon, Target, restaurant gift cards, etc.
  • The points seem to
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Taking Online Paid Surveys for MySurvey

May 7, 2012 1 comment by

my-survey-panelMySurvey is another site you can use for taking online paid surveys if that’s something you like to do in your spare time. MySurvey has been around for a long time (I was using them as far back as 2006 or 2007 when I first started taking paid surveys for extra cash) and they are certainly one of the more reputable panels out there.
How does MySurvey pay?
MySurvey pays in reward points, but fortunately you can redeem these points for Paypal cash if you want (that’s what I’ve always done). They also have gift cards and physical merchandise that you can redeem for, too, but I go with the Paypal money.
How many points do you get per survey?
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Get Paid Cash For Your Opinion Through Synovate

March 27, 2012 4 comments by

Synovate Opinion PanelThe Synovate Global Opinion panel is one of the more reputable panels out there. They’ve actually been around for 60 years! I do have some experience with this panel, but it has honestly been such a while ago that I couldn’t remember a whole lot about them. So I’ve done some digging today to find out some details for you on taking surveys for Synovate.
How does Synovate pay for surveys?
They pay you in points, but the good thing about this is that you can convert the points to cash instead of just having to use them for gift cards and merchandise like so many other points-based survey panels require. Every 5,000 points you…

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Mindfield Surveys – Still Pays in Cash!

February 11, 2012 6 comments by

Mindfield Online internet panel is one survey panel that still pays in cash. I know that many of you who take surveys for extra money really hate the redeemable points that a lot of these places are starting to pay in. Well, there is none of that with Mindfield. Hopefully they will never revert to doing it either.

As you may know, paid surveys are basically good for just extra money so I don’t recommend trying to do these as a job. It’s more “fun money” or gas money. But if you’re going to do them, Mindfield is one panel I don’t have a problem recommending.
How much does Mindfield Online pay?
The amount per survey really varies. I just looked through some of my recent emails from…

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Get Paid to Participate in University Research

January 16, 2012 11 comments by

get paid to participate in university researchColleges and universities regularly conduct research studies, and you can get paid for your participation. The reason I really like these is because the whole process is very serious — you are almost always paid in cash for your time and the questions are usually very straightforward. Many of these studies are psychological and you usually won’t be asked your opinion of a product or service. Please note that there are a few of these that will require you to show up in person to do the studies, but I believe that most also send out survey invites via email too. I know I always did them online and don’t recall being asked to physically…

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Get Paid $50 and More For Your Opinion Through the 20|20 Panel

December 20, 2011 2 comments by

Get Paid 50 Dollars For Your OpinionThe 20|20 Research Panel is one survey panel that pays their participants very very well. This is a company that has been around since 1986 and they are one of the leading market research firms in the United States. They do in-person focus groups (these have to take place at their facilities either in Nashville, Miami, or Charlotte, NC) and also studies and interviews that are conducted online.
How much does the 20|20 Panel pay?
If you are lucky enough to be selected for any of their studies, you can get anywhere from $50 up to $150 and possibly even more for sharing your opinion. So as you can see, this is a…

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Review of the Nielsen HomeScan Consumer Panel

December 5, 2011 6 comments by

Nielsen HomeScan Consumer Panel ReviewI don’t remember exactly how long ago it was, maybe three or four years ago, but I used to be a member of the Nielsen HomeScan consumer panel. This panel has surveys you can take just like you get with paid surveys, but another thing they do is actually mail you a handheld scanner to use for scanning your grocery purchases at home. The Nielsen company has been around for a long time and gathering consumer data is what they do. For instance, I know there are some people who monitor their TV watching habits for Nielsen. They have another program where you let them track your internet surfing habits. So this grocery thing is…

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My Guide to Taking Paid Surveys For Cash

November 26, 2011 1 comment by

Survey Sites That Still Pay in Cash

Once upon a time about five years ago, before I technically had a work from home job, I did the only thing I knew of (at the time) that I could do to earn money online — I answered paid surveys. I did this regularly for about a year and the average amount of money I earned from it per month was about $50. Now, let me tell you that there are people earning a lot more than that by answering surveys and of course there are people earning way less. My results were what they were because I didn’t bother with it all the time since I honestly did not…

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