Are paid surveys legitimate?

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   jirelposted 12 years ago

   I am very new to this paid surveys thing that is all over the internet now.Does it really help us to earn cash?If yes, what are the different sites that are real and not scam?

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      ausisposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Since 1999 i wprked For a number of these places including mystery shopping and found the hassles and time wasting far outweighed the meager rewards. I did them daily for not much in return. So if you're really short on cash yes

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         melbelposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         +1

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         jirelposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thank you Ausis.May I know what were the websites?

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            ausisposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            global test market was 1 I can remember that renigged on paying they claimed another person was in the same address doing the surveys. I said yeah lots of people may live at one address doesn't mean you know who they work for. 4 years work for $250 got 0

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               jirelposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               what happened was not good.So you did not receive the money and somebody else received it?

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                  ausisposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  No apparently no one got money Global test market got out on a technicality because the other party had moved but not changed address. One of the terms is 1 account per address. It ended up my account was $480 their account was $260. So it was a good way for GTM to get some cash... I wonder how many others this has been done to?

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      Cas Merchantposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      There are only 2 sites that I can recommend, and though you won't get rich, if you spend about an hour a day total on these two sites, you should have no problem reaching the $10 or $20 cash-out amount a couple times a month. Try toluna.com, which has surveys and topic polls/opinions that earn you cash($20 cash out minimum) and MySurvey.com. (1000 points to redeem for cash or gift card).They are the only sites that i've ever tried that are legit, and I use them faithfully, and can count on a small check in the mail once or twice a month from each one. I also wrote a hub about the 'top' survey sites, but I still stick with just these two. Hope this helps!

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      couturepopcafeposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Mystery shopper is not worth the money vs time ration. If you get on government surveys, you can make some money. If you fit into a demographic category that is 'hot' you'll get a lot of surveys to answer. (Like family of 4, young and techy, shops a lot, affluent, has children or just had a baby, does all shopping for household, between the ages of 18 and 44, etc.) It doesn't help to lie about your profile to make yourself seem more desirable because you won't be able to answer the questions in the survey.
      
      Go for the companies that pay in cash, not points or credits. If you can't find them, they'll find you. Just sign on to one or two and you'll find lists.
      
      You might get lucky but what everyone else is saying is true. You get locked out of a lot of surveys after you've put time into the opening profile portion due to the reasons stated here by others. I thought I was getting locked out due to my particular demographic, so I never reached the payout and gave up.

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   amithak50posted 12 years ago

   Surveys are just a  waste of time and very frustrating as when you move to payout level ,they decrease your surveys and it will be very difficult and very time consuming ..s ,Please stay away from surveys websites .If you want to make money than creating a blog about specific Niche and provide great content,information to the users

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   Polly Cposted 12 years ago

   I tried it once, but never reached the payment threshold because every time I got part way into the surveys they would say they already had enough people of my demographic and stop short the survey, meaning no payment at all. I think it is legit - my husband received one payment of £50 - but really not worth the hassle.

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   jirelposted 12 years ago

   Thank you everyone.I was really confused.Thank you for the answers.

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   Greek Oneposted 12 years ago

   I would estimate I make about $500 a year.via online surveys... I only do the ones that pay cash via check or paypal
   
   I would recommend Webperspectives and GlobalTestMarket...
   
   but I am not sure they are available in all geographic areas

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   Kiwi Maxposted 12 years ago

   There is a legitimate survey making opportunity avaliable at "Clickbank". Yes, you will have to pay, I think about 30USD from memory.
   
   I tried it out, but after a few weeks I got bored with it. The good thing about purchasing from clickbank is they give you a full refund if you're not satisfied. However you MUST apply for a refund in the first 60days after the purchase.
   
   So if you enjoy surveys, the only thing you're going to lose is time.

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   Express10posted 12 years ago

   There are some that may be legitimate however they are FAR outnumbered by the crooks who have garbage to shovel your way. Some surveys charge you to join or force you to accept "offers" and "trials" that cost you money. Even if you do locate a legitimate survey, you will likely not even be able to pay a water or cable bill every month with your earnings. Bypass surveys altogether.

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   Cas Merchantposted 12 years ago

   I don't want to discourage anyone from trying surveys, as long as they're being realistic about what they'll earn. Truth is there are more scams out there than legitimate sites. I wrote down the only two sites I use, but want to add something. You will not make 'tons of money!' or even 'enough to quit your job!' doing this, and any site(or anyBODY) that says you will is being dishonest. However...if you already like to be online and find surveys fun (I'm out of work, so I'm on the computer, anyway, and like trying new stuff online), you CAN make pocket money. I spend roughly from 30 to 60 minutes a day doing surveys and can cash out at $20 roughly twice a month. If I felt like putting 1-2 hours or more A DAY into it, I may get to cash out more often, but I find that I'm having fun, and when those 2 checks show up, it's just enough to hold me over till the next payday. I consider it my 'play money'.

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   spartucusjonesposted 12 years ago

   There as been a few sites that I have used and have received payments from. These include Opinion Outpost, Angus Reid (which I believe is only Canada) Toluna, Global Test Market & Web Perspectives. But from my own experience you are not going to get rich doing it, and depending on the site it may take a while to reach the minimum threshold. The only site I still really bother with is Angus Reid, because the surveys are generally short and I always seem to qualify for them. But even there you are only getting paid $1-2 for a 5-10 minute survey.

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      POSITIVEHOPEposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      I am doing surveys to share my opinions and passion of sharing view on technology related issues. I don't think one can make great money out of it but I can say if your profile matches their survey requirements one can make few dollars. I like Global test market they regularly send surveys but they are instant and small amounts ( needs to get minimum pay out limit of $50). One can only try if they so boring, have patience ( some times to come out of regular strain )and  like to have some fun to share.
      But just forget about making money or living with them.

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         Cas Merchantposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I totally agree.

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    Cas Merchantposted 12 years ago

    I just got my first $10 payout from MySurvey.com for about 2 weeks of sporadic work. Its one of the easiest sites i
    i've joined.

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       POSITIVEHOPEposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       Congrats ! I too felt so happy when I got $ 10 cheque for my 4th day survey after I had registered with ACOP.

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       jirelposted 12 years agoin reply to this

       How do I join mysurvey.com?I couldn't see anywhere where it says sign up.Thanks

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          Cas Merchantposted 12 years agoin reply to this

          If you google 'mySurvey.com' you will see a heading for registration. That is how I signed up...good luck, go get some checks!

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             jirelposted 12 years agoin reply to this

             Thank you Cas Merchant!

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                Cas Merchantposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                You're very welcome!

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