BOOST YOUR INCOME NOW - GET PAID FOR YOUR OPINIONS
All types of organisations hire market research companies to try and gain a competitive edge in their particular market, or to find ways of improving products and services by gauging our opinions on existing products and services.
These market research companies then offer various types of incentives for our opinions. One of the most popular ways of getting paid for opinions is via questionnaires, online surveys or opinion polls. You answer a series of questions which can take you down a maze of other questions and once you complete them successfully you receive a gift or a prize.
For example, who’d have thought that there would be any reward for answering a simple question like Is Trump Fit to be President? or even stating your opinion on whether Trump is doing a good job. Click on either statement to see what reward is currently being offered.
In a rush?
The best direct survey company that pays you for your opinions is Inbox Dollars.
The best survey aggregator is SurveyTaken.
Rewards from surveys, opinion polls or other types of questionnaires can be anything from a six month supply of groceries to electronic goods like the latest cellphone,laptop or game console, educational courses on a range of topics, trials or reduced prices for premium services, holidays to far-flung places, cinema/theater tickets, giftcards to use with well-known stores or even cash. For the gamers among us you can even obtain tokens for particular games.
This article will give an overview of some of these companies – SurveyJunkie, Inbox Dollars, Pinecone, Opinion Inn – that offer incentives for your opinions.
SWIPE TABLE <===========>
| Lowest Cashout Threshold | Best For Overall Variety | Biggest Welcome Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURVEYJUNKIE | INBOX DOLLARS | PINECONE | OPINION INN | |
| How to join/Signup Process | Email & Zipcode | Email, postal address, dob, race | Email & Zipcode | |
| Signup bonus | 25 points | $5.00 | 0 | $10.00 |
| How to earn | Surveys | Surveys, games, videos, reading emails | Surveys, product reviews | Surveys, product reviews |
| Value per task | 25+ points | 0.50 - $5.00 | 300 points | 0.50 - $100 |
| Cashout Threshold | $5.00 | $30.00 | 300 points | $25.00 |
| JOIN SURVEYJUNKIE | JOIN INBOX DOLLARS | JOIN PINECONE | JOIN OPINIONINN |
Earning Directly Through Survey Companies
Advantages of earning rewards through surveys
- They tend to be relatively quick to complete ranging from a quick 5 minutes to a long 45 minutes depending on how in-depth the survey needs you to be.
- Survey companies will reward you either in cash or points that can be redeemed for cash, giftcards or coupons. Cash can range from a few cents to a few dollars for each completed survey.
- Survey companies are free and easy to join generally only needing you to confirm your email address before they send you out your first survey. Some may want your postal address.
- Once you’ve joined up you will get access to new surveys either via your email inbox or when you login to the site.
- All survey companies will require you to accumulate a certain amount of points or cash before you can withdraw from your account.
Disadvantages
- Some companies will demand a high cashout threshold for example $50 which may take a long time to reach.
- Although you may receive lots of surveys, you may need to qualify ie fit a certain demographic for a specific survey. The best companies will qualify or disqualify you quickly with just a few questions, so as little time is wasted as possible allowing you to either complete the survey or move on to the next one.
- Some are poor or late payers
Below are the most popular survey companies which gives you the opportunity to get paid for your opinions or for completing specific activities.
– lowest cashout threshold; surveys only
SurveyJunkie is one of the oldest survey companies which pays you for completing surveys and questionnaires.
Payment comes in the form of a points system which can be converted into cash once you reach 500 points. These 500 points are worth about $5.00 and can be reached after completing approximately 3 surveys.
To join SurveyJunkie you will need to provide your email, zipcode and date of birth. Confirm your email and receive 25 points immediately just for signing up. For an additional 50 points complete your personal profile where you will answer 16 – 22 questions which takes 5 minutes.
If you love surveys this is a great site as it is one of the few sites that concentrate only on surveys. Cash is paid via PayPal, giftcards or direct bank transfers.
Overall Impressions Of SurveyJunkie
Free and relatively easy to join. Need name, gender, employment status, email address, date of birth and zipcode.
Can be difficult to qualify for surveys
25 bonus points just for joining
Only available in USA, Canada and Australia
Choices on how to get paid
Will still get points if after screening, you don’t qualify for a survey
Can withdraw after reaching just $5.00
– biggest choice of tasks; high cashout threshold
Inbox Dollars is a popular company which offers small amounts of cash for completing certain tasks. These range from offering your opinions on a wide variety of topics, reading emails, watching videos and even playing games like sudoku, solitaire and many more. You’ll get paid on average between 0.50 to $5.00 per survey which can take anything from 3 minutes to 25 minutes to complete. Depending on the particular demographic they may be looking for, some surveys will pay as much as $20 or more.
Overall Impressions Of Inbox Dollars
Easy to join – just need to confirm your email address
Need to build up to $30 before withdrawing any cash
On confirmation your account is credited with a $5.00 bonus
Can be difficult to qualify for surveys
Earn cash just for completing your profile
May have to answer several questions before finding out you’re ineligible for a particular survey
Receive surveys and offers direct to your email
Surveys are easy to complete
No points just straight up cash
Variety of ways to earn
Option to use cash earned to buy money-saving coupons for grocery, home and beauty products
– exclusive, product testing and low cashout threshold
Pinecone is seen by many as the Rolls Royce of survey companies. It is exclusive, very difficult to join as it normally requires an invitation, and pays very well. Joining up requires your email, full postal address, date of birth and ethnicity
Like many of these companies you acquire points for each completed survey which can then be redeemed for cash or prizes
If you become a member there are opportunities to test and evaluate products before they come to market. On initial sign up you will get a survey notification. Once completed you will receive 300 points which is equivalent to $3.00. Unusually you can redeem points as and when you like ie there is no minimum threshold.
Overall Impressions Of Pinecone
Good meaningful surveys
Generally need to be invited
Well paid with a minimum of 300 points per survey
Strict on the type of person they’re looking for
Surveys can be completed between 5 – 30 minutes
Receive just 2 – 3 surveys a month
Fast payouts
Don’t get loads of surveys as you need to qualify for them
Will inform you quickly if you don’t qualify for a survey
No minimum withdrawal threshold
Good customer service
– choice of tasks including product testing; highest welcome bonus
OpinionInn takes the best from InboxDollars and Pinecone in that they offer a signup bonus and opportunies to test products pre-market.
Overall Impressions Of Opinion Inn
Free and relatively easy to sign up. Need name, gender, employment status, email date of birth and zipcode.
As survey requirements are very specific may be harder to qualify for many surveys.
On confirmation of email address, account is credited with a $10.00 bonus
Need to meet a $25 threshold before withdrawal.
Product testing opportunities
Very clear on type of person needed for each survey so less time wasted with qualifying questions
States the length of each survey you receive in your inbox
Earning Through Survey Companies Indirectly
Indirect survey companies are aggregators of other direct survey companies. This means that they provide you with surveys from a wide variety of other survey companes.
Similar to a mortgage broker or an insurance broker that refer you to the best lenders or insurance companies for your needs, survey aggregators refer you or recommend you for surveys from other companies that they think you will qualify for.
Survey aggregators by definition do not produce their own surveys and therefore do not pay you. The survey companies that you were referred to will reward you for completing the survey and pay the aggregator a small commission. This is a standard business model found in many industries involving a middle-man putting two parties together and receiving a commssion eg a travel agent, eBay, a sharebroker, airBnB etc
Advantages of joining survey aggregators
- As there are hundreds of survey companies in existence, aggregators can save you the time and effort of researching these companies by sending surveys to you directly.
- You get a huge range of surveys to review and complete.
- They are free to join.
- It is highly recommended to use a separate email address as you can get inundated with offers and surveys.
Disadvantages
- May want your postal address and phone number
- Likely to get bombarded with phone calls and emails from services wanting your business
- May get surveys from questionable companies
– numerous surveys available, very busy home page
Opinion City is seen by many on the internet as “questionable” – the number one reason being it is a survey aggregator that doesn’t pay you. That is a ridiculous reason as we’ve already established aggregators act as middlemen, nor do they ask for any money from you.
When you first land on Opinion City home page you are greeted with a number of reviews of various companies and the option to sign up for their newletter.
Signing up for the newsletter gives immediate access to a number of surveys and offers. Some of these companies will ask for your postal address which will be used for other market research opportunities, others are happy with just your email address.
I wouldn’t waste time reading any of their reviews on their front page because after choosing to join any of the companies just read about, you are simply taken to an “opportunity finder” website which has nothing to do with the review just read about. It’s an unnecessary distracton when all you want is access to actual surveys.
Overall Impressions Of Opinion City
Free and easy to join – just need your email address for access to their newsletter which gives immediate access to surveys
Need to agree to receive additional offers from them before accepting your email address
Get started immediately after choosing up to 5 surveys to complete
Unnecessary and pointless reviews on their home page
Surveys can be completed between 5 – 30 minutes
Need to be alert for companies that request credit card details
Numerous opinion polls and surveys to choose from
Tend to exaggerate how much you can earn
– option to do surveys and other tasks
SurveyTaken is a relatively new aggregator having started in 2018. They connect you with survey companies which will pay for your opinions and other companies that will pay you money for watching movies, browsing the web, reading emails and more.
Their home page is clean, simple and uncluttered.
To join you answer 3 or 4 basic questions about yourself. Then you get your results telling you how many companies you have been matched with. Complete your email address and you’re away. Complete the surveys, get your rewards.
The individual survey companies will update you on available surveys via your email address.
Strangely there is no login option when you go return to SurveyTaken to check which companies they referred you to. You have to click on the join button again then input your email address and it will then take you to your recommended survey panels.
Overall Impressions Of SurveyTaken
Free and very easy to sign up with your email address
No login option to SurveyTaken once you’ve joined – odd
Get access only to surveys relevant to your demographic
Surveys can be completed between 5 – 30 minutes
– good choice of reputable survey companies
Survey Voices state that they match only the best sites with the best earning potential for you. Based purely on your interests and opinions they will match you with the most appropriate offers.
Joining up requires a lot of initial information from you including email, full postal address and phone number. Once you complete this you’re taken straight into a qualifying survey where they ask a few medical questions. Finally after completion you are immediately shown your survey matches. While only a few were recommended to me I did recognize that they were highly reputable companies
Overall Impressions Of Survey Voices
Good quality recommendations
Only available to US residents
Free to join
Lots of potentially intrusive information required to join
Surveys are easy to complete
– hard work to get survey recommendations
Surveys2Cash is another survey aggregator which aims to put you in touch with relevant surveys. However compared to the other aggregators getting access to the surveys is much harder.
You need to provide email, postal address and phone number. Once that is completed you receive a congratulatory message stating that you qualify to earn $100 per survey in less than 15 minutes. Once you click on that you get taken to a research company’s page where you are greeted with a list of initally nine offers which rapidly turns into about 100 yes or no questions. After wading through those you are then hit with several popups to accept or reject. Then and only then are you finally given a list of about 4 actual survey recommendations.
Overall Impressions Of Surveys2Cash
Free to join
Want your email, postal address and phone number
Receive 4 or 5 survey recommendations
Unrealistic promises of what you can earn
Need to navigate through about 100 questions and several popups before getting survey recommendations
Quick Tips
As it can be difficult to qualify for surveys from just one company, you have the option to join as many as you can to ensure a constant flow. With choices of joining both direct survey companies and survey aggregators you reduce your chances of not qualifying.
As soon as you reach the minimum threshold you should cashout.
You will be inundated with surveys and offers so it’s a good idea to create a new email account specifically for this.
Answer questions honestly as you only waste your time and won’t get credited when you get caught eg don’t lie about your age or nationality etc because they ask the same question in slightly different ways to catch you out.
Best Direct Survey Companies
Best for overall variety
INBOX DOLLARS
If you love playing games, watching videos or even reading emails then along with surveys you're all set with Inbox Dollars
Best for product testing with biggest welcome bonus
OPINION INN
If along with surveys you like the idea of testing products and giving your opinions on possible improvements then Opinion Inn is the place for you
Best for survey lovers with lowest cashout threshold
SURVEYJUNKIE
If you love surveys and want to cashout as fast as possible with a minimum threshold of just $5.00 Survey Junkie should be top of your list
Best Survey Aggregator
Best Survey Aggregator
SURVEYTAKEN
If you want the best of all worlds with access to several survey companies that reward you for browsing the web, playing games, watching movies then SurveyTaken is your prime source
Second Best Survey Aggregator
SURVEY VOICES
You may have to jump through a few hoops to get to the recommended surveys. But worth it to be referred to surveys that are appropriate for you based on your interests and opinions.
Summary
Surveys are a great way to express our opinions on various products and services and with opportunities to also test products before they come to market we can also play a small part in the development process. And the icing on the cake? We also get paid a few bucks just for our input. And with money getting tight for a lot of us, who can say no to that?
