Rich Z
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If they are on the Internet and are promising large amounts of money for your opinion they are just scammers and if there is an exception to that rule I have never found it.
If they are on the Internet and give you something of small value for a brief survey, like points that need to total up fairly high to be noticeable or entries into a contest in which there is one large prize and thousands of entrants, that is probably legit. If you don't mind spending the time and your expectations for income are low they can be entertaining.
There are also survey groups that invite people to participate in a live focus group session that is video-taped. They typically pay between $40 and $100 for an hour and include a light meal at their location. Those are legit and are usually looking for opinions that large companies need to decide on new project features (like would you buy a scanner for business cards or would you rent a color printer that included free toner cartridges). |
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Amy R
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People who pay you to take surveys are going to get their money back and make a profit - so expect that they are selling your personal information with the prequalifiers included in the questions. It is more likley that they wanted your contact info, your income level, your age and your gender than they cared about other answers. If you went on to tell them when you were buying a car and stuff like that, expect all those sales calls and emails and letters as well. Car give-aways pay for themselves this way too. Any time you can win something free, the free items is being paid for somewhere - and if it is not in face-to-face sales when you submit your entry, they are definately selling your info on the other side. I have gotten calls and letters for years after I stopped filling those out - people telling me I asked for information about this-or-that when all I had done was said I was in the market for something 4 years earlier. Don't give out your info unless you want to pay for the winners prize or your "payment" in future spam from all the "participants" in the prize or survey. |
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holacarinados
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You might get some that will give you 'points' that you can eventually convert into getting a product, but the time involved is way below minimum wage. |
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moonshadow
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some of them are scams...I have done surveys for greenfieldonline and gotten paid from them as well...I like doing the mystery shopping a lot more though...it is more fun and you get to go out and your dinners are paid for and stuff some of them you make money on as well... |
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john c
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have they sent you any money? |
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Amanda H
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think it's a scam,
i have tried to do those "surveys" to earn gift cards
they all just kept on going longer than i wanted to fool with them and also
so many end up wanting you to buy something for their sponsors, etc... |
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GoGreen
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Scammers! Do not waste your time! |
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GearSpecâ„¢
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Most of such sites does pay you via paypal or VISA or Mastercard. But the thing is that in order to provide proper survey feedback you might have to register on some site using money ( usually referred a referrals ) as well as refer some friends to the site as well.
Mostly its a scam of some extent...Its not worth the effort..... |
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oldguy
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both, they want your input but also you put your email up for spam. |
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Sean
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dont give any personal info. its a good way to get your idenity slolen. |
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MIND THE GAP
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If they ask you for money up front they are scam. |
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elitesouthwest
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many are questionnable |
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jay1986
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most companies conduct marketing research. some offer small incentives, like gift cards, some do not. I'm doing some market research for a company now, they don't offer incentives to their participants. |
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yaegaberry
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Scams!!!! The money they claim to give you is a bunch of crap. They just enroll you in drawings where you COULD be a winner! Yea right!! |
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Business boy
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nothing but a bunch of scammers |
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steve efa
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some are real, some are crap
most wont pay you just for surveys (or at least not much), but they may pay you for product reviews and some may let you keep the item you review for them
the rule of thumb is...if its too good to be true, it's crap. |
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♥ tigereye ♥
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I tried to do this a few years ago. In my experience, there are company's who will pay for surveys, but you would have to do a lot of surveys to get enough money for them to send a check. Most that I have looked into will only pay a few pennies per survey, and will only pay you when you reach a certain dollar amount. The last one I tried took 5 months to get a $20.00 payment, in which they kept $15.00 for processing fee's and "membership fees" Then, they cut the check, put a "do not cash after this date" and sent the check to me late, so that by the time I got it, it was 2 days past the "do not cash after this date" stamp.
That was probably 5 years ago.
Rule of thumb in these situations....if it looks too good to be true.....it probably is! |
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_nicole_
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Online I call most of them scammers. You as a consumer, should not have to pay to take a survey. In the real world, surveys are a great marketing tool. It lets you know who's buying so you know where to market your product. They are also good for companies who want to make improvements. |
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