Elite Survey Sites Best Pick
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Pinecone Research
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Opinion Outpost
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MobileXpression
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Survey Downline
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Vindale Research
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Google Opinion Rewards
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My Opinions
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Name: IPSOS I-Say
Operated By: I-Say
Type of payment: Paypal cash, Amazon gift cards
Payment Delays: 5-8 weeks from the time of redemption
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: Yes
Focus Groups: Yes
Product Reviews: Yes
Additional Info: Operates surveys in over 100 countries worldwide!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $10
Points System:1000 = $10
Points Per Survey: 10-100
Point Expiry: If you unsubscribe
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $1000 contest for new members
Contest Requirements: Register to the site!
Name: Swagbucks
Operated By: Prodege LLC
Type of payment: Paypal, Retail gift cards
Payment Delays: Instant
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Paid to search: Yes
Paid Games: Yes
Paid Video: Yes
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Paid over $78 million in rewards to date
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $5
Points System: 450 points = $5
Points Per Survey: 70-300
Point Expiry: 2 Years (Or 6 months account inactivity)
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: Daily “swag code” giveaways + 5000 points + $100 PayPal
Contest Requirements: Become a fan on social media/follow the blog
Name: Toluna
Operated By: Toluna Group
Type of payment: Paypal, Amazon gift cards & dozens of other gift cards
Payment Delays: Instant if Paypal/Amazon
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: Yes
Product Reviews: Yes
Additional Info: High levels of surveys
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $5
Points System: 15,000 points = $5
Points Per Survey: 500 – 20000
Point Expiry: After 6 months inactivity
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: 15,000 points
Contest Requirements: 500 Toluna points
In order to participate, members need a ticket:
- The member receives a ticket after subscribing on the Toluna site
- The member can exchange 500 points for a Prize Draw ticket (there is no limit to the number of tickets obtained)
- The member will receive tickets for completing certain surveys
- This contest is open to all our mobile app users and is not sponsored, authorized or endorsed by Apple or Google.
Name: My Survey
Operated By: Lightspeed Research
Type of payment: Paypal, sweepstakes
Payment Delays: 10-13 days
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: Yes
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: Yes
Additional Info: Paid out $16,000,000 in 2013
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $10
Points System: 1100 points = $10
Points Per Survey: 200
Point Expiry: 2 Years
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: One person wins 10,000 points ($100) every month
Contest Requirements: Complete certain surveys, some members are randomly selected
Name: Inbox Dollars
Operated By: CotterWeb Enterprises, Inc
Type of payment: Visa Cash Card, Check
Payment Delays: Instant Payment upon reaching threshold
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: No
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Daily Surveys
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): Free
Min Withdraw: $30
Points System: Varies
Points Per Survey: $0.10
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: Kindle Fire HD, Ipod Touch, Restaurant Vouchers
Contest Requirements: Complete cash offers on the site
Name: Pinecone Research
Operated By: Nielsen
Type of payment: PayPal, Check
Payment Delays: A few business days
BBB rating: F
Nielsen (their parent company): A+
Mobile Surveys: No
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: Yes
Additional Info: High levels of surveys
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): Invite
Min Withdraw: $3
Points Per Survey: $3-$5
Point Expiry: 12 Months
Points for disqualification: There is no disqualification as all surveys are sent pre-qualified
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $500 bi-weekly
Contest Requirements: Complete an eligible survey for automatic entry.
Name: Global Test Market
Operated By: Global Market Insight Inc
Type of payment: Paypal, Check, Amazon Gift Cards, Sweepstake Entries
Payment Delays: 4-6 weeks
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: High levels of surveys
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): Free
Min Withdraw: $20 – 400 points
Points System: 1000 points = $50
Points Per Survey: 35-200
Points expiry:12 Months from reward
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $10,000 every quarter
Contest Requirements: Complete sponsored survey, within promotional period
Name:Harris Poll
Operated By: Harris Interactive
Type of payment: Lots of gift cards
Payment Delays: 12 Days
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: Yes
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: High levels of surveys
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): Free
Min Withdraw: 100 points
Points Per Survey: 75-200 points
Point Expiry: 12 Months
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $250 – $10,000!
Contest Requirements: Receive 1 entry for every survey completed during the sweepstakes period.
Name:Vip Voice
Operated By: NPD Group
Type of payment: Sweepstakes entries, restaurant gift cards, retail vouchers
Payment Delays: 24-48 hours
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: No
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: Yes
Product Reviews: No
Instant win games: Yes
Additional Info: Rise levels to increase your earnings – Serves over 3 million members!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to US & CA Residents
Min Withdraw: n/a
Points System: 1 point – 1 sweepstakes entry
Points Per Survey:
- Level 1: 25 points per survey (Complete 1 survey)
- Level 2: 50 (Complete 2 surveys)
- Level 3: 100 (Complete 5 surveys)
- Level 4: 150 (Complete 10 surveys)
- Level 5: 200 (Complete 20 surveys)
Point Expiry: 6 Months account inactivity
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: No
Name:Nielsen
Operated By: Nielsen LLC
Type of payment: Sweepstakes entries
Payment Delays: 1-2 months
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: A range of interesting surveys & mystery shopping jobs, including evaluating Netflix, Facebook and shops in your local area.
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to US residents aged 18+
Min Withdraw: $50
Points System: n/a
Points Per Survey: n/a
Point Expiry: 180 days
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: Yes
Contest Examples: Weekly entries into $10,000 monthly prize draws (400 winners every month!)
Contest Requirements: Be an active member
- Register to the site for 1 entry
- Log in each week for 1 entry
Name: Shopping Jobs
Operated By: Shopping Jobs
Type of payment: Paypal
Payment Delays: Payments on 1st and 15th of each month (30 days after you submit your payment request)
Mobile Surveys: No
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Mystery Shopping: Yes
Additional Info: A range of interesting surveys & mystery shopping jobs, including evaluating Netflix, Facebook and shops in your local area.
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to US residents aged 18+
Min Withdraw: $50
Points System: n/a
Points Per Survey:$3-$50
Point Expiry: 180 days
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: No
Name: Fusion Cash
Operated By: Survey Junkie LLC
Type of payment: Paypal, bank transfer
Payment Delays: Instant
BBB rating: A
Mobile Surveys: No
Get paid to watch videos: Yes
Get paid to shop: Yes
Paid web search: Yes
Paid to sign up: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Get $5 just for signing up – Even for listening to the radio! Plus get paid to take part in the community forum!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to US residents ONLY
Min Withdraw: $25
Points System: 1000 points = $10
Points Per Survey:$0.35-$4
Point Expiry: 180 days
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: No
Name: Opinion Outpost
Operated By: Survey Sampling International LLC
Type of payment: PayPal, Amazon gift certificates, Visa pre-paid cards, iTunes cards
Payment Delays: 24-48 hours
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Regular surveys, with some paying as much as $30!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $5 for Amazon gift certificates
Points System: 100 points = $10
Points Per Survey: $1-$10
Point Expiry: None (As long as you remain active)
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $10,000 every quarter
Contest Requirements:Complete participating survey
Operated By: ComScore Inc
Type of payment: Amazon Gift Cards
Payment Delays: 24-48 hours
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: A tree donated in your name after 90 days membership
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $5
Points System: No Points system
Points Per Survey:$1-$3
Point Expiry: None (As long as you remain active)
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $100,000
Contest Requirements: Just for signing up!
Name: Survey Downline
Operated By: Survey Downline
Name: Vindale Research
Operated By: SayForExample INC
Type of payment: Paypal
Payment Delays: 24 hours for Paypal credit
Additional Payment Details: Payments on 15th &Last day of each month
BBB rating: A
Mobile Surveys: No
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: Yes
Additional Info: Videos, Reward Mail, Photo of you and your payment
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): Free
Min Withdraw: $50
Points Per Survey: $1-$5
Point Expiry: 60 Days
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $15
Contest Requirements: Contests are completed almost every day of the week
Name: Survey Junkie
Operated By: Survey Junkie LLC
Type of payment: Paypal, Retail gift cards
Payment Delays: 24-48 hours
Mobile Surveys: No
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: Yes
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Served over 6 million surveys to date – Some focus groups pay up to $120 (per hour!)
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $10
Points System: 1000 points = $10
Points Per Survey:$1-$3
Point Expiry: None (As long as you remain active)
Points for disqualification: No
Contests: No
Operated By: Google
Type of payment: Google Play Credits
Payment Delays: Instant
Student Friendly: Yes
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Complete short, easy surveys on your mobile for quick Google Play Credits!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to Australia, Canada, Germany, UK, and USA residents.
Min Withdraw: n/a
Points System: n/a
Points Per Survey: Up to $1
Point Expiry: n/a
Points for disqualification: n/a
Contests: n/a
Operated By: MyOpinions Pty Ltd
Type of payment:PayPal, Retail vouchers, iTunes vouchers, movie vouchers
Payment Delays: 4-8 weeks for PayPal payment
BBB rating: A+
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Play the instant win game every week for your chance to win 500 points ($5)
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to Australia & New Zealand residents
Min Withdraw: $20 for PayPal, $5 for gift cards, $10 for charity donations
Points System: 2200 points = $20
Points Per Survey: 100-250 depending on the stage
Point Expiry: n/a
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: $5,000 (50 winners of $100)
Contest Requirements: Each survey you complete gains you automatic entry
Operated By: ResearchBods Online
Type of payment: Bank Transfer, Amazon gift card
Payment Delays: Instant
Student friendly: Yes
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Accepts registrations from anyone aged 10+- Surveys are normally around 10 minutes + Loyalty scheme!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to UK Residents
Min Withdraw: $15
Points System: 1500 points = $15
Points Per Survey: £0.50 – £3 (Sometimes more) – Equivalent to $1 – $5
Point Expiry: n/a
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Operated By: Populus Limited
Type of payment: Check
Payment Delays: End of the month
Student Friendly: Yes
BBB rating: A
Mobile Surveys: No
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: No
Additional Info: Earn £1 for every 5 minutes work!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE to UK Residents aged 16+ only
Min Withdraw: $50
Points System: 1 point – £1
Points Per Survey: £1
Point Expiry: 180 days
Points for disqualification: Yes (Sweepstakes entry)
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: £300 each month
Contest Requirements: Screen out from any survey
Operated By: Survey Sampling International, LLC
Type of payment: PayPal, Retail Vouchers
Payment Delays: 3-4 weeks
BBB rating: A+
Mobile Surveys: Yes
WebCam Surveys: No
Focus Groups: No
Product Reviews: Yes
Additional Info: $5 just for signing up!
Registration (Free, Paid, Invite): FREE
Min Withdraw: $50
Points Per Survey: $0.50 – $3
Point Expiry: If you unsubscribe
Points for disqualification: Yes
Contests: Yes
Contest examples: 10 Members win $20 each week
Contest Requirements: Complete the iPoll Satisfaction Survey
