FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:

What Are Online Surveys?

Online market research is a method used more and more in today's society. It's a way of giving companies a reliable alternative to the usual ways of gathering customer opinions. Online surveys are web-based questionnaires that allow companies to know exactly what you think of their product or service

How Do Paid Survey Companies Pay You?

Paid survey companies conduct market research for big corporations that create various products and services. These companies get paid for obtaining your opinions and will pay you in cash or prizes in exchange for your time. Some will ask you to take surveys while some will send you free products to trial and review.

How much money can you make taking paid surveys?

Typical cash paying surveys take between 10 to 30 minutes to complete. Payments range from $1/£1 and upwards with some surveys paying well into double figures. Focus groups may occasionally crop up also which is basically an hour-long discussion on certain products. These pay pretty well and usually pay even MORE than the surveys.

Why do these companies ask for personal information? Is it safe?

Survey Panels ask for personal information like age, hobbies, number of children, annual income, etc. so that they can build a database of people and their coresponding demographic information. This allows the market research panels to match potential survey takers with the product or service being studied. Music videos, for example, are more likely to be viewed by young people than by older people, so that in a survey about music videos, it would be important to ask the respondent for his or her age.

Will survey panels try to sell me things?

No, these panels are only looking for information on attitudes and opinions of certain age groups or industry workers. Some companies may offer you free gifts to test but sales or solicitation is unacceptable.

Are there paid survey sites for under 18s?

Yes there are sites that accept anyone 13 years old and over

How many surveys can I expect to receive per month?

The number of surveys you will receive depends on your demographic profile. Survey panels conduct different studies for different customers, and each study will generally target a particular segment of population depending on the requirements of the client. For instance a survey study about a new shaving gel would target adult males, while a study about a new portable digital music player may target teens and young adults. The number of surveys you will receive also depends on the survey panel as well. Some survey panels will send more frequent survey invitations than others. The best way to ensure that you receive the maximum number of paid surveys is to join as many of the recommended paid survey sites as you have time for and to complete your various profiles for each survey panel. The profiles are very important because they help the survey companies match the surveys to the desired segment of the population as required by the study.

Are paid survey panels free to join?

Yes, all of the paid survey panels listed on this site are free to join. That is because we only list legitimate market research panels. There are lots of sites out there that would have you thing that taking surveys involves paying for trial offers of services and products, but THIS IS NOT THE CASE

Is there a limit to the number of survey panels you can join?

No, there is no limit