Contrary to appearances suggested by the name,
American Consumer Opinion
is made up of consumers
worldwide who have agreed to participate in paid surveys online. Occasionally, these consumers are asked to
participate in mail surveys or telephone surveys, but
generally the surveys are all conducted over the Internet.
As a panel member, you will participate in several
surveys a year, typically. The average paid survey will take 10
minutes or so to complete, and the questions are usually
easy to answer.
Panel members can expect to receive a "screener" (a short
questionnaire) every six weeks or so.
All registered members participate in a monthly drawing
to win $250 in cash awards, just for being a member.
If you answer a screener (a short questionnaire), you
will be entered into a drawing for cash awards and when you
participate in a survey (a longer questionnaire), you will
always receive some type of incentive in the form of a free
product to test, cash, a check, or a gift.
Incentives typically range in value from $4 to $25 or local equivalent, per
survey, depending upon the length of the questionnaire and
the time it takes to complete it. In most cases, non-US members are paid
by check in their own currency. If a survey is extra long, then the award could be $25 or more.
Participants in online focus groups generally receive more than $25.
I have been paid for taking surveys from this company many times, and
there's no minimum payment. You get paid for each survey individually,
rather than having to reach a minimum figure in earnings.
MySurvey.com is only available to US, Canadian and UK Residents,
but I've included
it here as the US arm in particular is one of the most active survey sites
with surveys available every week. Each earns you points which are exchangeable for a
vast range of goods including everything from cash, Amazon vouchers and charitable donations
to TVs and camping equipment. Additional points can be earned by
referring others. The UK site pays in gift vouchers after every survey,
valid in most high street stores, with at least £1 if you don't qualify
and generally £2-£4 if you complete the full survey.
They are particularly in need of new and expectant mothers from the US

GlobalTestMarket has
a very active survey division and requires paid survey participants worldwide over the age of 14.
The views of those under 14 may be sought but the invitation will go to the
parent for the child to complete.
You earn "marketpoints" each time you respond to a paid survey request - the closer you fit the demographics for
the survey, the higher the points earned but you'll always earn up to 10 points
even if you don't qualify at all. A typical survey of 30 questions that takes approximately
12 minutes to complete will earn 60 to 80 MarketPoints. You can also earn extra points
when you refer others. Each point is worth $0.05 and you need 1000 points to qualify for payment by check.
They seem to be fairly active. I'm receiving at least 2 or 3 surveys that I qualify for,
every week at present, but obviously it will depend where in the world you are based.
For full details and registration form, visit
GlobalTestMarket
Test&Vote
is slightly different from other survey sites I've come across in that you don't have
to rely on getting invitations for completing surveys, but have several other ways
of earning points or getting free items.
- Registration earns you 1,500 points
- Quick votes, each time you take part earns you 15 points (there are always loads of these on the site so visit regularly. They take a matter of seconds to complete.)
- Product testing, registering for each trial earns you 75 points even if you're not selected to take part
- Surveys earn you between 3,000 and 30,000 points
- Referring a friend, for each person who joins Test&Vote because of you, you will earn 500 points
- Subject panels - complete these to get 500 points per subject.
You can either exchange your points for gift vouchers or use them to
buy tickets in the monthly lottery.
Visit
testandvote to get further details and register for the UK site or
click on the relevant country below:
Opinion Square
offers you the chance to earn OpinionRewards Points (exchangeable for a wide range
of gifts, gift certificates and charity donations) or entries into
sweepstakes worth up to $10,000 when you join this paid survey site.
Available in the following countries: U.S.A, Canada, United Kingdom, France,
Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, South Korea, South Africa, Australia, Finland,
Brazil and Argentina.
The Valued Opinions online panels are owned by Research Now and are available globally, in more than 24 countries.
Valued Opinions members receive ‘cash’ redeemable for vouchers for each survey they participate in and quarterly prize draws for members are also held. Alternatively you can donate your rewards to a participating charity.
Synovate is one of the world's largest research companies helping companies make
better products by providing them with your opinions on everyday items like
food products, hair care, skin care, and household cleaning products.
As a Consumer Opinion Panel member, you'll make a difference by taking simple
online surveys at your convenience. Registration is quick, there's no contract
and every month you participate, you'll be entered into the monthly drawing with
over 200 cash prizes.
Synovate
is a leading international global marketing research consulting
and information company. Providing services to consumer-packaged goods companies
as well as to automotive, pharmaceuticals and other industries, Synovate has been in
business for over 50 years and is ranked as 1 of the top 10 global custom marketing research companies.
Click Here to sign up.
Ciao is one of the more active free to join paid survey sites. The amount
earned will depend on the length of the survey and
unusually, you often also earn a small amount if you respond to an invitation but
don't meet the criteria for the survey. In most countries Ciao pays cash for surveys.
For UK residents sign up at Ciao UK. For other countries, sign up with the Ciao site at http://www.ciao-surveys-international.com/.
Note that in USA and Canada, Ciao has merged with paid survey site, Greenfield Online so
you'll need to sign up with them here if you're US resident or
here if you're in Canada
PermissionResearch is part of an online market research community with over
2 million members worldwide. PermissionResearch relies on its members to gain
valuable insight into Internet trends and behavior. In exchange for having their
Internet browsing and purchasing activity monitored, members have access to
free software downloads (eg e-mail virus protection, games and screensavers)
and a variety of other benefits.
Members can also earn entries into the current sweepstakes, which offer
chances to win trips and other great prizes. Occasionally, members are invited
to participate in online surveys, which gauge attitudes and interests on a wide
variety of topics. By participating in these free surveys, members qualify to earn even more exciting prizes!
qSample work directly with the market research companies. Their QuestionPro Survey
Software is used by over 2000 companies worldwide to conduct online surveys.
They believe that everyone spending their time should be compensated - not one lucky
winner. Hence they've structured this program so that everyone gets paid to
take the surveys. Expect to get paid anywhere between $1 to $15 per survey,
through PayPal. Note that in some cases the clients insist that they use a prize or give-away. In such cases, there
will still be a per/completion payout, although it will be nominal -
between $.10 to $1, and you'll be entered in to the grand prize.
qSample is not a survey review site. They do not pass your data outside their
network. They do not share your information with others, not even with their clients.
You can refer friends to signup with qSample, and earn more cash. For every
survey that your friends complete, you get an additional 5% of their incentive.
Furthermore, if your friends refer other people, you get 1% of that too.
No matter which country you are from, if someone is conducting market
research there, they need you!
Opinion Outpost is a survey research data collection company. They work with leading marketing
research companies all over the world as well as many Fortune 500 companies.
You earn Opinion Points for each survey you complete. The number of Opinion
Points possible will be displayed with each survey invitation or on the opening
page of the survey. Opinion Points are redeemable for cash.
The Refer-A-Friend option allows you to invite friends and family to join
the research panel at OpinionOutpost.com. You earn Opinion Points for each person
you refer who joins the paid survey panel and completes at least one paid survey.
Panel members must be at least 18 years of age and reside in the United
States or Canada to participate and join the panel at
Opinion Outpost.
By registering with Memolink, you can earn points not only from completing surveys (new surveys all the time) but also
by visiting Websites, sampling products, making online purchases, and more. Redeem your points for gift card or cash
rewards.
There are many point-earning opportunities across the site that don't require you to spend money. Check out
Memolink Trivia, Surveys, Site of the Day and the Easy Points section to get started. You can earn a reward
without ever spending a single dollar.
Survey
Savvy pay $3 cash for completed surveys and also
earn from referring friends - $2 for survey completed by
your referrals, and $1 by their referrals.
What is particularly good about this company for non US residents especially,
is that you can request payment at any time (no minimum),
let the cash accumulate if you wish to save on bank charges,
or even make the checks payable to somebody else if you wish to make a dollar payment.
The
MBS
Internet Research Center is looking for people who
are willing to participate in online surveys and focus groups over
the web. Incentives include cash, prizes, and drawings for
your opinions.
Incentives for online surveys are usually in the form of
cash, product samples and/or gift certificates. The type and
amount of incentive are based on the type and size of survey
and the respondent profile required by the contract and can
vary from $2-$10 or more. Sometimes, surveys offer no
incentive at all and sometimes you are entered into major
drawings. In the case of review surveys, you may be allowed
to keep product samples. Payment is based on the submission
of a completely answered, requested survey form. You are
never obligated to participate.
Incentives for focus groups tend to be much higher than
for surveys, but do not occur as frequently.
Opinionate paid surveys cover a wide range of interesting topics
and offer you the perfect opportunity to express your views
while earning money! Earn cash on every survey you
complete and redeem for cash via Paypal (UK residents can also opt for high
street vouchers). You can even donate your earnings to charity.
Available in 20 countries worldwide. Check the site for the complete list
KNOTs is
a little different from most of the paid survey sites listed. Not
only is KNOTs available in much of Europe, but you also have
the choice of taking your awards in vouchers from any of the
countries participating, so if you're planning to holiday in
Europe or have friends or family abroad you can opt for
vouchers from the appropriate country. Currently KNOTs Club
is operating in the UK, Germany, France, Spain, Italy,
Belgium and The Netherlands so providing you're over 16
years old and live in one of these countries you qualify.
With Promosquad you get points by
rating songs in the jukebox, participating in a poll, find a hot new band…
they all get you certain amounts of points that you can then cash
in for prizes! Know an unsigned band? You could earn extra points or even a $1000 finders fee!
Your Say -
Singapore based but require online survey participants worldwide to share their opinions
on products and services and by participating in surveys conducted online,
by phone, or in-person.
In return they offer
Cash and gifts (from $5 to $200 in cash or gifts for your participation)
Rewards points which convert into more cash through rewards program Morvo
Referral rewards, whenever you refer others to participate
Lucky draw entries and the chance to win fantastic prizes
Join YourSay
today and you could be a winner in their "US$25* Fortnightly Giveaway"
STOP PRESS - I can confirm this company is 100% genuine as I won one of their quarterly prize
drawings and received my choice from a list of prizes all worth several hundred dollars.
Survey Spot
Internet panel allows members to share with researchers their opinions
on products, services, or issues of the day. To thank members for their
participation, SurveySpot draws $US10,000 in cash awards each month.
Panelists receive one entry into the prize pool for each survey they
complete.
In addition to being entered into the sweepstakes drawings, some surveys provide
individual rewards, usually in the form of cash. Whilst this means you don't
get paid for every survey, you do have a good chance of winning. SurveySpot recently
awarded one lucky winner $10,000 for a Hawaiian vacation and I've received 2
cash prizes from past surveys!
They only need participants from U.S., Canada, U.K. and
Australia
Planet Pulse pays you to complete online
surveys and is open to anyone in the AP countries of Malaysia, New Zealand, China, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Korea, India, UAE over the age of 14. For each survey you complete
you will be rewarded with a point system called PULSES. The number
of Pulses that you receive for each survey will depend on the length of the survey
and ranges from 100 to 500 points. Pulses are redeemable for cash, a variety of
gifts or you can even choose to donate it to charity. To redeem for cash (through Paypal), you must
have a minimum of 1000 Pulses, equivalent to $10. To redeem for gifts or donate to charity, you simply
complete and submit a redemption form. Plus, for every 5 friends you get to join
Planet Pulse you'll get 250 Pulses. Your friends can be from anywhere in the countries covered and there's no limit to the number you can refer.
Consumerlink
have sites in over 20 different countries. Click on the link
for your country for the latest information on requirements.
For example, in the US you can expect between $5 and $50 per
survey or discussion group, and in Spain you earn Turys - a Spanish
incentive program. In the UK, you earn ipoints for
completing their surveys. Click here to
sign
up for ipoints and get further details of both ipoints
and consumerlink
Countries covered are:
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic,
Columbia, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea,
Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Finland, Sweden, UK and USA.

ithinkinc.com/
gives you a chance to win money and prizes by completing a
sponsored survey. Usually the amount is from $2-$10 for
about 10-15 minutes of your time. Your check will arrive in
the mail within a few weeks of submitting the questionnaire
for a sponsored study.
International
Advisory Panel. Fill out a background questionnaire and participate in
surveys about twice a month. There are drawings for $75 for
shorter surveys and $100 or more for longer surveys, plus
T-shirts to be won.
NPD Online
Research. With many of their studies they hold a cash or prize
drawing. All members who participate are eligible for a
chance to win the prize associated with that particular
study. When they conduct a focus group you usually can
choose a thank you gift from a pre-defined list of gifts.
Voice of
the Internet - For each survey a portion (dependent on number of
participants and cash available) of those responding get $5.
Focusline.com
is an online consumer research service that
conducts online interviews about a variety of consumer
oriented topics. We use your opinions and suggestions to
help companies better meet your needs as a consumer.
Participation in our paid surveys is fun, interesting, and
financially rewarding, and is only open to registered
members! The only prerequisites to join are that you must be
an adult and you must have a valid email address.
To become a member and enable them to match your
demographics to their research projects, they need you to
complete a profile of yourself. As a member, you'll be
eligible to participate in web based surveys, one-on-one
interviews and group sessions. You may be required to fill
out a short prequalifying survey to help them determine your
suitability for an upcoming paid study. Prequalifiers only
take about a minute to complete and full surveys usually
take about 10 minutes. Group sessions and one-on-one
interviews are conducted in a chat based environment and
generally last for 30 minutes to an hour. They typically pay
between $25 to $45 for participation in their studies.
Spidermetrix
- Australian site, but available worldwide. Get points
(exchangeable for goods or cash) for reviewing websites, and
extra points for referring others. Some surveys don't award
points automatically but the chance to win points for giving
one of the best reports. However these surveys are also
often pre-qualifiers for other surveys, so well worth doing
anyway.
Keynote Research Panel
As a panelist, you'll evaluate leading Web sites and provide
vital feedback on your experience. For each evaluation you
complete, you'll receive an Amazon.com gift certificate,
usually for $10/£5. I have received several of these.
As a participant in the
Harris Poll
Online, you have the opportunity to influence
important decision-makers in government, non-profit
organizations, and corporations and help to shape the
policies, products, and services they offer you. Your
responses to Harris Poll Online questions can make a
difference! The Harris Poll has been around for over 40
years, and is a trusted name.
Aside from having your say in matters that affect you,
you'll also be able to see the survey results, so you can
compare your opinions and experiences to those like and
unlike you. Occasionally, you may participate in surveys
whose results will be published in national or international
media. If time permits, they'll email the results to you
before they are published. You can scoop your friends!
They often show their appreciation for your participation
by giving you the chance to enter sweepstakes. Prizes may
consist of a cash award or special offer (such as free
computer games or discount coupons)or simply points towards the gift of
your choice from a selection. Surveys that include
sweepstakes, cash awards or other special offers will be
identified as such in the email invitation. In instances
where prizes are awarded, you will qualify for these offers
only after completing the survey or following the
instructions for mail-in entries found in the sweepstake
rules page, linked from the email invitation and the final
survey page.
marketviewresearch.com
- random drawings for cash or merchandise prizes
every time you answer one of their surveys.
Clarion
Research Panelists who qualify for our online surveys are generally
compensated with cash, product incentives or service incentives.
To join the web panel, the only requirements are that you must be 18 years or older and have access to
the internet.
Consumerviews
When you are invited to complete a questionnaire for a
client, you will be told what the token payment or gift will
be for participation. Typically, participants will receive a
check for $5.00 or perhaps coupons worth $5 or more on the
client's products. In some situations, participants may
receive larger payments.
Blarry
House Research is looking for friendly, articulate
people who like to share their opinions in focus groups and
earn extra spending money in the process. Focus groups are
informal discussions consisting of about ten people brought
together to test a new product, evaluate an existing
concept, or to share opinions on a variety of issues. Topics
include: views on computer software and hardware, ideas for
new video games, taste testing and naming food products,
travel, health care, and telecommunications. Everything
discussed in the focus groups is kept strictly confidential
and nothing is ever sold. The discussions are fun, usually
last from 1 1/2 to 2 hours, require no preparation, and you
are paid $40 to $100 for your time. US only
When you are a member of the TheIntelliQuest
Technology Panel , you could earn Tech Points for taking surveys,
win $5,000 cash, or win 1,000 Tech Points!
- Tech Panel Points– When you participate in most of their surveys,
you earn Tech Points. Once you earn at least 2000 Tech Points, you can
redeem them for cash or prizes. You can only earn Tech Points when
you participate in surveys. You will not earn any points when you
participate in Quick Matches or mini-polls.
- 1,000 Points-A-Day Giveaway - Each day they select
one person to win 1,000 Tech Points. If you participate in a survey,
Quick Match, or mini-poll, you are entered into that day's
1,000 Points-A-Day Giveaway.
- $5,000 Tech Panel Sweepstakes - Every time you participate
in a survey, Quick Match, or mini-poll, you earn an entry in the
$5,000 Tech Panel Sweepstakes. Every three months, they
select one person to win $5,000!
Product
Testing Services With product beta testing, there is
always some type of remuneration is always offered. Depending on the
actual value of the product tested, it may be in keeping the product
itself. It may be cash, coupon or gift certificate. They
also sometimes have a drawing in which one or several respondents
have a chance at winning a substantial prize.
Historically, the majority of PTS projects have been for computer type products.
However, more and more "non-computer-product-type"
companies are discovering the advantages of web-based surveys.
Available internationally but they only do projects in English. They
also encourage young people to register as they do sometimes have projects
for them, especially in the computer games area. However, people under
18 must have a parental consent to participate, which is something they
obtain at the time of selection for specific projects.
SpectraCom
- Members of their research database will receive e-mail
invitations to participate in a variety of online and
off-line research projects. Most projects include an
incentive for completion, such as a cash sweepstakes, free
product or an online gift certificate.
Some research projects you may be invited to participate
in include:
- reviewing new web sites
- evaluating creative concepts
- testing new products
- assessing content preferences
- describing Internet or website use
GoGlobal
Technologies Inc. specializes in the development of
custom web based surveys for large corporations and full
service Market Research companies.
By volunteering to participate in these web based
surveys, you become eligible to win various prizes, all the
way from Gift Certificates at online shopping sites (ranging
from $5.00 to $25.00), to actual cash rewards (some even as
high as $1,500.00).
Join PaidSurveys.com for free to get details of 25 companies offering paid
online surveys and be among the first to know about new survey opportunities.
US Participants Only
The following survey sites are looking for US, and occasionally Canadian, participants only.

Panda Research is looking for U.S. residents only to participate in surveys and offers
over the web. Incentives range
from cash, prizes, and drawings for your opinions.
Incentives for online surveys are usually in the form of cash, product samples
and/or gift certificates. The type and amount of incentive vary from $5 - $35 or
more and are based on the type and size of survey and offer, the respondent profile
required by the contract.
Free $5 Sign-up bonus and free vacation
Datatelligence ONLINE Panelists who join today are eligible for an entry into the
monthly sweepstakes for up to $2500 in cash and prizes! The current monthly sweepstake
includes a total of 196 drawings with such prizes as a 30GB I-POD Video, $500 and up to 2000 Data Points.
By completing surveys you'll accumulate Data Points which can be redeemed for high tech electronics, movie tickets, air travel
miles, and other great items in their incentive catalog.
E-poll offers you a terrific opportunity to express yourself...and the rewards
don't stop there! Where else can you speak your mind and earn points redeemable for:
- Gift Certificates
- Cash value discounts on great merchandise
- CDs and Movies
- And other cool gifts!
Take polls for fun & rewards, plus get 100 points instantly just for joining now!
Click Here to sign up.
E-Poll Teens Survey
- paid surveys for teens 13 to 18 years of age only.
Click Here
SCAM WARNING
http://surveyjunction.com
Here's one buyer's experience of this company:
Thinking that with me being on-line so much, I may as well put my
time to good use and earn myself some much needed funds, hence one of
the reasons for joining CIAO! I had also joined a few other online
survey sites, but as yet had no surveys to do for them, so in my
ignorance of these things, and on looking round the net, I came
across a website that said they had an exclusive list of nearly 200
internet marketing companies, with paid and rewarded survey
opportunities, I also got an email into my account telling me about
this opportunity.
I knew that many companies worked only with selected groups, and
thought that this was a way of getting into these groups, and
broadening my chances of increasing my funds. Survey Junction stated
that these were 'worldwide opportunities', and so I thought that I
would give it a go.
After paying 'the small one time $32.95 Membership Fee' I was given
access to their members only area, which contained two pages of links
to such websites as CIAO! and other sites which do surveys for prize
draws, or to earn points. Most of the ones which paid out monies were
for people who reside in the USA, also along with these survey sites
(which could have been found by searching through a search engine)
were many links which infact were not survey sites, but 'freestuff'
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