These sites are characterized by high payouts, an easy redemption process, and real user reviews. They consistently make the top lists of experienced survey takers.
20/20 Research
primarily conduct discussions (focus groups, bulletin board
discussions, and individual interviews). Offline focus groups take place
in Memphis, Miami and Charlotte. Online and telephone interviews are
also available.
75.4% (Survey Police)
3/5 stars (MySurvey123)
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Not a Member of 20/20 Research? Here is One Reason to Join Today! (Boost Your Income Today)American Consumer Opinion offers cash payment from $4 to $50, proportional to the length of time it would take the average person to complete the survey.
85.2% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 7.1 (Get Paid Surveys) American Consumer Opinion (ACOP): Top 25 (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Baker Street Solutions offers Amazon gift certificates for completing online surveys, but their product testing opportunities pay $25-$40 cash. 88.7% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) Baker Street Solutions - Legitimate Survey Panel #10 (Living on one income) Baker Street Solutions: Online Survey Site Review (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Brand Institute (also referred to as Global Online Recruiting) runs a lot of surveys often related to drugs and health products. It may be hard to qualify and there aren't many surveys, but compensation is higher than most. Surveys usually take 15-30 minutes and often offer compensation anywhere from $2.00-$100.00, depending on the project.
54.1% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 5.9 (Get Paid Surveys) Brand Institute: Top 25 Legitimate Survey Site Review (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
BuzzBack provides sweepstakes, gift certificates and cash for studies. Cash surveys pay $1 to $10.
62.9% (Survey Police) 3/5 stars (MySurvey123) Survey Panels....times are tough! Buzzback surveys (Living on one income) Buzzback Market Research: Online Paid Survey Site Review (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Clear Voice Surveys sends out surveys regularly, and pay from $1 - $20. If you don't quality for a survey, you still get $0.25. You are paid via a Payoneer debit card or gift certificates at Amazon or restaurants. 3/5 stars (MySurvey123) 5.3 (Paid Survey User Reviews) Clear Voice Surveys Panel: Should you join? Review (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
E-Poll generally gives 500 to 3000 points per survey completed. You can redeem gift cards at various stores: Amazon, Home Depot, etc. It takes 3500 points for a $5 gift card, 6750 for a $10 card, on up to 17,250 for a $30 one. They give points even when you don't qualify for surveys. 67.7% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 7.2 (Get Paid Surveys) E-Poll a Great Survey Site (Associated Content) E-Poll: Top 10 Legitimate Survey Review: Is it worth your time? (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Esearch pays $2 to $10 via PayPal for completing surveys.
88.4% (Survey Police) 3.5/5 stars (MySurvey123) 4.8 (Get Paid Surveys) Esearch.com: Legitimate Survey Company (Living on one income) Esearch.com: Legitimate Online Paid Survey Review (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Focus Forward offers cash surveys as well as online and offline focus groups.. You need a minimum of $10 in your account to request a check.
72.3% (Survey Police) 3/5 stars (MySurvey123) 7.7 (Paid Survey User Reviews) Join Focus Group, Get Paid (The Sun's Financial Diary) Focus Forward Online Review UPDATE (I am speaking)
Global Test Market will reward you with MarketPoints for every online survey you complete. You'll receive money for every online survey you take, even if it turns out you are ineligible to complete the survey. One MarketPoint is equal 5 cents. Once you reach 1,000 MarketPoints, you can redeem your balance for $50 U.S. dollars.
73.5% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 7.2 (Get Paid Surveys) Global Test Market - Legitimate Survey Company (Living on one income) Global Test Market: Revisiting an Old Favorite (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
HCD Surveys has many current events and political surveys. Surveys are often short and interesting, and usually pay $1.00 - $5.00. Payment is given in the form of points (100 points per dollar) and can be redeemed when you have earned 1000 points.
86.1% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 8.2 (Get Paid Surveys) HCD Surveys - Legitimate Survey Panel (Living on one income) HCD Surveys: Legitimate Online Paid Survey Review (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Lightspeed Panel gives Lightspeed Points for completing most surveys. Then, redeem your points for cash, online gift certificates, music downloads, and other prizes. You get 75 to 1000 points per survey, and need a minimum of 500 points (equivalent to $5, or $1 per 100 points) to cash out.
64.1% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 6.5 (Get Paid Surveys) Lightspeed Consumer Panel: Top 25 Legitimate Survey Sites (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Netverdix offers incentives ranging from $2 to $60 for surveys, focus groups and media analysis. Even if you don't quality for the survey, you will be entered into a cash drawing. They pay out every month, as long as you have more than $2 in your account.
85.5% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 6.3 (Get Paid Surveys) Netverdix: Online Paid Survey Update! (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
NFO My Survey uses a point system, where 100 points is equal to a dollar. They also reward members with daily giveaways and raffles or sweepstakes entries.
77.5% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 7.8 (Get Paid Surveys) Top 25 Legitimate Survey Sites: NFO My Survey (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Opinion Outpost (Pro Opinion) gives Opinion Points for each completed survey that are redeemable for cash. 10 Opinion Points = $1.00. Points are redeemable when you reach 50 points ($5). Opinion Outpost’s average survey pays $3 to $10.
82.1% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 7.2 (Paid Survey User Reviews) Opinion Outpost - Legitimate Survey Panel (Living on one income) Opinion Outpost: Top 25 Legitimate Online Paid Survey (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
PineCone Research usually pays $3 per survey (it used to be $5) and the payment can be made via PayPal or check. There's no need to redeem points or save up. You must find a banner ad in order to get access to their registration page. You can usually find one at MySurvey123
88.5% (Survey Police)
4/5 stars (MySurvey123) Pinecone Research: Top 25 Cash Paying Online Survey Site Review (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Survey Savvy pays cash for every survey you qualify and complete, and there is no minimum requirement to request payment.
66.4% (Survey Police) 3/5 stars (MySurvey123) 5.9 (Get Paid Surveys)
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Survey Spot offers instant games and/or sweepstakes entries as well as cash rewards ranging from $3-$10 for completed surveys.
69.6% (Survey Police) 3/5 stars (MySurvey123) 6.8 (Paid Survey User Reviews) SurveySpot: The Best Paid Survey Site - Ever (Associated Content) Survey Spot: Top Paid Survey Site (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)
Valued Opinions offers rewards in the form of gift cards from major retailers like Amazon. You must be invited or find a advertising link to join. For each survey you complete, you will receive a reward, typically between $2 and $5 and up to $50 for specialist surveys. Once your account reaches $20 you will be able to redeem your gift card reward. 72.3% (Survey Police) 4/5 stars (MySurvey123) 6.5 (Get Paid Surveys)
Toluna (formerly Your2Cents) pays $1 to $5 for completed surveys. If you end up not qualifying for a survey, you'll still get a sweepstakes entry and/or a small cash reward. You can request a check once you have accumluated $10 in your account.
71.9% (Survey Police) 5.8 (Paid Survey User Reviews) 3/5 stars (MySurvey123) Your2Cents - Legitimate Survey Company (Living on one income) Your2Cents: Top 25 Legitimate Survey Sites (Survival Guide to Online Surveys)