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Paid online surveys
Introduction to online
surveys!
What do the surveys
consist of?
How frequent are the
surveys?
How are you paid?
How much can I expect to
make in a year?
OK, so who can join?
How will I receive the
surveys?
How much are you paid?
I've never heard of
some of these companies?
Introduction to online
surveys!
Last year companies spent a
massive �1.4 billion on market research. By joining the research panels
on this site, you can earn a slice of this money for yourself. Market research companies are
always looking for new people to become members of there online panels.
What do the surveys
consist of?
They are usually in the form
of multiple choice questions. Some will include images, music or video
material. Make sure you have
Adobe Flash Player installed as this is
needed to view videos.
How frequent are the
surveys?
Most panels send out a few a
week. CIAO and
Global Test Market send out about one a
day, often more. Some panels may only send you a few surveys a year, but
these types may pay �20-�100.
How are you paid?
This differs from panel to
panel. Most of them just a cheque to you through the post when you
reach a certain threshold, usually �20.
Others pay straight into
your bank account by direct bank transfer. the payout threshold is much
lower. CIAO pays this way and will payout once you are over �5.
Some newer survey sites pay
via PayPal, an online payment service that allows money to be
transferred securely over the internet. Money in your PayPal account can
be transferred into a bank account. A PayPal account is free to open and
free to use. Opening an account takes about 5 minutes.
Click here to
open a PayPal account. (link opens in a new window)
How much can I expect to
make in a year?
As you can imagine, this
varies hugely from person to person depending on the number of sites you
join and how much spare time you have to complete the surveys your
invited too.
On average,
about �400-500 per year.
OK, so who can join?
Anyone! That's the great
thing about market research. The companies want a panel of people from
all different backgrounds and walks of life. Students, firemen, office
workers, teachers, part-time workers and the unemployed are all needed
to share their valued opinions.
Most panels will not accept
children under 16.
How will I receive the
surveys?
When
you join a research panel, you provide the website with your email
address. Invitations to surveys are sent to this email address. It is a
good idea to check your emails everyday, if you don't already. If you
are planning to join lots of survey panels, I recommend setting up a
separate email account just to use for surveys.
Set-up a new
Live Hotmail
account free.
Set-up a new AOL
account free.
How much are you paid?
This is probably the part
you are most interested in!
The amount you are paid per survey varies
between different companies and projects. The average is about �3 for a
20 minute survey, although
It's Your View,
for example, base there payout on a rate of �1 for every 5 minutes.
The
trick to earning a reasonable amount of money through doing online
surveys is to make sure you join as many research panels as you can.
That way you will get a steady stream of invitations to surveys so you
will always have some to be getting on with.
I've never heard of
some of these companies?
All of the research panels
listed on ConsumerVerdict.co.uk have been hand selected by our researchers.
They have all been extensively tested and verified for there
authenticity. All of the survey sites do payout, and they are all
run/owned by registered, reputable companies that are all members of the
___ and regulated by the ___.
Most people have probably
never heard of many of the panels we feature. Market research companies
do not seem to be widely publicised. You may have heard them mentioned
during the news on TV. BBC news often source general public opinion
information from
YouGov. |
