<p>Are the companies that offer this legit?</p>
<p>ie surveypayoff.com and others?</p>
<p>Do an internet seach on them. There are legitimate companies out there that do pay for sureveys. I’ve done some. Usually they are fairly involved, lasting at least 30 minutes and you have to be pre-qualified (i.e. certain age bracket, income bracket, or even a buyer of certain products).</p>
<p>toledo, and do they end up sending you a whole bunch of junk mail since they get your name, address, and phone number? Is it worthwhile?</p>
<p>I’ve done a few of them, but not the company, which appears to be a referral database, that you mentioned. I signed up for e-rewards, which pays in merchandise, e.g. airline miles, magazines, gift cards, and have had no problem with redemption or junk mail. At a friend’s behest, I became a member of pineconeresearch, which pays $3 per survey; I deposit the checks (2-5/month) into my kid’s account for a “bonus lunch on mom.” Again, no junk email problem, and although $3 is not much for my time, I take the surveys while watching TV during bouts of insomnia.</p>
<p>No junk mail here, but the research company is local and the surveys have involved going to the company’s offices. I’ve been responsible for giving opinions on packaging of childrens’ Tylenol and Miracle Whip. I am also a secret shopper. This can be a fun way to make a little money. The surveys/shops I agree to, usually pay around $20, but I only choose the what I want to do (restaurants I like, movies I want to see, stores I’d normally visit).</p>
<p>I haven’t seen any online surveys that pay very well, but we have a local place where you go in and get interviewed in a group with people watching behind a mirrored wall and a video rolling and it’s always been a good experience with decent pay. The survey I did last was on ooVoo (free software online for videoconferencing) and took 90 minutes and paid $75 cash plus included a free dinner and a gift of a CD with the free software plus video cameras for using with two computers. Some others I’ve done have been on things like make-up, children’s magazines, and town development. Some of companies ask certain people back for more surveying (like the make-up company did with me).</p>
<p>I do surveys on line on a regular basis. Maybe I make $20 a month plus a book or two every few months. Is it worth the time? Ah, probably not but its an extra $20 in cash and a bit of free stuff is nice. One company offers products rather than cash(flashlights, dog beds, kitchen gadgets) - I recently discovered they have a huge selection of books which made me very happy. In addition to the cash, the on-line companies often ask for product testers. I’ve tested lots of products - shampoo, dog food (well, my dogs have tested the dog food), dinners (one dinner came packed in dry-ice: it was wonderful!), hair coloring, snacks. I actually haven’t bought shampoo in two or three years as it seems the shampoo companies need lots of testers. Another company offers “points” for reading emails/looking at websites. By clicking on the emails I earn enough points for a $25 gift certificate(I usually get a Target gift certificate though you can pick other stores) every 3 months. PM me if you’d like to know which survey sites I’ve found to be legit. (Most survey sites also provide an incentive for signing up friends). Lately I’ve noticed that if I don’t do a survey as soon as I get the email, the survey is closes. My sense is that in this economy, more people are doing what ever they can to make a little bit of extra money so more people are doing surveys on-line. I’ve also found that in-person focus groups pay better but I’ve also found that companies often limit the number of focus groups you can do in a year.</p>