Earn Quick Cash with Survey Scout
We took a co-worker of mine out for a farewell drink yesterday since he’s leaving the company for another opportunity. We pulled it out of him that he’s switching jobs since the new one pays better. They have a new baby and his wife wants to stay at home so he’s looking for any extra money he can find.
In addition to getting a new job, he’s been making some extra money at Survey Scout filling out surveys, trying new products, and participating in focus groups. Basically they pay you for your opinion. He doesn’t always take part in every offer they have but he recommended it as a good way to make some extra money.
Ben :: Oct.30.2007 :: Free Money, Make Money :: 2 Comments »
Are you sure this is legit? This site sells a membership to help you find survey deals. I’m always suspicious of this business model.
if you have to pay to participate, it isn’t a good idea. Survey Scout itself just gives you a list from their database, and some people say they’ve found the same list on a free site.
I signed up for globalopinionpanels.com and have made about $5 so far. It operates on a point system and it takes 5000 points to get $5 … surveys range so far from 50 to 5000 points, depending on the time & complexity. Most surveys have taken me at least 30 minutes. So I’ve done 7 surveys for a total of $10 and 3 1/2 hours. Hey, I made $2.85 an hour! Big pay! Plus, it takes 4-6 weeks to get a check in the mail. I just posted my 1st payment request, so I don’t know yet if they actually will pay …
I’ve also done a few surveys for Ipso-ISay and their point system is incredibly small. I don’t expect to get anything out of them. I’ve done 3 or 4 surveys and have 1 point. They have a long list of merchandise and gift cards you can redeem points for, but the lowest I’ve seen is a phone card for 50 points. Not a fast process.
Online surveys are not actual moneymakers, except for companies like Survey Scout who take your money to give you a list. Survey taking is the next generation of “Make Tons of Money at Home Assembling Products”.
As with all things, “buyer beware”. If it sounds too good to be true, it is. Online surveys sure seem to fit that adage.
ps - I suggest doing a search on “survey scout” and reading some people’s experiences. The disgruntled far outweigh the satisfied.