Welcome everyone!
I have a confession to make. I am a bit of a dork. I enjoy completing surveys as an outlet to express my opinion, a hobby and a way to earn a little extra money in my spare time.
The purpose of this blog is to share my personal opinions with you regarding which survey websites I think have been the best and worst use of my time. I would also like to discuss which sites I find to be the most or least enjoyable and which ones I think have the best or worst rewards. Please note that this blog might contain affiliate links for which I might gain a commission. I promise, however, not to let affiliate incentives bias my opinion of which sites are the best and worst for me.
Please also note that although some sites may not work for me, it is quite possible that they will work for you. Everyone's demographics are different. Quite often survey companies are looking for someone with a particular race, age, gender, type of employment or any other number of factors that would differentiate you and me.
First, let me begin by saying that survey success takes time and effort. If you are planning to replace your day job with income strictly from surveys, you will likely be disappointed. Most surveys take anywhere between five and forty five minutes. You will usually have to complete several surveys of varying lengths to receive an incentive. The incentive (also commonly called a reward) will vary from site to site, but usually consists of some kind of points. The points can generally be redeemed for money in the form of a check, PayPal or visa rewards gift card or other types of gift cards for varying merchants such as Facebook, Starbucks, Home Depot, Lowes, Walmart, Kmart and many more.
If you are willing to put in the time and effort to attempt completing surveys, some sites also provide an additional incentive such as a point or points for trying a survey even if you do not qualify. One site I use even gives you a cash sweepstakes entry just for logging in to the site once a day.
It is also important to note that you should read each survey website's terms and conditions and privacy policy before joining. Yes, I know they are boring. I think they are tedious as well. They do, however, provide important information that you should know such as taxes on your earnings, how the site uses cookies, what their legal policies are, how their incentives work, how they use the information you provide to them and much more.
All in all I have found surveys to be a nice pass time hobby but not a way to quit my day job. Although it is possible to earn money from surveys, it usually does not happen quickly. There additionally survey scam or marketing websites out there that I think should be avoided. I have also found a helpful resource for evaluating panelist reviews and ratings of survey sites which I hope to share soon.
