Free Online Paid Surveys
Inbox - Free $5 just for joining. One can get paid by reading emails, taking surveys, or signing up for free and/or trial offers. It is not uncommon to get .50 – $2.00 to sign up for a free online account at various websites and you could always cancel your membership later!
Outpost - Pretty high compensation for surveys compared to other venues. I’ve received offers for surveys over $10 here before. The money adds up very quickly because the time and monetary compensation is balanced just right. You also have the chance to win money instantly or enter a sweepstakes if you do not qualify for a survey. The person who referred me to this survey center never won an instant prize, but on my first survey, I was not qualified and clicked the “instant win” option. I actually won $50 on my first try and it was the first prize I’ve ever won over the internet. I cashed out right away and received my check within two weeks. They say it takes 6-8 weeks to be paid after cashing out, but I always receive my check fairly quickly: about two to three weeks. I trust this place!
Mindfield - I receive a consistent quantity of surveys daily from this survey center. It can average from about 1-3 surveys a day; sometimes it skips a day but not often. The survey quota can fill up fast on these babies so do not hesitate completing the survey the moment you spot one of their survey emails.
Focus Forward- I receive surveys from this group at least weekly. Their online surveys are usually only a few dollars but I receive numerous solicitations for their telephone surveys as well which run about an hour and pay roughly $50 plus. This is a great place to receive extra money not only through their online surveys, but through their phone surveys and offline focus groups as well as it pays quite well.
MySurvey - With this online survey panel, you receive points for each survey you complete. All points are redeemable towards prizes & merchandise OR cash. I receive the cash compensations at all times of course, unless a good deal is to be had for something I need under their merchandise categories. Surveys that I receive with this company seem to be pretty short and less time-consuming comparable to others.
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Another point to disclose is that some of these survey panels may also offer phone surveys (sometimes around $50 for a half hour) or offline focus groups, online discussions for sometimes up to $30 for the hour, as well as product testing; it can be quite fun receiving new products in the mail for free and getting paid voicing your opinions about them.