American Consumer Opinion: Each person who participates in a survey receives
some type of "Thank You" (a free product to test, cash,
a check, a gift, and/or a chance to win larger cash awards through
drawings). The incentives typically range in value from $4 to
$25, depending upon the length of the questionnaire and the time
it takes to fill it out. If a survey is extra long, then the award
could be $25 or more. Participants in online focus groups generally
receive $25 or more.
Focusline.com: Pays between $25 and $45 for filling out surveys and participating in group chats and one-on-one interviews.
Greenfield Online: Pays with cash and cash prizes. Surveys posted fairly frequently (several a month). Can win up to $100 participating in a survey. Group chats pay $75 or more. Money deposited into an iGain account. You can request payment at anytime.
ithink.inc: If you choose to complete a sponsored survey, you will receive payment for your time. Usually the amount is from $2-$10 -- All for about 10-15 minutes of your time. Your check will arrive in the mail within a few weeks after you submit the questionnaire for a sponsored\ study. Highly recommended.
NPD Online Research Many studies with cash or gift incentive, usually in a sweepstakes format with a winner selected from the survey responses received approximately 4 weeks after the survey's availability online
SurveyPayday.com: Different surveys will pay out different amounts, and may vary anywhere from $1 to $25 (or higher!). This amount will depend on a number of factors, especially the length of the survey and the company's desired turn-around time for the results. Before you complete a survey, though, you will be told exactly how much you will be paid. All users will be paid in U.S. dollars by check. Checks will be mailed out quarterly, and you must have at least a $15 credit on your account to receive a check. Credits on any accounts totalling less than $15 will be rolled over to the next quarter. Highly recommended.
Surveysavvy.com "Why Join SurveySavvy.com? Your opinion is not just important, it's the backbone of what we do at Luth Research: gather people's opinions for worldwide market research. We ask consumers like you what you want or don't want, or like or dislike, in the products and services you use everyday. The power has always been with the people, and Luth Research has been a leader in gathering people's opinions about products and services. Now, with SurveySavvy.com we've built one of the first Web sites to allow you the convenience of filling out these surveys online. Already, Luth Research has paid consumers like you more than $5 million for telling us what you think via traditional methods. Now, we'll be paying you for your online participation in surveys, and your friends and their friends online participation." On the average: 12 surveys a year. Highly recommended.
Researchers offer prizes and rewards for your participation
in their surveys. Surveys run very frequently with a sweepstakes
format for winning money from completing surveys: "SurveySpot
has awarded thousands of dollars in cash prizes." Sample
prize: free gas for a year. Highly recommended.
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