Paid Survey Site Review Pt. 2

Test Spin

This was a OK site. Very few surveys came through. On a average the surveys were worth more than most sites. I did 2 surveys for Test Spin and I made $8.00 for all of February. The minimum cash out is $10.00, and they pay with a Amazon Gift Card. The site and members area are not to bad to find your balance, surveys you have taken, history, etc. There is no affiliate program so once again I am just giving them free advertisement. 7 out of 10


HCD Surveys

This is another site that did not send out very many surveys. One that they did send out was a Supper Bowl commercial survey. I was asked to watch the Supper Bowl and take a survey on the commercials after it was over. It was a fun survey, and it did "force" me to watch the Supper Bowl, but it was only worth $2.00. That was it for February. I have to give them some credit for their website. You can access everything about your account in detail. They also have a minimum pay out at $10.00. This will be sent out in a check. 7.5 out of 10





Global Test Market



This is actually a very good site. I didn't get a lot of surveys for it, but as I was making out these reviews I went back to the members website and there were 8 surveys I never took. I received 150 pts. and the points are 1 point=$0.05, so I made $7.50. This number could have been a lot higher if I was paying attention. This site also has a very nice members section. It is very easy to find your information, along with other surveys you can take. The cash out is a little high at 1000 points or $50.00. They pay by check. 8 out of 10

Vindale Research

Vindale was one of the better one's I came across. They sent out plenty of surveys, a ton of special offers, and good pay for them all. In January I had $9.00 and now in February I have and additional $10.00. Their website is also one of the best. Great survey tracking details in the members area. For February I made $10.00 but could have been more if I would have tried the offers on the site. They get a 8 out of 10.

Honest Insite

The surveys that I received from Honest Insite were extremely short. In fact, most of the time I thought I was just pre-qualifying for the survey, but then they say thank you and here is your points. The only problem is the points are not worth much. I managed to rack up 100Hi. points for February, I need 8,000Hi. points to cash out and get a $10.00 Halmark gift card. The low score is mainly because of the little value given to the points, everything else is quite good. I give it 6 out of 10.

My View

My View sends quite a few surveys out consistently. They are usually $2.00-$5.00, and the surveys are mid to long in length. The members page on the website is pretty good also. I made $10.00 in February but it is still pending. The minimum cash out is $25.00 and is done through PayPal. I will not count this in my February earnings. It has been pending for almost 4 weeks. I am assuming I will get this pending amount so I am going to give them a 7 out of 10.

Your Free Surveys

This is another site that I did not use to its potential. I had a few surveys each week, and ended up doing just a couple. I made about $4.00 for the month. I had forgotten that they have daily surveys that you can take each day. You can make about $2.00-$3.00 on these, but you have to remember to log on to their website because they do not send these out. Pay out is at $30.00 through PayPal again, and they pay every $30.00. Their website is a little hard to find stuff, but they do have some cool tips, and a forum with a lot of information. This is one of the better survey sites, so I will overlook the web-site navigation issues. This survey site gets a solid 7.5 out of 10.

Coming Up!

A few more good ones.

A few not so good ones.

My, pay to click offers, but not complete them, clear your cookies list? Some people have this down to a science!!!!

Paid Survey Sites Reviewed

I have now given these sites a full month to show me what they have. I understand that this is not a long period of time to make a judgement, but I will tell you how much I made, and what to expect from each one. I am going to leave the Paid Offer sites for last because I am going to group them together and see how much you can really make off of them in a month, using 3 or 4 of them. That will be for next month. These are in no particular order, but I will rate them on a 1 to 10 scale.


Lightspeed Panel






This by far was my best site. Surveys came on a regular basis and I did not even try them all. The surveys were not extremely long, but a few went over 1 hour. These I received 2000 and 3000 points for. I had a total of 8600 points for February, or about $65.00. I have not cashed out yet. Minimum is $6.00 and they pay with PayPal. They don't have a affiliate program or a referral program, so I am just giving them some free advertisement here. 8.5 out of 10

Opinion Outpost


This site really surprised me. Looking at their ad with the cowboy on it, I thought it would be a bust. Not so! I received 34 surveys in February, converted on 14 of them. These were more interesting than most, and of reasonable length. I had a total of 170points or $17.00 for February. Cash out is at a min. of $5.00, and they pay by check. 8 out of 10




Mindfield Online

This was one of my favorites. Not as many surveys came through, but the conversion rate was better. One survey was on a new show on the DIY Network. I had to watch the show, complete a survey after it was over, and then the next day, participate in a online chat for about 5 min. For that I received $12.00 for the survey, and a $5.00 Amazon gift card for the follow up. The other surveys were usually movie trailers or commercials. My total for February was $17.00 and a $5.00 Amazon gift card. The cash out minimum is $5.00 and they pay by check. 8 out of 10

Clear Voice Surveys





This survey site did not send out very many surveys, only about 7 or 8 in February. I did convert 3 for a total of $9.00. The surveys were nice and short. The minimum cash out is $10.00. They pay with a pre-paid credit card. I would have to say there are some good things and bad things with this site. 7.5 out of 10





American Consumer Opinion

I have mixed feelings on this site. They only sent out 2 surveys for me in February. I did not qualify for either one but they were both worth over $10.00. I can't give this one to low of a score because if I would have qualified, it would have been one of the better ones. My total for the month was $0.00. 5 out of 10 ***I will need to evaluate this one again in a month.

E-Poll Surveys

This site started off really strong, but in February I received only 1500 points. Sounds like a lot but it equals about $1.50. The site is not very user friendly either. It did send out a few surveys in January and February, so I will keep it around. You can convert your points into PayPal deposits, or other rewards. Cash out minimum is set at 5000 points, or around $5.00. Many people like this survey site, but I have to give it a 6 out of 10.

Survey Head

I have to be honest with this site. I did not even try to sign up for it. I was filling out a offer and "clicked" on "sign me up". Well this has turned out to be a great survey site. You can go to the site and get surveys in addition to getting them through e-mail. You can get a bonus cash for signing up, and cash for filling out your profile information. The part I really like is they show you what %chance there is for you qualifying for the survey. For February I have make $19.30 and $6.00 pending. You can cash out at $25.00, and they go through PayPal. I give this site a 8.5 out of 10.

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Paid Survey Sites:

Now that I have a few different things going on, I hope I can give you more information on a daily basis. I have had the opportunity to do some interesting surveys in the past few weeks, but for the most part I have to sit down with a 16oz. can of MONSTER energy to even get through one of them. I am trying everything this past month, but the sites like Cash-Crate, Treasure Trooper, Panda, Surf Bounty, could take all your time doing just one of them. In March I think I am going to concentrate on 3 of 4 of those" paid offers" sites to see if they produce more than regular paid survey sites. For the next few days I am going to review each site I belong to, and give a total earnings for February.

The Blog

I also have to look at the blog itself as a money making tool. I guess you have to look at it like a online store. The idea is to get as many people to come into your store as possible. Like any store out there, if the isles are bare, the employees are rude, or if the management is untrustworthy, you probably will not shop there ever again. The advertisements on the site are a product I am basically selling. I have signed up with the three traffic exchange programs you see in the blog footer. It is basically, you scratch my back I'll scratch yours. You spend time looking at other people's websites, and in turn you get people to come to yours. These are free to join, but you have to work to get anything. You can also pay for traffic, but I have not done that yet. It takes about 45min. to an hour, and in return I have received about 20-30 unique visitors per day. I have had 7 clicks on the advertisements in February, and all said and done, I have made $2.49 using the blog as a tool itself.

I have had no one sign up yet. I have not marketed this product like I see others doing it. The ad on the site has not produced any results at all. I am going to put the site on the three traffic exchange sites, and any others I can find worth doing. I hope this helps. I think you can see that even getting 5 people to join for only $25.00 can be a challenge. I wrote my sister a e-mail trying to get her to join. I felt real uncomfortable doing this. I think I will feel even more uncomfortable asking friends to join. This is a major road block! Even if I did get some friends and family to join, they are the kind of people that would also not be able to solicit members. My only hope is for people to join through the blog or traffic exchanges. A alternative solution I have been thinking of is giving the first 5 people to join with me, a free offer to join. I am thinking that this would cost me $125.00, but in return I would probably get 5 people that are serious about making money with this and market it better than I would. Any thoughts out there if this would work?

Frustration Level: Yellow

Determination Level: Still in the Green