GlobalTestMarket Company Information

GlobalTestMarket was founded in August 1999 as a division of Global Market Insite, Inc. The intention was to develop a global solution for companies who wish to conduct online consumer research across multiple countries. Today the GlobalTestMarket community consists of over 6 million members in over 200 countries. Members have already been rewarded over $2.8 Million USD since January 1st, 2007.

GlobalTestMarket is unique online community that accepts consumers from around the world. Panel members receive webs surveys about movie trailers, new cars, current events, and new consumer products and services.

Program Details and Our Suggestions

Getting Started. Once you sign up to become a member, you will gain access to the GlobalTestMarket members page. The members site gives you access to your contact information, your member profiles and survey history for last 30 days, your market balance , answers to common questions, and a referral page where you can earn extra points for referring your friends. Our first recommendation is to fill out the ten profile surveys in the members area. These profile surveys are not rewarded, but are quick to fill out, and will enable you to get more survey offers, specifically those that are suitable for you.

What to expect? After you sign up you should take the profile surveys in the member's area, they currently have 10 profile surveys. Profile surveys are important because they will help GlobalTestMarket send you more surveys that match your demographics, and you earn 10 market points per completed profile. Take all 10 and you will earn 100 points which is 10% of points needed for redemption. Then you can earn more points by taking online surveys. GlobalTestMarket will automatically email you survey invitations that they feel may be a close match to your profile, but you can also access your surveys from the member's area in the profiles section . Each invitation will indicate the range of points that you can earn for attempting the survey.  For instant, if the range is 5 - 100 points, that means you will get 5 points if you attempt the survey and do not qualify. If you do qualify and complete the survey you will get 100 points.  The amount of surveys you will receive depends on your profile and the current studies being conducted, but in general you should expect several invitations a week.

The good thing about GlobalTestMarket is that they all of their surveys are rewarded with cash incentives, and they usually give you a minimum amount of points even if you do not qualify for the survey. Once you have accumulated 1000 points you can go to the marketpoints area in the members section and redeem your points for cash. Payment is delivered via mail in the form of a check in your local currency. Delivery times range from 4 to 6 weeks for North American members and 6-8 weeks for everywhere else. I usually qualify for about half the survey invitations I receive and can generally earn at least 1000 points per month. Here is an example of a $55 check I received for redeeming 1100 points.

Our Advice: Since you may not qualify for all of the surveys, and since most surveys offer an incentive for just attempting the survey, we recommend that you take all of the surveys GlobalTestMarket sends you. If your schedule does not permit this, then take as many surveys as possible. If you are not getting many surveys, check your profiles section, and make sure they are completed and up to date. Remember you get an extra 10 marketpoints for each completed profile survey. The most important advice is to answer the surveys honestly, and to take time to answer them correctly. Rushing through the surveys will often cause you to overlook something and as a result not qualify for the survey. The better your responses, the more likely it is that you will be invited to take future paid surveys.

Our Review

Scale: 1 = Lowest, 10 = Highest

Quality of Surveys (8)

• Surveys are easy to understand
• Surveys are fairly interesting, and can usually be completed in 20 minutes or less.

Compensation for Surveys (9)

• Compensation is good: $2.50 to $15 average for completed surveys
• Even if you do not qualify for a survey, you are given some market points just for trying.

Frequency of Surveys (10)

• GlobalTestMarket sends several paid survey invitations per week.

Timely Payment / Payment Options  (7)

• 1000 point minimum required to redeem your points.
• Payment delivered via mail, and usually arrives within 2 to 6 weeks.

Survey Panel Member's Area Site (10)

• Easy navigation with links for accessing your rewards balance, profiles, and your survey history for the last 30 days.
• Good help section with answers to common questions
• Referral page where you can refer your friends and earn even more points.

Editor's Overall Panel Ranking (8.8)

The Bottom Line

GlobalTestMarket offers lots of surveys, and the compensation generally ranges in the $2.50 to $15 dollar range. All of there surveys offer cash incentives, and the point amount is clearly marked in the survey invitation.  An improvement would be if they also included the survey topic, so that panel members could decide if the survey was something that they were interested in. There is a 1000 point minimum to redeem your points for cash, and you will receive payment via the mail within 2 to 6 weeks. They have a a very good member web site which makes it easy to keep track of your market points balance. We give GlobalTestMarket high marks for its overall earnings potential, and we definitely recommend this panel!.

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