PineCone Research Review

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by LapisLee on October 30, 2009

PineCone Research is one of the older, more reliable survey panels online. They consistently send 15 to 20-minute long surveys that pay $3 each and occasionally, they also send products to test. As a PineCone Research panelist, you are part of an elite group that represents consumers nationwide and, your opinion is very important to manufacturers who count on people like yourself to help predict which product ideas are winners and which are losers. [Continue Reading…]

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SurveySpot Review by LapisLee

by LapisLee on October 21, 2009

Survey Spot is the absolute best survey site I have found since I started taking paid online surveys in January 2008. They rank 1st with $422.80 earned and $419.80 received. SurveySpot has a very straightforward cash system, where they send emails that clearly state how much you will earn and how long it will take to complete the survey. The minimum cash out threshold is $5 and I have cashed out 18 times since March 2008. It takes four to six weeks for the checks to arrive and they do not currently have PayPal, although they made an announcement in April 2009 that they would be getting PayPal soon. [Continue Reading…]

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GlobalTestMarket Review by LapisLee

by LapisLee on September 30, 2009

GlobalTestMarket

GlobalTestMarket is the second best survey site I have found since I started taking paid online surveys in January 2008. They rank 2nd with $356 earned and $305 received. GTM has a very straightforward points system where 1000 MarketPoints equals $50 (5 cents per point) and it doesn’t take long to cash out either. The minimum cash out threshold is 1000 points ($50) and I have cashed out seven times in the past 20 months. It takes about four to six weeks for the checks to arrive and they do not have PayPal. [Continue Reading…]

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Elite Opinion Review

by LapisLee on August 29, 2009

ELITE Opinion, the business survey division of Lightspeed research, is strictly for those who make purchasing decisions or have influence over purchasing decisions of products and services at their place of work. Since I own a small business, The Lapis Connection, I have complete control over all of these types of decisions, but since my company is so small, the amount of surveys I have qualified for from Elite Opinions is very few and they only rank #23 out of my top 25 survey sites. The good news is every survey is worth at least $8.70 or more and usually only last between 30 and 45 minutes. I have earned [Continue Reading…]

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E-Poll Review

August 18, 2009
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E-Poll is another very good points site that has earned me $50 since February 19, 2008 and which currently ranks 18th out of my top 25 survey sites. I have completed 54 surveys over the past 18 months primarily on television, movies and current affairs with incentives ranging from 100 points ($0.14) to 1000 ($1.40). [...]

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Toluna Review

August 10, 2009

Toluna, formerly known as Your2Cents, is an excellent points site that has earned me $79.37 since February 11, 2008 and which currently ranks 16th out of my top 25 survey sites. I have completed 48 surveys over the past 18 months on the topics of food, automobiles, cell phones, internet service, healthcare, lifestyles and the [...]

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What are the Ingredients for the Ideal Survey Site?

July 27, 2009
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I think there are many factors that make a survey site ideal. I have outlined several things that I look for in a paid survey panel and made references to online survey sites that embody these qualities. I am certain that I have left a few things out, so feel free to add your comments [...]

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Report Card Time: Online-Paid-Surveys.net is 3 Years Old

July 26, 2009

Online-Paid-Surveys.net has been online since the summer of 2006, and since that time the site has had many major revisions and additions. Many of you may have noticed that we have recently updated the design of several of the sections of this site. We hope you like the new look, and we hope to complete [...]

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Valued Opinions Review

July 20, 2009
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Valued Opinions is an excellent gift card site that has earned me $137.15 since February 18, 2008 and which currently ranks 6th out of my top 25 survey sites. I have completed 60 surveys over the past 16 months with Valued Opinions on the topics of consumer goods, personal interests, entertainment, food, beverages, media, travel [...]

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The Socratic Forum Survey Panel Review

July 12, 2009

The Socratic Forum is an excellent cash-based site that has earned me $71 since March 28, 2008 and which currently ranks 17th out of my top 25 survey sites. Although the Socratic Forum does not send out many survey invitations, they are very legitimate, interesting and well compensated. I have completed 17 surveys over the [...]

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