The second most lucrative type of survey sites are those that pay in points for cash. These sites are slightly less desirable to me because of the difficulty in determining the value of a point on different sites. In fact, this is the reason why they use a point system: to make you feel as though you are earning more for your time than you actually are. Still, there are about 10 of these sites that should be part of your survey site portfolio. The clear stand-out among these sites, in my opinion, is GlobalTestMarket ($254.50 earned, $204.50 rec’d since 2008-03-01) because GTM not only pays in cash, but pays me the most per month on average ($16.97) of any point site. Market Points are worth 5 cents each. GTM has a somewhat high minimum payout of $50 and currently only pays by check, which arrives in four to six weeks. Another Top Ten rated survey site that pays in points is Opinion Outpost ($220.70 earned, $217.70 rec’d since 2008-02-04). At 10 cents per point, Opinion Points are the most valuable points out there.

Although not rated in my top ten, HCD ($87.65 since 2008-02-07) is still a very reliable, hassle-free site that pays in points that are worth 1 cent each. Checks arrive in about two to four weeks; although, I have currently been waiting about two months for my last check to arrive. The Daily Survey Panel ($85.75 since 2008-06-08) is another great point site if you don’t mind doing surveys every morning that only pay $0.55 to $0.60 each and occasionally $1.00 or more. The points are worth $0.05 each, but you will pay a $0.45 fee for every $5 that you redeem via PayPal if you have a Premiere or Business paypal account, which is why I now request checks that arrive in two to four weeks. MySurvey.com ($70.00 rec’d since 2008-02-02) isn’t my biggest earner, but the products they send for testing more than make up for it. YourTwoCents ($63 since 2008-03-01) is a fairly good survey site that now pays in points, but their points are the least valuable of them all: 30,000 points for $10!

The rest of the survey sites that pay in points don’t earn me as much. The points are worth less and it is more difficult to remember the value of their point systems; however, here are a few that you may want to check out: Epoll ($45.00 since 2008-02-19), LightSpeed ($40.00 since 2008-04-02) and Global Opinion Panel (Synovate) ($40.00 since 2008-05-02 plus LOTS of free products). Viewpoint ($34.67 since 2009-01-21) is the exception since I just joined them recently and the points are worth 3.75 cents each.

Here is a summary of the value of the points from the best point sites.

• Daily Survey Panel 1000 points = $5 PayPal (0.5 cent each)
• Epoll 3500 points = $5 PayPal (0.14 cents each)
• Global Opinion Panel 5000 Reward points = $5 PayPal (0.1 cent each)
• GlobalTestMarket 1000 Market points = $50 check (5 cents each)
• HCD 1000 points = $10 check (1 cent each)
• Lightspeed 575 Lightspeed points = $5 PayPal (0.87 cents each)
• MySurvey.com 1000 Reward points = $10 check (1 cent each)
• Opinion Outpost 50 Opinion points = $5 check (10 cents each)
• Viewpoint 375 Forum points = $10 check (3.75 cents each)
• YourTwoCents 30,000 points = $10 check (0.033 cent each)