Regions of Participation: US and Canada
Minimum Age to Join: 18
Rewards: Cash
Opinion Outpost is a market research data collection company, that helps leading firms make more effective decisions through the use of research-based information. They host a free panel that website visitors can join, and then begin receiving periodic survey invitations via email on various products and services. Members are rewarded with Opinion Points for completing surveys, and these points are redeemable for cash once you reach the 50 point ($5) minimum. If you wish to learn more about this panel, including more details on average points earned per survey, our tips and comments please visit the Opinion Outpost Details page.
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Very nice survey site, pays well, and the surveys are not too long and enjoyable! Only drawback, not enough surveys sent.
Customer service is responsive,
There are some good surveys, some not so great. The points are not always easy to get, although you think they would be with a fifty point cashout
Admin, however, is very quick to respond to questions/comments. Overall, this is not one of my fave sites.
For me, I have am having a little difficulty with this one. Although I have heard great things from people advertising this one, I, myself have not received many surveys from the company. I would say that 1 a week is pushing it. The way this one works is, you get points to complete surveys and can turn that into cash. The surveys are a little lengthy in my opinion…but to each their own. I would love the opportunity to receive more surveys (not sure if this is based on demographics). For the few that I have done, I noticed that in some cases points credited quickly, but on another instance…I didn’t get my points for over a month. Some of these have follow up surveys, so it may take longer. I think this is a great company with great potential, however….I think that if there were more opportunities available, with higher point values…I would be able to put it on my “top list”. As of now, I really haven’t accumulated enough points to buy an extra value meal at Mcdonalds. I don’t want to discourage people from joining, because they are legit…however, for me, I haven’t received enough opportunity. On a side note, make sure you stay active during 3 month periods or all points will be lost!
I enjoy the website and layout, however, I do wish there were more surveys!!! The crediting is fast but definitely need more to work on to make it a truly profitable site.
I do not reccommend this survey company.
I have only received 2 surveys in the year i have been a member, and customer service is horrible, they take forever to respond.
I have alot of trouble getting on their site as well.
I do not recommnd this survey company.
Surveys don’t come nearly often enough, but they are pretty well compensated. And with the 5 dollar minimum cashout, just two or three surveys is enough to get your check (which arrives in about 4 weeks). Lowest minimum of any site I’ve seen.
This is one of my favorites.
Good payment, not too long.
only drawback is the frequency.
Although I have not received many suveys from this particular site, I rated it high because the surveys I have received have seemed easy to qualify. The amount of compensation received seems to be right online with the length of the survey. I dont have to answer 20 questions before I’m told that I do not qualify. The admin is very quick to answer questions and work on fixing problems. I find that quite refreshing as many of the others sites you often do not even hear from the admin in response to questions/problems. I have not yet reached payout for this site so I am unable to rate them probably on this regard.
I have to be against this one. While I’ve never used the “member area or support” or have ever received payment (this is why I had to go in the middle on those, as I cannot say one way or the other), the surveys are few and far between. Some weeks you get 2 or 3, then for weeks nothing. Also, I have YET to qualify for a survey!! I have tried COUNTLESS times (always giving the benefit of the doubt) to qualify, but have yet to do so!! I’m very disappointed with this one!
I really like this site. I have qualified for 4 out of the last 10 surveys they sent. They were easy to do and not too long. I probably only get about 2 invites a week on average. I have yet to request a check from them so I can’t comment on their timeliness. I have to say this is my favorite site. You only need to have 50pts to request a check which is very easy to do only 1-2 surveys and you will make that.
It is quite good!
I like this site mostly for the fact that they`re the first one I ever got a check from. You don`t get a whole lot of invites and you don`t qualify a lot. But when you do get past the first 50 points they send you a check right out. I had a rash of three or four good ones in about a week and I got a nice little check in the mail right now. I keep hearing that there are much better sites out thee though.
I’m very mixed on this one. Part of me wants to stay with as I have cashed out once and am close to having a worthwile amount to do so again. On the other hand, I look at the fact I’ve only been able to complete about 20% of the surveys I’ve been sent – and wonder.
I once contacted support and it was not a bad experience, but it never solved my problem, and I wasn’t given any follow up, etc, except “wait and see if it’s corrected later” bah.
They do pay out quickly (points put in as soon as you’re done – assuming no glitches…), and the cash out check arrived faster than the standard “wait a month”.
the fastest payment 2 weeks!!!!
high standards getting harder to qualify for surveys
Been a member for 4 months and have only had 1 survey..Because I never qualify….????????
i waited a long time to get a survey form them know i get some and i usually don’t get them they have an amout of people they want then close the survey sandy from canada
This is the only site I have found to actually pay money and not waste time with drawings etc. I like it. It would be better of course if the frequency of surveys was more frequent and steady. Good Overall.
I have been with this company for 13 months. Over this time, I have been offered 98 surveys, so an average of 8 surveys a month. I have qualified for 20 of them. 27 of the surveys were closed before I could qualify or not, so if I would have acted faster, I may have made more. This has yielded me about $40. Not a lot of money, but for 20 surveys, not horrible.
The surveys all seem to be adequately compensated for the time invested. The surveys are always interesting and easy to maneuver through.
You can request payments after you have just $10 in your account. They pay by check usually within 45 days. Their member support is helpful and friendly.
I really like this survey company and would recommend them to anyone.
Opinion Outpost surveys are interesting and fun to complete, if you qualify.
” Let Me Dispatch All The Opinion OutPost Bashing” I have been a member for 4 1/2 months now. Pleas this “IS” the #1 paid website.First suvery $8.00, & there Check is Real!! This is the only Survey site that shows Survey History & Reward History. I Rate this site 5 Star Ratings. There is only one wrong thing that they could improve on and that is ‘ Sending the Check out Faster To Your MailBox. Please Do-Not say Negative Things About This Website Please!!!
I can’t say anything nice about this site because I think I’ve only gotten 1 survey since I joined, and I didn’t even qualify for it, so I haven’t taken any surveys, nor received any compensation.
I qualify 75% for their surveys. Small cash incentives for all surveys. Checks in the mail in about 14 days. I joined them 3 months ago and got $8.50 and $12.50
Opinion Outpost was the first survey site I’ve joined, 3 months ago. I have received interesting surveys I’ve completed and already got two checks in the mail in less then 3 weeks from redeeming them. You can redeem your points into cash when you reach 5 dollars. Great survey site!
I have joined this site in Sept. 07 and have a total of 76 surveys that I have attempted to complete. I have only qualified for 11 with a total payment of $23.50. I didn’t qualify for 65 surveys, which seems crazy to me. I don’t know who they are looking for, or what they are wanting, but I find that is a huge number that I am not a match for. I continue to do the surveys because they are good surveys, I just wish that I qualified for more.
This is one of the better ones. I get several surveys per week, qualifying for about half of them. Compensation per survey is great, better than most companies. A keeper for me.
have been doing opinion outpost surveys for several months. i receive about 3 surveys invites per day but only qualify for about 1. the pay is good. just received my first check. took about 4 weeks to get. good company.
I have been a member for more than a year now and recieve many invites a month.I may not qualify with all but between the many invites and very good compensation,I would suggest this site as one of the best
I think this is a wonderful survey site. The surveys pay very well and are interesting too. I have been a member for about 2 months, and I have qualified for 6 or 7 surveys. The surveys also pay very well, on average $7. The only thing is that the checks come in 6-8 weeks, wich is a long time. Overall I think this is a great site.
Another one of my favorite sites i go to first, been a member for over 2 years. This one is a little harder for me to qualify for surveys but is still very worth it. They don’t send out as many surveys as some other sites but in my opinion, very worth it.
Took 3 months to accumulate $10.00 – so for just filling out surveys, its free money right?
Concerning Opinion Outpost, I have some good and bad news. The good news, over the course of the past month that I have been a member; I was invited to participate in 28 surveys. The bad news, I only successfully qualified and completed 4 of them. The good news though, from those 4 surveys, I have earned $10.70, of which I requested a $7.40 check on 08/01. I should be receiving it in 4-6 weeks.
In short, though I may not qualify for many surveys, partly because Opinion Outpost often offers surveys hosted by other panels that are harder to qualify for, such as Greenfieldonline and OTX, they are very frequent. I usually receive 1 or 2 on most days. The compensation is also very good. You earn $0.10 per point. I have earned anywhere from $1.00 to $5.00 for most surveys, and they all could be completed in less than 25 minutes, including the more higher paying; $10 to $20 surveys that I did not qualify.
As I mentioned, most surveys are hosted by other panels, therefore the quality and ease of qualifying varies. The site design however is easy to use. You will only receive surveys via email, but you can also check which surveys you have waiting for you online, where you can also update your profile and view your account and survey history. I have not contacted customer support because I have not had any problems. Overall, despite the lack of surveys that I actually qualify for, I can’t complain. I do get lots of opportunities and the compensation is very good. I highly recommend this panel.
It took a while before I started qualifying for the surveys. At first, it was fairly frequent how many times I got invitations. Then, it started becoming a few here or there. Now, I haven’t gotten an invitation in almost 2 months! I’ve sent 2 emails and just get the generic response of sometimes you may not get invitations based on certain criteria, blah blah blah…
Original Review (10/10/2007)
Opinion Outpost is a fun site. It pays well but the frequency of surveys is disappointing. Also, for some reason or another I don’t qualify for most of the surveys I attempt. Member support has been good and timeliness of payment has been above average.
Updated (9/22/2008)
Opinion Outpost has always been on my list of favorites. However, over the past six months survey invitations have become non-existent. Even when I log in to my account there are never any available surveys. Earlier this year, after going nearly three months without a survey invite, I sent an email to member support. They wrote back saying I had opted out to not receive surveys (don’t know how that happened). In any case they corrected the matter and I began recieving survey invites again…enough to earn about $6 and all of a sudden the survey invites stopped again. It has been over two months since my last survey. I emailed them again and this time I received a canned response saying my demos are not matching their needs for available surveys. Generally speaking I have been pleased with Opinon Outpost over the past couple of years so it is puzzling why it appears I have suddenly become the invisible member to them. I will remain with them a little longer and hope things will change
Previous Review on May 24, 2008
Opinion Outpost is one of my newest sites, but I have been with them for many, many months now. They are okay. Their survey invitations are sporatic and I very seldom qualify for them. But, when I do, the payment is generous. I was finally able to cash out and did so about 4 weeks ago. Still have not received payment, but their site says it takes 4-6 weeks. Compared to mysurvey.com & lightspeed, I consider their payment compensation to be slow.
Updated Review on 7/31/2008
I was having some serious questions about Opinion Outpost. After several problems and no longer receiving survey invites, I emailed them with my questions and concerns. They emailed back the same day addressing my concerns and advising me that invites sent to me were being returned (don’t know why…haven’t had any problems with my email account) but they would try again. Lo and behold…I started receiving 4-6 survey invites PER DAY and it hasn’t slowed down in 6 weeks. In that time, I’ve received checks totaling $40 with more coming. I’m not quite sure what happened, but Opinion Outpost has certainly turned things around. Based on the customer service alone, I am very happy with them
Updated 10/1/2008
I hate to keep changing my opinion, but…
1 week after I wrote a glowing update on Opinion Outpost, the surveys stopped completely. I haven’t received a survey in 2 months. I emailed customer service and was told that I am not matching their demographics. Though I don’t like to pass on “hearsay” I’m going to break my rule. A guy friend of mine hasn’t received a survey in almost 3 months!!! I don’t know what’s happening with Opinion Outpost, but maybe they, too, are being affected by the economy.
LOVE this site. I’ve been invited to 22 surveys in the past two months, qualified for six. Total cash for six surveys: $20.90! I think that’s pretty darn good. My fave survey site so far.
This is a good survey site, I have received much compensation for surveys. I would say that I am eligible for approx 50% of the surveys I receive by email, which equates to about $5-15 per week. The timeliness of payment is pretty slow – it takes 4-6 weeks to receive a check. Would be faster with PayPal.
Pros: Frequency is pretty good. I receive about 1-2 per day. Nice look for members area.
Cons: It’s hard for me to qualify. And the surveys can take a really long time. Also, receiving payment takes 4-6 weeks and its in the form of check only.
Ugh. I have not had good results for this site. I am going to give it another chance since I actually saw some points in my account for the first time. I don’t want to waste much more time with this site though.
the company is legit and they send surveys everyday. the points you earn is not alot but it does add up in the long run. i recommend opinion outpost.
This is a wonderful survey site, the best I’ve ever joined! The surveys aren’t bad and the pay is great and adds up quick! I have gotten many checks from them. On average I get around 5-8 surveys a week. Every day I can’t wait to turn on my computer and see what Opinion Outpost has for me, I just love this site!
We go through an economic crisis. Survey sites send less surveys, except this one! I receive 2 or 3 each week, I qualify for 1, compensation is granted in less than 30 days, in fact in one case I received compensation in 14 days. Great surveys, easy to join, no tricks and gimmicks. Good job, guys!
I like them, I would get about 3 surveys every other day. The pay is’nt bad, last week I got a survey worth 21.00 for 40 min. Did not qualify though. Would recommend.
Had survey invites almost everyday and qualified for the marjority of them.
Payment came within 2 weeks. I love that you can cash out AT ANY TIME!
Surveys are fun with good payouts.
AGAIN ON OF MY FAVORITE SITES THEY SEND A LOT OF SURVEYS AND THEY ARE PROMPT IN PAYING CASH OUTS THANKS A BUNCH!!!
Opinion Outpost tends to be my favorite of all the survey panels that I belong to. I get frequent invitations for surveys, they tend to pay more than other sites per survey, their customer service is fantastic both by email and over the phone (Tyler is great), and your points add up very quickly. Once you request payment you will usually have it within two weeks time. Much faster than the other sites that I belong to. I enjoy being a panelist for them.
they keep track of all your surveys and your earnings for you to view and you redeem when your ready as long as you have at least 5 dollars in account
I have been a member of Opinion Outpost for nearly a year. In that time, I have totally enjoyed doing surveys for their site. The surveys are always interesting and very easily navigated.
If a problem occured with a survey i was taking, their responce is always extremely timely and helpful. They have guided me to where I needed to be to correct anything I had an issue with. That always makes taking surveys with a site so much more desirable.
They introduced something new that only served to enhance their site. When you finished trying to qualify for a survey, even if you do not qualify, you have chances to win cash or enter a sweepstakes. Often one does wonder if anyone ever really wins those. I am very happy to say that I just cashed a check for 50.00 cash that I won on the slot machine at Opinion Outpost.
I have made over 100.00 dollars from the site taking surveys and I am an active member of their affiliate group. They are on my personal website.
I would highly reccomend opinion Outpost to anyone looking for a safe, honest, well paying survey site. They are in my opinion, a true leader in the survey sites.
Opinion Outpost is very good. They do not trick you nor beat around the bush. They pay you on time by sending a check in the mail once you complete surveys. I just wish i was eligible to take more surveys.
I’ve been a member of opinion outpost since 10/2007 and I could not ask for a better survey site. It took awhile before I started being able to cash in, but it has been well worth it. You have to give any free survey site some time before you’re able to cash in. They want to know you as much as you want to get to know them and how serious you are to want to take their surveys, So they start out slow, which I’ve found out most of the good sites are. If you really want to earn money then you do have to devote a certain amount of time taking surveys in the beginning. I have earned to date $152.00 from outpost. I was fortunitly lucky and got an invoke that paid $50. (just this past week) I had so much fun taking the survey. It just goes to show if it’s a good site and every 10 points earns you $1.00 it’s worth taking their surveys. You have to give survey site a reasonable amount of time just like your employer would give you for a raise in 60-90 days. Getting rich or money to pay bills WILL NOT HAPPEN taking online paid surveys, but it will help with upcoming birthdays, or just a nice way to spend money on some other items you might want and it’s great when you can receive a gift card to add to your amazon account, which I have $65 and received after xmas was over.I also was able taoa buy about 90 of my xmas shopping they amazon and all free shipping. I belong to many sites and I do make money. I made over $200 this month and it’s only the 16th. My point is it will work if you work it. Good luck to all is just starting out and give it time and you will enjoy getting money added to your paypal (which is free to join and very secure) and going to the mail box receiving some checks instead of bills. Please ask questions you might have. This site is great and I love sharing good things to all.
Excellent survey – can’t complain one bit
Opinion Outpost $194.20 ($5 pay out point) (member since 2008-02-04) ($181.00 rec’d) ($10.20 req’d)
Opinion Outpost is my solid Number Two favorite survey site because: 1) No other survey site comes close other than SurveySpot, 2) they send paid surveys frequently, 3) their screening process is excellent so I qualify for most surveys and 4) they compensate you fairly for your time.