Comments on: SurveySavvy

By: Chris Hawkins

Chris Hawkins — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:31:08 +0000

I've been a member of Survey Savvy for a couple of years now and have an account balance of $192 that comprises of three payment requests. The status still shows pending after one year for the first request and I have to receive any of the promised compensation. After finding the possitive comments about eveyone getting there money, I'm going to try and email them to see what the problem is.

Quality of Surveys: 7
Compensation: 8
Frequency of Surveys: 4
Timeliness of Payment: 1
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 3

By: Theresa Bugnatto

Theresa Bugnatto — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:05:33 +0000

I always see this site in the TOP 10 of best survey sites. I have been a member with them for 3 months and have only received 1 survey from them. I don't consider this to be in MY top 10. I hope you do better if you join with them.

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 1
Frequency of Surveys: 1
Timeliness of Payment: 4
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 3

By: Paulette

Paulette — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:28:20 +0000

Its hard to access the website that provides a login

Quality of Surveys: 7
Compensation: 5
Frequency of Surveys: 7
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 7

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:20:25 +0000

Must be nice to be in the PRIZED DEMOGRAPHIC of just about all sites out there. (Rosy) Anyway, just speaking from an average user point of view, takimg surveys will not make one rich. It does let one give an opinion about a topic that companies can use to improve an idea/product. Being compensated a buck or two for that is nice. Ocasionally some more can be earned, rare if your demographics are not in the prized group. Anyway, I find this site average overall.

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 4
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 4
Member Area & Support: 4
Overall Rating: 5

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 03:27:37 +0000

I joined SurveySavvy for about a month now and I still haven't gotten a survey. Since I am from Asia (Philippines), I think I will receive like 1 survey per 3 months...or maybe 1 survey for a year. But still, I'm giving surveysavvy a chance since like what I have said, I haven't yet received any survey invitations from them. But I still has high hopes from this site though.

Quality of Surveys: 2
Compensation: 5
Frequency of Surveys: 1
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 5

By: Tony Taylor

Tony Taylor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:04:59 +0000

no comments.

Quality of Surveys: 6
Compensation: 6
Frequency of Surveys: 7
Timeliness of Payment: 7
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 7

By: Tony Taylor

Tony Taylor — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:03:03 +0000

The surveys are all good,overall ratings is a 7.

Quality of Surveys: 6
Compensation: 6
Frequency of Surveys: 7
Timeliness of Payment: 7
Member Area & Support: 6
Overall Rating: 7

By: Eileen

Eileen — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 00:03:09 +0000

Not many surveys, can't qualify for the ones I do get. Another waste of time.

Quality of Surveys: 3
Compensation: 3
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 3

By: Lee New

Lee New — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 15:52:43 +0000

12. Survey Savvy $68.00 ($65.00 rec'd) I joined SurveySavvy some time in early to mid-2008 and I have qualfied for and taken 13 surveys for $68. This is enough to place them 12th on my list of my 35 best survey sites, but not enough to win any awards. You can expect to earn between $1 and 410 for each survey that you qualify for. They pay by check, not PayPal and the checks usually arrive in 4-6 weeks. I understand that they have an excellent referral system, but I have never felt comfortable spamming my friends to try and get them to take surveys that will also pay me. My advice is free for the asking. The surveys are interesting enough, when I qualify for them and their customer service always resolves any disputed survey payments, which have popped up on occaision. I would say everyone needs to be a member of SurveySavvy, but they won't be making hundreds of dollars a year unless they are in the IT field or really get active promoting and referring their friends to the site.

Quality of Surveys: 9
Compensation: 9
Frequency of Surveys: 5
Timeliness of Payment: 7
Member Area & Support: 8
Overall Rating: 8

By: Rosy

Rosy — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:57:25 +0000

Survey Savvy is undoubtedly one of the best International Survey Panels. Anybody around the world over 14 years of age is eligible to join this Panel. I have been a member of this Survey Panel since March, 2008 and in this one year of my membership I have earned about $523, which is a real good amount for a survey taker to earn from one site itself, and still some money pending to be shown to my account. They send us surveys to take on various topics. But the most popular ones are IT-related. I have been very lucky enough to get included into one of their IT-related recurring monthly surveys which helped me earn around $380 in six months. The incentive they offer for taking each survey vary from $2 to even $40 or more. The best thing about them is that their reward payment is through checks, and their is no minimum limit for requesting their checks. Another best thing about this Survey Panel is that they have the best recurring referral system for earning rewards, which means if my friend I referred to takes a survey from them and earns money, I earn money, and if my friend's friends earn money through them, even then I earn money. This referral program is not available with any other survey site. It would help an individual earn money even when they are not taking any survey from them. I would highly recommend people to join this Survey Panel, specially the IT-Professionals and keep on earning money throughout their life.

Quality of Surveys: 10
Compensation: 10
Frequency of Surveys: 10
Timeliness of Payment: 10
Member Area & Support: 10
Overall Rating: 10

By: Charmina

Charmina — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:19:46 +0000

Original Review: November 2, 2008 I am a member since last January, did not get many surveys first but the last month(December 08) I got invited to 4 surveys, I qualified for all and I got into my account 14$ soon enough. My advise to all panelists is to keep their surveys invitations until they get paid for, with all detail as survey number, incentive, date of completion. Update: February 21, 2009 I am downgrading my grades for this survey posted Jan 2nd. I was fond of this site so I have recommended to other 2 friends, told them to keep track for their completed surveys, so I could track my $1 for each survey they are compensated for. And for my total disappointed, I got $3 out of $12(they completed 12 surveys). I wrote an email the customer service and they stated that they do not reward each survey the referent qualifies for. The site says something different.

Quality of Surveys: 6
Compensation: 2
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 3
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 5

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:11:45 +0000

The surveys are decent, if you qualify. As mentioned by several reviewers, the frequency is rather low and qualifying is even tougher. I think I qualify 1 out of 8 times, which is low, compared to other survey sites. As a result I have earned only $ 10 during the last year, making it one of the lowest earning survey site for me. Indeed, hardly worth the effort.

Quality of Surveys: 6
Compensation: 4
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 4

By: John

John — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:23:57 +0000

Do not qualify for enough surveys to accumulate much money. Hardly woth the effort!!!

Quality of Surveys: 7
Compensation: 6
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 6

By: ann

ann — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 18:34:18 +0000

AM NEW TO THIS SITE BUT LOOK FORWARD TO THE SURVEYS FROM HERE...KEEP THEM COMING

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 5
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 7

By: Kelly

Kelly — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:44:15 +0000

I have participated in these surveys and I am not at all happy. Like a previous reviewer stated, I completed a suvery for $10 but didn't get compensated for it, I too received points. Also I don't qualify for many surveys, the survey I mentioned above, I was shocked to complete but then I didn't get what was promised. I don't do these surveys anymore, I figure why waste my time and knowledge :) to only get "lied" to.

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 4
Frequency of Surveys: 4
Timeliness of Payment: 4
Member Area & Support: 4
Overall Rating: 4

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:11:31 +0000

I have been a member of SurveySavvy for a little over 4 years now and my experiences with them have been pretty good overall. I have found them to be a great company (trusworthy and reliable) to do surveys for and would recommend them. Pros: They are a very honest company. They pay on time and I've never had a survey that wasn't credited. Their customer service is very friendly and prompt when there are questions or issues. Their surveys are generally easy to take and well laid-out. And they do pay well for some their surveys- I've gotten to participate in surveys where I received wonderful compensation for my time. Cons: The amount of surveys they send out depends on a person's demographics which usually results in only a few per month or none for several months. The amount of pay is not always comparable to time and effort put in. It is sometimes hard to qualify for their surveys as their demogrpahic need fills up quickly. And there are the occasional glitches in their surveys- but one saving grace is that a person can generally start off where they left and not redo the whole survey again.

Quality of Surveys: 8
Compensation: 5
Frequency of Surveys: 4
Timeliness of Payment: 10
Member Area & Support: 9
Overall Rating: 7

By: Rosalito

Rosalito — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 07:03:23 +0000

The site is quite good and it is very easy to join their panel

Quality of Surveys: 7
Compensation: 7
Frequency of Surveys: 7
Timeliness of Payment: 7
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 7

By: Ann

Ann — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 16:35:35 +0000

My initial experience with Survey Savvy was excellent -- within the first couple weeks of signing up as a member, I received 4 survey invitations, each worth $5 (more than the rewards that most other survey sites offer). I qualified for and completed them all (each took about 20-30 minutes), and my account was credited with the rewards in about a week. Survey Savvy pays by check, and the website says it will take 4-6 weeks for you to receive your check. The check for $20 that I received took a bit longer than that -- maybe 7 weeks, which is a fairly long time compared to some other survey sites. Although I earned a lot of money in a short time when I first signed up for Survey Savvy, since taking those 4 surveys I have only received an average of 2 survey invitations a month, and have not qualified for any of them. I have been a member of Survey Savvy for 6 months now, and so far I have earned only the $20 that I earned in the first two weeks. Maybe others will have better luck qualifying for more surveys. Based on my initial experience I would recommend giving Survey Spot a try because of their high rewards, but I would like to see more survey invitations from this site.

Quality of Surveys: 9
Compensation: 9
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 4
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 5

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:37:57 +0000

I joined SurveySavvy 5 months ago. At first, I received about 6 surveys for which I qualified and should have made about $20. However, my account balance still shows $0!!! In the last 2 months, I've received about 3 surveys and haven't qualified. I will no longer be doing surveys for this company.

Quality of Surveys: 6
Compensation: 5
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 1
Member Area & Support: 1
Overall Rating: 1

By: Amitria

Amitria — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 18:55:35 +0000

They actually pay you for you opinions but it takes months to get a payment processed.

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 5
Frequency of Surveys: 7
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 5

By: Raider

Raider — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:59:33 +0000

I have been a member of this panel for four months now and still have yet to qualify for a single survey. As previous reviewers have noted, they only send about 2-3 surveys per month. Also, as Mitchelina pointed out, they go a little overboard (or at least IMO) on personal information. I for one feel fairly uncomfortable giving details about personal health issues and bank accounts with any survey company! In all honesty I'm not so sure I'm going to have much luck with this panel, so I can't comment any further or give it a higher rating.

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 1
Frequency of Surveys: 5
Timeliness of Payment: 1
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 4

By: Mitchelina

Mitchelina — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 03:37:46 +0000

SurveySavvy is a good site but has some flaws. I find it difficult to qualify for most surveys. Surveys get filled within about 2 hours of posting (via email sent to you) most of the time. Also, qualifying is not easy. I am a caucasian, male, married, and homeowner. You think I would qualify for some surveys? I get in on about 1 in 4 oppurtunities. Only a few surveys per month. Pay is usually $1 to $2 per the majority of surveys. THE OTHER BIG FLAW: I think surveysavvy goes overboard asking for personal information sometimes. One survey asked for my ISP email address and password so they could hawk my emails for a few weeks to learn about what offers I receive. They wanted to pay me $10 to $100 for that. I SAID NO WAY! I have tons of personal info go to my ISP email. Like bank statements, car payments, cable payments, stock investing transactions, there was no way in heck I would ever allow any survey company access to my primary email address! I immediately emailed customer response to nicely give them h*ll. They never responded back to me.

Quality of Surveys: 7
Compensation: 6
Frequency of Surveys: 5
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 4

By: Paul AJ

Paul AJ — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:49:21 +0000

The site maybe pretty good for us residents but for us asians its just a complete nonsense i have been a member for almost a month and yet i have not recieved a single survey

Quality of Surveys: 3
Compensation: 4
Frequency of Surveys: 1
Timeliness of Payment: 6
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 3

By: Dipankar

Dipankar — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:17:31 +0000

Being an Asian, i suppose the whole online survey thing still hasn't quite captured the imaginations of the companies operating in these regions. Tried survey savvy...which is one of the few surveys open internationally..got few surveys very recently but long way to go before I can receive a pay check

Quality of Surveys: 4
Compensation: 5
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 6
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 4

By: Xing

Xing — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:48:04 +0000

I think everything is fine. you can expect 1 or 2 invitations each week and i don't qualify half of them. It is intereting that some survey pays you 1 dollar and need 20 minutes while some survey 20 dollars for 20 minutes.

Quality of Surveys: 8
Compensation: 7
Frequency of Surveys: 4
Timeliness of Payment: 6
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 8

By: A member of SurveySavvy

A member of SurveySavvy — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 15:11:44 +0000

For me, SurveySavvy is a good panel to be a part of. I get VERY few surveys from them, although I never get many surveys from ANY of the panels I'm a part of. However, I like that SurveySavvy pays MONEY for doing surveys and isn't on a "points" basis. That is a big plus, and another great thing is that you can send for your money at any time. (You don't have to wait to reach $5 or $10 in order to request payment. I have received $1 checks from them, as well as slightly bigger amounts.) Obviously you won't get rich from this, but I've gotten more money, and in less time, from SurveySavvy than I have from the other survey panels. Now if only I could get some referrals...

Quality of Surveys: 8
Compensation: 7
Frequency of Surveys: 5
Timeliness of Payment: 7
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 8

By: anonymous

anonymous — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 20:03:33 +0000

get frequent surveys but they never apply. did a few but was ended by them w/o any note of compensation. checked my file and was not compensated. i've been a member for about 4 months and have about $3. not worth it. currently can't get to my profile page.

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 4
Frequency of Surveys: 3
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 5
Overall Rating: 3

By: Michelle Crowder

Michelle Crowder — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 00:52:46 +0000

You have to watch these guys CAREFULLY! I have been doing surveys for this company for about two years, and have generally been satisfied, except the survey invitations are VERY few and far between. I completed a survey which was SUPPOSED to pay $10. Upon completion, I received a page which said: Thank you for completing this survey, 275 points have been placed into your account. These people are supposed to have put CASH into my account, NOT points! Where did these points come from, and where did they go…into the ether? (it was a survey that SurveySavvy had farmed out to another site, a site that I guess normally pays by point values) I have been fighting by email to try and get the $10 put into my account, but all they want to say is that I must not have completed the survey (even though I received a page which said I completed the survey), or the survey must have been closed (then what the heck was I doing working for 20 minutes on a closed survey???), and they will put me into the drawing for a gift certificate. They won’t EVEN acknowledge that I completed the survey. So, I would say Caveat Emptor, so to speak, (buyer beware) with this company. I will say that I NEVER expected this kind of nonsense from Luth (SurveySavvy), as they have never pulled this type of crap before, but here they are pulling one over on me, and shame on them!

Quality of Surveys: 5
Compensation: 2
Frequency of Surveys: 2
Timeliness of Payment: 5
Member Area & Support: 1
Overall Rating: 2

By: stephen

stephen — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:02:33 +0000

i have been with surveysavvy for 3 months now and have completed 5 surveys totalling about $55.00...whats odd though 3 months later my account still says $0.00...i dont know whats up about that....what company takes 3 months just to credit an account....

Quality of Surveys: 8
Compensation: 8
Frequency of Surveys: 8
Timeliness of Payment: 1
Member Area & Support: 3
Overall Rating: 4

By: sean p

sean p — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:42:12 +0000

SurveySavvy pays well for surveys, but the problem is that they do not send that many. The good thing about them though is that you can earn $2 per referral, and I have been able to earn extra money by referring my friends and family members to the site.

Quality of Surveys: 8
Compensation: 10
Frequency of Surveys: 4
Timeliness of Payment: 8
Member Area & Support: 7
Overall Rating: 8