Regions of Participation: United States
Minimum Age to Join: 18
Rewards: Cash and/or Instant Win Game Entries
SurveySpot is a market research panel created by Survey Sampling International, which was founded in 1977. Survey Sampling provides survey solutions for the market research industry in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Latin America, Australia, and Asia, however the SurveySpot panel is limited to the United States. SurveySpot membership is free, and once you become a member they will send you survey invitations via email. Rewards for completing surveys vary from cash sweepstakes entries to cash rewards, depending on the study, and each regardless of whether you qualify or not you always get a change to play their instant win game. If you wish to learn more about this panel, including more details on their instant win game, cash rewards and sweepstakes, as well as our tips and comments please visit the Survey Spot Details page.
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I can honestly say that I enjoy every moment being apart of SurveySpot! The survey emails that I do receive are enough to make it to cash-out each and every time. This rating is an 8 b/c this is truely one of my favorite survey programs to do. There are always quality survey emails!
I have never received payment from SurveySpot….I have been entered into sweepstakes drawings, but never won anything, or gotten a cash reward. Maybe it’s just me
This site does not send enough surveys, hard to reach payout. Customer service is not good at all, sent emails, never got an answer.
When i do get a survey, i almost never qualify.
For me personally, I only received payment one time. I have received plenty of surveys, however, qualifying for them has not always been an easy task. I qualified for one paying one….and the rest, which were overly length, only got me an entry into a sweepstakes. This is one I try to do frequently on the ones that pay. I have found it tedious to complete the ones that are length and only reward you with an entry. I think there needs to be a little more payment involve, and less sweepstake entries!
i really used to love this place . i get a ton of surveys from them . they keep you busy and payments are timley.
I enjoy this site a great deal. They seem to send out a lot more surveys than most sites do. The customer service/support is wonderful and FAST!! I never won anything so I do wish that there were less entries for sweepstakes though!
This has been my “bread and butter” panel. This company really does send the surveys!
Let’s just say that I can’t remember a time that I didn’t receive at least 2-3 surveys A DAY from these folks, however they usually don’t send on weekends, but rather Mon-Fri.
The surveys I receive on average are around 15 minutes long and give out $3. I’ve been a member since January 2007 and have earned $70.00 from them thus far!
You should try them out, you won’t be disappointed!
have filled out hundreds of surveys -have *NEVER* qualified for one that payed even a dollar, never won anything either – not even a way to track how many sweeps entries i have “won” for all my time – beginning to think this is a waste of time
One of the better paying survey sites, at least for me anyway. However the bulk of surveys offer no payment beyond sweepstakes entries and a chance to win prizes. I did win a $50 gift certificate once. I have been pleased with member support and timeliness of payment is better than most. SurveySpot certainly is ranked in my top 3!
One of my favorites of the panels I’m a part of. This one I’ve made the second most amount of money with and, in general, their surveys aren’t too painful/annoying to complete, and I seem to qualify for more than other panels I belong to.
The only downside is the LONG time it can take before the reward shows up in your account, unlike the ones that pay directly to paypal which take three days, tops.
i have been doing this for a while and have never been paid for any of the million surveys i have done.
For me personally this has been a one time payment Survey. I was paid $10.00 to take a Survey for WD40 and one for $5.00 for another lubricant. Both of these were taken the same day, and that was three years ago. I was paid very quickly via a check. I have since taken 20 or 30 surveys that result in a chance to win a prize, basically like a one in thousand chance of ever getting a reward. Not recommended by me.
I really do like doing surveys from Survey Spot. There are a good number of surveys everyday. Unfortunately, for me, I seem to get a ton of sweepstakes surveys and very rarely do I get any paying ones.
I have been with this company for several years and have been paid out several times. They pay promptly and I have never had any discrepencies with the payment amounts I deserved.
I used to get a lot more paying surveys than I have over the past year. I have been at $3 in my account for about 6 months now and I have tried several times to qualify for paying ones, but to no avail.
I take an average of 5 or more surveys from this site a day, but most of them are just for sweepstakes and the game. I have never won anything from them, but do know a few people who have.
I joined Survey Spot in March, 2007, and so far I am very pleased with them. I get survey invitations from them nearly every day, and about 1/4 of the invitations I get are cash compensation surveys. I don’t always qualify for their surveys, but I qualify often enough that I’ve successfully received and cashed out over $100 since I’ve joined.
The only complaint that I have is that there is that the member area doesn’t have much information in the way of the number of surveys I have completed, or how many sweepstakes entries I have. Their website is simple and clean (a good thing) but not very feature rich (a bad thing).
Overall, though, I rank Survey Spot as my favorite survey/research panel company (I’m active with around 9, belong to about 20).
After taking a survey on this site I was directed to an ‘instant win’ page. Afer playing a game (scratch off…you have to match three numbers) I saw that my three numbers matched. I didn’t get a ‘winner’s email’ though nor was I taken to a page saying what I won. So I emailed them (seven times over a two week period) and NEVER received a response.
I was disappointed.
Think that could have something more to atract the eye and survey takers.
everytime i get an email from surveyspot, they tell me the survey’s been closed. this has happened 3-4 times. and i check my email everyday. a waste of time.
I just got a $27 check from them so I am pleased. I do wish that they would have more paid surveys, but I do believe that is coming because I receive more paid surveys now than I did this time a year ago.
I have noticed that people seem to think poorly of this survey, mainly because they’re only getting sweepstake surveys.
While this is true in some ways, people recieve different survey types depending on their location. SurveySpot does send paid suveys once in a while, but not often. However, for a medium-length survey, you might get paid 5-7$ which is good compensation.
Also, surveys that have NO cash or sample rewards bear a HUGE resemblence to ISPOS surveys, (you can read my review on the I-PSOS review page,). Basically, if you don’t qualify for sweepstake surveys, you still get an instant win chance. So if your taking one of those surveys, you want to try to not qualify for it. Why? The only bonus is an extra sweepstakes entry, but in the bonus instant win game, you normally win either 5, 10, 100, or 500 chances in the draw. One extra chance is really pitiful compared to that.
Paid surveys send you checks that come within weeks, slow yes, but they do come. I reccomend that you only take paid surveys when they send those to you, and not any of those sweepstake draws. Still a great panel though.
I joined about a year ago and have had many surveys sent to me but it seems that i never qualify or it has closed i have gotten to do a few and been paid within two weeks over all i think they need to do some adjustments to there web . sandy in canada
Interesting variety of surveys, and participants may have as many as 20 a week. Only a few pay cash, but payment is quick. Each completed survey enters you into a drawing and if you do enough occasionally prizes are won. Very good customer support; they just paid all participants for a survey where the data was lost.
I have read some of other’s reviews–and I agree with a LOT of them…
I have been asked by friends to send them survey links to join–
I DID NOT and WILL NOT IN THE FUTURE send them a link to a (in my humble opinion) WAY BELOW PAR survey site.
I almost never qualify for them, and the ones that I do qualify for have a “chance” at winning a sweepstakes…
Funny how ANYONE you know who “enters” by taking a survey NEVER wins ANYTHING on this site–making it a big waste of time…
Pros:
-Surveys are very often. I get about 1-3 surveys daily! Some are just sweepstakes while others are worth money, usually $3.
Cons:
-Bad member’s area. It should at least say the total amount of sweepstake points I have. Also, besides the 25,000 grand prize I still don’t know what else I’m entering for.
Payout takes 4-6 weeks. So far I have 6 surveys rewarded starting from Feb 10, each worth $3. I havent requested payment yet though.
In conclusion, I say try this site. See how often you get paid surveys. Maybe you’ll get even better results than I did.
I love this site. I receive about 2-3 e-mails a day and on average the surveys are about 15-20 minutes long. $3.00 is the average I have received from most surveys, but I have also received $10.00 and even $15.00 before. Since December I have cashed out about $130.00, which as a student is a wonderful amount of extra money. I usually request a check bi-weekly and the checks arrive within 2 weeks of requesting them.
I have read some of the previous reviews and others have mentioned that they do not qualify for many surveys. I do not qualify for all the survey either, but I do qualify for a good share of them.
I have recommended this site to a few friends and they love it to. You have to be patient though, because initially I did not receive too many surveys, but it seems that the more you take, the more you start to receive invitations. Also, it takes 4-6 weeks sometimes for the cash reward to show up on your account, but be patient, because it will.
this is a very good site i get almost daily surveys that pay 2 or 3 dollars i recommend it if you want to earn an extra income and have fun at the same time
You will receive tons of invitations for them. However most of them you can’t get anything. Just a game, a game you will never get anything, I think.
But they pay really fast. It took several days for me to get my first check: 5 dollars though.
Very legit!
Lots of surveys (most of them sweepstake rewards) for which I qualify about 1 out of 3. This still means that I get money about once a week. Occasionally they have big reward surveys for which you can earn up to $ 20.00. It takes a while for your rewards to be posted, but the payout is fast, within 2 – 3 weeks. Definitely recommanded.
SurveySpot offers both paying and prize only surveys. For both types of surveys, you get an equal chance to win a prize whether you complete the survey or are rejected. It seems the more prize only surveys I take, the more paying surveys I am offered.
Surveys are e-mailed to you but you can visit their site for more surveys randomly chosen based on your profile. I have found more than a few paying surveys this way.
Most paying surveys are from $1 to $5 but have been as high as $50. After completing them, they will creditted to your SurveySpot membership account within 4-6 weeks. After accumulating a minimum of than $5, you can request payment which should arrive within 4-6 weeks. My last payment showed up in the mail on the 9th day.
Here is a very important tip. When you completing a cash paying survey, make a record of the survey #, the date completed, payment amount, and a few words describing its purpose. Examples (TV, movie trailer, beverages…). If your membership is not credited after 6 weeks, contact them with this information about the missing survey(s) and they will get it fixed.
I do not know why this survey panel is one of my favorites. Maybe it is because the surveys often take less time than is stated in the request. Possible it is playing the slot machine to win a prize. Perhaps it is completing prize only surveys on their site in the hope the next one will be for money. Either way this survey panel provides a variety money paying surveys, which is my number one incentive for taking so many.
Interesting surveys, short and fun. You can go directly to their site and find surveys both paying and just for fun ones.
I had only surveys paying 5 or 6 dollars after a long series of just for fun surveys. Money is sent by check in a few days but takes a long time to appear in your online account. You have to commit with their site and be very patient waiting for paid surveys. The flip coin is that their are diminishing your chances for invites from other sites that pay every time!They cross check surveys with those sites.
I recieve frequent survey invitations, qualify for some, find most of them interesting, clear, and unambiguous, and regularly request checks, which are always sent in a timely manner. This is one of my favorite survey sites.
I absolutely LOVE surveyspot surveys!!! In 6 weeks, I made over $75 and I didn’t even complete all the paid surveys they sent me. Yes…they send LOTS of surveys (I get about 10 per day) and many of them are for scratchers only. However, I only do the short, 5 minute or less surveys, which at times takes me to a paid survey for which I qualify. They take 4-6 weeks to post payment, but once you cash out, payment arrives within 2 weeks. In the last few weeks, I have noticed I’m receiving larger payout surveys. They also have surveys for my teen daughter that seem to have a higher compensation for shorter surveys. She enjoys them. I suggest joining SurveySpot, but don’t waste time doing the non-paid surveys that last more than 5 minutes.
I have never received payment for any of these surveys only inclusion for drawings. Time consuming with little result for me.
If you spend some time taking surveys and choose the ones that have a monetary reward, it can add up quickly. Over the summer I had about $125 from taking surveys, plus you can qualify to win more money through sweepstakes
There are very few surveys that are paid, those that I have been invited to participate in have been $1-$5. I have never qualified to complete the survey and thus earn money. All surveys have been for entry for a drawing, which I have never won.
ive been a member for years and have always had a good experience with them. My money account adds up fast for me and i usually do qualify for about 75% of the paid surveys. Even get the good focus group ones and product sampling a lot of the time. I’ve made good money through them and the checks always take exactly one week n one day to get to me, very efficient.
I rarely receive surveys and when i do they aren’t accessible within seconds of recievign the email. I was paid by them over a year ago…and since then have given up as the survey frequency went downhill.
I joined surveyspot a few months ago and I highly recommend them. Within the first week, I made $15. Like other reviewers have pointed out, they send quite a few non-paying surveys. I never do these. Most of the paid surveys I receive pay out $2-$5. Some I qualify for and some I don’t. It takes about 6 weeks for them to post payments to your account, but payments by check are mailed out quickly. They are one of the few survey companies I have decided to stick with.
The first week I joined SurveySpot, I made $20 from taking two surveys — one for $5 and another for $15. In the month since that, I have qualified for two other surveys, both worth $3. I receive 2-3 survey invitations per week that offer cash incentives — the rest are for sweepstakes. SurveySpot seems to offer higher-paying surveys than most other survey sites; all of the surveys that offer a cash reward are for at least $1, and many are for $5-$15. When you take a survey, the reward isn’t instantly credited to your account, but I received credit for all the surveys I have taken in 1-2 weeks. I’m very happy with the compensation I have received so far from SurveySpot.
Updated From July 4
Surveyspot.com is one of my favorite survey panels, if not my favorite. I have been a member of this panel for just shy of 2 months, and in that time, I have earned a total of, including my confirmed and unconfirmed earnings, $124. Speaking of, the check delivery was fast too. I requested a check for $40 on 08.01, and though they say it may take 4-6 weeks for it arrive, I received mine only 10 days later. It may have something to do with the check shipping from an area that is only an hour or two from where I live in Minnesota, but it was quick none the less
On the subject of earnings, though not every survey will be for cash, when you do, most of them are for $3.00, though $5.00 surveys are not uncommon. Most surveys are 10-20 minutes. Upon completion, it may take 2-4 weeks, or as long as 6 weeks for it to be credited to your account. I recommend keeping track of your earnings on a spreadsheet, in case it takes longer than 6 weeks to confirm. It hasn’t happened to me yet, but it could. You may receive 2-5 invitations or more per day, either via email or online – other times, not so often, especially on weekends. On average, I earn $10 to $20 per week, sometimes more – sometimes a little less.
About half of the surveys don’t offer cash incentives, but if it doesn’t take too much time, I recommend doing them anyway. I have found that I received more paying surveys as a result. It shows your interest. At the end of each survey, regardless if it has a cash incentive or if you qualified or not, you will be directed to an instant win game, where you will win 5 to 100 points that goes towards a sweepstakes drawing. I haven’t won anything from these drawings, but it’s always possible
As for the sites reliability, you may encounter an error once in awhile. Sometimes, you may be directed to the wrong survey. Other times, if you use a browser other than Internet Explorer, you may encounter lock-ups. For the most part though, the site seems to be very reliable. It’s easy to use. Overall, I highly recommend this panel.
I get a pretty decent number of invitations and qualify for a lot of them. Hardly ever qualify for the higher paid ones, but, I still make a good amount of money. Have only had a few technical problems with some of the surveys and customer support responds fairly quickly.
I have completed a bunch of surveys for SurveySpot but hardly any that pay… Some take a really long time and all you get is a chance for entries into their sweepstakes. I’ll probably still continue to do their surveys, but if you’re looking for a payout, this might not be the panel for you.
I won 2 rewards and only received 1 of them and had to call on Survey Police. They helped to get me my reward. I still have not received my Amazon gift reward and have been emailing them constantly. They state they issued the reward but they have not. I am so disappointed and have spent many hours filling out surveys. Beware!
too many survey chances but I never seem to be qualified. For the few I have, not much compensation.
I have been with them for a few years now, & do receive alot of surveys, but the main way of compensation is a sweepstakes (which I enter all the time and never receive anything). When I do qualify, which is hardly ever, I get maybe $1 or 2. I recommend this site ONLY if you enjoy filling out surveys and don’t care about receiving money.
They send lots of surveys some pay and some you get entered into a sweepstakes. All you need is 5 dollars in your account to cash in and payment is very quick!
This survey site is the funniest. They try to mock you first with non paid surveys, just sweepstakes and drawings. I have lost my focus with this site and one day, after a month or so I found out in my account 16$ for 3 cash surveys, which was a good thing. The next good thing is that you can find surveys available on their website and there are nice cash incentives for your time spent online. Maybe the compensation is 12-15 $/hour.(You don’t get surveys every hour:) )
Although I have yet to win any prizes, the number of surveys I receive is outstanding. There’s never a shortage of surveys so I figure it’s just a matter of time before I earn something. The surveys are varied and interesting. For the most part I would recommend SurveySpot, especially if you enjoy sharing your opinion.
You can take multiple surveys in one sitting. Some are without pay but fun and as you go on, you can earn money and prizes. For the last 35-40 days I cashed in 26 dollars for easy surveys.
I would say I qualified for each survey I’ve received. Never had a problem with them.
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SITES I LOOK FORWARD TO IT EACH DAY SOME DAYS I HAVE SEVERAL AND THE GAME AT THE END MAKES IT WORTH WHILE I LOVE IT