are these survey sites worth it?(merged)

Kitty_Wren

When I read that, I seriously thought it was one of those Nigerian scam emails.

fruitcake_2

they have been in troubkle for over a year now, refused to use them after they took out the £98 from my account!!

I_luv_cats

Toluna are giving me up to 10 surveys a day!!

Screened out of 3/4 of them. (but get a prize draw entry)

I am going to receive a product trial to sample and (for a new product) comment on soon.

I have been doing a food diary for a week.

AprilLady

Has anyone else noticed that My Survey don't seem to give you 5 points when you're screened out of surveys anymore? Bit annoying when I seem to get screened out of most surveys there these days!

burnlyf

AprilLady wrote: »

Has anyone else noticed that My Survey don't seem to give you 5 points when you're screened out of surveys anymore? Bit annoying when I seem to get screened out of most surveys there these days!

They still give them to me, but sometimes I get prize draw entries instead.

jaygray

Has anyone signed up to MySurvey Connect? It means downloading some software for them, but you're supposed to earn lots more points. I've been invited in the past to do something similar on other survey sites, but have always turned them down. I just wondered if anyone had any advice about this sort of thing?

JDPower

jaygray wrote: »

Has anyone signed up to MySurvey Connect? It means downloading some software for them, but you're supposed to earn lots more points. I've been invited in the past to do something similar on other survey sites, but have always turned them down. I just wondered if anyone had any advice about this sort of thing?

No chance. Been offered similar by a couple of survey sites, no amount of money will get me to install spyware on my computer (cos that's what it is, regardless of it not being malicious). I value my privacy, and to a lesser extent the performance of my computer and internet connection, more than that.

jaygray

JDPower wrote: »

No chance. Been offered similar by a couple of survey sites, no amount of money will get me to install spyware on my computer (cos that's what it is, regardless of it not being malicious). I value my privacy, and to a lesser extent the performance of my computer and internet connection, more than that.

Thanks for that. My instinctive reaction was to steer well clear, as I have done in the past.

I have another question: having been with OnePoll for ages, I've just signed up to OnePoll+, but although they've sent me a couple of surveys (has anyone actually been able to complete a survey yet?!), I can't find anywhere that tells me what their rewards are, when they pay out etc. Does the reward for completing a survey just get added to your OnePoll account?

jenniewb

Yeah, would have to add to that, in my years of doing surveys, I've never found a downloaded application which doesn't make my computer MUCH slower- and I think I've downloaded just about everything offered! Its open to you if you want to take the option and not all will be bad stuff but the fact it makes my computer run slower irritates me too much to allow any form of downloaded feature.

Just to also say, on occasion some sites ask if you will download something temporarily for the 30mins or so you do the survey and then will uninstall (you have to do this yourself- they've never uninstalled by themselves for me no matter what they say!) These tend to be OK. I'd still play it by ear as some sites I've since left I'd not even bother to consider. Its more the long term download questions (say for example Neilson) which watches everything you do forever that I'd refuse.

moi

jaygray wrote: »

I have another question: having been with OnePoll for ages, I've just signed up to OnePoll+, but although they've sent me a couple of surveys (has anyone actually been able to complete a survey yet?!), I can't find anywhere that tells me what their rewards are, when they pay out etc. Does the reward for completing a survey just get added to your OnePoll account?

I joined Onepoll+ recently too, & have only managed to not screen out once (of several attempts) :wall:

Onepoll+ is nothing to do with the normal Onepoll account, bar the name. It's just another white label for Cint. Log in (url in the welcome email) and click on your points and that's where the credits for completed surveys will go.

The payment information is also on your points page: "Redeem your earned money with PayPal
When you've reached 4 GBP you can redeem your money by clicking on the update button below"