are these survey sites worth it?(merged)

chels

louiseb7026 wrote: »

Looking for a referral link for pinecone please :-) thanks

They don't usually do referrals but there is a link to register here which appears to be live.

http://mysurvey123.com/index.php/Paid-Surveys-Reviews/Pinecone-Research.html

Saetana

7_week_wonder wrote: »

A quick heads-up for folk waiting for Amaz*n vouchers from Toluna. I've just had 3 processed (all from beginning of Nov to end Dec) and codes available this morning!

I got mine processed today as well from November, really hope this doesn't happen again as its bad enough waiting 6-8 weeks for an electronic voucher - Toluna really do suck :mad:

olliebean

Toluna have updated their blog to say all pending November Amazon vouchers have been processed. I got two today from November and December; still waiting for one from 2 weeks ago but that's nothing unusual.

*Anon*

Just wondering has anybody signed up to the GFK Digital trends panel where you install the toolbar. I thought id give it a go but how on earth would you get paid if they only ask you for a postcode and no address or details? Is it just scam?

unoriginal_uk

*Anon* wrote: »

Just wondering has anybody signed up to the GFK Digital trends panel where you install the toolbar. I thought id give it a go but how on earth would you get paid if they only ask you for a postcode and no address or details? Is it just scam?

I would like to know this as well....just came on here as I got an invite to join this and wanted to check it out via MSE first!

Seems like no-one has talked about it on here before....not sure if that's a good or bad sign!!

jenniewb

Have to be honest, I'd never install anything as a tool bar- in my experience of doing this, they always slow things down, they always make things hard to work around and they also take far more data then they pay you for- and that's if they are genuine and do pay up.

I'd avoid myself but the choice is yours, it's your computer, your time and you may have more confidence in this then I do.

unoriginal_uk

jenniewb wrote: »

Have to be honest, I'd never install anything as a tool bar- in my experience of doing this, they always slow things down, they always make things hard to work around and they also take far more data then they pay you for- and that's if they are genuine and do pay up.

I'd avoid myself but the choice is yours, it's your computer, your time and you may have more confidence in this then I do.

Thanks so much for replying, it's nice to get others' opinions!!

I would really like to hear from someone also who has actually decided to install this toolbar - I think that would probably sway me one way or another!

I did install one before (through a different site) and it did slow my laptop right down so this will probably be the same, but they are offering a £15 sign up bonus at the moment so it seems like a good thing if it isn't going to royally **** up my laptop!!!

JDPower

unoriginal_uk wrote: »

but they are offering a £15 sign up bonus at the moment so it seems like a good thing if it isn't going to royally **** up my laptop!!!

Is it really worth it? I won't install anything to my laptop or phone from survey companies, have NEVER read anything positive about their effect on your equipment. My phone and laptop are worth more to me than 15 quid.

If you do decide to try it make sure you track the install with something like Zsoft Uninstaller so that when you uninstall it (preferably with Revo Uninstaller), you can use Zsoft to make relatively sure there are as little traces as possible left behind.

unoriginal_uk

JDPower wrote: »

Is it really worth it?

.....I don't know!!

That's exactly the reason why I came on here looking for others who have used this SPECIFIC survey company's toolbar - so I can gauge others' opinons/experiences on this specific download. If others say their experience has been awful then I won't bother with it. So far I have not found anyone who has used this one, so I am still open to using it, but I have not downloaded it or signed up yet.

JDPower

unoriginal_uk wrote: »

.....I don't know!!

That's exactly the reason why I came on here looking for others who have used this SPECIFIC survey company's toolbar

But all these survey sites don't all create their own toolbar, they will take a base marketing toolbar and tailor it to their needs, so the odds are their toolbar will be the same as many others under the surface. So whilst I understand you're desire to find out about the specific companies toolbar (a quick Google found this discussion), the odds are anyone's opinion of it will be the same as most other survey toolbars out there. But like I said, if you choose to try it, use the two programs I suggested and if you have problems you should be able to remove most traces of it