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Online surveys - scam or not?

I have been reading testimonials from people using an online survey site with interest



However, I am reluctant to pay the registration fee to find out if it's scam or genuine.

Has anyone else got experience of paid onlline surveys?

Thanks in advance
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  • Becles
    Becles Posts: 13,184 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Yes - and I've never paid a fee to join them!

    If you want to do surveys, try google or search this site, and you can find companies to apply to for free.
    Here I go again on my own....
  • sa1nt
    sa1nt Posts: 46 Forumite
    Hi
    The ones you pay for, as far as I can remember, just give you a long list of survey companies to send your details to.
    As Becles says, just find them yourself for free :D
  • Gerradene
    Gerradene Posts: 179 Forumite
    i have been doing online surveys for a few months and have never paid a fee.
    I get paid in cheques, vouchers and points systems.

    as Becles says try a search to find ones that are free to join
    paying a fee sounds like a scam to me

    Enjoy surveying!
    Official DFW Nerd Club member no. 019 :D
  • Slayerx
    Slayerx Posts: 1,285 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Would someone mind suggesting a company to start doing them for?
    Official DFW Nerd Club - Member no. 065
  • lanyroo
    lanyroo Posts: 75 Forumite
    Gerradene wrote:
    i have been doing online surveys for a few months and have never paid a fee.
    I get paid in cheques, vouchers and points systems.

    as Becles says try a search to find ones that are free to join
    paying a fee sounds like a scam to me

    Enjoy surveying!


    I have been doing surveys for well over a year - I have never received anything. One of them (cant remember which one) you have to total £25 before they send a cheque and I still haven't got there yet?
  • KatieF
    KatieF Posts: 44 Forumite
    Surveys are generally a slow process but I have one which I get amazon vouchers off and have just signed up to one which pays money
  • scooper
    scooper Posts: 986 Forumite
    hi
    https://www.ciao.co.uk
    https://www.greenfield.com
    https://www.brainjuicer.co.uk
    https://www.yougov.co.uk
    they are ones i persoanlly think they pay the best
    hope this helps
    appreciate what you have got x
  • weaver
    weaver Posts: 1,444 Forumite
    I like

    Valued opinions - get paid in tesco vouchers - top of my list regular surveys and very fast payment

    media transfer - amazon codes
    Quickwise
    Pinecone - £4.00 lunchen voucher booklet used for mcdonalds, greggs,debenhams even tesco
    You Gov - cash
    Test & Vote - amazon

    Ive had pay outs from all of these no problems
    Thanks to everyone who posts comps :T
  • Narva
    Narva Posts: 233 Forumite
    I have done them for about 2 years now and had about 6 cinema vouchers and roughly 10 high street vouchers, and 120.00 cash via paypal (although this was made up of a 50.00 survey which still to this day i dont know how i got through it and answered the questions as it was a medical one.....LOL) To be honest you will never MAKE money from them just a bit of fun if you do have 15 mins free to sit and answer a load of questions to earn 80p. You need to do them on a regular basis or they dont send them, hense lots of work for little but is fun!!
  • robb2002
    robb2002 Posts: 202 Forumite
    I use Ciao and have been paid about £10 for two years, I hate it when they send you questionnaires that aren't relevant to you and you answer about 20 quuestions and then they say, 'sorry you are not suitable for this questionnaire.'

    I have been with valued oppinions for about 6 weeks and clocked up £3.50

    Not the best I suppsoe
    IF I HAVE BEEN OF USE TO YOU, THEN PLEASE CLICK THAT THANKS BUTTON :)
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