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Paul_Varjak

Nickv1.0 wrote: »

Good Day today Paul?????

I just did my standard 10 surveys today, which is good enough to earn £150+ this week.

Did you read my earlier post about Skype 50 calls/day limit and how that has affected you?

Nickv1.0

Ive started using the 0845 number now as Ive switched to Talk Talk it works out more beneficial for me

Paul_Varjak

Talktalk is the best option. Just be sure to set the options in your on-line account so you don't receive any sales calls!

Nickv1.0

Yeah I had a few days of annoying calls but have sorted it now

vixxxen

So Paul/nickv1.0 - are you seeing more surveys than me then? I've been registered with OC since July last year and go through spates of taking surveys for a couple of months and then taking a break..yet the only surveys I've ever seen are the 3 bank/building society ones for £2.75 each (they're the only surveys I can see at present on my screen, and not many left at that), and before christmas the holiday park company surveys which paid very slightly more.

I also had issues with payment; I found it impossible to be paid weekly, as you have to wait 4 days to raise an invoice in the first place and then you're paid within 7 days from when the invoices are accepted; the last invoices I put in were raised a few days before a bank holiday and weren't accepted until 10 days later, then finally paid about a week after that. I complained about it via email to be told the delay was due to the bank hol, but waiting over 2 weeks to get £15 put me off completing any more surveys.

How do you guys find the invoicing system and how do you work the invoices so that you are paid every week?

Paul_Varjak

vixxxen wrote: »

So Paul/nickv1.0 - are you seeing more surveys than me then?

Only those who fulfil their commitment are given access to all surveys. That commitment is at least 10/15 hours each week.

vixxxen wrote: »

I've been registered with OC since July last year and go through spates of taking surveys for a couple of months and then taking a break..yet the only surveys I've ever seen are the 3 bank/building society ones for £?.?? each (they're the only surveys I can see at present on my screen, and not many left at that), and before christmas the holiday park company surveys which paid very slightly more.

Your commitment when you started working for OC was at least 10/15 hours each week.

vixxxen wrote: »

I also had issues with payment; I found it impossible to be paid weekly, as you have to wait 4 days to raise an invoice in the first place and then you're paid within 7 days from when the invoices are accepted; the last invoices I put in were raised a few days before a bank holiday and weren't accepted until 10 days later, then finally paid about a week after that. I complained about it via email to be told the delay was due to the bank hol, but waiting over 2 weeks to get £15 put me off completing any more surveys.

Strange, I have never had a problem getting paid. Some other companies I have worked for take two months to pay!

vixxxen wrote: »

How do you guys find the invoicing system and how do you work the invoices so that you are paid every week?

Work every week, issue invoices every week, get paid every week.

vixxxen

Would you care to adopt a slightly more polite tone, Paul? I'd be happy to email you the correspondence between myself and OC; I have no reason to lie, but you are painting OC as whiter-than-white without mentioning the fact you can only raise invoices 4 days after you complete the surveys; therefore the pay must be very staggered and only a few pounds at a time - or do you send 3-4 seperate invoices in per week?

I was asking a genuine question and you were very defensive in your reply....

redzhell

Hey vixxxen,

Read your post asking Nick and Paul regarding how many surveys they see.... Just logged on to my account out of curiosity and I can see 7 different ones including the 3 bank surveys you've mentioned. Like I said before, I've not done any calls yet so the only thing I could think of is that your profile may not let you see other surveys for some reason?

Sixer

vixxxen wrote: »

Would you care to adopt a slightly more polite tone, Paul? I'd be happy to email you the correspondence between myself and OC; I have no reason to lie, but you are painting OC as whiter-than-white without mentioning the fact you can only raise invoices 4 days after you complete the surveys; therefore the pay must be very staggered and only a few pounds at a time - or do you send 3-4 seperate invoices in per week?

I was asking a genuine question and you were very defensive in your reply....

Paul's tone may be down to your nigh-on accusing him of lying a couple of pages back in this thread. Just a thought.

louise12113

redzhell wrote: »

Hey vixxxen,

Read your post asking Nick and Paul regarding how many surveys they see.... Just logged on to my account out of curiosity and I can see 7 different ones including the 3 bank surveys you've mentioned. Like I said before, I've not done any calls yet so the only thing I could think of is that your profile may not let you see other surveys for some reason?

Ive not started any yet - but I can also view 7