Making cash from online survey sites - new MSE guide

Marvqn1

What is the hourly rate of pay approx with Valued Opinions?

jow6

Thanks for that Willingtolearn. I've signed up to the PopulousLive one but cannot see any surveys on it?

Marvqn1

jow6 wrote: »

Thanks for that Willingtolearn. I've signed up to the PopulousLive one but cannot see any surveys on it?

PopulousLive send you an email when there is a survey available.

Whammy_Barre

When recording the amount of income you make from surveys etc., is it only counted as income at the point when you actually redeem it, or would it still count when it's in your account on the website?

chels

Whammy_Barre wrote: »

When recording the amount of income you make from surveys etc., is it only counted as income at the point when you actually redeem it, or would it still count when it's in your account on the website?

If you choose to declare it then I would say it can only be required when you actually receive the money.

The money is not really yours until you've claimed and are in receipt of it. Some survey companies cease and it's possible you may end up not being paid (hopefully few and far between!), imagine potentially being taxed on funds you never actually received! :eek:

SadlerWells

I signed up for YouGov after reading about it on MSE. Once I started doing the surveys, the emails came through more frequently than once a month and I got into the swing of completing them in only a few minutes.. Some of the surveys only earn a chance to go into a prize draw so I ignore those. I only do the ones that earn points, and if I'm offered a short survey for extra points I always do them.
I've just checked and it took less than eighteen months to earn £50, not bad for not doing much in a spare few minutes. However, the emails don't come quite so frequently now — not sure if it's because I've already had a payout or because I'm not the ideal profile!

droopsnout

I, too, have been having problems with New Vista Live. I've had exactly the same experience as olliebean. This was last November. I told them I didn't keep a record of the survey invitations that I had fully responded to, and eventually they checked through the invitation references that I sent them and sent me the £50 cheque that I was certainly entitled to.

I contacted them again recently because since November they have still not kept accurate records of my participation. I sent them a list of 42 survey invitations I had received since the last payment. Whilst I would have been screened out of one or two, and would have attempted a few surveys a bit too late, I can see no truth in the claim they made that I had completed only six of those forty-two surveys.

I am writing to them once again to request a sensible response. If I don't receive one, I'm leaving them. To stay with an outfit that uses terminological inexactitudes to avoid paying the folks who get their results would be plain daft!

Maggie-Anne

I complete surveys for several sites and get regular small rewards in cash or vouchers. So far this year (2019) I've received:
£4 M&S vouchers from GFK Media.
£15 Amazon voucher from Opinion People.
£10 Amazon voucher from Your Water.
£10 Amazon voucher from Expert Outpost.
£50 cheque from New Vista.
£50 cheque from Populus Live.
£10 Amazon voucher from Shopper Thoughts.

BUT my recent claim for a £10 voucher from Opinion Outpost was rejected (I had more than enough points) and my membership was suspended without any warning, explanation or right of appeal. They had sent me a voucher in Sept 2018 without any problem, and I had continued to accrue points since then. In reply to my email, they simply said I had breached their conditions and my points were forfeited. They haven't answered my demand to know exactly why. So they allowed me to do more surveys until I next claimed, then rejected me. I consider that to be fraud, even if only for £10. I have been working for them for nothing. DON'T TOUCH THEM!

BachSoon

I am currently doing Qmee, prolific academic and onepoll. Didn't realize get on with swagbucks.

What survey sites do you use for earning a bit on the side?? :money:

rjmachin

My favourite is swagbucks.

I am getting around £50 per month at the moment. Taking advantage of the bonuses, by reaching your daily goal, monthly goal, playing swago and the team challenge help to boost the SB balance.

For the swago, I just go for the 50SB rather than the 300SB because I don't really have the friends who would be interested in it, and they do not like it when pretend to be a friend. I have been banned once for doing that. Had to grovel to be allowed back on.