Making cash from online survey sites - new MSE guide

KxMx

Just got my third payout this year on Populous Live. 
I guess it comes down to what demographic their clients are looking for. 

I see people that do really well with Yougov, I rejoined them last year and it took 16 months just for one payout... Needless to say I deactivated my account again.

With I Say I've had £60 in Amazon vouchers this year, which I'm happy with.

Four payouts with NewVistaLive so £200, £100 in money and since they swapped to vouchers, £100 which I split between Argos and Amazon. You do have to visit their website often to do the partner surveys to get payouts that frequently. 

NectarCanvass still a good payer for me, too many nectar points to count. You get 2 points (so a penny) for each rejection/screen out. No diary studies for a while though which pay well. I spent £10 of points recently and it didn't take long to earn them back with some diligent effort. 

AlexJ88

KxMx said:

Just got my third payout this year on Populous Live. 
I guess it comes down to what demographic their clients are looking for. 

I see people that do really well with Yougov, I rejoined them last year and it took 16 months just for one payout... Needless to say I deactivated my account again.

With I Say I've had £60 in Amazon vouchers this year, which I'm happy with.

Four payouts with NewVistaLive so £200, £100 in money and since they swapped to vouchers, £100 which I split between Argos and Amazon. You do have to visit their website often to do the partner surveys to get payouts that frequently. 

NectarCanvass still a good payer for me, too many nectar points to count. You get 2 points (so a penny) for each rejection/screen out. No diary studies for a while though which pay well. I spent £10 of points recently and it didn't take long to earn them back with some diligent effort. 

i had i say but no surveys ever showed up and they eventually closed my account due to no activity which wasnt my fault.

mjm3346

"I see people that do really well with Yougov, I rejoined them last year and it took 16 months just for one payout... Needless to say I deactivated my account again."
I agree the time vs reward is very poor, I had a couple of payouts but then didn't bother with them much and opted for prize draw entries when I did but dropped them completely when they ditched the scheme
I only did nectar adpoints where you got paid to watch ads but that stopped some while ago.
Used to do the Royal Mail/TNS one, handy for lots stamps and L2S vouchers without too much effort until they added small packages to the requirements which would have changed it from a 400 yd stroll to a postbox to a 4 mile trip to a post office. 

mjm3346

PopulousLive seem to have a range of questions they ask at the beginning of surveys (no never stood for elected position, experts in fields I do not know rarely ask for advice, current account yes etc etc) all info they already hold so I assume they are checking the person is paying attention and is the actual one answering, this is in addition to the attention checkers in surveys like tick a particular answer.
Got to the wrap up questions on a £1 one a few weeks ago with just postcode and comments to go - just previously been getting info on a different postcode area, accidentally put that and realised it as I hit enter - have to go back and change it? no, next screen said inconsistent info given and all my answers would have to be discarded - least it wasn't a  £4 one 

allison445

MoonChild91 said:

Does anyone have any experience with Life Points? I've had them recommended to me but can't find much information on MSE. 

I use them was better before they merged not the best paying I usually make between £20-£40 a month using them my biggest problem is they have a habit like others of underestimating the survey times especially the national buyers survey which they say is 90 minutes which for £14 doesn't seem bad but it is actually in 3 parts and can take 4-5 hours so if you do sign up just avoid it.
They do have a low cash out amount and a good range of rewards like paypal amazon nectar asda starbacks and a large range of others. They do have some easy web cam surveys were you watch an ad for a few minutes then answer some questions these are the best paying 

reg091

AlexJ88 said:

reg091 said:

Excellent, thank you for sharing in such detail. I have a tracker from Populous running on my phone for £5 a month, maybe I will investigate some more as you can't beat getting paid for doing nothing!

Also do you have a link to the populous tracker? Can't seem to find it

Is an invitation only for a specific survey they were touting a month ago. The tracker itself is Reality Meter but, as I say, only specific to that survey (although obviously used by many survey companies for different surveys).

CovJim

Joined Swagbucks after a good report on MSE, but feel I have been conned. Just got near to the point where I could claim my reward when my account was deactivated. On querying this I was told that I had violated their terms. This is nonsense as I answered all questions honestly to the best of my ability. I feel that this site is untrustworthy and should  be avoided.

nandrews

I think there maybe a beneficial link between MSE and Swagbucks!
MSE is supported financially by the MoneySupermarket comparison site and I think there is strong connection between MoneySupermarket and Swagbucks!
Certainly MSE frequently, when suggesting how to earn extra cash, they put forward Swagbucks as No.1 method!

Gizmo72

I had some trouble with Opinionworld recently - since the end of March I hadn't received any surveys by e-mail, and all of the surveys on my account page kept saying they had already been completed. The other day I got an e-mail from them because my account had been suspended - probably due to me rushing through the surveys or not answering them properly because I was fed up of the surveys being too long, not letting me leave questions blank or getting the same surveys over and over again - the problems I've been having for years - I keep on telling the survey companies but they never listen.

nandrews

You have my sympathies Gizmo72. I am in the same boat and of the same mind. I have badgered the many surveys companies I volunteer to, as all of them behave in the same way as you indicate.
I think it's past time that these companies take their responsibilities seriously and stop bothering us and wasting our time as they do.
But it seems none of the authorities will take any notice and I have contacted a number. The Market Research Society (MRS) the least, as they seem to be supported by the companies that they say they regulate!
If you have any suggestion as to whom we could approach, please make it and maybe we can take action.
Even here on MSE I have found no response from Martin Lewis or his band. The many messages I sent last year were responded to only a couple of weeks ago and even then only asking me to give more information!
Nigel