Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

onemouseplace

I had that this afternoon and completed it. I've done it for other platforms, and also my solicitors used a similar technology for verifying my ID when I was buying and selling a house recently.

I thought I had already done it for Prolific, which was my only concern, but that may have been something different. 

magic57

onemouseplace said:

I had that this afternoon and completed it. I've done it for other platforms, and also my solicitors used a similar technology for verifying my ID when I was buying and selling a house recently.

I thought I had already done it for Prolific, which was my only concern, but that may have been something different. 

Thank you that's reassuring. I was wondering if it was just me. I'll do it as I like doing the studies. 

moginstein

silvercar said:

I wonder if there is a way of transferring from PayPal to say Wise or Revolut for a better exchange rate?

I've tried via Wise, as I have an account with them, it looked liked it would do it, as they have a US address, but then PayPal block the transfer at the end. Also tried it with linking my Curve card and setting that to dollars, didn't work. Don't know about Revolut, but what I read it seems like it used to but has been blocked as well.
Yes, I've spent ages trying to circumvent paypals stealth tax, just haven't managed it yet, boo hiss!
Thanks for your comments @MollyR, @onemouseplace, @SensibleSarah, @silvercar. I might transfer some every so often even with the 3-4%, as I'm losing the interest, and currency fluctuations might be smoothed out.
Interested in any other approaches, I was thinking it as treat money for the odd online spend, but with a pile of AI studies in $, there's more than I need now my phone was bought in £ (it was cheaper).

elsien

I’m just taking the hit on the rate. Can’t see myself needing dollars any time soon and it’s pointless it just sitting there. 

warby68

I just take the hit. 

Realistically (and to try and be pragmatic about being shafted lol) you have to accept there is usually a ' price'  to doing business of any sort. This 'job' costs me very little else - no travel or clothing or lunch out expenses, no extra premises costs as done when I'm at home anyway, not even any stationery costs. Well, that's how I calm my grumbles down anyway.

On a serious note, currency speculation is considered one of the higher risk trades. General business advice is not to hold currency you have no identified need for. Its considered speculation to try and beat the rates. So rubbish as it feels, for most people it probably IS better to suck it up.

MollyR

I only undertake Prolific surveys which are paying what I consider an acceptable rate for the job, whether that is paid in sterling or in dollars after Paypal's cut.  If one isn't paying well enough, I simply don't open it.

moginstein

Thanks @elsien, @warby68 and @MollyR. You're right, when I  was "saving dollars for my phone fund" it made sense  for me, I only had a few dollars now and then. The AI stuff was much more, I think I got 80+ dollars on one day and I've no spends planned now at that level!
Guess I'll just cash it in as and when, leaving it there is just causing me brain ache!

Slinky

Has anybody had the Mobile Video studies popping up this morning? Need to be done with a Chrome browser. Having downloaded the Chrome browser onto my iphone 12, it's still coming up as not compatible. Pity as there's loads paying well.

silvercar

Slinky said:

Has anybody had the Mobile Video studies popping up this morning? Need to be done with a Chrome browser. Having downloaded the Chrome browser onto my iphone 12, it's still coming up as not compatible. Pity as there's loads paying well.

Same. Also with iPhone 12. I guess that’s why they are sticking on the board.

i don’t want chrome on my iPhone just for this, but you can google ways of increasing the pixel size in settings and the iPhone 12 is a 1080px screen.

Racheljaa

I had a couple on my laptop browser but nothing showing on my phone at all.