Prolific Academic Survey Alerts

DaveQ

silvercar said:

Y-live annoys me. Too many of their surveys chuck you out after completing a more than reasonable portion of the survey. Only reason I’m still in is that I’m half way to the next £50. Also very frustrating that you have to answer stupid questions like not visiting Antarctica before they chuck you out.

Fully agree 

Superhoopza

DaveQ said:

silvercar said:

Y-live annoys me. Too many of their surveys chuck you out after completing a more than reasonable portion of the survey. Only reason I’m still in is that I’m half way to the next £50. Also very frustrating that you have to answer stupid questions like not visiting Antarctica before they chuck you out.

Fully agree 

How many times as a % do you think this occurs?

Superhoopza

Just had my first email from Y-Live, took me 4 minutes to complete a survey for £1. Hopefully they are all at that rate of pay.

Hope I get added to Prolific's lists soon.

Superhoopza

Just a thought, when I had the email link, how do they know it was completed by you, is it from the specific link you had that they can match it to your account?

silvercar

Superhoopza said:

DaveQ said:

silvercar said:

Y-live annoys me. Too many of their surveys chuck you out after completing a more than reasonable portion of the survey. Only reason I’m still in is that I’m half way to the next £50. Also very frustrating that you have to answer stupid questions like not visiting Antarctica before they chuck you out.

Fully agree 

How many times as a % do you think this occurs?

IME, if I complete within half an hour of receiving the email I get chucked out about a third of the time. If later on, I’d say over half the time. 90% of the time that I’m chucked out, I’ve already had to answer questions about Antarctica and recognising an animal sound and picture. 

elsien

Superhoopza said:

Just a thought, when I had the email link, how do they know it was completed by you, is it from the specific link you had that they can match it to your account?

Yes. it's all automatic. 

Superhoopza

silvercar said:

Superhoopza said:

DaveQ said:

silvercar said:

Y-live annoys me. Too many of their surveys chuck you out after completing a more than reasonable portion of the survey. Only reason I’m still in is that I’m half way to the next £50. Also very frustrating that you have to answer stupid questions like not visiting Antarctica before they chuck you out.

Fully agree 

How many times as a % do you think this occurs?

IME, if I complete within half an hour of receiving the email I get chucked out about a third of the time. If later on, I’d say over half the time. 90% of the time that I’m chucked out, I’ve already had to answer questions about Antarctica and recognising an animal sound and picture. 

That's far too high!

Superhoopza

elsien said:

Superhoopza said:

Just a thought, when I had the email link, how do they know it was completed by you, is it from the specific link you had that they can match it to your account?

Yes. it's all automatic. 

Thank you 

pebbles01

silvercar said:

[Deleted User] said:

Is prolific down for anyone

Working fine for me.

In fact, just had this beauty that took 6 minutes for £7.50. was estimating 30 minutes when I took it, now reduced to £7 with the same payout. 

Topic tutor

By LRL Humans

I've just had the exact same one, having missed out earlier.  I got £7.50, but even £7 is amazing for about 6 mins work.  It was a similar time length for me and paid almost immediately.  

olliebean

I had one the other day, Preferred models in syllogistic reasoning, worth £6.75. The intended completion time was 45 minutes. Average completion was 23 minutes. I completed it in a little under 7 minutes, so about £60/hour. Very nice.