yougov.finance bribe

t1redmonkey

pecunianonolet said:

They said they roll out finance but still don't have it and neither does the OH so they might have it as an exclusive for Plus members only?

I've had it for a few weeks.  Also not a Plus member, and probably only done a couple of their surveys in the past so not as if they've been 'rewarding' people that do lots of surveys either.  Doesn't seem any rhyme or reason to who gets it or when.

pecunianonolet

That is indeed strange and indeed a mystery on how they roll it out when my stats show me as fairly active... 

flaneurs_lobster

I have no inside knowledge of YouGov's selection processes but the choice of individuals may simply be a matter of demographics. you may simply not lie within the statistical bounds that they are looking to populate at any particular time. It certainly isn't a willingness to complete their tedious surveys, I've completed 3 or 4 a year.

Anecdotally, it does seem that I am often asked to contribute to opinion and marketing research (I've been a BARB panel member for years for instance). I guess I'm either super-typical or have some atypical characteristic that makes me a valuable outlier (statistically speaking).

pecunianonolet

flaneurs_lobster said:

I have no inside knowledge of YouGov's selection processes but the choice of individuals may simply be a matter of demographics. you may simply not lie within the statistical bounds that they are looking to populate at any particular time. It certainly isn't a willingness to complete their tedious surveys, I've completed 3 or 4 a year.

Anecdotally, it does seem that I am often asked to contribute to opinion and marketing research (I've been a BARB panel member for years for instance). I guess I'm either super-typical or have some atypical characteristic that makes me a valuable outlier (statistically speaking).

Yeah, it is just easy money, which I'd like to have 

Yes, I think it is a mixture of what data you shared previously, demographics, your profile with them and what data their customers are looking for and are willing to pay for.

I share my viewing and shopping history with them as well as use Yougov Pulse for a few quid a month so it slowly levels up with the surveys. For example, I was invited twice for snap polls for pre election debates for 300 points each for literally 2 min long surveys about debates and candidates, etc. So not all surveys are just 50 points I get. 

wmb194

pecunianonolet said:

That is indeed strange and indeed a mystery on how they roll it out when my stats show me as fairly active... 

Your August numbers are good but you've only been a member for a year? My dashboard says seven years for me: perhaps 'length of service' is a factor? (I'm Plus.)

MikeJXE

I would question the accuracy of my own figures

A plus member 7 years 2 months

82% response rate yet never missed a survey 

Personality type,  Established expert

478 surveys completed

50,055 points and I know for a fact I have had more that 10x £50

Fact, since May 2023 7x £50 = 35,000 points 

PRAISETHESUN

Got an email this afternoon informing me that I am now eligible to use the connections feature. The connections tab a number of you have been talking about (but has previously not been present in my profile) is now there, and I can link bank accounts now

simonsmithsays

PRAISETHESUN said:

Got an email this afternoon informing me that I am now eligible to use the connections feature. The connections tab a number of you have been talking about (but has previously not been present in my profile) is now there, and I can link bank accounts now

I got the notification this afternoon too.

However Lloyds, Nationwide, Halifax, Virgin and RBS all give me an Error 'Link no longer exists'

Is this common

friolento

Is there a limit to how many current and savings accounts you can connect? I have looked at the FAQ and couldn't see one

EDIT: ignore me. I have now seen, on the Bank Connections screen, that the limit is 10 accounts in every 90 day period

simonsmithsays

friolento said:

Is there a limit to how many current and savings accounts you can connect? I have looked at the FAQ and couldn't see one

Ten isn't it?