Making cash from online survey sites - new MSE guide
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So the more steady of them which pay less per survey might be the better bet.
I would suggest www.opiniumresearch.co.uk in that category. Though don't expect a problem free ride.
Consider also Consumerpulse, Shopandscan and Nieslen who are interested in your shopping and also ask for occasional surveys.
I signed up a couple of weeks ago. I have completed 3 surveys, one for 20p (completing my profile), one for 35p and one for 50p, in that order. On completing the 50p one I checked my account balance and whilst listing all three amounts correctly it had my overall total as 50p.
I emailed support asking what had happened and got this response:
"I can see that you have completed 2 surveys on YourSayPays - the May 2020 Survey and the June 2020 survey, both for 15p each. You have also received 20p for completing your profile.
We haven't run any surveys for 35p or 50p, so could you perhaps be mixing us up with another survey site?"
Aside from the condescending tone this directly contradicts what was in my account yesterday (no, I haven't got sites mixed up) so I signed in to take a screenshot and - lo and behold - my history has been changed to match what's in their email.
Consequently I don't feel that this is a trustworthy site.
Then I found, like many such sites, I was getting invited to, but reject from, many more surveys than I was able to complete.
So I complained, but after many such reports to them, in very reasonable tones I got:-
"You asked the same questions every time you emailed in, and we provided the same answers each time, there’s nothing new we can tell you.
we are well within our rights to ban you from the panel for aggressive behaviour, thereby forfeiting any money earned. I even mentioned this to you specifically in several emails before we banned you, so you had plenty of warning.
Because of the reason you were banned, you are not entitled to any form of compensation."!!!
So be warned!