HCD surveys is one of the best paid survey site. They pay cash reward for your opinions on many topics including entertainment, politics, sports and other national events. Now the HCD MediaCurves panel is looking for an expansion so that they are running a recruiting promotion. Everyone who registered at HCDsurveys during the promotion period can get $1(100points) for just finishing their profile. That is an easy money to earn. To see the promotion and panel detailed informtion, you can click here to go to and register at HCDsurveys.com.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Saturday, May 2, 2009
New Pinecone research sign up link
Here is a chance where you can join pinecone research as a panelist right now.
I have been doing surveys with Pinecone research for a while. Here is my personal experience with pinecone research:
1. simple, interesting and straight-forward surveys;
2. $3 survey compensation paid fast and directly deposit into your paypal account;
3. lots of product tests, which means you can get freebies;
4. match rate is very high, which means you will save time to do tons of screening surveys for nothing.
So overall my opinion about pinecone is positive. If you only want to do surveys with one company, you should choose Pinecone Research.
Now Pinecone is growing and they want to recruit new members.
Here is a new Pinecone sign up link.
If you accidentally come across my blog and see this message, you are lucky. Usually, it is so hard to find Pinecone's sigh up link. So grab this chance, sign up as soon as possible because it is going to expire soon. You have nothing to lose, and if you don't lik pinecone, which is highly unlikely, you can cancel your membership anytime.
I have been doing surveys with Pinecone research for a while. Here is my personal experience with pinecone research:
1. simple, interesting and straight-forward surveys;
2. $3 survey compensation paid fast and directly deposit into your paypal account;
3. lots of product tests, which means you can get freebies;
4. match rate is very high, which means you will save time to do tons of screening surveys for nothing.
So overall my opinion about pinecone is positive. If you only want to do surveys with one company, you should choose Pinecone Research.
Now Pinecone is growing and they want to recruit new members.
Here is a new Pinecone sign up link.
If you accidentally come across my blog and see this message, you are lucky. Usually, it is so hard to find Pinecone's sigh up link. So grab this chance, sign up as soon as possible because it is going to expire soon. You have nothing to lose, and if you don't lik pinecone, which is highly unlikely, you can cancel your membership anytime.
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Beginner's guide for making money online by taking paid surveys.
Taking online paid surveys is an easy way to make money at home. Realistically, you cannot get rich by taking online paid surveys, but it is a reliable way to make some extra money using your spare time. Doing paid surveys also provides you with an opportunity to satisfy your curiosity about upcoming new products and technologies. Taking paid surveys is fun way to learn new things, contribute your own ideas and make some extra cash.
Here are step-by-step instructions to show you how to get paid by taking online surveys.
1. You need new email accounts.
Most online paid survey companies will send you surveys by email. And some survey companies even send your survey rewards such as Amazon gift card codes by email. If you sign up at many online paid survey sites, you will get a lot of survey related emails from them. If you don't want to mix paid survey invitation emails with your other emails, it is better to set up an email account specifically for paid surveys. Other tips on email accounts for paid surveys.
2. You may need a PAYPAL account.
These days many paid survey companies prefer to send your survey money or prize by paypal, which is a convenient way to pay people online. By using paypal, these paid survey companies can save money on postage and make sure your payment will not be lost in the mail. If you just want to use a paypal account to receive money, you can sign up a basic account at paypal, which is totally free. Paypal accounts for taking online paid surveys are optional, because many survey companies let you choose from several ways to redeem your rewards, including mailing a check to your address, sending money to your paypal account, mailing giftcards to your address and delivering codes of giftcards for online stores to your email address. But if I were you, I will choose to get paid by using paypal since you will be paid much faster using paypal than check.
3. You want to sign up with legitimate paid survey companies with good reviews.
If you want to increase your chances of being invited to do online paid surveys and get paid more, you should sign up as many paid survey companies as possible. But this also means you are at a greater risk to be spammed. Most online paid survey companies are legitimate. They conduct market research by collecting your opinions on products and compensate you for your time with cash or other rewards. However, there are also a lot of paid survey scams, where they collect your private information and sell it to third party without your authorization. As a result, your email address may be bombared with tons of junk emails; you may get hundrieds of messages on your answer machine from telemarketing; and you may be the next victim of identity theft. Fortunately, no legitimate survey company will ask you social security number. What you want to do is to voice your opinions and get paid, but not get spammed. So you always want to sign up only with paid survey companies with good reputations. I think it is a good idea to start your online paid survey journey from several highly recommended survey companies on my list: Best FREE list of top paid surveys. You can start with these great survey companies which paid me in 2008. After you become familiar with online paid surveys, you can gradually sign up with more survey sites. Remember before you sign up with any paid survey site, you should carefully read their privacy policies to make sure your information will be in a safe hand. The other way to avoid paid survey scams is to google it to see whether it is a reported scam by other people.
4.You take qualified paid surveys and get paid.
After you register with paid survey companies, they will send you paid survey invitations through email. Usually it will take some time for you to get paid survey invitations from the company you've newly registered with. So if you do not get any survey emails in the first several weeks, it is very normal. Don't worry. They will invite you soon.
When you get your paid survey invitation, you should take the survey as soon as possible because every survey has a quota for participants. When the quota is filled, the survey will be closed. So if you don't want to miss any chance to get paid, finish the surveys you are invited to as soon as possible.
After you take paid surveys, you should keep the survey invitation email as a proof of your survey participation, since there is always a small chance that your survey credits are not correctly recorded. Most of the time you will not be paid right away. Usually it takes 2-4 weeks for the survey money you earned to get deposited into your account at the survey site you have registered with. And most paid survey sites have a minimum cashout level, which means you can only get your cash or rewards after your survey money reaches a certain level ranging from $5 to $50.
After you get your checks from your paid survey companies, you should deposit the checks as soon as possible because in most cases, these checks are only valid for 3 months after they are issued. So never let your hard earned money go to waste.
My last advice for taking online paid surveys is that "Never pay to get paid!".
You don't need to pay anybody or signup with anything to get the list of paid survey companies, which you can get it for absolutely FREE at my blog. Remeber to bookmark my blog: SurveyCrawler's blog at http://surveycralwer.blogspot.com and check back regularly for new paid survey opportunities.
Here are step-by-step instructions to show you how to get paid by taking online surveys.
1. You need new email accounts.
Most online paid survey companies will send you surveys by email. And some survey companies even send your survey rewards such as Amazon gift card codes by email. If you sign up at many online paid survey sites, you will get a lot of survey related emails from them. If you don't want to mix paid survey invitation emails with your other emails, it is better to set up an email account specifically for paid surveys. Other tips on email accounts for paid surveys.
2. You may need a PAYPAL account.
These days many paid survey companies prefer to send your survey money or prize by paypal, which is a convenient way to pay people online. By using paypal, these paid survey companies can save money on postage and make sure your payment will not be lost in the mail. If you just want to use a paypal account to receive money, you can sign up a basic account at paypal, which is totally free. Paypal accounts for taking online paid surveys are optional, because many survey companies let you choose from several ways to redeem your rewards, including mailing a check to your address, sending money to your paypal account, mailing giftcards to your address and delivering codes of giftcards for online stores to your email address. But if I were you, I will choose to get paid by using paypal since you will be paid much faster using paypal than check.
3. You want to sign up with legitimate paid survey companies with good reviews.
If you want to increase your chances of being invited to do online paid surveys and get paid more, you should sign up as many paid survey companies as possible. But this also means you are at a greater risk to be spammed. Most online paid survey companies are legitimate. They conduct market research by collecting your opinions on products and compensate you for your time with cash or other rewards. However, there are also a lot of paid survey scams, where they collect your private information and sell it to third party without your authorization. As a result, your email address may be bombared with tons of junk emails; you may get hundrieds of messages on your answer machine from telemarketing; and you may be the next victim of identity theft. Fortunately, no legitimate survey company will ask you social security number. What you want to do is to voice your opinions and get paid, but not get spammed. So you always want to sign up only with paid survey companies with good reputations. I think it is a good idea to start your online paid survey journey from several highly recommended survey companies on my list: Best FREE list of top paid surveys. You can start with these great survey companies which paid me in 2008. After you become familiar with online paid surveys, you can gradually sign up with more survey sites. Remember before you sign up with any paid survey site, you should carefully read their privacy policies to make sure your information will be in a safe hand. The other way to avoid paid survey scams is to google it to see whether it is a reported scam by other people.
4.You take qualified paid surveys and get paid.
After you register with paid survey companies, they will send you paid survey invitations through email. Usually it will take some time for you to get paid survey invitations from the company you've newly registered with. So if you do not get any survey emails in the first several weeks, it is very normal. Don't worry. They will invite you soon.
When you get your paid survey invitation, you should take the survey as soon as possible because every survey has a quota for participants. When the quota is filled, the survey will be closed. So if you don't want to miss any chance to get paid, finish the surveys you are invited to as soon as possible.
After you take paid surveys, you should keep the survey invitation email as a proof of your survey participation, since there is always a small chance that your survey credits are not correctly recorded. Most of the time you will not be paid right away. Usually it takes 2-4 weeks for the survey money you earned to get deposited into your account at the survey site you have registered with. And most paid survey sites have a minimum cashout level, which means you can only get your cash or rewards after your survey money reaches a certain level ranging from $5 to $50.
After you get your checks from your paid survey companies, you should deposit the checks as soon as possible because in most cases, these checks are only valid for 3 months after they are issued. So never let your hard earned money go to waste.
My last advice for taking online paid surveys is that "Never pay to get paid!".
You don't need to pay anybody or signup with anything to get the list of paid survey companies, which you can get it for absolutely FREE at my blog. Remeber to bookmark my blog: SurveyCrawler's blog at http://surveycralwer.blogspot.com and check back regularly for new paid survey opportunities.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Best free list of top paying survey companies (mainly for US residents) Part I
You can get paid to take surveys online from following legitimate survey sites. Just signup as a panelist and they will send surveys to your registered email account. All the membership is FREE. You DON'T need to pay anything to get paid for doing surveys.
Surveyspot (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Check (Cash) minimum $5 for redemption,
Sweepstakes entries
BBB accredited company, BBB online reliability program
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
TNS mysurvey (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Check (Cash) minimum $10 (1000 points) for redemption,
Sweepstakes entries,
Prize & Merchandise,
Charity donation.
Only one membership is allowed per household
Highly recommended!!!
Surveysavvy (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Check (Cash) minimum $1 for redemption,
BBB accredited business
International members are welcome
Highly recommended!!! A great survey company you definitely want to signup now!!!
PineCone Research Panel (GREAT) review
The most reliable survey company
Flat $3 per survey paid right after you finish a survey through paypal
Highly recommended!!!
Usually it is hard to find pinecone's signup banner ads.
Check out this following link. You may get lucky. I will keep it updated.
Pinecone banner ad for Sign up (01/16/2009 updated)
GlobalTestMarket (GREAT) reviews
Rewards: Cash (check) minimum $50 (1000points) for redemption
BBB certified business
$5 for profile surveys
$2.5 ~ $15 per survey
International members are welcome
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
American Consumer Opinion ( ACOP) (GREAT) review
Rewards: Cash (check) minimum $4 for redemption, Sweepstakes entries
BBB certified business, BBB online reliability program
International participants are welcome
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
Lightspeed Consumer Panel (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash paid though paypal, minimum $5 (~550 points) for redemption;
Giftcard (Amazon e-certificate delivered by email, and other merchant's gift card)
Sweepstakes entries
International participants are welcome
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
Opinion Outpost (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check), minimum $5 (50 points) for redemption; Sweepstakes entries
US and Canada residents only.
Highly recommended!!!
Brand Institute (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check or Paypal)
International participants are welcome
Recommended!!!
NPD Online Research (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Mainly sweepstakes entries (Earn points to buy sweepstakes entries at sweepland), Rarely cash
International participants are welcome
Recommended!!!
Greenfield Online (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check or Paypal), Sweepstakes entries
Greenfield online is the most popular survey site. They have a huge survey database.
US and Canada residents only!
Highly recommended!!!
Your2Cents (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check) minimum $10 (30,000 points) for redemption, Sweepstakes entries
Member of CASRO, MRA, IMRO, AMA
Recommended!!!
Valued Opinions (GREAT) review
Rewards: Gift card (Amazon e-certificate delivered by email, and other merchant's gift card) minimum $20 for redemption, Sweepstakes entries
BBB certified business, Member of CASRO, MRA, IMRO, AMA
International participants are welcome
Highly recommended!!!
E-Poll (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Gift card (Amazon by mail, and other merchant's gift card) minimum $5 for redemption; charity donation
BBB certified business, BBB online reliability program
US residents only!
Highly recommended!!!
Synovate Global Opinion Panels (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check) minimum $5 (5000 points) for redemption, Sweepstakes.
US residents only!
Highly recommended!!!
Related Articles:
Best free list of top paid surveys online Part II
Best free list of top paid surveys online Part III
Best free list of top paid surveys online Part IV
Best free list of daily paid surveys online
Surveyspot (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Check (Cash) minimum $5 for redemption,
Sweepstakes entries
BBB accredited company, BBB online reliability program
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
TNS mysurvey (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Check (Cash) minimum $10 (1000 points) for redemption,
Sweepstakes entries,
Prize & Merchandise,
Charity donation.
Only one membership is allowed per household
Highly recommended!!!
Surveysavvy (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Check (Cash) minimum $1 for redemption,
BBB accredited business
International members are welcome
Highly recommended!!! A great survey company you definitely want to signup now!!!
PineCone Research Panel (GREAT) review
The most reliable survey company
Flat $3 per survey paid right after you finish a survey through paypal
Highly recommended!!!
Usually it is hard to find pinecone's signup banner ads.
Check out this following link. You may get lucky. I will keep it updated.
Pinecone banner ad for Sign up (01/16/2009 updated)
GlobalTestMarket (GREAT) reviews
Rewards: Cash (check) minimum $50 (1000points) for redemption
BBB certified business
$5 for profile surveys
$2.5 ~ $15 per survey
International members are welcome
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
American Consumer Opinion ( ACOP) (GREAT) review
Rewards: Cash (check) minimum $4 for redemption, Sweepstakes entries
BBB certified business, BBB online reliability program
International participants are welcome
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
Lightspeed Consumer Panel (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash paid though paypal, minimum $5 (~550 points) for redemption;
Giftcard (Amazon e-certificate delivered by email, and other merchant's gift card)
Sweepstakes entries
International participants are welcome
One account per household
Highly recommended!!!
Opinion Outpost (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check), minimum $5 (50 points) for redemption; Sweepstakes entries
US and Canada residents only.
Highly recommended!!!
Brand Institute (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check or Paypal)
International participants are welcome
Recommended!!!
NPD Online Research (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Mainly sweepstakes entries (Earn points to buy sweepstakes entries at sweepland), Rarely cash
International participants are welcome
Recommended!!!
Greenfield Online (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check or Paypal), Sweepstakes entries
Greenfield online is the most popular survey site. They have a huge survey database.
US and Canada residents only!
Highly recommended!!!
Your2Cents (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check) minimum $10 (30,000 points) for redemption, Sweepstakes entries
Member of CASRO, MRA, IMRO, AMA
Recommended!!!
Valued Opinions (GREAT) review
Rewards: Gift card (Amazon e-certificate delivered by email, and other merchant's gift card) minimum $20 for redemption, Sweepstakes entries
BBB certified business, Member of CASRO, MRA, IMRO, AMA
International participants are welcome
If you live in the UK, please join www.valuedopinions.co.uk;
if you live in Ireland, please join www.irishopinions.com;
if you live in Australia, please join www.valuedopinions.com.au;
and if you live in New Zealand, please join www.valuedopinions.co.nz;
One person per accountHighly recommended!!!
E-Poll (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Gift card (Amazon by mail, and other merchant's gift card) minimum $5 for redemption; charity donation
BBB certified business, BBB online reliability program
US residents only!
Highly recommended!!!
Synovate Global Opinion Panels (GREAT) review
Rewards:
Cash (paid by Check) minimum $5 (5000 points) for redemption, Sweepstakes.
US residents only!
Highly recommended!!!
Related Articles:
Best free list of top paid surveys online Part II
Best free list of top paid surveys online Part III
Best free list of top paid surveys online Part IV
Best free list of daily paid surveys online
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
Tips on email accounts for paid surveys.
1. You can register your FREE email accounts at any good online Free email services. Here is an article reviewing the Top 17 Free email services from about.com.
2. You need to set the SPAM FILTER correctly in your email account. Sometimes paid survey invitation emails are mistakenly recognized as spam emails. In order not to miss any survey invitation, you should turn the spam filter off or choose not to delete emails in your spam folder right away.
3.The other way to make sure you can get all the paid survey invitation emails is to add the survey invitation sendors' email addresses into your address book. When you register at paid survey sites, they will usually tell you the email address they will use to send out the survey invitation emails. So pay a little attention to find the correct survey sendors' email addresses and put them in to your contact list. It will take you some time, but in the long run you will be benefit by getting more paid survey invitations, which increases your chances to earn money from paid surveys.
2. You need to set the SPAM FILTER correctly in your email account. Sometimes paid survey invitation emails are mistakenly recognized as spam emails. In order not to miss any survey invitation, you should turn the spam filter off or choose not to delete emails in your spam folder right away.
3.The other way to make sure you can get all the paid survey invitation emails is to add the survey invitation sendors' email addresses into your address book. When you register at paid survey sites, they will usually tell you the email address they will use to send out the survey invitation emails. So pay a little attention to find the correct survey sendors' email addresses and put them in to your contact list. It will take you some time, but in the long run you will be benefit by getting more paid survey invitations, which increases your chances to earn money from paid surveys.
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