Get Paid for Filling Out Online Surveys

Online Surveys Offer Money for Your Opinion

We're sure you've heard of, seen ads for, or gotten emails about filling out online surveys for cash.  Well, here's a list of paid online survey websites that will pay you for your opinion and your time. Don't expect to get rich overnight, but if you stick with it and sign up for lots of sites, you can make dozens to hundreds of dollars per month.

We've visited and registered at hundreds of survey sites and then written brief reviews for you.  We've excluded most of the sites that promise big bucks but don't deliver.  We recommend you start at the top of the list, as these sites are the best of the group.  And because many sites offer only a few surveys per week or month, you'll want to sign up for as many of the sites as your time allows.

Free Online Survey Sites:

 

NFO MySurvey.com - We have tested this site and it is our most recommended paid survey site.  Don't expect to make a lot of money overnight, but you can make hundreds of dollars per year.  And the rewards are redeemable in cash.  This site is one of the most legitimate because it only offers paid surveys.  Many "survey" sites offer disguised surveys that are really ads that they get paid for when you click on them.  This site makes money because it charges businesses for the survey results.  In fact, the surveys are designed for and by businesses, and they are willing to pay you for your opinions. We recommend this site.

SurveySpot - This site is completely free and offers a selection of surveys from various paying survey sites.

NPD Online Research - This is another reputable online survey site that pays in the form of sweepstakes entries and sometimes cash.  Sign up is easy and you will be notified when a survey that meets your profile is available.  The surveys are short and easy, and you get a chance to win each time you complete one.  Since there are over 500 winners a month, your odds are better than most and every now and then you can earn cash for your survey. We recommend this site.

Opinion Outpost - We recommend signing up for this paid survey site.  There are no advertisements and they keep your confidentiality.  You start by creating an account and profile, then after confirming your account you fill out five other profiles (short surveys).  These profiles are used to match future surveys against your profile.  When they match, you will get an email with an invitation to fill out the survey.  All surveys are paid for by businesses and therefore cost you nothing. We recommend this site.

Ispos - We found that this website is easy to sign up for and offers chances to win a sweepstakes for each survey filled out.  Also, there are sometimes surveys that will pay you cash for your participation. We recommend this site.

MyPoints - This site has surveys that pay but you can also build points by reading emails, shopping and referring your friends.  We've been a member of this site for over 8 years and have earned gift cards worth at least $1,000.  We recommend this site.

E-Poll - Another recommended free paid survey site.  After signing up we were requested to fill out a 15 minute profile.  After that, they use your profile to match future surveys to you.  Surveys take 5-10 minutes on average, and are worth 500 - 1000 points each, which translate to about $0.75 to $1.50 each.  Reward points can  be redeemed  for gift cards to major retailers like Target, iTunes, Starbucks, etc.  We recommend this site.

Inbox Dollars - For its survey content, all surveys are links to other survey sites, like the sites reviewed on this page.  However, it also pays you to read emails, where each email is really just an advertisement that you need to click on.  The other ways to earn money on this site are by signing up for "free trials" that require credit cards and charge you if you don't cancel right away, and by registering at other sites (e.g. loan, insurance, and auto quotes) that require your email and phone number. This is not the best site but they send you emails almost every day to earn money.

Survey Savvy - This is one of the most popular free survey sites out there.  They have a patented referral system that allows you to earn money from surveys, but more importantly, you get to earn money from the friends and family that you refer too.  The site has original survey content and is easy to register for.  They won't send you spam emails, but you'll want to add additional profiles so you can get more surveys to earn money.  Also, after you sign up and start getting invitations, be quick to respond or the offers close.  Of all the sites, we've received more highly paid offers from this site than any other.  However, we've also missed more of them because they close fairly quickly.  We recommend this site.

American Consumer Opinion - ACOP is also a well respected consumer opinion survey company. Complete surveys for points that can be redeemed for cash and for sweepstakes entries.  Their sign up form is free, easy to fill out, and they won't send you spam or sell your private information.  Once you sign up, you'll also have the option to join the Technology Advisory Board, which pays between $5 and $200 per survey.  Once you sign up, you'll need confirm your email and then wait for surveys to become available. When a survey matches your profile, you'll receive an email with a link to the survey. We recommend this site.

Global Test Market - Another very legitimate paid survey site that is available worldwide.  Sign up is easy and you can fill out several profiles to increase the number of surveys you qualify for.  Surveys pay you in MarketPoints, which are redeemable for cash.  When we signed up, there were 5 surveys ready for us to take, which is better than average.  We recommend this site.

Spider Metrix - This site is a very unique way to get paid for your opinion.  They pay in cash and you make dollars, not cents for your participation.  Instead of filling out surveys, you are asked to review websites and give them ratings.  In return, you get points for your ratings, which are convertible into cash.  Furthermore, you can refer your friends and earn cash from their ratings too!  If you sign up, please enter "freefa" as your referrer, and you will be our referral. We recommend this site.

Global Survey Group - This website is not very straightforward.  To sign up, you must go through several pages of ads.  The site makes money by referring you to other "survey" sites, getting you to accept ads, and by selling your email address to anyone that you check "yes" to on their form.

ECN Research - This is the least recommended site of all the free sites we've reviewed.  To register, you need to go through pages and pages of ads, and in the end, there is no account to login to, and no surveys to take.  The only surveys they offer are from the other sites listed on this page, as well as from other pseudo survey sites that are really just spam sites.  We'd avoid this site unless you have already exhausted all of the other survey sites.

Pay For Online Survey Sites

PaidSurveysOnline.com  - This site promises to reward you with over 700 sites that make you money through online surveys, telephone surveys, focus groups, offline surveys, product trials and more.  They also claim that you can make over $20,000 per year. We do not know whether or not this site is worth the money it costs to join.  If you are motivated enough to join, let us know your experience so we can update our readers.

Survey Scout  - This site also promises big returns - as much as $10,000 per month.  This is by far the most popular paid survey site on the web. They offer proprietary information on how to find offline and online surveys, preview movie trailers, participate in paid focus groups and try new products (paid product trials).  Again, we don't know how much this site can really offer, but if you have the guts to join it, let us know your experience so we can share it with others.

 

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