Author Haytham Al Fiqi |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2022 03:33 PM PDT
 An online paid survey company that offers points for completing each survey. The points are called "Visor points" and you earn a certain number of points (usually around 50) for completing each survey. After joining the site, you will become what they refer to as an "E-visor," and you'll earn 100 points for joining the site. Unlike other online survey sites, you do not get points for referrals. Joining Click IQ takes about 15 minutes of your time. You need to fill out an extensive questionnaire regarding the household products you use, children in your family, occupation, etc. This information is collected to put you on a panel. When your profile is complete, you can view the number of panels you are eligible for. Click IQ collects information for a third party, ascertains the information provided to them from your survey then informs them of the results. Surveys are sent to participants via e-mail. You are under no obligation to complete any surveys, but the more you complete, the more points you earn. You need to accumulate 2,500 points in order to "cash out." Each 100 points is worth $1, so on the average, you will make about $1 (sometimes up to $1.50) for each survey you complete. The surveys are very short, however, and take less than 10 minutes to complete. There are some surveys that take longer and offer more points. The highest amount of points I made for completing a survey was 500 and that survey took me approximately twenty minutes to complete. I have mixed feelings about this site. I found the initial questionnaire to be quite extensive and time consuming. The other problem I have is that they offer surveys sporadically. You won't even receive one each week, which makes accumulating points a lengthy process. The good news about this site is that it is truly legitimate. They will pay you $25 every time you accumulate 2,500 points and do so by check. You can also request to have the money put into your Paypal account. Another positive aspect of Click IQ is the privacy issue. Since joining the site, I haven't received any spam mail, as a matter of fact, I haven't received many e-mails from them at all. Unlike some online survey sites that seem to flood your inbox every 15 minutes or so, Click IQ is very low-key. They will never provide your personal information to a third party and you won't be harassed by a series of unwanted telemarketing calls. Prior to writing this article, I clicked on the website to see if there was anything new and was surprised to see that at the current time, no surveys are available. Other members of Click IQ who I've met and talked to state that the site tends to be either feast or famine. There are usually many surveys available at once and then the site dries up for a couple of weeks. So you can't expect to earn a steady income on this site. But then, I don't think there's a paid survey site out there where you can actually earn a steady income. Click IQ is open to US residents only. They do not specify age, but request that you are the "decision maker" and in charge of the grocery shopping, so it's really not a site for young people, unless there are teenagers out there who actually do grocery shopping. This is about as rare as finding a paid survey site in which to make a living. I believe this site to be legitimate, but slow to pay. It does no harm to join, but do not expect to receive a check for at least two months. |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2022 03:18 PM PDT
 My first foray into the online survey world came just after I lost my job as a paralegal at a major international company. I was getting unemployment, but the amount I was taking in was less than half of what I was making at my job. While I had various headhunters looking for jobs, I scoured the newspapers and internet for a position. Nothing. While perusing the internet one day, I discovered a way I could make money while working from home. All I had to do was fill out simple surveys and they would send me a check! It seemed easy enough. A friend recommended cashcrate.com. I went on the site, read a little about it and signed up. I had to give my name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. Cashcrate sent a confirmation to my e-mail address and a link to click. I did so immediately and was ready to start making money. One of the things I like about cashcrate was that you can choose which surveys in which you can participate. There is a pull-down menu and if you wish, you can do only the surveys that are 100% free. There was no "catch" to this. Cashcrate even tells you exactly how much information you need to provide in order to get paid. The pay for each survey is minimal. Most of them pay 50 cents to one dollar. But each survey only takes about 5 minutes to complete and as I was doing nothing at the time, I embarked on several surveys. Within one hour, I made $12. Not bad for sitting at home, doing nothing. As with any online survey company, there are caveats. If you decide to do online surveys for money, make sure you read the "fine print" in some of the surveys. There are often "free" gifts associated with many of the surveys and you are often directed to various different websites. I noticed that some of the "free" gifts, although not elaborate, had a catch. They wanted you to try a product for a certain amount of time, after which, you could cancel. But your phone number would be billed for the product. Rule number one in doing online surveys is to watch your phone bill. While most people are clever enough not to give out their credit card information online, not all of us read the "fine print." You certainly don't want to spend an entire day making $30 only to have most of it tacked on to your phone bill. Rule number two is not to give out your credit card information. You want to make sure that the website is honest and that you won't be billed for any unnecessary charges. The whole point of doing surveys online is to give your opinion about products and get a little money. It shouldn't end up costing you anything. Rule number three is to use your correct information. Many companies call to make sure that you have given them the correct phone number. If you are the type of person who really gets irked by telephone solicitors, this is not the project for you. But, if you are like me, and feel no obligation to listen to a telephone sales pitch, it's fine. After only two days of sporadically filling out surveys on cashcrate, I made over $30. The company pays once a month, by check and the checks are mailed out on the 15th of each month. I found that it wasn't a bad way to pick up a few extra bucks. One of the things I like about the prospect of online surveys is that the sky's the limit. When I was a stay at home mom, there were several survey companies in the area. You had to sign up with them and periodically, you were called in to test a product. These tests often lasted about an hour and you made about $50. It was a good way to pick up extra cash, but the down side was that you were only able to participate in a survey every six months for each company. With online survey companies, you won't make as much money, but you can participate as often as you like and bring in some money without leaving your house. It takes a little patience, a little caution and be prepared to receive an influx of telephone calls from solicitors. Of all the online survey companies I tried, I enjoyed using cashcrate the most. It was easy, fun and didn't take up a lot of my time. It's an ideal way to make a few extra dollars while staying at home. |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2022 03:06 PM PDT  www.blarry.com is the website for Blarry House Research, located in San Francisco. This company is an online survey company that conducts its research through focus groups, rather than questionnaires. The focus groups meet either on the internet or by telephone. Participants are asked to give their candid responses about their professions, hobbies and even breakfast cereals. The focus group is comprised of people from similar backgrounds or use the same products (for example, everyone who likes Captain Crunch cereal). www.blarry.com is open only to United States residents older than age 13. This is yet another way for your teenager to earn money; however only one person in the family can participate in each focus group. You can, as an adult, sign up for the site and have your teenager participate in a particular focus group, so even though you have one account, other members of the family can participate. Payment for participation in a focus group ranges from $40 to $150. This is a nice survey company to join, the pay is good, although the focus groups generally take about an hour of your time. The company is based in California, so if you are planning on participating in a teleconference forum, you should have unlimited long distance service on your phone; otherwise you may end up paying more for the call than you earn in the survey. The only drawback to participating in this site is that you can't expect to participate on a weekly basis. But the more you answer "yes" to the general questionnaire you complete upon joining the site makes you eligible for more focus group participation. Payment is sent to your home in the form of a check. There are many positive aspects about joining this site, besides the money. www.blarry.com will never try to sell you anything. Since joining, I've received only a few e-mails and participated in one focus group, which was via internet. I have not yet participated in a teleconference. The internet focus group was conducted as a "chat session" and was quite painless. In addition to not trying to sell you anything or spamming your inbox, www.blarry.com maintains your privacy and will not sell your information to those who do want to sell you something. This cuts down considerably on unwanted telemarketing calls. www.blarry.com is very similar to survey groups I participated in years ago, before the advent of the Internet. A panel of people who fit the criteria is selected and they give their views about a different product or service. Yes, the chat session or teleconference is lengthy, but pays well. They also cater to people who work outside the home during the day as most of the focus groups meet in the evening; however, if you live on the East coast, you have to account for the three hour time difference. I truly enjoy being a member of this survey company. It's honest, professional and pays a decent amount of money to individuals for their time. Best of all, you are not limited as to how many focus groups in which you can participate. If you are looking for a legitimate way to earn a few extra dollars (you aren't going to retire on the money you earn from this site), and enjoy giving your opinion in front of other people, this site is for you. |
| Posted: 18 Mar 2022 02:51 PM PDT  An online survey company that offers participants a chance to win a cash drawing for completing quick, fun surveys and actual cash (between $4 to $50) for completing more extensive, in depth surveys that they refer to as "focus groups." The site contends that focus group participants generally do not make less than $50. To join American Consumer Opinion, you need to click on to www.acop.com. This will bring you to the site's home page where you can sign up for the site. After you complete the questions, a confirmation link will be sent to your e-mail address under the name of "Ann Parks." The site warns that many of these e-mails end up in your bulk or spam folder, so if you are interested in receiving e-mails from the site, you should add the name "Ann Parks" to your e-mail address book. American Consumer Opinion has been around for about 10 years. It's a legitimate site, but, unfortunately, does not offer a lot of money. There are several pros and cons to joining American Consumer Opinions: Pros: - The site is open to international residents. You don't have to live in the United States to participate and there is no age limit, although since many of the surveys pertain to work and other adult-oriented activities, teenagers will find the questions boring; - There is a steady flow of both short surveys and longer questionnaires available to participants; - Your information is private; they will never try to sell you anything, spam your mailbox with ads or telephone you.; - The site has been around a long time and is respected in the marketing community. Cons: - There is no guarantee of earning anything for completing the short surveys, only an opportunity to win cash in a monthly drawing. To date, I haven't won anything. Only one person wins each month and the winner receives $250; - The cash received for participating in a lengthy survey is not paid to you by the site, but by the company requesting the information. You may end up waiting four to six weeks for a $4 check; - You don't get to pick which surveys you want to complete, you'll receive them by e-mail; - There are times when the site goes "down" in the middle of your survey, which means you have to take the entire thing over again. The reason the American Consumers give for this is that the site is experiencing "too much traffic." But it is extremely frustrating. American Consumer Opinion is a subsidiary company for Decision Analysis Inc., a Dallas based marketing research company. The company performs research for a variety of corporations around the world, including fast food chains, railroad corporations and airlines. One creative way to make money with this site, instead of merely participating in the surveys, is to become an affiliate of the company. This can be done by filling out a form via e-mail and asking to have a banner, or link posted to your website. The company pays 50 cents for every person who joins the site when clicking on to your ad. If you have an independent website or blog, this is an easy way to make a few extra dollars as the amount paid to affiliates is considerable as compared to other companies that offer the same incentive. But the person has to sign up to join the site, not simply click on the ad. Once you have accumulated $5 in affiliate fees, the company will send you a check. Monies paid to affiliates are made on a monthly basis. On a scale of one to ten, I'd have to rate this site a five. It's not a big money maker, but is totally legitimate, private and, using the affiliate program, is a painless way to make a few extra dollars online. |
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