I get a lot of requests for ways to earn some extra income. Here are some paid survey sites that are legitimate. You won’t necessarily get rich using any of them, but they can bring in some extra cash if you work at it (which most of us could use, right?!).
MyPoints - also pays you for coupon printing
This is just a short list to start us out. I’ll add to it as I find more legitimate paid survey sites. Have you used any of these? We would love to hear your feedback!
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I do most of those but there is another one called Memolink (memolink.com)that I really like they give you 5-15 surveys a day to do and you can also shop through it but you don’t get cash you get gift cards. It is totally free and very easy to do!!
Also there is Winster (Winster.com) which is a game sight where you can earn points to redeem for items or gift cards they have the wonderful amazon gift cards!!
i use opinion outpost and they are great. paid inbox dollars takes way to long to earn anything so i wouldn’t recommend them.
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I recently started with Pinecone Research, did one survey and got a $3 check within a couple weeks. My Points is great, I recently traded in some points for a $10 Pizza Hut gift card. But I cant get points for printing their coupons because I cant print Smart Source coupons on my computer.
I do MyPoints and Pinecone. Love them!
I did Pinecone for a couple years and earned about $10/month. Also did Opinion Outpost for a while, but never had too much luck getting surveys. One that I don’t think has been mentioned yet, and I had great luck with, is the Harvard Business School research studies dept.: http://www.hbs.edu/cler/
The highest paying ones require in-person visits, but I did a few online ones in the past and got $5-7. If anyone is in the Boston area, this one is a real find.
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I recently started doing Inbox. I’m not impressed. I might work until I get $30 and then quit. Although that’s going to take awhile!
I hated Inbox Dollars and gave up. A slew of emails every day and earned very very little. Took much too long to earn anything.
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I agree! Inbox doesn’t pay much at all. I’m trying to get up to my $30, so I can cash out, and quit! Try My points instead! It’s easy, and you earn points really quick!
I am currently doing Pinecone Research, My Points, Survey Spot and Toluna. Pinecone Research is awesome! You get $3 per survey and they pay you very quickly (I get it in paypal the next day). Only downfall is, that I only get like one or two surveys a month through them. My Points is nice and easy. All I do is click on the emails they send and I have already earned enough points for a $10 gift card in two months. Not a ton of money, but I only send about 1 minute a day on it. So far I am not too happy with Survey Spot. I have been with them for about a month, and although they offer a LOT of surveys, I don’t seem to qualify for very many of them and I don’t find that out until I have already spent about 5 minutes answering some questions for them. It is very frustrating and time consuming. Finally, I used to use Toluna a lot and actually cashed out $50 worth of gift cards in 3 months, but they just did a restructuring and it doesn’t seem to be very lucrative anymore.
These are just my opinions! But, maybe they will help someone!!
I signed up for Opinion Outpost a few months ago after seeing comments from several people on your blog recommending it over other survey sites. I receive several survey opportunities a week from them. For the first couple months I’d try to qualify for every single survey. To date I haven’t managed to qualify for a SINGLE SURVEY, which is frustrating to say the least, since those “qualifier” surveys take some time. Now I’ve given up on them & just haven’t had time to figure out how to unsubscribe.
I use cashcrate.com and like it. I’ve tried some of the others, but this is the only one I’ve stuck with. You’re right, you don’t make a ton of money, but it’s kinda fun and a getting a check every now and then really helps out.
I’ve been using MyPoints since 1998. It is a great website. Get paid to read emails. I’ve earned over $700 in Amazon gift cards over the last 10 years (could have earned more if I had been paying attention and began to purchase my online items through them). Similar to ebates in that respect.
I absolutely LOVE My Points. It’s easy to do, and I’ve earned several gift cards in only a few months!!! It’s worth your time!!!