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Doesn't that just make you mad enough to spit? I agree that giving shoddy service or no customer service at all seems to be catching like an epidemic even among sites that formerly were of high standards. Seems that the habits of a couple bad apples have infected the other good sites and all to our detriment.

I agree with you..that's why Tellwut needs to know about these sketchy surveys that we're directed to...

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When I clicked on the link, it took me to a page to sign up for Yuno surveys. I hate it when survey panels do that. You think you’re being directed to a legitimate survey, and it’s simply trying to get you to sign up for some other obscure sketchy survey site. I always X out of those right away when I encounter them.

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Why do they use flash? To show a video? I click out of those anyway. Not paying me enough to get that much of my attention. I'm usually watching , listening to something else while doing surveys.

I agree 100% about the lack of loyalty. After years of never having an issue, I had a missing credit from Pinecone a few weeks back. Had a hell of a time getting my little $3 credit, but finally got it after back and forth emails. Well, lo and behold, suddenly my log-in info is invalid. One issue in about 10 years of being with them and they kick me to the curb.

Honestly why should any of these companies care how fast we complete a survey as long as we don't just "straightline answers"..I type fast & finish surveys fast...it's just their way of you getting a "dq" & or an "error screen" at the end of a survey since you finish too fast..If we give them honest & legit answers they shouldn't care how fast we do any of their surveys

I agree with what was said above. I have been doing surveys on-line since 2007. I have also been tracking my income from panels since then as well. As time goes on I have dropped certain panels and signed up for others. I recently dropped Branded because the income I was making from the panel dropped by over 50% last year. I was also getting accused of rushing, etc. Overall though my income has dropped over time, which I primarily attribute to greed by the market research companies. The reason I stick with it is I like the extra income. I know the panels don't care about us. We are just "data" to them. They need data to sell their product (market research), so because they can't get it for free, they are forced to pay us to get it. But they are constantly trying to minimize payments to us because we are just a business expense. So I expect to get treated poorly because they just don't care. I don't like it, but that is the reality.

I was just going to start a topic about rushing answers. Tonight Branded Surveys is accusing me of rushing my answers. But how long do they think I should take answering the standard questions about my age, gender, race, etc.? I haven't changed the way I've been doing their surveys. I've been with them forever & I don't ever recall having had a problem with them before. Also the "proving you're not a bot" thing is ridiculous. I had one survey that required me to write an essay about my favorite childhood experience, then a Recapcha (& the pics weren't clear), then they rerouted me to another survey company just to do it all over again. But I'm not supposed to provide snarky answers to voice my frustration. I waste most of my time jumping through hoops. For what? A few pennies?! Maybe they need to fix things on their side to prevent bots. GRRR.

Not going to argue with anything you said. Survey sites need to take a tip from insurance companies and give some sort of incentive for being a good driver or in this case, loyal survey taker. Only one I've encountered like this is Point Club. They have the whole 'streak' thing, that if you check in at least once a day, you get more bonus points per survey, up to level 10. Only catch is you do have to maintain it.