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I'd call it a profitable and sometimes painful hobby.

I am sure we all got this email beginning with the following: "Just a few more days until PaidViewpoint’s rebrand takes place! Get ready for a fresh logo, updated colors, and a modernized design that'll make your experience even better." I believe in the expression "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" but that doesn't ever seem to be the case nowadays. All sites update and then we, as the user, have to get used to all the changes. For me most of the changes are totally unnecessary and just make it so much more difficult to navigate a site. Yes, we all eventually get used to the changes but more often than not, these changes are totally unnecessary. But this is JMHO. I really like PaidViewpoint and hope these changes are truly for the better. Am I the only one that feels "Leave well enough alone." ? Thanks for your input

Been with them a few years and though I belong to about 4-5 other sites , this is the one I recommend to others. Today I received a personal email from them giving me Kudos for what they deemed an 'awesome response' I gave recently( can't remember what it was) so I got an extra 20 points. It's the thought that counts.. unlike the other sites who don't give a hoot how much though you put into responses that require detail. So Kudos PV too

I hate them but worse are the captcha pictures. Click on all of the motorcycles. Do I click on the end of the back wheel which is also in a box? I guess not because they give me another one and on. and on. These are ridiculous. Of course I'm not a robot. They really insult our intelligence.

I think the "survey cat" one is during the survey the cat pops up and lets you know you're doing great, just a few more questions the cat shows up a number of times and the survey is a political one where you answer the questions then have to review some videos at the end

JD Power surveys.. especially when they kick you out before you begin!

I am only doing surveys for the Amazon GCs. Because I have the gift cards, I am able to buy stuff that I would not be able to afford otherwise. I had to replace my computer printer, and I got an Epson ecoprinter which was $250. I love it, but if I did not have the gift cards, I would not spend that much on a printer. I have had it for a year, and I have not had to replace the ink yet. With my old printer I was always replacing the ink. I also spent $500 on a stereo that I bought on Amazon with my gift cards.

Proofreading is an unknown factor for survey writers.

I just thought of a new superpower to put next time I see that one. The power to finish and be awarded by every survey I take no matter what.

I know. I've lost count of how many times I had to describe the perfect day, vacation, pizza, or what ingredients I would use to build a taco. Or that one asking if you could have any superpower, what would it be?

The superpower one is guaranteed to induce a groan and a sinking feeling from me.

I don't like the Cloud Connect Surveys aka CloudResearch, The screener always asks you if you know the meaning of a bogus list of words or if you can remember all the names of every President in US history.

I refer to it as supplemental income, not a job per se, as I don't see how you can make a living by taking surveys. It's more in the category of gigs and side hustles. I suppose you could call it being a paid "influencer".

IRS announces delay in Form 1099-K reporting threshold for third party platform payments in 2023; plans for a threshold of $5,000 for 2024 to phase in implementation Changing it to $5,000 seems fair. The $600 was ridiculous IMHO.

I've dealt well with picture captchas in the past, where you check off cars, fire hydrants or whatever to prove you are human. But as of late they have been impossible for me. The pictures are grainy, indistinct and more often than not they are very hard to see.. I've wasted as much as 10 minutes prior to being allowed to begin a survey. Sometimes they even switch me to a sound captcha where I write out what I hear. Very frustrating and a waste if time. This problem started out of the blue about a week ago. Anyone else experiencing this newest time-waster?

After 7 years of doing surveys, I'm taking some time off from them. The dishonesty, babbling, repetition and insanity that pervades them finally overwhelmed me. It'll be at least several weeks before I start grappling with them again.

JD Power surveys since you can't qualify for them 99% of the time, and in the rare times when you do, you typically get disqualified at some point in the survey. Also Datacollection based surveys for also being nearly impossible to qualify for, which is weird because 5 years ago they were highly reliable, but now they suck. I also hate pretty much any survey where you get asked an open-ended question that requires answering in sentences before you even qualify for the main survey...

YES!!! I HATE the surveys that ask you to tell them what superpower you would have and why. I always just exit out. AND the credit card surveys that take an hour to do. I've got no patience for that.

All the more reason to vote Republican on 11/5/2024.

Whenever a cint survey appears on my screen, I reject it immediately. I learned a long time ago that you can't do business with those psychopaths.

i have been coming across more and more surveys that ask for your full name, address and phone number when you start the survey. and it is not for those that are sending you a product to test, just the start of a normal survey. i close out of those now when i see them. YouGov asks for that same information at the end of a survey which means you have spent time on that survey and then you have to give them all that info to continue. it's bad enough they can track me by my IP address but now want my home address????

Paid Viewpoints is really good once you get your trait score raised to 10,000. Until then you get a lot of $.10 surveys. I think yougov is good too, and Clear Voice. Survey Police also has a list of the best survey sites every year.

As others have mentioned, I think this was a mistake and you were not supposed to see this. I've had similar messages within surveys, making no sense, am sure those are in error too.

Lots of time is wasted. I am retired but still feel my time is worth something.

And recently I've been getting ones with very grainy pictures that could be almost anything.

They expect Us to be on the level but they aren't..

I wonder if English is not their primary language?

Would have selected "2" since that is the same position in the alphabet as "B". Worst that could happen is a DQ.

How about the ones that ask about your household income last year and they have ranges going up to $200,000 or more. Do they really think anyone making $200,000 a year is going to piddle around with online surveys?

Agreed.. we are treated like we have straw for intellect

I do that one lot I am not fond of it but I always do it because I always qualify

To my surprise, early this morning, even before getting out of bed, I qualified for a JDPower survey and earned 120 points!! subject was on banking.. took about 20-30 minutes..Positive way to start a Monday..Be still my beating heart-

This just proves why political polls are biased. If they don't "like" your answers, they don't always include that data in the results.

It this is a job, I cannot see making enough money to support myself. I would consider it like using coupons at the grocery store where I save a little. Years ago, I did keep track of my coupon savings and put the money aside for gifts. I will be interested in other opinions.

I am definitely not comfortable giving out that information who knows where that picture could end up on the internet I don't trust any of the survey companies with that stuff.

This has been happening to me a lot lately as well, with the early bird notification when you log in immediately after receiving an email notification. I log in 3 or 4 times a day and there are surveys waiting for me about 50% of the time. So I still have plenty of surveys to take and I love PaidViewpoint.

NOT in a million years should anyone ever give out such information! Totally fishy and downright scary!

Don't think I've seen one yet. But some surveys seem to be written not with artificial intelligence but no intelligence.

Looks like they’re no longer around …man , did I hate them …

I am really good at math, and I believe the answer is 5. There is a survey I did maybe six months ago that involved a lot of math. I was able to complete it, but even I was exhausted after completing it. Somebody else here that did the survey was overwhelmed because his math skills are not as good as mine. A lot of people would not know the answer, and yes it is algebra.

I get the following babbling very frequently. It's just meant to waste time.................. Please answer the following questions. Please select one for each item. Yes No Do you currently reside in the United States? Have you seen a movie in a theater in the last 6 months? Have you flown on an airplane in the last 6 months? Have you personally built your own computer in the past 6 months? Have you played polo in the last 6 months? Have you attended an X-Games event in the last 6 month? Have you purchased a Segway Scooter in the last 6 months? Have you played a board game in the last 6 months? Do you have access to the Internet? Do you have a driver’s license? Have you personally operated a chainsaw in the past 6 months? Do you personally hold a subscription to the opera? Help

Getting less and less for the work but I am retired so it keeps me busy and I get gift cards for gifts. I can understand for those who have jobs not to do as much.

Same here.. after they get the info they want they screen you out..

To waste your time!!!!!!!!

Especially, the sites that make you wait for months or longer to cash out at $ 10.00 dollars and higher

is anyone else as sick of this as I am?? there has been times it repeats itself 3 times before you get into a survey or it disqualifies you. i wish surveys would have a 'comment' button so you could tell them what you think of their surveys which are inconsistent, riduculous, or inane...

There used to be a survey site with something called "funnel" surveys. It was a never ending experience in survey hell where you get routed from one survey to another until you "qualify". I never trust the ones where it starts off with the main survey panel and then routes you into four or five different survey panels, only to not qualify after going through so many screening questions.

One that gets on my nerves is, "If you could have any superpower, what would it be?" I've articulately answered this one countless times but never get qualified for a survey. I simply exit the survey whenever I see this asinine question.

Those used to come up often and if it is a movie/TV show then STAY AWAY. You will watch the entire show and then DQ or it will get about 75% - 95% done and freeze.

This was by far the best part of your post! I can totally relate. Some of the longer more tedious surveys can really wear you down. Like those ones with all the rows of radio buttons. Sometimes I have to just get up and walk away for a bit...but not too long or they'll screen you out. Unfortunately, the pattern you have been seeing with the decline in pay and survey quality I have been aware of too. I started in 2016 and it's pretty much gone downhill. I've lost count of all the ones that have come and gone. Some I signed up with again and it was great for awhile, but then it collapses again. I'm down to just a handful of survey sites, it's gotten so bad. I'm really sorry to hear you are leaving the survey world, but I don't blame you. Recently, I've been dabbling more into user testing panels. So far it seems more promising and the compensation pays better than surveys. I look at it as another form of supplemental income.