Surveys that (should) actually work!

[Brom2855]

Hello! New here.

My first post here is about my experience with taking surveys.

Ones that pay in cash, IMO, love to keep the incentives small, so full-time survey takers probably will just be poor no matter how hard they work. I easily make more money on my small hourly wage from McDonald's.

I've done Vindale a little bit, but after doing research and finding they have an F rating with BBB and a lot of complaints from members there about not getting paid, I dumped them. I did Synovate for a bit, but their surveys do not pay enough points or come frequently, so I canceled there. I reached the $2 threshold with another survey panel, requested payment, and check still hasn't arrived after 3 months.

Then of course, disqualified a lot. That's to be expected. I've learned to shrug it off, though it's still irritating to go through 30% or more of a survey only to be dq'd, as the short phrase goes in Swagbucks' FB page.

Right now, I regularly do the surveys with mypoints. I bother with mypoints because there is always at least 1 survey--but since it's always the same opinionshere survey, I dq every time. I persist because I still points if I get dq'd. All those 10points/dq'd survey really add up over time.

SwagTeam (posh name for Swagbucks' CEO and his staff) recently got more stringent with surveys, saying that rushing through a survey will now automatically dq anyone who takes it. I'm one of a number who explain we aren't going to slow down *because* we are conditioned to get through the prelim questions quickly. None of us want to spend 5 minutes on it when we can do it in 2 or 3. I haven't tried any surveys with Swagbucks lately, so I don't think I can say for sure if they still can catch rushing or not 100% of the time.

I sometimes try a survey on Irazoo, but normally get dq'd. I try because the points there are a good boost to my next $5 AGC.

I'd actually love to know if there are any good survey panels if I'd like to make a few more bucks on the side or (preferably) AGC's (Amazon Gift Cards). Since the cash-based surveys pay little, I prefer the points that I can spend for the rewards.

I don't care about the following survey panels because my experience has been nasty or disappointing (I'll explain if you ask): Vindale Research, Opinion Outpost, Cash Crate, Synovate.