List of Legitimate Surveys

Believe it or not, I have actually received some money for things I am doing online!  Whoopee!

The number one activity I am doing is surveys.  I have actually received a check in the mail.  Not much yet, but hey, it's a start.  And I've received money into my PayPal account, which bought me more smoke juice. ;)

I don't think you can make a lot of money -- or even support yourself -- from doing surveys online.  It would be nice if I was proved wrong, but for one thing, you can only make between something like 50 cents to about $3 for each survey.  And surveys take on average of about 10 to 30 minutes to complete.  Not only that, you will be spending time clicking through surveys that you won't be qualified to take.  So the dollar vs. time factor means you won't be able to support yourself. 

Yes, there are surveys that say you can earn from $15 to $75, but those are just scams.  The way to get that money (if it's even at all possible) is you have to sign up for so many "offers" -- which most require you to subscribe to (i.e. pay for or put up a credit card number), and will definitely put more spam into your email inbox.  I have actually tried a couple and just never seem to get to the end of them (even after almost two hours!!), so never got the $500 Wal-Mart gift card, or got the $75.  So I consider those just scams.

But it IS a few dollars here and there that go directly into an account (like PayPal) or a check mailed to you.  A lot of the survey sites also or only pay reward points that can be redeemed for items.  Personally, I prefer cash; I'm not a shopper, so don't like exchanging my reward points for "things" (if you know what I mean).  And, most of the surveys also enter you into drawings for a chance to earn extra money (kind of like the lottery in my opinion; I doubt I'll ever win, but appreciate that I've been entered just for doing a survey, plus getting a bit of money into my account).

Here's my list of survey sites (in alpha order) so far that are or seem to be legitimate.  I will update this list for you periodically.

Name of Survey                                                        
5in5Now
     Mostly get paid for reading e-mails .......................PayPal
      (but have not earned a thing from this one yet!)
Consumer Advisory Panel ..........................................PayPal; 1100 pts =$10
Flavored Cash (mainly get pd for reading e-mails).... PayPal
Focus Line Surveys.....................................................min. $20 for payout
Get Paid To Try
    Get paid for reading e-mails
    Sign up to try products/services, but I feel it's
    a little scammy, so have not really tried this
   part of it...................................................................min. $20; PayPal
Global Test Market
     Check mailed.........................................................1000 pts = $50
Harris Poll...................................................................only reward points
Honest Insite...............................................................min. $30; PayPal
Inbox Dollars
     Check mailed..........................................................min. $30; PayPal
Mind Field
     Check mailed...........................................................min. $5
My Points.....................................................................4550 pts = $25; PayPal
My Survey....................................................................1150 pts = $10; PayPal
NPD (Sweepland)........................................................
Only Cash Surveys.......................................................$20 min; PayPal
Opinion Outpost
     Check mailed...........................................................$25 min.
Opinion Square............................................................Gift cards
Opinions Here..............................................................
Panda
     Get paid to read e-mails
     Also have what they call an evaluation, which
        requires you to sign up for something (sometimes
        with a credit card) & then evaluate for $$...........$50 min; PayPal
Reward TV..................................................................drawings & prizes to buy w/points
Send Earnings
     Get paid to read e-mails
     Check mailed..........................................................$30 min.
Springboard America
     Check mailed........ .................................................$50 min.
Survey Downline..........................................................$20 min; PayPal
      This also has the opportunity to have friends
        sign up and get credit from them, also
Survey Club Research.................................................Prepaid debit MC is an option; $10 min.
Survey Spot.................................................................1000 pts = $10; PayPal
Surveyhead................................................................. $25 min; PayPal
Surveys.com X ? X
Sweepland (same as NPD)
Synovate (Global Opinion Panels)..............................5000 points = $5
Toluna
     Check mailed..........................................................60,000 PTS = $20
Valued Opinions..........................................................$20 min.
Vindale........................................................................$50 min; PayPal or check mailed
Zoom Panel..................................................................reward points