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Monday, July 02, 2007

My Favorite Cash/Reward Points Paying Survey Sites

I am not an expert of survey sites nor do I spend too much time on them. However, there are few free survey firms I like and try to fill out their surveys, when ever I have time.

The number one on my survey list is:

Pinecone Research - This is number one on my list because the firm sends out surveys only if I am already pre-qualified. I do not have to spend 10-15 minutes in answering questions, only to find that I am not qualified or their quota has been met, as happens with many other survey firms. The company, however, does send general, prequalifying emails every now and then asking about household questions. There is no payment for such pre-qualifying emails which take about 5 minutes to fill, and the emails clearly mention that it is only asking some household questions. However, if a person is selected and receives the actual survey, the company pays $5 per survey via Paypal; the payment typically occurs within 1-5 days.

Apart from Pinecone, I do like the following sites as they provide reward points for taking the survey or answering emails.

e-rewards - I believe this is an invitation-only site; you have to have received an email from this survey company or its partners to be accepted. However, I have noticed that many of the airlines list e-rewards as its partners and send invitation emails frequently (you may also be able to find a link through the websites of airlines such as Northwest etc). The reason I like this site is that it credits the account with some money even if you are not qualified. The balance cannot be redeemed for cash but the firm offers a good variety of redemption options, including magazine subscriptions, movie rentals from Blockbuster and frequent flier or hotel mileage credit to a variety of partners, including Northwest Airlines, America Airlines, and Hilton Hotel. I have redeemed my balances for frequent flier miles and hopefully, this activity renews my frequent flier balances since many airlines these days expire balances after 18 months of non-activity.

MyPoints.com - This site allows you to earn points by reading the ads and visiting the sites that are listed in the emails. You generally get 5 points for visiting the advertisers' web sites, although you can also earn more points in some cases if you subscribe to the offers. The emails also sometimes contain surveys which allow you to earn points. I have used my accumulated points to get gift cards from companies like Wal-Mart, Target etc and I like the program. However, the thing with it is that you can get quite a few emails in your inbox, so I use a different email address for it rather than using a regular, personal email address.

e-miles - this is a relatively new site which I have started liking. The site offers frequent flier miles (you can choose from a variety of different frequent flier programs) for reading ads; the payout is typically 5 miles per advertisement. The site sends an email when any ads are available on its site, and you can then go to that site and fill out a short form after clicking on an ad. The form generally has 3-5 questions and takes a few seconds to fill out. At present, the firm credits the selected frequent flier account only after you have accumulated at least 500 miles, and only during certain number of times per period (I believe, it’s once per quarter).

PhoneHog.com - this is an OK site. The company doesn’t send out any surveys. Instead it sends out emails from its advertisers where you get phone credit for agreeing to trial offers, or subscribing to emails etc. In the past, we had used my phone credits for making calls but recently, I noticed that I can also use phone credits for gift cards from various firms, as well as buy other stuff by including PhoneHog points at Points.com program. Note, however, that this company may send quite a few emails, so it’s better to use a separate email address so as to avoid email overload and junk emails.

Apart from the above, there are many other free, survey programs but I haven't tried them yet. Some of them include:

LightSpeed Consumer Panel - pays out points that can be redeemed for cash, Amazon.com gift certificate, and other rewards. May also offer chance to enter sweepstakes

Memolink - pays out points that can be traded in for gift cards and other rewards

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