by Barry Tadmore

Created on: March 26, 2010

Making money online isn’t easy.  For anybody who has spent time seeking a viable source of income through the internet, dead-ends and false promises are found much more often.  However, there are a few websites that produce a small income for the user.  There are four survey sites that actually pay cash or cash equivalents.

-Global Test Market

www.globaltestmarket.com

Global Test Market is my favorite survey site.  Global Test Market rewards you with MarketPoints.  Each market point is worth $.05 and most surveys are 30-50 points ($1.50 to $2.50).  While it doesn’t sounds like a lot, it can add up quickly.  And Global Test Market tends to have a lot more survey opportunities than other sites I’ve used in the past.  You need to accumulate 1,000 MarketPoints ($50) before you can cash out.  

-Opinion Outpost (www.opinionoutpost.com)

Opinion Outpost also rewards you with points.  At Opinion Outpost, one point is equal to $.10.  Surveys are usually worth anywhere from 20-50 points ($2-$5).  Looking strictly at the monetary value of the rewards, one might assume that Opinion Outpost is better than Global Test Market.  However, Opinion Outpost doesn’t have as many survey opportunities.  And when they do have the opportunities, I have found that it is extremely difficult to qualify for them.  Apparently they are looking for respondents who fit a very small demographic.

-Valued Opinions (www.valuedopinions.com)

For each survey you complete, you’re awarded a cash value.  Although you don’t actually receive cash, you don’t have to settle for prizes or sweepstakes entries.  Rather, the cash value gets translated dollar for dollar into gift cards.  When you accumulate $20, you can choose a gift card.  You can either have the gift card emailed to you or mailed directly.  These gift cards are obviously as good as cash.  The survey invitations don’t come as frequently, but it still doesn’t take long to hit the $20 mark.

-Panda Research (www.pandaresearch.com)

Panda Research is different than most survey sites.  In fact, they use the term “survey” very loosely here.  But it made me over $100, so I thought I would mention this as a good “survey” site.  At Panda, you’ll simply sign up for offers and receive your reward for it.  For example, I received $29 for signing up for Blockbuster Online.  I signed up for a two-week trial, never ordered a movie, and cancelled a couple of days later.  It didn’t cost me a thing and I made $29.  You’ll need to accumulate $100 in your account before you get your money.  I cashed out at $110, but it took about six months to get my money.  This is certainly not the best way to earn a “quick” buck.

All of these sites have opt-in features available to have survey invitations emailed to you.  So you won’t have to go searching for surveys—they’ll simply be ready for you in your inbox!

Good luck!

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