by Andrew Porter

Created on: April 12, 2010

I have been using Valued Opinions web-site for more than a year now and have found it to be the second highest paying site out of the ones I have been using: The similar, Global Opinions web-site has paid me about £100; whereas Valued Opinions more than £50; Ciao-Surveys and One Poll have both paid about £20 each; Global Opinions Panel and Home of Research only about £5 or so. Valued Opinions does however pay a good rate per hour, probably almost as much as the highest paying, Global Opinions Panel (I estimate about £4 to £5 per hour for me - typically about £1.00 for a 15 minute survey which can usually be done is less than the quoted time)

Valued Opinions web-site is very easy to use and navigate and generally the surveys are not too boring (assuming you don't spend all day answering surveys) and the payment is quite reasonable. The web-site claims that surveys are typically between £1 and £5 and up to £50. I have never received more than £5 but £1, £1.50 and £2 surveys are the most frequent ones. The money is credited to the account within 28 days of completing a survey and once £10 has been accumulated a gift voucher can be requested. If you opt for Amazon vouchers these are emailed to you and can be used immediately.

If you start doing a survey that you have been invited to participate in and don't qualify for some reason (most surveys start with some questions about you to see if you are part of their desired audience) rather than receiving a small amount of money like with some survey sites you will be entered into a prize draw. This has happened to me quite a few times, but so far I have not won anything. More often than not, though, I do qualify for the surveys.

The surveys can be about a very wide range of topics: business and office equipment, grocery shopping, consumer electronics, cars, holidays and travel etc.

Overall I would say that Valued Opinions is one of the best of the many survey sites at the moment. The surveys are not too long or boring, the payment for the time taken is as good or better than most of the competition, although still probably no more than minimum wage even if you are a fast reader.

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