Paid Surveys Online

Rewards: MySurvey Points, Paypal, Vouchers

Prizes: £2,000 Quarterly Prize draw

Age: 16+

Join in: United Kingdom, Canada

Companies use MySurvey for market research and in-turn they pay participants for filling in surveys. The surveys cover a wide range of things that people have experienced such as services used, products seen, advertisements on television or in newspapers and general experiences with products.

Public bodies and the government are also interested in peoples views and attitudes and what they are currently thinking.  Anyone who takes online surveys has an opportunity to influence big things that happen in the world.

After helping them gather this information they are able to make better products and improve services for the participant and everyone.

Free registration will get you a place on the panel then you will be invited to take surveys. The amount of invitations you get depends on your age, gender, profession, members in your household and many other factors.

MySurvey Points can be redeemed on their website for many rewards such as Nectar Points, Amazon Vouchers and donations to charities.

Join MySurvey in your country: United Kingdom, Canada

Rewards: Cash £1 – £3 or  $2 – $5

Prizes: none

Minimum Age: 14+

Join: United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia, International

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Rewards: Cash in dollars, £1 to £10 gift vouchers. Test products.

Prizes: Free entry into £5,000 monthly prize draw on registration

Minimum Age: All ages

Join here: United Kingdom

Toluna is a welcoming community survey website where people can voice their own opinion and find out what other people think.

Polls and opinions can be easily set up by anyone to find out what people think about your question. With over 1 million active members across 18 countries, a good question is sure to get a response.

Test Products

Toluna’s Test Area allows members to have a chance at testing recently launched products. If you are lucky enough, they will send you a new product which you can test. After using it you then give your opinion in an in-depth survey. These are products you would find on any normal high-street.

Rewards

Points are earned by voting on the hundreds of sponsored polls available. Each poll or topic typically rewards 15 points each and is done in about 2 clicks.

There are several types of reward available and the easiest one to reach is a monthly £5000 prize-draw lottery which requires 1500 points to enter.

For 3000-10000 points you can choose from a selection of discount vouchers giving you around 10% off in several online shops.

For 60000 points a £10-12 voucher can be acquired to spend at either Amazon, CD wow, Chateau Online, Halfords, HMV or Sainsburys.

Join Toluna  Online Research Panel – United Kingdom

Rewards: Cash 50p to £2

Prizes: Regular cash prizes of £1000, £250, £50

Availability: United Kingdom

Minimum Age: 18+

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Rewards: £5 to £50

Prizes: Win £100 for registering. Quarterly £250 prize draw entry. Win an iPad.

Minimum Age: 16+

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Rewards: Cash 75p to £10

Prizes:  £2,000 cash prize draw entry per survey

Minimum Age: 16 and above

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Rewards: Cash £2 varies per survey

Prizes: £7,000 monthly

Minimum Age: 14+

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Rewards: Cash at £5 / $5 threshold.

Prizes: Sweepstakes and other prizes

Minimum Age: 18 +

Join here: United Kingdom, United States & Canada

Opinion Outpost is a research panel that rewards Americans who like to share their views and opinions to influence and improve on products and services around the world.

Invitations to participate in surveys are sent by email and are also displayed in the members area. Most of the surveys take no longer than 20 minutes to complete and there is no pressure to respond.

Rewards

Opinion Outpost offer paid surveys that reward $1.00 for every 10 points earned. The amount of points offered varies depending on the length of the survey and is indicated in the email invitation.
Once 50 points or $5.00 (£5)  is reached the points can be redeemed for a check which is sent to the member’s address by mail.

Eligibility

Members must be at least 18 years old and reside in the UK, United States or Canada.

Filling in the member profile increases chances of qualifying for more surveys.

Join Opinion Outpost here: United Kingdom, United States & Canada

Rewards: Vouchers £1 – £10, / $1-  $8 varies per survey

Prizes: Points and other big prizes

Minimum Age: 16 or above

Join here – Availability: United Kingdom, USA, Canada

Ipsos is one of the top 10 market research survey companies worldwide and the European leader.

As an Ipsos panel member you can participate in market research, advertising research and opinion polls including product testing, usage or habit surveys and concept tests.
Give your opinion by answering interesting and engaging questions on products, ideas, and generally what you think about any particular thing.

Eligibility

Surveys will be sent out depending on the details you enter when signing up. Surveys may be sent to certain groups of people or else they will be sent to everyone.

Users must be United Kingdom, USA or Canada residents and be aged 16 years or older.

Rewards

After completing a survey you will be rewarded with an average of 10 to 200 points depending on its length or time to complete. Points earned for taking part in surveys can be changed for high street vouchers at any time. Big prizes are also rewarded.

If you take part in a survey that ends early because you do not quite fit what they are looking for, you will still be rewarded with 10 points.

Vouchers are available for Amazon, Arcadia, Argos, Boots, John Lewis, and WHSmith.

• 350 points is £2
• 750 points is £5
• 1380 points is £10

Suggestions

Ipsos suggest that members fill in their surveys within a few days and send it back as soon as possible. This applies to most survey sites.

Ipsos also suggest that you contact them if you are unable to complete a survey. If you miss a survey they may think you are not interested in receiving future surveys.

Join the Ipsos surveys panel.

Join in your country: United Kingdom, USA, Canada

Rewards: Points redeemable for £5 cash payouts

Prizes: Quarterly Prize draws £3,850 in total

Age: 16+

Join in: United Kingdom, United States

Synovate has been conducting market research for over 60 years by asking millions of consumers about their opinion. By becoming a member of Synovate Global Opinion Panels and telling them your likes and dislikes, they will reward you with points which can be turned into cash. You will also be rewarded with entries into prize draws.

After completing the registration  you will begin receiving emails inviting you to complete online surveys. Surveys take 15 minutes or less and it is possible to come back later and finish any incomplete questions. Participation in any survey is optional.

Registration takes 2 or 3 minutes and surveys can be taken at your convenience. However, as each survey is only available for a limited time it is best to complete them as soon as possible.

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Previously we had Top 5 Cash Paying Survey Sites and Top 5 Voucher Paying Survey Sites for 2008. This time we show you our favourite websites that give you a chance to win prizes of cash, holidays and vouchers of all sizes.

To be in with a chance simply sign up to some or all of the sites below. You will then be invited to take part in surveys and give your opinion on a range of subjects relevant to you. Good luck!

1. NOP Surveys

Takes less than 2 minutes to fill in and enters you into a competition to win £1,000. Every time you take a survey you are  awarded with ipoints which can be exchanged for hundreds of rewards as well as automatic entry to into a cash prize competition.

2. The Great UK Survey – CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

Complete a short 5 minute survey and be entered into a draw to win £5000 cash. They will send out invitations for surveys by email and by completing them you earn more entries into more prize draws.

3. Voice in a Crowd – CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE

With many different prizes every month Voice in a Crowd gives it’s members between 1 and 3 chances to win quality prizes for each survey completed. Typical prizes are hundreds of pounds worth of vouchers from many different shops, for example January’s big prize is £400 House of Fraiser vouchers.

4. Email Inform

Registering gets you free entry into the grand prize draw to win £10,000 cash! Also currently being offered is one whole year’s worth of free petrol or diesel for your car.

5. Opinion World

Give your opinion at Opinion World and get free entry into a £1000 holiday spending money prize draw. Other prizes and cash rewards are offered once you are a member. Males 18+

A bit like the lottery, except it is FREE!

So there we have what Paid Survey Selector thinks are the top prize draw sites of the moment. It’s a little like the lottery, where the more tickets you buy, or in this instance, the more surveys you sign up to, the more chances you have to win. You really do have to be in these prize draws to win!

We would like to hear from you!

If you have had any experiences with these sites we would love to hear from you and your comments are warmly welcomed.

Last time we had the Top 5 Cash Paying Survey Sites for 2008, this time we’d like to show you our Top 5 Vouchers Paying Sites for UK residents. The benefit of being rewarded with vouchers is the money value paid is slightly higher than cash only. So here we go, our top 5 for last year!

1. IPSOS

One of the top and most well-known market research companies in the world, IPSOS send out surveys regularly. A reward of 10 to 200 points is given depending on the survey which can later be exchanged for high street vouchers. 750 points = £5.

2. Toluna

Make your opinion count through polls and questionnaires and earn points for doing so. Be part of an online community and let others know what you think. Points can be swapped for high street vouchers, e-vouchers, discount vouchers or prize draw entries.

3. Lightspeed Research

Lightspeed Consumer Panel will pay you for your time giving your own opinion. Each survey completed will give you points that can then be swapped into shopping vouchers at a rate of £5 for 500 points. Joining also gets you free entry into a £2000 prize draw.

4. Valued Opinions

Receive between £1 and £5 for completing surveys matching your interest. After £10 is reached you can claim your gift certificate or alternatively donate to charity. The vouchers given are from the most well known online and high street shops for example: Amazon, Tesco, Boots, M&S, Ocado, Burton, Topshop and many more.

5. Mi-Info – UNAVAILABLE

Join Mi-Info, watch ads relevant to your interests and earn points for participating. Get 250 points for registering. Points can be exchanged for vouchers of well known shops.

So there we have it. These made it into our top 5 because they give the best rewards and are pleasant to use.

TeenPaidSurveys.co.uk has been around for well over a year now and has established a strong position in the free paid survey list websites.

It is a unique website because it shows survey sites that allow people under 20 years of age to sign up. This is great if you are a teen looking for extra cash but do not want to look at the small print on every single survey company website out there. (more…)

With the new year approaching, an optimistic direction through 2009 is what will do good for us all.

To help, here are our top 5 cash paying survey sites. Each one is free to sign up to and they all reward with cash.

Increase your earning opportunities by registering to each one,  spend a few minutes taking surveys that they send out to eventually receive your rewards.
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