Get Paid For Taking Surveys – Companies and Site Offers

Some people have the wrong idea about taking surveys and get hung up on the time they’ll be wasting sitting around and answering questions. But that isn’t even how most survey sites work! Some will pay you to take part in focus group-type studies, others will pay you for every 20 minutes of your time, and some will let your collect rewards points to cash out for products like electronics or gaming consoles. The potential rewards are huge – but only if you know which sites to sign up for.

In this post, I’ll cover all of the top survey companies worth considering so that you can make a decision about who to sign up with based on what kind of opportunity suits your needs best.

To start, I’ll first look at the top 5 survey sites that pay the most per survey:

1. Swagbucks (Formerly called Swagbucks.com)

2. Global Test Market (Formerly called GlobalTestMarket.com)

3. Opinion Outpost – their old name is Survey Crowdsourcing and they are owned by one of the largest survey companies on the web, Global TestMarket

4. InboxDollars/Inbox Dollars (Formerly called eBates) – owned by a multi-billion dollar corporation known as The Point, Inc and is run by a large company of its own in Miami, Florida named Pointblanc Group International LLC .

5. MyView – Founded by the creators of the popular on demand service, Tivozi.com

6. Point Club

7. I-Say (Formerly called VIP Voice and is now a part of Global Test Market)

8. Pinnion (Formerly called Survey Club, they were purchased out of bankruptcy by Pinnion and changed their name)

9. Valued Opinions (They call their members "VIPs")

10. OneOpinion – Owned by Lightspeed Ventures, LLC which is one of the largest venture capital firms in Silicon Valley, CA and is also a member company in The Association of Accredited Investors ("AAI").

11. ResearchSquare

12. Prize Rebel (Formerly called Prize Rebel, LLC and was previously owned by Prodege, Inc)

13. Toluna – Owned by the largest market research company in the world called Synovate Plc., a publically traded company in London that makes $1 billion in sales every year . They buy products from different countries and sell them through online services, magazines, and catalogs to consumers worldwide.

13. Inbox Dosh – owned by Active Network Inc., formerly Telegence Corporation which is a software development firm that has been around for over 25 years and employs more than 1000 people globally .

17. OnePoll – Owned by the largest market research company in the world called Synovate Plc., a publically traded company in London that makes $1 billion in sales every year . They buy products from different countries and sell them through online services, magazines, and catalogs to consumers worldwide.

18. GlobalTestMarket  (Now merged with Opinion Outpost) – owned by Accent Media (has been around since 2001)

19. OpinionWorld

20. Panel Place (Merging with I-Say from SavvyConnect).

21. Focus Points (Now merged with Survey Club from VIP Voice) - owned by WSI Corporation since 2009

22. WellSurvey (Now merged with Survey Club from VIP Voice) - owned by WSI Corporation since 2009

23. MySurvey (merging with I-Say from SavvyConnect)

24. E-rewards – owned by the same company that owns Pinnion (SavvyConnect)

25. Super Rewards – owned by the same company that owns Swagbucks and Snap by Groupon, LLC . They are a medium sized private equity firm in Chicago, IL with about $1 billion dollars under management and also own Groupon , Tradesy, and Fab . It was founded in 2011 and is a member of The World Federation of Exchanges.

26. I-Say (Formerly called VIP Voice, they were purchased out of bankruptcy by Pinnion and changed their name) – owned by OmniVista Corporation, a private company that is majority owned by Weyerhaeuser Company and Quinn Capital Management. It is a strategic business platform that bridges the gap between public opinion research and social media data. The company has been around since 1996, but only has about 2,000 members. However this is an interesting comment from one of their subscribers:

Hi Candace, I want to let you know that I have recieved my full rewards for 7 surveys and was pleasantly surprised at how quick I got paid. Your team is very professional and easy to work with. Thanks for your help.

27. Hi-Poll (Formerly called Opinion Outpost) – owned by GlobalTestMarket which has been around since 1979 and is one of the largest market research companies in the world . In 2011, it was reported by The Wall Street Journal that they were acquired by Omnicom Group Inc., a marketing communications holding company based in New York City who is the parent company of Oglivy & Mather, a subsidiary of WPP plc who also owns Kantar Group among other advertising companies worth billions of dollars.28. VIP Voice – owned by Pinnion , an acquired company of i-Say, who merged with them and changed their name in 2012. Groupon is a member of the board of directors. All three companies have similar names and similar business models, however VIP Voice has no reviews online and there isn't a lot of information to be found about this company or its history.29. BossSurvey (Now merged with Survey Club from VIP Voice) - owned by WSI Corporation since 200930. Valued Opinion (Now merged with Survey Club from VIP Voice) - owned by WSI Corporation since 200931. Survey Club – A subsidiary of Opinion Outpost (owned by Omnicom Group Inc. who is part of WPP plc, a publically traded company in London and New York City that operates advertising, digital marketing and media agencies. WPP currently has over $10 billion in annual global sales, employs more than 200,000 employees globally ). It is a member of AAI (Association of Accredited Investors) and has been around since 1979.31. Lybrate [Verified] - associated with Local Counselors & Therapists32. Prudential - associated with AARP33. Long Distance Carrier  [Verified] - owned by AT&T34.

Conclusion

There are many more companies of this kind. Some of them are heavily influenced by the marketing of pharmaceutical companies and make money by selling surveys to other companies disguised as independent businesses.

Companies in general do not provide these surveys to increase the probability of respondents answering questions on a subject they might consider an "issue" or "questions" related to a product they want or dislike. These surveys are not meant for that purpose, but rather made to help the company sell their products, boost sales, and make profit for shareholders.