SurveySue

Yikes! Time to Update!

2011-11-01T20:01:00.000-07:00

Well, looks like it's been a YEAR since I blogged here! (I blog all the time on my saving your hard earned money blogspot blog!). Let's update shall we?
1. Am I still doing surveys? YES!
2. Have I made money? Yes...some. Since November I cashed out $50 with Web Perspectives
$40 with TNS in January 2011.
3.In March I made $20 when I returned my Neilsen scanner.
4.In April I cashed out $20 TNS
5.I took a big break over most of summer
6.In October 2011 I got $10 from Web Perspectives, $10 from Lightspeed In October I won a sweepstake! $25 from Voice of the West! I also received a bottle of salad dressing to try from Kraft.
I am at present taking part in the TNS monthly spending diary, which will pay $11.00 for imputing my spendings for one month. TNS is also sending me another bottle of dressing to test.
So there you have it....hopefully not such a big break in the blog!!!!

Update Web Perspectives, Survey Lion, My survey, Lightspeed

2010-11-11T08:23:00.000-08:00

We are down to one working computer, so it's tough to get a blog in!

Here's an update on how it's going! I downloaded this new screen shot program called JING and I'm loving it!

Web Perspectives as you can see I have $47 ready! This has to do with the TV survey I did.

As you can see I have $5 worth of surveys waiting to be done! It's tough to get enough time on the computer when half the family uses it for school!

Here is my TNS, my survey, update. I am presently doing a spending diary survey, where I enter what we spend over a one month period. I did it awhile back and made $10. I will make $10 for this one also. As you can see I am at $16.80.

Lightspeed I'm at 963 points, cash out is 1112 for $10. I have surveys to do....

Survey Lion is a great site. The surveys pay well, but they are few. As you can see I am at $6.

Surveys galore!

2010-09-24T20:35:00.001-07:00

Seems the surveys I have been getting are increasing in pay! Yesterday I got a Angus Reid survey for $5! It was interesting, interactive and energy related. I am so thankful I installed the gmail notifier as the number one problem with the Angus Reid surveys are they are full by the time I can do them. So now I am at $8!

TNS sent me a survey for $7.50, it was long, repetitive and not much fun, but I completed it! That should bring me to $8.75, so almost time to cash out again!!

I called in on my Web Perspectives $10 survey today. I am told my less than 5 minute automated phone call will get me $2!

Lightspeed sent me a survey for 150 points, I am at 963 points(1112 is cash out for $10). Again, what I love about lightspeed is that they credit you your points as soon as you finish the survey.
It would be great if I could keep this up and show that anyone could make $300 a month doing surveys, hey? Anyone, make that?

Cash Out at My Survey!!

2010-09-23T15:03:00.000-07:00

Well, it's time to cash out at My Survey! They will send me a cheque in the mail for a minimum of $10, I have $20! I registered with them June 1 of 2010. I have done a total of 18 surveys. Some very short interest type surveys for as little as 5 points, but as I hung in there I got a survey for 1000 points($10)! I found it very interesting(it was a spending diary)and I may get to do it again in November! Then right after that I got a regular survey worth 500 points! So, there you have it...another cash out! We'll see how long it takes to get the cheque.

Also, today Purolator brought me my Neilsen Home Scan scanner! Anyone else out there using it? We figured out all the points and don't think we will be doing it for the shopping rewards! Anyone ever win their sweepstakes? We are kind of excited to scan things!! We'll see how it goes, might be a lot of work for not much reward!

Web Perspectives $10 Survey

2010-09-23T09:48:00.000-07:00

Some of you may have received a survey from Web Perspectives today. Don't hesitate to do it quickly! $10 for the initial survey and then $2 for every time you phone in(5min interview) to tell them you saw a particular thing in store. This is to a maximum of 20 times!!! $40!! Plus if you are so inclined to take pictures while in store you receive an extra .10/picture up to 30 maximum or $3.00. So, altogether this survey could be worth $53!!! If you are already researching a particular purchase, you are paid to research! Yeah!!!

Angus Reid

2010-09-21T14:14:00.000-07:00

One of the most popular survey sites, Angus Reid surveys Canadians about current events. The surveys are quite short and set up so as to make them a bit more interactive and interesting. The problem is they send out surveys and then you have to be in the first 1000 to get paid. How to solve this problem? Add the gmail notifier ,it makes a nice little ding and there's a pop up when you get a survey! $50 is cash out and as I have only done $3 worth it will be awhile. I like this site though as the surveys are interesting and not long. Worth joining? I think so.

Web Perspectives Update

2010-09-21T13:49:00.000-07:00

Here's an update on my Web Perspectives account! Not long until I can cash out, I am just waiting for the pending to go through and I'll have a double cash out! Most of these surveys pay well and don't take overly long to do!

Cash out time at Surveyhead!

2010-09-17T18:04:00.000-07:00

Yeee haaa! Cash out time finally at Surveyhead! $25.68 will be paid into my Pay Pal account! Why it takes 4weeks or more? I don't know! But, there you have it another cash out! Surveyhead surveys aren't hard, often pay well($4.28 was the highest survey). I got $5.27 as a welcome bonus, I did 9 quick profile surveys so they knew which surveys to send me, and 8 actual surveys that paid between $1.02 and $4.28. I could have cashed out a long time ago, but it takes a very long time for surveys to go from pending to earned! I signed up with them May 31, 2010. They aren't my very favorite as I often find I don't qualify for the surveys and the long pending times! But, that said, I still think they are one of the better ones out there!

Same Survey Different Pay?

2010-09-15T18:29:00.000-07:00

A quick note to say I have noticed that I received the same survey from 2 different companies, on two different days, for two different pay amounts! One was $5.00 and the other $7.50! Hmmm.
Also, Global Test Market seems to get me to answer pages and pages of a survey, before disqualifying me...doesn't seem right!
I seem to be getting higher paying surveys and lots of them right now! Almost ready to cash out with 3 different companies...My Survey.ca and Surveyhead and Web Perspectives!

Top Survey Sites for Canadians in my opinion

2010-09-07T20:12:00.001-07:00

So far I have been most impressed with the following survey companies:
Web Perspectives- surveys are fairly regular and are usually at least 150 points($1.50)
My Survey or TNS regular surveys and decent pay(I've been paid 500 points for one survey)
Lightspeed pays at least 100 points per survey
Surveyhead I have over $30 pending and surveys are $1 or more and quite regular, though I don't often qualify.
Global Test Market this company usually sends point surveys starting at 35 market points($1.75), I am at 235 market points, it takes 1000 to cash out, but that's $50.
Which companies are your favorite? Making any money? Which ones do you like that I haven't mentioned?

TNS or My Survey.ca

2010-09-02T13:12:00.000-07:00

Hi,
Sorry for the delay..summer holidays!
Just a quick post to say that right now TNS or mysurvey.ca seems to be a great place to spend my time! I just finished the spending diary for the month of August. It was easy and interesting. I am looking forward to being credited $10 for that. Then they sent me a survey for 500 points, or $5 yesterday. Today I did one for 250 points! So, I am at 190 points + 1000+500+250! 1940 or $19.40! They said they'd send me another spending diary survey in November if I qualified! Cool!

New Diary Spending Survey: TNS

2010-08-06T07:33:00.000-07:00

TNS has offered me the chance to record my purchases and payments I make for one month in exchange for 1000 points or $10. I feel this will be fairly easy as we don't purchase a ton of stuff and I keep all my receipts. At present I have 150 points with them. I am still unsure how they rate as a company after reading survey police and the negatives comments there. I will do this diary in hopes of be able to cash out and test to see their pay out procedure.

Ouch!

2010-08-04T12:22:00.001-07:00

So, I made a big boo boo! I didn't check my email one day and missed a survey I had been invited to last week! Toluna was offering 75000 points for an online interactive survey. I forgot to write it in my planner when I was excepted and so that error cost me $25.00! I don't think it will happen again!

Easy $10 with Survey Pro

2010-07-30T12:40:00.000-07:00

Here's an easy $10! If you are already signed up to survey or are just joining what a great way to start. Just click here and follow the copy and paste directions into the form they provide. You must prove you have joined a certain number of survey companies and provide your paypal email address. It took me maybe 10minutes to copy and paste all my welcome emails which I keep in files in my email. I already have my $10 in my paypal! Easy! Enjoy!

Lightspeed Survey

2010-07-16T14:46:00.000-07:00

No sooner did I post about cashing out with Lightspeed and I get this survey for 500 points! I must say Lightspeed and Surveyhead are at the top of my list for great survey sites!Check them out!

Cashed Out! Lightspeed

2010-07-16T10:16:00.000-07:00

So, I finally hit my first pay! It was with Lightspeed! 1112 points gave me $10 cash via PayPal. The check out procedure was very easy. I have enjoyed doing Lightspeed Surveys as they are all commercials that you watch and rate. As you can see from the list below, I started on June 11th. Today is July 16th. I have completed 8 surveys. Usually one or more per week. Now, $10 doesn't seem like much, but it's kind of fun to have a say in upcoming commercials.....Are you with Lightspeed? What do you think?

Opinion Survey #25411
150
16/07/2010
Opinion Survey #25351
150
07/07/2010
Opinion Survey #25043
150
30/06/2010
Opinion Survey / Sondage d'Opinion #23117
75
29/06/2010
Opinion Survey #25320
150
29/06/2010
Opinion Survey #25254
150
17/06/2010
Opinion Survey #24961
150
16/06/2010
Opinion Survey #25218
150
11/06/2010

Almost time to cash out!

2010-07-07T13:25:00.000-07:00

So, happy news! Looks like I am almost able to cash out from Lightspeed. I need 113 points. Here's a list of the surveys I have done and the points I have received. Sorry about the nasty format...this is how it works out when I copy and paste!

Opinion Survey #25351
150
07/07/2010
Opinion Survey #25043
150
30/06/2010
Opinion Survey / Sondage d'Opinion #23117
75
29/06/2010
Opinion Survey #25320
150
29/06/2010
Opinion Survey #25254
150
17/06/2010
Opinion Survey #24961
150
16/06/2010
Opinion Survey #25218
150
11/06/2010
These surveys have mostly been interesting tv commercial that I watch and then basically am asked if I got what they were trying to get across.
When I cash out it will be via Pay Pal.
Web Perspectives has been another real survey site that has been sending me higher point surveys. I am able to cash out once my points are no longer pending.

Beverages - 209902119
200Points
Consumer Goods - 209907294
300Points
Food - 209902220
300Points
Technology Study - 10000935
200Points
I also did one today worth 300 points, so my total is 1300points.

While writing this I decided to check my balance on Surveyhead and imagine my surprise when there was a $4.25 travel survey that I actually qualified for! My balance is now $22.35 and cash out is at $25.00!
Description
Transaction #
Transaction Date
Reward Amount
Status
New Survey
QG# 37366
07/07/10
$4.25 ($4.00 USD)
Pending
World View
P# 85
06/07/10
$0.24 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
Video Game
P# 86
06/07/10
$0.24 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
Surveyhead Panel Satisfaction Survey
P# 167
06/07/10
$0.20 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
Health & Wellness - New & Improved!
P# 172
02/07/10
$0.53 ($0.50 USD)
Earned
Entertainment and Leisure
P# 116
22/06/10
$0.21 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
Automotive - Canada
P# 104
22/06/10
$0.23 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
We Want Your Opinion!
QG# 35751
18/06/10
$2.06 ($2.00 USD)
Earned
Travel
P# 92
15/06/10
$0.24 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
Technology
P# 120
15/06/10
$0.21 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
Beverage
P# 109
15/06/10
$0.23 ($0.20 USD)
Earned
New Entertainment Survey!
QG# 33524
07/06/10
$4.28 ($4.00 USD)
Earned
A Fun Survey for Your Kids!
QG# 34471
06/06/10
$2.08 ($2.00 USD)
Earned
A Fun Survey for Your Kids!
QG# 34470
06/06/10
$2.08 ($2.00 USD)
Earned
Registration
--N/A--
31/05/10
$5.27 ($5.00 USD)
Earned

So, I have been at this for about 3 weeks. Some sites not as long. I am surprised that I am almost able to cash out soon. I have to say that the amount I put in just getting started and doing the beginning flurry of surveys is way more than the time I need to keep things going now. Today was the most I have done in awhile! Now, this is just a tiny part of all the companies I have joined. I have earnings in lots...I will keep you posted as I get ready to cash out.
What about you? Are you surveying yet? Is it working out for you? Let me know, I'm interested in knowing....

Survey Review: New Offers Club

2010-07-05T20:21:00.000-07:00

Here's a neat company. It's Canadian. I can't find any reference to it on Survey Police, but that could be that Survey Police is American? So, what's good about this company? Well first off there are 4 types of survey companies.
1.Straight surveys...sites like Global Test Market
2.Offer sites, sites that are about getting you to look at and hopefully buy things..sites like Snap Dollars
3.Sites that offer both offers and surveys...sites like Fat Cat Rewards
4.Sites that offer offers and click emails..sites like New Offers Club
1.When you click on New Offers Club and sign up you get $25.
2.Cash out is at $50 and paid by Pay Pal
3. Emails are sent to you and you must click on the ads and stay on the site for at least one minute
4.If you refer someone and they sign up and make $50 you get $10
Now, I haven't tried to cash out yet so I'll let you know when I do.
My balance is $27.45 after doing 3 click emails. The last 2 days I have had an email with 3 clicks totally .95! Not bad for a click! What's your experience?

Survey Review:Red Flag Deals!

2010-06-29T19:17:00.000-07:00

I love this site for it's posting all the top deals and freebies for Canada. Now they have a link for surveys!!! $5.18 sign up bonus and a bunch of surveys to start! I have 9.36 pending after just a short bit of surveying! Cash out at $25. Pay Pal is an option. I hope this is a good one!

Hanging in there pays off

2010-06-17T08:13:00.000-07:00

I have told you earlier that I joined My Surveys or TNS . I was at 35 points and yesterday I got an interesting commercial survey worth 200 points($2)!
I also received a survey from Canada Talk Now and received 15 points for it.
I have become quite efficient at scrolling through my inbox, deleting all the junk and looking at the surveys offered. It is important to determine which are most worth your time and do those first. Now that I understand a bit more about the different companies I can figure out quickly which ones to take. I am not sure if time zones have anything to do with things, but I do notice that even when I respond as soon as I get the invitation, it is sometimes already full. I was offered a survey with Tulna, Survey Savvy(got an entry to the monthly draw), Survey Club and Research by Net but did not qualify. Research by Net gave me 10 points anyways.
I joined Survey Lion and Voice of the West. I am quite excited about Voice of the West as it is Canadian and British Columbia specific. Voice of the West is an Ispos Reid affiliate. I don't have much information to share yet, but I'll keep you posted.(I hear they do in person surveys that pay really well!)
I am quite happy with Lightspeed! There surveys are interesting, lots of commercial rating surveys, and I seem to qualify for most. They credited your points immediately and I now have 450 points. It seems like it won't be long for me to reach payout!
Payout for cash(they also do gift cards)is as follows. 1107 points = $10 PAYPAL
1660points =$15
2214points =$20
2767points =$25
3320points =$30

Learning the ins and outs: Surveyhead

2010-06-15T08:24:00.000-07:00

So, an important thing to note...Surveyhead doesn't seem to email the newest surveys! I went on to check something and found I had 2 surveys I might qualify for! Also, they pay you to update your profile and this affects how many surveys you get, so update!!

Survey Review : Don't sign up for!

2010-06-15T07:58:00.001-07:00

Learning as I go!!! A couple of quick lessons. Don't sign up for Survey 4 Income and Survey Downline! Both are U PAY US!
I receive many daily emails from ArcaMax and I am still trying to figure out if I should unsubscribe. I am very HAPPY that I have a separate email for this as it's all nice and tidy.
SurveyLion: I just signed up for this one. It doesn't describe clearly how much you get paid. Seems you can request a cheque any time. I will keep you updated.

Up to date profiles and latest news

2010-06-14T13:38:00.000-07:00

So, after a short time of doing surveys I have learned lots! My gmail account is all nicely organized into Survey company folders. I am quick to review my email each morning to see which new surveys I have to do.
1.Today, I got several click ads for Snap Dollar and a survey for a kitchen makeover(survey is longish!).
2. I was finally smart enough to download Roboform! Give yourself a break and git r done! Way easier to fill out all these crazy forms!
3.Fat cat rewards sent me to Surveys4Income.com(looks like this is another U Pay Us site!) and Newoffersclub.com supposedly I would get a $10 sign up bonus for Surveys4 and $25 for New offers. New Offers sent me a click email which I was credited for only one of the three links. Cash out is at $50. Payment by Paypal. My balance is $25.25
4.I got a legit survey from Research By Net. It took 4minutes and I got 24 points.My total points are 39.
5.I went through my survey accounts and found several of them where my profile wasn't complete. An incomplete profile can hinder you from getting surveys.
6.Mommy Talks pays you to update your profile! Between .23 and .53 for each category. My balance at Mommy Talks $9.00.
7.Surveyhead also pays you to update. My balance $13.71
8. Some USA only survey sites Survey Spot and Pinecone.
9.The freebie fix has some great freebies for Canadians. The newsletter is short with 4-5 freebies! I like it.

Survey Review Research by Net

2010-06-14T08:42:00.001-07:00

Research By Net is an actual survey site it is for Canadians only. They pay you by points. You get 15 points for joining. After I joined 2 days ago I received a survey for 24 points, 5 if I was disqualified. It was supposed to take 10 minutes, it actually took 4 and was quite interesting(with pictures!). Their system is 400 points = $10 750 points =$25 1000 points= $50. So I guess I'm at about $1. They send you a cheque once you request one at a minimum of $10.
Their refer a friend is as follows :You will earn 50 NetPoints when a friend registers with NetPanel and completes their first survey. Plus, when your friend reaches 400 NetPoints we will credit your own account with another 100 points!. It's that easy.
Want to join? Email me and I'll send you a link.(you can do the same with someone you know and everyone will get referral points!)

Update

2010-06-12T06:32:00.000-07:00

Snap Dollars sent me an ad to click on for .10. When I clicked on the ad it was classmates.com. I read it and it said sign up and receive a $2.00 bonus. So, I did. I do not see that I have been credited.

Unique Rewards sent me a notice that I had been credited .55 for joining Mommy Talks. They also let me know my balance is $5.57.

Net Panel sent me a survey.This survey will take 5 minutes to complete.
Your opinions are important, don't miss this chance to be heard!
NetPoints for this study:
Complete: 15
NetPoints is our way of saying thank you and can be redeemed for cash. I did it, it took about 3 minutes. I received 15 points.

Toluna 11274 points

Canada Talk Now sent me 2 surveys. One was longish and I received 10 points for doing it.

Junk ads...I have noticed that several of the ads I am receiving are just not interesting to me. I am getting to know the names and quickly sending them to junk. Next step, get off their mailing list. The nice thing about opening a new email is that it's confined to this spot.

Some junk Rick Thomas.