USA Paid Survey Websites

Ipsos i-Say Panel (for 18 years or over)

Ipsos i-Say - is one of our favourite panels for the great rewards they offer you when you fully complete their online surveys. For every survey you wholly complete you will earn points which are exchangeable for various rewards such as gift cards to popular retail shops. Furthermore whenever you complete a survey you have a chance to win an instant prize too. The research panel states there are several great prizes awarded daily. Not only that, but when you sign up as a new member of the site and complete your first survey, you are entered into their quarterly sweepstakes, whcih currently offers a prize of $5000. You can earn additional entries to this draw by referring friends to the panel who then become active members of it (i.e. they take part in the surveys). Finally, the most loyal panelists (those who regularly respond to the survey invitations they are sent - see site for further details)can become members of the VIP club where you can win fantastic get-away trips (one given away every quarter) or even a new car (one draw per year)! There are not many online panels who offer such a variety of rewards.

Choozz (online panel for 13-34 year olds)

Choozz - is a fun panel for 13-34 year olds where you are asked to give your opinion on topics such as music, movies and games. Your reward for participating in these questionnaires is the chance to win instant prizes in the site's instant win game which you normally take part in after you have completed the survey. Prizes on offer include vouchers, CDs, DVDs, iPods, digital cameras, or entries into the website's quarterly $25,000 sweepstakes. Occasionally some surveys may offer you a small cash reward for fully completing it and, if such a reward is available, this is stated in the survey invitation that you will receive. This is a new panel which has an energetic feel about it.

Vindale Research

Vindale Research - is a paid survey site where you can earn cash for reviewing products, services or websites at home and then taking online surveys about them. You get to choose which products or services that you would like to review and can expect to be rewarded with anything between $5 and $75 for fully completing your task. You receive payment from the site once your account reaches $50. This is a new site to us but has been around for a few years so if you have had any experience of this paid survey provider please do let us know.

Survey Networks

Survey Networks - is a popular survey website that rewards you for giving your opinion on a variety of topics with chances to win stuff in their prize draws. They have quarterly draws for $50000 (or specific prizes) and also other smaller draws. It is open to US residents only.

Pay Per Post

Pay Per Post - is a site where you can be paid to blog your opinion about various products, services and websites. You need to have a blog (or start one) and then apply to take on paid opportunities where you review certain products, services or websites that advertisers have requested be reviewed. The more traffic your blog generates, the greater the earning potential you have. Payment is via paypal in US dollars. A promising site which basically appears to be a paid to review stuff type of site.

Number 1 - Greenfield Online

Greenfield Online - pays you with cash rewards and regular sweepstake opportunities for each survey you complete about lots of interesting subjects such as movies, sports and various consumer products! They are one of the better international paid survey sites on the internet at the moment. Typically you may receive between $1 and $2 per full survey that you complete and you can request payment by check any time through your account with the site.

Number 2 - ACOP

ACOP - stands for America Consumer Opinion Panel and is a worldwide panel that distributes online surveys or focus group opportunities which can pay anything between $4 and $50. Although invitations to particiapate in surveys can be rare, the rewards are generally much higher than other such sites and you do not have to accumulate cash or points before getting paid for completing their surveys, they send the checks out at the end of the research period. This certainly makes it worthwhile spending five minutes just signing up to the site and filling out your profile. They also run monthly draws to win $250 which all members are part of. Payment is by check.

Number 3 - Opinion Outpost

Opinion Outpost - is another recommended site offering surveys for which you will receive rewards in the form of Opinion points. These points are exchangeable for cash and you can receive a check once you have earned a minimum of 50 points ($5). It's a growing site and well worth joining if you enjoy receiving free cash rewards for giving your opinion. Typically you can expect to receive the equivalent of between $2 and $5 per survey depending on its length and difficulty. You must, however, ensure that you complete at least one survey invitation per every three months to ensure that your opinion points do not expire.

Number 4 - YouGov America

YouGov America - is an independent research agency whose survey results are often used in the media. Without doubt, it is one of the better paid survey sites we are a member of and we receive on average one or two opportunities per month in the UK to express our opinion and receive reward for it. It pays you a fee of between £0.80 and $2 for most surveys you are invited complete or, if not, you will be offered entries into their prize draws. The surveys are interesting, relevant and relatively easy to complete and you do feel that your opinion is important. It is a very professional site and it is nice to know that your opinions really do matter and are used in genuine research. The payout level is $50, however, and it can take quite some time to reach this figure. Payment is by check.

Number 5 - Global Test Market

Global Test Market - is a global business which awards you 'MarketPoints' for participating fully in surveys you are invited to complete. Upon receiving 1000 of these points (each point at present is worth 5 US cents) you can redeem them and request a check. We have received a large number of valuable invitations in a relatively small space of time, but have learned that sometimes you need to be quick in responding as, within hours of the invitation, the survey can be closed once the required number of respondents have replied. Certainly recommended for the very good rewards offered and interesting survey opportunities, although it can take a little time to get to the payout threshold. One extra positive is that even if you are screened out of a survey you should normally receive a few points for your time and effort.

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Number 6 - Survey Savvy

Survey Savvy - is an international provider of paid survey opportunities offering good cash rewards which are paid in US$. The stated average reward for completion of a survey is $3 but we have been offered rewards of between $2 and $20. Each month the site pays $10 to 50 members taken from a pool of those who have not qualified to participate in a survey during that time. There is no minimum nor maximum payout threshold and all payments are made by check. You can also refer friends and family to the site and receive extra rewards based on what they earn when completing surveys themselves. We have only received a few opportunities to complete surveys on this site, but we recommend the site as the potential rewards are very good and the site is professional.

Number 7 - Opinion Square

Opinion Square - is a good survey website where you are rewarded with points when you take their surveys. These points are reedeemable for a variety of products and gift certificates, and you will also receive entries into the monthly sweepstakes (cash prize draws). The surveys we have taken have been interesting and simple to complete.

Number 8 - Pure Profile

Pure Profile - is an innovative survey website available to everyone. It is a site that mainly rewards you for completing surveys, but also for responding to rare advertiser invitations or infrequent invitations to search for and visit websites found on its search results. You need to create a profile of yourself by following an easy to complete, but rather lengthy, online process. Once created you will receive surveys to complete on the site and you may be notified of offers sent to you by interested businesses which if you view and provide feedback on, will earn you a little extra money too. You can also periodically (not very frequently these days however) earn small cash amounts by searching for products you are interested in through the site. You can redeem your rewards in cash directly into your bank account once you have earned $25. You can also receive extra rewards for referring your friends to the site who go on to become active members of the site. It's a fairly good site that is well worth trying out, although recently survey invitations have been a rarity for us, which makes us a little wary of the site going forward. One further important point of note - unlike other survey sites we have found that you generally have to log in to the site in order to know of surveys you are invited to, otherwise you may receive an email notice of their availability. So we recommend that you log in every couple of days to check your account.

Number 9 - Ciao!

Ciao! - is an online community website that rewards you with cash for critically reviewing products and services. You can use the site to read other people's reviews (and rate those reviews) and create your own. The better your review and the better it is rated the more cash you can earn. Payout is at $5 and into your paypal account. You can earn extra money by inviting your friends to particpate in the site. It's a good site for sharing your opinions on products and services and earning a little extra cash whilst doing so.

Number 10 - Permission Research

Permission Research - is an international online market research community (especially focusing on the US and Canada market however), which offers entries into its monthly sweepstakes for participation in their programme aimed at improving the internet. As well as these, members can receive points for participating in interesting surveys which are then convertible into a whole array of rewards. This site monitors internet usage and trends through its software that you have to download and also through online surveys it conducts. It also offers members even more free benefits for taking part in its research such as some free software downloads including fun games, file encryption and decryption software, and email virus protection.

Number 11 - Polling Point

Polling Point - is an independent research agency owned by respected research panel YouGov that notifies its panelists of regular online surveys that it conducts. It pays you polling points for each survey you complete which are usually simple to do and take less than ten minutes. It is a professional site and the rewards very good as the points earned can be exchanged for cash or a range of good prizes.