Thursday 20 August 2015

Are Online Surveys Genuine or a Scam


Online money making is generally perceived as a scam. Online surveys are generally notorious for the scams, but there are many survey sites that provide you genuine opportunity to earn money online. 

However, these methods cannot make you rich. Or, you cannot depend on survey sites to make your living. You can treat these sites as a saving account and withdraw the money once you hit the mandatory limit to redeem money.

For example, Onepoll is a London based online quantitative survey company where you can earn £2.5 as soon as you join them. You can also earn additional £4 for referring your friends or family members. How you can do this:



Open ‘Onepoll’ in your browser and sign up for the site. It hardly takes 2 minutes to register for the website. That’s all! The amount will reflect in your ‘Onepoll’ account once you log into your account. Your account will look something like this:




However, you will only be able to withdraw the amount once you reach the mark of £40 in your account that means you will have to regularly check your mailbox or log into your account for new surveys so that you can make more money.

It may take 6 months or even a year to earn enough points to make 40 pounds. The survey usually takes 15 to 20 minutes to complete and the company pays you 10p to £1 for each successfully completed survey.

One person can hold only one account, and it is important that you must furnish correct information. Most importantly, it is neither mandatory on your part to participate in all the surveys nor it is obligatory on the part of the company to send you surveys on a regular basis. It is a platform where you receive the survey once in a while. However, reviews of most of the leading online survey companies show that majority of the people have managed to earn more than $40 within six months.

Points to remember when registering for online surveys:



  • Choose the survey sites very carefully. Most of these sites do not allow users from the third world country or developing countries to sign up. Make sure to read the reviews of the registered users when registering for the site.

  • Never pay for signing up.

  • Never share you primary mail address. Use secondary email to keep track of the surveys and don’t forget to log in regularly to check new surveys.

  • Withdraw the money as soon as you reach the limit to redeem money as it will protect you from future risks like shutting down of the website.

  • If you don’t get paid even after complaining to their support team, you must try their social media channels to complain about your grievances.
It may be possible that users living in third world country may not receive as many surveys as the users in Europe and USA. I have summarized the answers of some of the questions that the users might like to know.

Why online survey site pay you?


Survey companies pay you for sharing your opinion about a product or service.

How can you withdraw the amount?


You can use your Paypal account or your bank account to withdraw the money.

How long does it take to withdraw the money?


It may take two to four weeks to receive the amount in your account. It entirely depends on the money transfer policy of survey companies.  It is always a good idea to sign up on several reliable survey websites as it will help you earn money on regular basis.


Name the top online survey companies that pay the most?



Ipsos i-say, Swagbucks, Crowdology, Onepoll, Mysurvey, Pureprofile, Toluna, YouGov, Vivatic and Opinion outpost


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