I know it’s early but NOW is the time to start saving for Christmas. Are you setting money aside? Or have you not even thought about it? If not, you might want to start doing a few surveys here and there from the list of companies below that other F2D Readers have been using.
I have readers tell me all of the time that they have paid for their entire Christmas just by doing surveys during the afternoons while their kids are napping or at school!!
This is what reader Whitney said, “My husband and I have been doing survey sites for years now. The last 3 Christmases have been 100% free due to survey taking. It’s been awesome!! Our favorite sites to use are Valued Opinions and Mommytalk Surveys. They always pay and they pay quickly.” Talk about awesome!!
I would recommend that you sign up for as many survey companies that you can. They all send out surveys at different times and if you are working with a bunch of them, you will always have surveys coming in that you can do.
PLEASE NOTE: The surveys listed below are companies that other F2D readers have said they use and love. Any that haven’t been that great were taken off this list long ago. **If you know of any other awesome survey companies I should add to this list and can vouch for it, please leave a comment and let me know!
Here is the current list of Survey companies that have openings:
- Minds Pay (Just Opened Up Spots Again!):
- Pinecone Research: This is one of the favorites of F2D Readers and it’s back! Earn at least $3 on each and every survey you do!
- Opinion Outpost: Earn Cash or Amazon Gift Cards. Everyone who does surveys is automatically entered to win a $10,000 Cash Prize.
- Toluna: Earn $1-$5 per Survey. Plus, they have sent out FREE full-size products in the past for members to review! Upcoming products to review include Nivea Products, Makeup and more! They will mail you these products in return for taking a survey about what you think. Then, you get to keep the products. It’s awesome!
- Inbox Dollars has spots open: You will get paid to take surveys and do other things.
- Vindale Research: You can review products and take online surveys. And they will pay you for your time!
- Valued Opinions: You can earn free stuff and rewards just by taking time each week to take the surveys. You can get up to $5.00 per survey you qualify for and take.
Here is one more that I haven’t tried before. But if you want to try it out and start earning cash or gift cards, I would love to know what you think and if I should keep including them in these round-up posts:
- Global Test Market: Consumers can earn rewards for taking surveys. Global Test market reward options include: PayPal, Amazon, Applebees, Macys and CVS Gift Cards.
Kathy
I just started doing the “Google Opinion Rewards” through an app on my phone. It gives you credit to use at the Google Play Store. It’s been a week and I have $1.85. Between one to three questions, so not a big time taker at all, which I love! And I love that I can use it to get some apps for the kids for free!
McKenzie Kennedy
I’ve been using this for 2 years now. My lifetime earning is $70.28. That’s not a ton, but it pays for the games my kids want to buy, which totally makes it worth it. I can get them the apps they want without being the cheapskate Mom (that I am) that’s saying, “We can’t install that game. It costs money.”
Freebies_2_Deals
I use e-Rewards and you can redeem your survey earnings for flight miles. I’ve payed for a flight home just by doing surveys before! It’s great.
Laurie
It looks like e-rewards is invite only. Will you send me an invite to join? mlaurie24@yahoo.com
Diana
I’ve been using swagbucks for the last few months and really like it. I take surveys and print coupons and then cash them in for gift cards. I would love it if someone would use my referral link.
http://www.swagbucks.com/refer/Dackermann
Amanda S
I really like E-Poll and i-Say for surveys. I actually accumulated enough points on i-Say to get $150 worth of gift cards for Amazon. And I think I have almost enough on E-Poll for a $40 gift card to Amazon. I’ve used MyView in the past. I believe I didn’t like e-Rewards but it may have changed since I stopped using it. I once did two surveys for Research.fm and immediately received a $5 Amazon gift card for each one, but I haven’t gotten a survey from them since then. I also test products through Smiley360 and BzzAgent. And I belong to a bunch of random survey groups like Larabar, Stop & Shop, L’Oreal and Lifetime, just to name a few. (But you don’t accumulate points for those groups. However, you can win prizes.) I love it!
By the way, your link for Smart Panel is opening to a 3-question survey that then goes to YouGov, “a world-leading online market research company”. Is that a mistake? I did a Google search for Smart Panel and came up with a different website. I entered barely any information at all (my name, birth date and a password), and got the following message: “Thanks, but…we’re afraid you do not qualify for the Smart Panel. We appreciate you taking the time to help, and are sorry that it didn’t work out. Feel free to check back at a later time – maybe you’ll qualify then!” I did not even get to the “3 minute Smart Survey” so it must have been my birth date that disqualified me. I’m not sure if I should try to sign up for the YouGov website.
Rochelle
I’ve been taking surveys from Global Test Market for years. They are actually connected to MySurvey. Those two, plus ISay are my favorites.
Joey
I love Swagbucks. I have been doing them for the past 3 years and always pay for Christmas each year with the amazon gift cards I get. If you want to use my referral link it is https://www.swagbucks.com/refer/jkbull then if you refer your friends you will get 10% of what they earn for a lifetime. It is a really neat website once you learn to use it!
Julie
I started MySurvey and Pinecone Research at the same time. After a year I had earned $100 from Pinecone but only $25 from MySurvey, and MySurvey’s surveys took a lot longer to complete. So, I quit MySurvey and have done Pinecone for 2 years now and really enjoy it. I’m excited to try a few of these other sites. Thank you for posting them.
Laurie
How do I sign up for Pinecone?
Laurie
ya… I keep filling out the info, and it has errors, and doesn’t go further. ?? :>
Annie R
Google Opinion Rewards (or something like that) is really cool because you answer one question and earn a few cents here and there. But it adds up! Another one I like is https://www.iglobalsurveys.com/. The trick is to make sure to fill out all your profiles so you can qualify for more surveys. Also, I take all the surveys as soon as they hit my email inbox! I’ve made around $50 in the last six months or so…which doesn’t sound like a lot, but it all adds up, right??
pamela
I also only do Pinecone Research surveys. The others all seem like big time wasters that gather too much personal information. Pinecone pays $3 each time and is generally fun and interesting. Sometimes you also get free products to evaluate.
Amanda Creo
The SMART PANEL works! I just received $20 in my paypal or doing nothing but having the app installed on my phones & computer. The app always runs in the background on your phone so it may affect the battery life.
Annie R
I’ve been taking surveys on https://www.iglobalsurveys.com/. The trick is to make sure to fill out all your profiles so you can qualify for more surveys. Also, I take all the surveys as soon as they hit my email inbox! I know it’s not a lot of money for each survey, but they all add up and can help out with things like Christmas shopping!
Diana
I really like Paidviewpoint. The surveys take very little time from 2 minutes to up to 7. The more surveys you complete, the more higher paying ones you get. It is super quick and can be done on your mobile phone. It pays anywhere from 10 cents to 2.00 per survey. Not a whole lot, but it adds up. If interested here is my referral link. https://paidviewpoint.com/?r=58btxx