Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

MelBri

Managed to get back on to IO after having been cut from the site before. Great to be able to do the surveys again but is it just me or have the rewards gotten smaller? 1euro for a 20min survey seems a lot less than what was being offered before.

OmegaGene

MelBri wrote: »

Managed to get back on to IO after having been cut from the site before. Great to be able to do the surveys again but is it just me or have the rewards gotten smaller? 1euro for a 20min survey seems a lot less than what was being offered before.

The payout has decreased for sure, I’m getting €2 for 10 minutes with other companies

Aceandstuff

The Irish Media Survey is closing at the end of the year, according to a message on their homepage.
It says that they will "be honoring all commitments in terms of the rewards for taking part and the guaranteed voucher credit and will be in touch about that separately soon."

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Aceandstuff wrote: »

The Irish Media Survey is closing at the end of the year, according to a message on their homepage.
It says that they will "be honoring all commitments in terms of the rewards for taking part and the guaranteed voucher credit and will be in touch about that separately soon."

I'm kind of glad. It is monotonous, very badly rewarded, and an often pointless exercise. I do them out of habit as much as anything else.

RioM

Anyone get their Red C cheque yet? This is my first, thought I'd have it by now.

OmegaGene

RioM wrote: »

Anyone get their Red C cheque yet? This is my first, thought I'd have it by now.

When did you request it ?
They issue them at the end of the month

L1011

There's no request to it, they're auto issued

OmegaGene

L1011 wrote: »

There's no request to it, they're auto issued

Ah that’s right
So when was the €50 reached ?
I got mine 3 weeks after the end of the month

RioM

OmegaGene wrote: »

When did you request it ?
They issue them at the end of the month

I got notification that they were issuing it, just missed expected the December ones would be out by now

killanena

I know this has being probably asked 100 times already on this thread but what websites are you guys using that you can bring in 50e a month?

I haven't done surveys in quite a few years but never pulled in cash like that.

L1011

killanena wrote: »

I know this has being probably asked 100 times already on this thread but what websites are you guys using that you can bring in 50e a month?

I haven't done surveys in quite a few years but never pulled in cash like that.

You need to be in a demographic that has fewer people partaking in surveys. Females 25-44 would be the highest and get the least surveys, 75+ females probably the lowest. Older and younger (to an extent), and across the board male would have fewer people doing them; the difference at the highest ages is there are more men using the internet at all at that age.

IO would usually be the highest individual earner but with a vastly higher amount of surveys as they don't pay a large amount per survey. RedC and Acumen would be the highest payers but €100/year on RedC and €50/year on Acumen would be average.

Of the main sites only RedC pays actual money - the rest are vouchers.

RioM

killanena wrote: »

I know this has being probably asked 100 times already on this thread but what websites are you guys using that you can bring in 50e a month?

I haven't done surveys in quite a few years but never pulled in cash like that.

This is my first payout from then. Started last Feb

Conchir

Checked my earnings for the year just there. I only did RedC this time, I just wasn't bothered doing IO or anything else. Maybe next year I'll pick it up again, check out the new website design.

€150 so far this year, with another €46 in the account so I might be able to make it to €200 before the end of the month. Pretty happy with that tbh.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Did a quick check on the main ones:

RedC €150
Irish Opinions €225
Mobrog €60
Acumen €90
Ideas Panel €60
Opinion World €76

bmc58

RioM wrote: »

Anyone get their Red C cheque yet? This is my first, thought I'd have it by now.

I'm waiting for one too.Takes three weeks.Too late for Christmas now though with waiting for five working days for the cheque to clear in bank.But Red C are reliable,it will come in the next few days.

bmc58

killanena wrote: »

I know this has being probably asked 100 times already on this thread but what websites are you guys using that you can bring in 50e a month?

I haven't done surveys in quite a few years but never pulled in cash like that.

With Red C it usually takes me three months or so to get to the 50.

Tipperary animal lover

bmc58 wrote: »

With Red C it usually takes me three months or so to get to the 50.

€200 a year each the two of us in the house earn from them.

OmegaGene

red c update

Recently, we have been receiving an increased number of queries regarding our payment methods and timing.

We have summarised the answers to many common questions, including this one, in the FAQ section. A link can be found in the top right corner of your screen.

Again, here is how our payments system works:
Our payment threshold is 50 points
One point equals €1
We pay in cheques only
The system is automated so you don`t need to redeem or claim your rewards. They are processed automatically. You only need to keep your details updated so we can send your rewards to the correct address.
Cheques are being issued in the beginning of each month. This means that if you have reached 50 points in May, your cheque will be issued in the beginning of June
We are sending over 1000 cheques each month so it takes us up to two weeks to process and dispatch them all. Please be patient.

bmc58

Got my Red C cheque today.Nice for week after Christmas when it clears in the bank.

freshpopcorn

bmc58 wrote: »

Got my Red C cheque today.Nice for week after Christmas when it clears in the bank.

Same here.
Does anybody know why they only use 95c stamps?

bmc58

RioM wrote: »

Anyone get their Red C cheque yet? This is my first, thought I'd have it by now.

Got my Red C cheque today.Will be nice for next week when it clears in the bank.

OmegaGene

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Same here.
Does anybody know why they only use 95c stamps?

Discount for bulk buying

bmc58

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Same here.
Does anybody know why they only use 95c stamps?

No,I thought it was €1 for a letter.But theres no water mark on my 95c stamp so I'll use the stamp again,ha,ha.

L1011

bmc58 wrote: »

No,I thought it was €1 for a letter.But theres no water mark on my 95c stamp so I'll use the stamp again,ha,ha.

95c is only for bulk mail, so it should be rejected if put in a conventional postbox (though there are some bulk mail postboxes around the IFSC and other business-dense areas)

That said, I got a card last week with a 77c stamp on it from a few years ago!

bmc58

By the way back on IO again (third time) and claimed a €10 Tesco voucher today no problem. Was given a set or rules too,

One was to do no more than THREE surveys a day.
Dont have duplicate accounts.
Be attentive and truthful etc.
The three surveys a day is a new one on me.

Will do them as I always did and see how long it lasts.Never letting my account go above €10 though.

bmc58

L1011 wrote: »

95c is only for bulk mail, so it should be rejected if put in a conventional postbox (though there are some bulk mail postboxes around the IFSC and other business-dense areas)

That said, I got a card last week with a 77c stamp on it from a few years ago!

Thanks,didn't know that.Will top it up with a 5c stamp to be sure.

RioM

bmc58 wrote: »

Got my Red C cheque today.Will be nice for next week when it clears in the bank.

Got mine too. Nice :-)

bmc58

By the way,Claimed €10 Pay Pal from Life Points no problem.Was in my PP account after 4 days.Much faster than the old My Surveys.But not doing many surveys on LP now as I'm back on Irish Opinions as both of them seem to use Cint and don't want to duplicate any.Am I being too careful?

Shooter_galway

IO have dried up last two weeks, may be time of year. €20 in first 2.5 weeks of December €3 since 20th!

OmegaGene

Shooter_galway wrote: »

IO have dried up last two weeks, may be time of year. €20 in first 2.5 weeks of December €3 since 20th!

I don’t think it’s the time of year I have had plenty from them but can’t be bothered doing them