BuzzBack is an online survey company that offers cash in exchange for your opinion.

When an opportunity becomes available you will receive an email. Inside will be a link to the survey and the amount you will be compensated for your time. Generally they pay between $2 and $5 per survey.

You will receive a check for each survey you qualify for and complete. No minimums and you don’t need to request the check, it’s automatically sent.

Surveys for this company tend to fill up quick so when you get an invite, click it right away.

BuzzBack does not currently have a referral or affiliate program that I am aware of.

The Players Forum is an online opinion panel for people who enjoy casinos and casino gaming.

Once or twice a month you will receive surveys asking to give your thoughts on new and current casino games. Most surveys are for sweepstakes entries but occasionally if a survey is long they will offer a cash incentive.

If you would like to join, click here

HCD Surveys is currently my favorite survey site.

Although they cover many survey topics, they host mostly political surveys which ask for your opinion on recent debates, interviews, or just your basic thoughts on candidates.

You earn points for each completed survey which can be traded for cash once your account reaches 1,000 points ($10). Most surveys pay between 100 - 500 points.

They pay by check. I’ve never had any issues with being paid.

HCD Surveys offers a refer a friend program which will pay you 25 points per referral. They do not have an affiliate program that I am aware of.

If you would like to sign up with HCD Surveys, click here.

Valued Opinions is one of my favorite survey sites.

You are paid a dollar amount for each survey completed (typically between $2 - $5) which can be traded for Amazon, iTunes, Macy’s, Marriott, and other gift certificates once your account reaches $20.

Survey opportunities are sent via email and always state the estimated amount of time it should take to complete and the dollar amount being offered. This is always nice so you can decide if it’s worth your time to complete.

I’ve only traded for Amazon gift certificates but have always received them immediately after submitting my request.

Valued Opinions does not have a refer a friend program but they do have an affiliate program located at ShareASale.

If you would like to join Valued Opinions, click here

Zoom Panel is an online survey site where you earn points by sharing your opinions via surveys.

Earned points can be traded for merchandise. There are tons of items to choose from.

Zoom Panel has a refer a friend program that allows you to refer up to four people a month for 100 points each.

If you have a little time to kill, this site would be good for occasionally earning points but for me, it’s not a main survey site. I’m more of a cash kind of girl.

If you would like to sign up for Zoom Panel, click here

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Survey Spot is popular online survey site that offers cash in exchange for your opinion.

Many surveys are for sweepstakes entries but they also have surveys for cash and occasionally you will have the chance to test products.

When you receive a survey opportunity it will say if it’s for sweepstakes entries or a dollar amount. I usually skip over “entry only” surveys and stick with the paid surveys.

After every survey you complete (even if you don’t qualify for it) you will be given the chance to play the instant win game for a chance to win an instant prize or extra sweepstakes entries.

You may cash out once your account reaches $5.00. Survey Spot pays via check. I’ve never had any issues with getting paid.

Survey Spot does not have a permanent affiliate or referral program that I am aware of.

If you would like to join Survey Spot, click here.

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Brand Institute allow participants to share their opinion on products & services in exchange for cash payments.

All surveys that you qualify for and complete will be for a certain dollar amount and paid via check. No minimum payments, you are simply sent a check for each survey.

You won’t receive a ton of surveys from this company but when you do get one, they are always worth the time.

There is no refer a friend or referral program for this company that I am aware of.

Click here to register as a Brand Institute panelist.

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Survey Savvy is an online opinion panel that pays cash for your opinions.

Money will be deposited into your Survey Savvy account for every survey you qualify for and complete. Amounts vary for length and type of survey.

One great thing about this company is they allow you to cash out once your account reaches $1.00. So basically if you do one survey your guaranteed a check.

Survey Savvy also has an excellent referral program. You not only are paid for every survey you complete but are also paid for every survey your referrals and their referrals complete.

The only negative for me is that I don’t qualify for many surveys (I also never finished my profile which may have something to do with it). Overall I’ve enjoyed being a member of this panel and have always received my earnings without issue.

If you would like to join Survey Savvy, click here.

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Opinion Outpost is another survey site that pays you for your opinions. You earn “opinion points” for each completed survey which can be traded for cash once your account reaches $5.00 (50 points).

All surveys will state how many points they are worth and the approximate time it should take you to complete. This is nice because if you get a survey offer that is worth 10 points ($1.00) and the time it may take to complete the survey is 20 minutes. You can then decide if $1 is worth 20 minutes of your time or not. In turn, proceeding with the survey or skipping it.

Opinion Outpost offers a refer a friend program and an affiliate program. Both give you $1.00 for every sign up. The refer a friend option adds points to your account (makes cashing out faster) and the affiliate program earnings are set up in a separate account. These checks are automatically sent once your affiliate account reaches $20.

They send payments by check. I have never had any issues with receiving my earnings.

If I had to make one complaint it would be that they choose survey respondents randomly. This means you could receive survey opportunities that you don’t qualify for. Generally, you find out right away if you don’t qualify but sometimes it feels like you’ve taken half the survey and then they say “Sorry, you don’t qualify for this particular survey”, which is annoying.

Overall though I’ve enjoyed being a member of this panel.

If you would like to join Opinion Outpost, click here.

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For those of you that have been with me for awhile will remember that I had several posts about survey companies. Unfortunately, when the site was deleted I lost those.

I am beginning the series again so although there will be some repeated information I hope it will be valuable to new readers and easy to skip over for old readers.

MySurvey is probably one of the most popular survey sites and by far one of my favorites. I’ve received hundreds of dollars over the years and tested numerous products for them.

Completed surveys and product tests will earn you points which can be traded for merchandise or cash. Most of the prizes aren’t that great so I always trade my points for cash. This can be done when your account reaches 1,000 points which is $10.

Payments are sent via a check. I’ve always received my payments quickly and without trouble.

They also hold cash sweepstakes several times a year along with the daily 10,000 points giveaway. Everyday they give 10,000 points ($100) to one member just for logging in.

MySurvey also offers a refer a friend program and an affiliate program. Both will earn you 150 points per referral.

Click here to sign up with MySurvey.

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