You will have to wade through dozens of surveys to find one that you can complete. Then you will find that most of your invitations offer only a worthless entry into a sweepstakes. Big deal. Save your time, go elsewhere.

I have completed over 25 surveys to later be informed I did not qualify. I have never qualify for a survey. I'm a member of over 25 survey sites and the ratio is normally 1 to 4 that you will qualify for. Stay away unless you want to waist your time.

I was taking surveys at the same speed for 10 years with these people. This year I've been disabled and then enabled and then disabled again. It just doesn't make any sense to me. I used to highly recommend this survey company but no more. It has gone down hill so please stay away from. They will find any excuse to disable your account no matter how long you've been with them.

I have had excellent experience with Global Test Market. I am rewarded points as expected, and I received my checks in 4-6 weeks as they tell me when I cash out. I have never heard from them telling me that I am doing a poor job with taking surveys. I will say this: If you are taking surveys at dishonest rates of being too fast, or just clicking answers in a "pattern" that are more dishonest than honest, they will catch you. Those "Terms of Service" are there for a reason, to warn you what to expect if you wish to be just running through the survesy. Suggestion: your efforts will be rewarded if you spend some time on your surveys being fair and honest in your answering the questions and do also take a few minutes to review the site's "Terms of Service."

This site is worse than OTX. They let you take the entire survey and then end classification questions and then tell you you didn't qualify! I have emailed customer service multiple times and even sent SCREEN SHOTS that I finished the surveys and they write back saying I didn't qualify (even though they saw the screen shot) and then had the audacity to send me an email to take a survey on their customer service! You have to answer about 20-25 questions just to pre-screen, which really means you just took the whole survey for them and they got the info you needed and you are left without your points. TERRIBLE AND BAD. There are way too many good sites to waste your time with this one.

i have also had my account suspended for "speeding"..i was getting quite close to cashing out and so my points were erased....now that i am aware that others have had this problem im not feeling like im alone out there when i say to all to please be careful with this company!!!..better yet DONT WASTE YOUR TIME

I have to say I enjoy taking the surveys as much as I am happy with the points system.

In June I stopped getting surveys and found out my account was disabled as I was approaching my $50.00 payout. In communication with them I was told I was speeding through my surveys. They re-enabled my account so I took some more surveys, this time, making sure I was not speeding as they were insinuating and putting in extra effort to make sure I was doing the surveys to my best ability. So come late August 2011 I had some 1500 market points so I requested $50.00 for the 1000 points I worked for. Guess what happened. They disabled my account and said I forfeited the payouts on my account. MY ADVICE: DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN TO YOU. STAY AWAY FROM GLOBAL TEST MARKET. I have filed a report with the BBB in Washington and have posted a complaint on RIPOFF REPORT. COM. "CONSUMER SURVEY TAKERS or BUYER BEWARE" of GLOBAL TEST MARKET or GLOBAL MARKET INSITE. There are more reputable Market Survey Companies out there to devote your time to and be treated with dignity as a human being.

I've never had any major problems with GTM and any problems I have had are no different problems I've had with any site. Look, they're humans behind the machines too.

Anyway, if you're patient and work through surveys that you don't qualify for (again, how is that different from any other site?) then you'll get your $50. I have cashed out another 1000 points/$50 and expect my check any day now, but I also know that these things take time and I know these survey sites can take weeks. At least GTM still sends you a beautiful check for beautiful cash. I love that about GTM and when you do a long survey you are often rewarded accordingly.

Global Test Market is a very very good market research company. I received about 6 to 7 surveys monthly. I got paid 2 times from them by cheque. 3rd Incentive is near to complete. I highly recommend this site to others. Madhu from Pune, India

I have only been with them a few months. Have already received one $50 check. On my way to another one. I only did 19 surveys to reach 1000 points. I get screened out of about 40% but that's not too bad compared to other sites. Have had no problems. One of my favorites.

I have a 50.00 check sitting on my table- I have been paid three times. Plus, I have received items to try out. This company is awesome- yes , the checks take 4-6 weeks to get- but this is not a scam and you do get paid! Awesome Company
April R.

I've been a member of this site for nearly a year I believe and have been paid twice. However, I reached my third 1000 points to receive a third check, but I've been waiting over 5 weeks now and no check. Did they stop paying? I know the site says allow 4-6 weeks of delivery for the check, but I always received them within 4-5 weeks before. I would of recommended this site but for lack of customer service I said no. I called them and received no response. Why bother to set up a site if you're not going to help your members?

I tried Global Test Market for about 2 months. While I got a lot of survey invites, I did not qualify for 95% of them. While this in itself may not be bad, answering 20-30 minutes of questions before being notified that I do not qualify is a HUGE waste of my time. Plus, many of the questions asked are far beyond the normal screening questions. I have even gotten all the way through a survey to the demographics questions at the end before being screened out. When I did qualify, the incentives seemed fair, but this was far and few between and I could easily see how my points would expire before I ever made the $50 cash out option. Many of their surveys are for sweepstakes entry only, and these are LONG surveys, I refuse to do any surveys for sweeps unless I have nothing better to do and it will only take a few minutes. I finally left GTM a week ago.

Have not recieved many invites lately and whats more most were non paying surveys lol so I went into the site today and my account is disabled. I sent them an email. I have been down this road with GTM problems before and I am not planning on getting this resolved but I sure I hope my 50.00 check shows up soon and they somehow compensate me for the other 15.00 I had in points. I will be going to the BBB.

My account was disabled when I had 950 points and was very close to cashing out. Would not recommend.

Long surveys for little reward.
you are often screened out after completing a mountain of work. Makes me think that once they have the information that they want they screen you out to avoid paying

In the past six months I've cashed out 2 $50 checks, and am pretty close to my third. My only complaint is that you have to reach $50 to cash out. They send me a few surveys everyday, most are worth $1.75 or $2, but occasionally they are higher paying. They've sent me a few products, cologne twice and some pop tarts lol. Their site has a very professional feel to it. I'd give em a thumbs up.

I think people confuse GlobalTestMarket with Synovate (Global Opinion Panel). GTM gives you absolutely nothing for "trying." They do pay well, but they also have extremely long screeners that you waste 20 minutes on only to be told that you were screened out. There is really no excuse for that. Points accumulation us thus very slow. You get sometimes 2 or 3 invitations a day, spend 30-60 minutes on them, and get nothing for your time most days. When you DO finally get enough to cash out, they are prompt and reliable. Just be prepared to spend a lot of time making attempts. Also, recently, the points summary has disappeared off of the survey invitations so you have to log on to view them. This makes it harder to see if you have been credited for a completion.

Global pretty much is getting their survey's done for free.By people who are expecting to get paid for doing them.They get just enough information then they screen you out.Must be quite a money saver idea for their company.

Yet they are accredited by the BBB.Direct your complaints there as well.

Although I haven't gotten to cash out a whole ton yet...at least this survey site gives you 100 points for trying even if you don't qualify. I also receive a ton of products to try all the time...a case of wet dog food, perfume, shampoo and face wash...So it's a great combo of getting products and making money.

I have never reached the 1,000 pts needed to cash out. I have been stuck on 705 pts for months now, even though I continue to do the surveys!! I sent an email about my missing pts and got a response back saying they would "check into it as soon as possible", well, that was 2 months ago!! There is no record of the surveys you have completed anywhere, so there is no way of making sure you get your points. Don't waste you time with this company.

I've been a member of GlobalTestMarket for four months now. I get several surveys a day and I usually qualify for at least one of them. I was able to cash out for $50 within the first three months and although it took six weeks to receive it, I did get my check. By the time I got my check in the mail I was able to cash out for another $50. Maybe I'm just the right person at the right time, but I've never had a problem with them.

I've been a member for a few months and I'm growing to dislike GlobalTestMarket intensely. You're completing a survey for 35/40 market points (so it'll take a while to accumulate the number necessary to cash out but that's a different issue). Midway through the survey they interrupt saying there's another survey with a greater need and do you want to go there? The only option given is "Absolutely - take me there" or to close the window. The new survey has an incentive of one entry in the prize draw instead of market points. So you lose your train of thought, the chance to accumulate some points and have no choice in the survey you complete. I don't mind being screened out of surveys and being told that I don't qualify but this is just dragging me away from one survey where I've already invested time and thought to a new one where I don't get the same level of remuneration. This company's practices are cynical. I'm off once I can cash my points I'm not impressed.

It took me well over a year to reach the minimum 1000 points required to request a $50 check. They send out plenty of surveys every day but almost all of their surveys I spend 15-20 minutes on and I'm told at the very end that I don't qualify. The incentives aren't very good either. $1 - $1.25? Alot of other survey sites pay more than that. This site is a complete waste of my valuable time.

I've been a user for more than a year and managed to collect only one payment of ?10. It was made quick and smooth, but they don't send many surveys, so I use them only becuse they are fair.

scam scam scam i reached a 1000 points and it disabled my account

I have had a good experience with Global Test Market. I get at least 6-8 surveys a day and at least half are for points. I've cashed out once a couple months ago for $50 (1000 pts) and am ready to do so again. I also had two problems with them saying I was DQ'd after fully completing a survey. I told customer service and gave them all the info I could to identify the survey...they responded within a week to give me my points no questions asked.

I recommend when dealing with them, just focus on the paid surveys. There's no penalty for skipping the "free" ones. Keep up with your profiles. And do the surveys as soon as possible because they close/fill up quickly. If you're patient and diligent, you can get to 1000 quickly and get your $50!

not as good as they were i donthave as many surveys as i used to i have had a few pay outs with these over the last 3 years

too many free surveys, too many DQ and way to low on survey pay. got worse when i qualified for a inhome test survey, tested the product finished the survey and got a WHOLE 15 point (i got to eat the health bars)

I have been with them for some time now. I love their surveys which I get daily and sometimes even over the weekend. I have had no problems with them so far and I have already claimed £30 and I am on my way for my next £30. They came on time, even though 6 weeks was long I was still happy. From my point of view this is a great site that I would recommend to anyone.

They flood my inbox with survey invitations, but I've never earned any points in the months that I've been a member. This site has been a waste of my time; I'm resigning.

When I first joined GTM, They were good, but it seems lately they ave went down hill. Points would add up fast in the begining. They cut out the 5 points for trying. Also the surveys are now worth less points and they are trying to be slick when it comes to points. Just today I took 2 surveys which I qualified for and when I completed them( about 30 minutes each) it told me to push continue to receive points. When this was done, I didnt get the points and it told me that I have been screened out. A total waste of an hour of my time. This company has went down hill. I just submitted for a $50 check and as soon as I receive it, I will be ending my survey taking relationship with them. DONT WASTE YOUR TIME

The support team is an offshore contracted company with little command of the English language. If you submit a screenshot of the completion page, they responds "you were screened out", or nothing to do with your request. The corp ofc admits its a problem and knows they have server issues not capturing your completes.

Watch what you say, even if put nicely! If you didn't get paid for a survey and speak up, they may close your account w/o notice, & keep ALL your earned moneys, whether a dollar or hundreds!!!

"You're disrespectful, used obscenities, sent graphic or obscene pictures, and so on --none you did but they use a cut & paste paragraph when they want to threaten you with closure.

This is illegal & fraudulent. The company is unethical, deals in unfair business practices, and misrepresentation.

The parent company is Global Market Insite Inc, located in Bellevue, Washington US.

I used to be a regular when it comes to Global Test Market, a few years ago. I was so eager to reach the 1000 points mark so I can claim my $100. I had finally reached it, after devoting so much time to complete their surveys. I was asked for my information so that they can send me my cheque, but several weeks had passed and I still ahdn't received anything. I wasn't receiving anymore surveys either. I contacted them to find out what was going on. A couple of days later, they e-mailed me saying that the found "substantial evidence" that I created multiple accounts on their website, which was an absolute lie. They said that for this reason, they won't be paying me and I won't be receiving anymore surveys. I e-mailed them back to tell them that they were mistaken, but I never heard from them ever again.

I must concur with those who note how far this company has fallen. Point values for surveys have plummeted, most incent with mere sweeps entries, and it is getting harder and harder to earn enough points to cash out. I am also extremely annoyed by their new policy of sending a survey invitation and then DQ'ing automatically, when you try to click into it. I inquired about this with customer service, only to get a coy response asking me for minute details of the episode -- as if this episode did not repeat on a daily basis! This was once my favorite survey site; now that I have quit the Greenfield horror-site, it is my least favorite.

Now, they are sending me 2 to 4 surveys a day, which is tempting. When I first started to take their surveys, I spent more time doing theirs than any other online survey companies. I was surprised how many of them I completed and how few points I had. I also didn't qualify for many of them which was a large amount of wasted time. I might give them another chance but I'm in no hurry.

I have been with them almost a year now and have made over $200. NOW, for those of you who keep griping about the # of points that = $, IT IS 5 CENTS PER POINT!!! I REPEAT 5 CENTS PER POINT!!!!! Now do you understand? Too many of you are COMPLETELY WRONG about it. You cash out at 1000 points which equals $50.00. They are one of the best panels out there. Of course your going to get ripped off from them or ANY survey panel if you start cussing or threatening them. ALL surveys panel WILL boot you for that. Complain to them in a calm and CIVILIZED manner and they will help you.

I contacted customer service regarding a problem with a survey. The reply I received did not address my issue or demonstrate understanding of the problem. I tried twice to communicate the problem without success. I clicked on the link provided in the customer service response to rate the result and I marked it unsatisfied and marked neutral in recommending GTM to others. That same day I stopped receiving any surveys from them and haven't received any since even though I previously received several surveys each day. What really gets me is that I was so close to reaching the 1000 points to cash out. Beware of this company.

then.. why would you pay people an average of 5-40pts a survey, thats not even an average of 50cents a survey? I wish I would of known this before I joined and wasted time doing surveys, I have a long way to go before I cash out (theres no way Im quitting before I collect whats mine) and most of the time a survey is closed or I dont qualify and then I get sweepstakes, next to zoompanel (due to technical errors that werent resolved) this is the worst survey site I have encountered.

I'm sorry, but it's taken me almost 2 years just to get so close to cashing out. Their surveys are designed to disqualify you on ANYTHING, whether it's your income level (or in my case lack thereof), or household status, etc. The times that I do get to participate in a survey, the points awarded are minimal at best. Hence why it's taken me so long to get as far as I have.

Aside from the points, the surveys are interesting to take (when I qualify to participate), and I would wager that some are legitimately put to good use. A word of caution, it will take you forever and a day to cash out at 1000 points.

Despite their claims of rewards, the only "reward" I ever received was one or more entries into their drawings which I, of course, never won. I recently cancelled my membership after more than a year; after answering survey after survey I only accrued the 250 points they initially gave me for joining. I consider this a rip-off.

First of all, Global Test Market is a legit panel that has real research surveys by major companies, so that's a great start. I've taken some pretty interesting surveys as well in entertainment (TV, movies, games), which is a big plus. However, it took me about 1 year of taking surveys (doing about 5 a week and qualifying about 5% of the time) to reach 1000 and cash out. So, keep that mind. I did recently land a 500 point ($25) survey though, which was awesome! After trying a lot of panels, I am down to 3 I use regularly: Pinecone, SurveySpot, and Global Test Market.

At one point this company was pretty good, but now they have become a RIP OFF! They string you along until you are close to the $50 cash out point,- then BAM -- you are suddenly banned from the site Forever! What a rip off and what an Absolute waste of time!

this used to be a decent company. I've cashed out a couple times in 3 years, but since they went to a sweeps entry "reward" for about half the surveys, they've been horrible. I took a survey one day that took twice as long as stated, and when I tried to submit my final answers, it timed out. I never did get my points for that one even tho I contacted customer service several times. Needless to say it took me way too long to finally get the last 25 points to hit the magic 1000 points needed to cash out, and as soon as my check arrives, I'll be closing my account

They use to be pretty good. If you didn't quilfy you at least got 5 points. But they got pretty cheap and stopped that. I have meet there 1000 point cash out 1 time and took forever to get the $50 reward. I am now at 455 and seem to be stuck and can't qualify for more surveys. It is a shame when you see a company that is real good and then start to turn the other check

Global Test Market is a real company with UNREAL expectations. Yes, they pay for your time; but what they won't tell you is they manipulate the survey only for what theywant. Initial promise was after 500 pts you get $50. I arrived at 500; they raise the bar to 1000! Most surveys are aimed at narrow audience age limits. (25-35). Anything else gets you popped off as "not qualified, quota has been filled, survey is now closed, etc". 4 of 10 surveys are for sweepstakes and give you no points. 3 of 10 you spend time, fill out questions and after they have your input, tell U survey is filled! A TIME WASTER!

They wrote back last year that they were making changes for the better. Maybe better for them. I might as well go play the lottery than do surveys for a "Sweepstakes entry". Use to be one of the best. Now just average or less.

For several years this had been my #1 site to do surveys for.....Cashed out over $450.00 over a 4 year period. Then last year....NOTHING. The new incentive of sweepstakes entry is a real turnoff. When they offered a 5 point minimum just for trying was worth my time. Now there are better sites worth spending time on rather than GTM.

I don't like this company! Just as I got really close to the $50 cash out threshold, all of a sudden, they locked me out of my account and refused to pay me for the completed surveys. It's like a really bad April Fools day joke. All of the time and effort I spent doing surveys was wasted, and I had done some 20 + surveys for free! -- That's what happened to me, and many others according to the feedback! -- BEWARE, and TAKE THIS WARNING SERIOUSLY!

I wasn't sure about this site when I joined up but I perservered for a little while but I have given up. I don't find the surveys very interesting. I dont think they rewards are fair. I prefer UK based survey companies.

$50 worth of surveys is needed to cash out. However, when I was ready to cash in my points, they pretended like I had violated the company policy and then they locked me out of my account, refusing to pay me the money they owed. What a waste! -- BEWARE!

Global test Markey sends at least 10 or 15 surveys a week. They've resorted to most surveys now paying out with sweepstakes entries- I don't bother with those.
If you are patient with the surveys that actually pay out in Market Points, you will slowly build-up to their $50 threshold, and they do pay.

Just for that reason- nice real checks, Global Test Market is far better than most survey sites. Just don't ever waste your time with survey entries.

I have not been a member long. Only 3 days. I live in Thailand now but don't read Thai. When I signed up the only language choice I had was Thai. It took about 36 hours and 12 emails, which they answered everyone 100% and within a few hours. And in the end Valentina and company resolved the problem for me and I got my first email today.

Yesterday Global sent me a survey about crackers, it was soooooooooooooooooo long. It took me about 45 minutes to almost an hour, which is okay because they were going to give me 65 marketpoints (which I calculated to be about $3.50), But then at the very end of the survey, they kicked me out and said that I did not qualify. I used to like Global alot, but if they are going to be doing stuff like that to me where I am wasting my time for nothing...then forget them!!!

You used to get 5 points if you did not qualify for a survey. Now you get a sweepstakes entry. I get tons of invitations for sweepstakes entries but not many for actual points and the ones I do I rarely qualify.I use to be able to cash out several times a year for $50 but now I will be lucky if I cashout at all this year. They use to be one of the best but not anymore. Unless you don't care about the incentives stay away. It is just not worth the time anymore.

i have been on 850 points for about 10 months now, i recieve about 12 invitations per week, none of which have ever given me points that were stated for completing the surveys, today i just spent 20 minutes (doing a so-called 15 minute survey!) when i was at 98% i was told 'unfortunately you are incompatible' so i complain to GTM and recieved this reply:-

The screening process depends on different requirements for each study. An example could be that you were not using the brand for which the study was looking for. Unfortunately the point of the screening process depends mostly on our clients’ requests but we are aware of this problem and we will try to fix it. We are sorry for this inconvenience.

I have 490 points with them. As soon as I reach 1,000 points and get my check, I'll be hitting the unsubscribe button. I am worried after reading all the reviews that I will never see my $50.00. Most of the people on here are saying that when they tried to cash out they claimed fraudulent activity on their account or were not able to log in. Basically never received their money from taking surveys. It takes to long to accumulate points with them. I just came from there site and I had 490 points now I have 450 points for some reason.

I just recently got an invitation from Global Test Market, to take a survey, and was to receive 35 Market points for my time. I completed the survey. At the end of the survey, I got a screen which said “Thanks for completing the survey, click here to submit your answers”.
I clicked to submit my answers. Then I got a screen which said, “you have received a sweepstakes entry”.
WHAT?? I was supposed to get 35 points for my time.
Okay, so I wrote to Global Test Market support and then Tania writes me back that she will check into the matter.
I got an email back from Tania yesterday saying :

“Thank you for your inquiry. Our system indicates you have been screened out for Survey
Number 155961 and Sweepstakes have been awarded to your account. "
I was not screened out of the survey. I took the
entire survey.
So please be very careful doing surveys for this company. Take screen shots of your work the whole way through, so you have proof of your work.

Not as good as they were now that they have mostly eliminated the 5 point (25 cent) DQ payments. Sometimes they offer OTX surveys, but just shut them down...notice OTX has removed their garish logo from their newer surveys, but they look the same and use OTX in the address bar, so recognize them for the scam mongers they are and avoid. Otherwise I tend to pick and choose which surveys to do here. I always get the correct credit and cash out has never been a problem. Survey taking is more of a feel thing...the more you do the better you get at it and you learn to avoid certain survey types that show up routinely and lead nowhere, helping to eliminate frustration.

Max points for a survey is 40...So basically you're doing about 60 cents per survey.Just not worth it, on top of the fact.. no paypal. And you gotta get 1000 points and a check. Yeah, it's so irritating because they have some good tests available for inhome sometimes... Surveyspot is just as bad

They used to be great but they changed no more market points for surveys you get a sweep entry , I think they are being misleading I have completed surveys and had no clue they changed to sweep entries it doesnt state that on my homepage that they changed to this , Im so close to 50 to cash out and then Im done with them but now it will take forever to get the 100 more points I need

My in box is being flooded with there sweepstakes surveys, just this week alone I had 50 of them. I did receive about 3 point surveys that were less than 40 points each, but did not qualify. This panel has really gone down hill. It use to be my bread and butter I would cash every month.I am about to trow in the towel.

They are good and pay well. The recent changes are a step back; no more 5 points if you don't qualify and a lot more sweepstakes entries instead of the previous 5 point offer. I have cashed out twice in 4 months and it takes 6 weeks to receive the check. I get quite a few surveys so I really have no complaints and recommend them.

Previously had no problem reaching payout but now much more difficult, am at 750 points for nearly 6 months (need 1000). Many OTX surveys which I have learned not to waste my time. No longer getting 5 points (25 cents) if not acceptable, also offering sweeps which never did before. I only recommend them because they pay well if you complete a survey but I wish they would lower cashout because much more difficult to reach.

This is my opinion is one of the best survey panels out there...they always pay up...once you reach 1000
points you get $50...how can anyone complain with free $$$...Everytime I go to redeem rewards I always receive a cheque in the mail...they give you points even if you don't qualify for a survey & rarely do you get those crappy sweepstakes entries..this survey company is 100% legit

Whenever I contact customer service, I invariably get an email saying "Issue resolved" and a link to rate my customer service experience long before I get a response from acustomer service rep. I had been happy for the past year that I have work with GTM but the past 2 months have shown a marked decline. Tech problems, survey crashes, brainless/useless, and very slow responses from customer service. Most if not all errors seem to happen when I have completed the surveys. I have had surveys crash on the "Click here to submit your survey" or "These last few questions are for classification purposes only". Even though I may have spent 15 minutes completing a survey, GTM customer service has told me I was screened out of the surveys. They have lost my trust.

This site is good to have in your collection of survey sites. They're one of the few sites that will award points if you don't qualify for a survey. In time it builds up along with whatever ones you do qualify for and complete. It's too bad they sometimes use OTX because they are the worst, prone to errors IF you actually can take one. Do OTX if you got time to throw away.

I qualify for about 25% of their surveys so it takes a little time to reach the 1000 point minimum to cash out. So far they don't offer paypal so you gotta wait for a check which takes about 4 weeks.

Customer service replies in about a day or two to any questions. Overall an ok site, could be better minus OTX.

THIS IS A WASTE OF TIME IF YOU WANT TO FILL OUT SURVEYS AND LEARN AFTER FINISHING THE SURVEY THAT YOU ARE DISQUALIFIED!!! (YOU GET 5 POINTS BUT ITS NOT WORTH IT) I AM HAPPY WITH THE QUANTITY OF SURVEYS BUT ITS NOT WORTH THE TIME IF YOU DONT GET THE POINTS YOU EXPECT. THE (((OTX))) SURVEYS ARE BAD THEY HAVE YOU FILL OUT ALL THE INFO JUST TO SAY SURVEY DOWN OR SURVEY CLOSED I HAVE ALSO RECIEVED NUMEROUS JUNK MAIL THAT HAVE COINSIDED WITH MY SURVEY ANSWERS!!!! THANK GOD FOR SURVEY POLICE GOOD LUCK I AM CANCELING NOW!!!!

I have been with Global Test Market for over 3 years now and I have cashed out 2000 market points. I live in Australia and I still got my check, and the good think is that it is paid is US dollars which was about $165.00 Australian dollars. I have already gotten the market points back up to 600 points, I did find that I have to go on there website to participate in the surveys were I used to get the survey invite via my email address. I don't know why? I have tried to ask them, but I am just told if I want more surveys to fill in my profile. I have tried to enplane, but they don't seem to understand? But a good paying survey site!!!

Never had a problem with this survey company. Have been paid several times. Definetly recommend them.
by Sue, Oct 2009

by abba, sep 17 '09
I been with this company maybe more then 3 years, i was receiving so many surveys every week and i wasn't rushing finishing the survey. I was really being honest and truthful with them and they were honest with me. If there was 100 companies like this one i would join every single one of them.Since i joined this company i have earned $504.60 i received my check within a month i think.

Well, I'm not sure what some of the people have done to get locked out, or not get their money. I have been with them just over a year, and have cashed in $250. Not once did I have a problem with payment. When I asked for it, they sent it. Yes they are a little slow, but I knew they would send it. So give them a try, and don't blow through the questions, and answer them like you said you would when you first signed up. Honestly and professionally... you'll get paid how you answer... put slop in, you get slop out.

1. You have to read the email they send you, a lot of the surveys are for sweepstakes entries only.

2. They do pay, if they say there is a glitch then there obviously was a glitch. You have to be very pessimistic to believe that every company out there is trying to screw you over.

3. You get 5 cents for every 1 point. When you reach 1000 points you get $50. Not $5 like another person said here. The average payout for a survey is 40 market points, (or $2) $2 is very average for surveys, especially only being 10-20 minutes long.

4. If your account was cancelled or closed it's because GTM is in the business of taking surveys to give those answers to companies. Those companies are paying GTM and YOU to honestly take those surveys so they can create products. If you are blowing through them just to get your money then they aren't getting what they are paying for. Don't be lazy and expect them to pay you.

I reached 1000 pts a few months ago, cashed out and received my check just fine. For the person (or anyone) who thinks it's unfair to not receive your incentives when you cruise through a survey in one minute or less.. well that shows them you couldn't have possibly read the questions to give an honest answer, which is what they're paying you for. I haven't had any complaints with them yet and would highly recommend them at this point.

It takes a LONG time to earn rewards and you must have atleast 1000 points to cash in for roughly $50 USD. The surveys are WAY to long for the compensation you get, but overall this is a good survey company that is truly legit. They also work with charity organizations, where if you sign up under that charity the money you earn goes into their pot and they cash it out to support their organization.

Do not put any trust in this company! They will pay you in the begining but they will get you in the end. I had over 1800 points when they deciced to close my account saying that i was giving fraudulant answers.

This company is semi-legit. Made it to 1000 points in about 6 months. I got my check just fine. When I got to another 1000 points, went to redeem, they had me confirm my address. The address they had listed the wrong city. When I tried to change it, I got an error message. Customer service was no help and said that it was a glitch but offered little help and tried to mark my complaint as "resolved" several times when it was not. I listed myself under a different address and the request went through. Have yet to receive the check at my second address. I have read about this happening before, where they change your city and blame it on a "glitch" to prevent you from redeeming your points. Also, what they say is true, when you have low points you will often get between five and ten surveys a day, but when you're close to redeeming point you will barely see one at all for weeks. Also have a lot of OTX and badly written surveys.

I've been a member for 2 years now, and I'm very satisfied with this company. I only qualify for abour 20-25% of their survey invitations, and it still doesn't take that long to reach 1000 points. I always receive my checks withing 30 days. I'm satisfied.

i really actually like this survey site. I feel like I get at least 3-5 surveys from them daily and so even if I do not qualify, I am at least getting .25 cents for each time I open the survey. I seem to always be able to cash out pretty quickly and the surveys actually make me feel like I'm not just wasting my time. In my experience, they have been a legit and honest website.

I too got cheated out of points when I was near the cashout threshold of 1000 points. I had 955 points and took a 40 point survey. I spent over 10 minutes doing it and got 0 points. I filed a complaint here and they said I was disqualified because I rushed through it in less than a minute. Even if that were the case, I should have gotten 5 points which I didn't. GTM refused to fix the problem. I see many others here have had the same issue.

I was also a victim of the "Duplicate Points" thing. Anyone who cashed out higher amounts were told they were mistakenly issued duplicate points for Surveys in Dec 2008. GTM voided our cashouts and said the problem would be fixed soon. We had to wait more than 6 weeks to cashout again and of course our points were less.

Something is very wrong with this company. Stay away from them.

I honest to God have yet to qualify for one of their surveys. Seems like a waste of time to me; I'll probably give it another month and if nothing changes I'll just cancel my membership.

Global Test Panel seems ok at first, but eventually get nothing. Have been sent numerous surveys that for some reason after 10-15 min questions, do not qualify.
They use alot of OTX surveys, and we all know about them.
Not sure if legit though.
Customer service is quick to answer your questions, but usually in their favor.
I rate them somewhat fair
Good luck if your a member. I cancelled mine, not enough incentives to stay there. 1000 points for $5. WOW!

Great Survey Panel. I was surprised to see that $50 check in the mail... It took me 20 surveys to get that, and it's not bad considering other panels that give 50 cents to $2 for a survey...! (Do the Math!) GTM is legit!

This company usually sends me 2-3 surveys a week. I can only recall earning points. When I reach 1000 points I get a check for $50. I like the higher cashout threshold myself.

Ok, I've signed up, been a member for about 1 month now, they sent me a few cash surveys that I was never qualified for and then they sent me some points surveys that I was quialified. I took a few and put 40 points to my account only to realize that I need 960 more to get to a $50 cash reward. This is sooo rediculous...it's going to take me forever to get those 50 bucks. Forget it, I'm going to cancel my membership right away.

I think this site is probably the best to make money with. Even though I've made a little more in total with Surveyspot, I consistently accumulate money with Globaltestmarket moreso than any other company. Very highly recommend!!

GlobalTest Market surveys seem like a "come-on". I'm invited to surveys, answer LOTS of questions and then, suddenly, after 10 or 15 minutes, I'm told that I don't qualify. I have the feeling that they are collecting lots of research data without having to pay for it. In more than 6 months, I've only earned about 200 points!

I BEEN WITH THEM FOR OVER A YEAR--I CASHED IN OFTEN--SOMETIMES ONCE EVERY THREE WEEKS--NEVER HAD A PROBLEMS AND MY CHECKS DON;T TAKE THAT LONG--MAYBE IT DEPEND WHERE YOU LIVE

Compensation per survey is very poor.

I get a fairly decent amount of survey invites, but 98% of the time I do not qualify or the survey has already been closed. I have probably been with this company 6 months to a year and haven't gotten near enough points to redeem even the lowest level of prizes.

they didn't send me the money and they are not answering my mails

I have been with this company for 3 months, and have been so frustrated with the technical glitches in their surveys that I am considering withdrawing, even though I have earned points. I have been unable to access some surveys, unable to finish others, and booted from one. Their customer service emails are always friendly, but provide little or no real help. This makes it extremely difficult to earn the 1000 points required to cash out. Of course, those are the surveys I actually qualify for. With most of their surveys, they collect a TON of information from you (which the companies can use, of course) and then they tell you that you did not qualify (thus earning no points). I joined this panel because it was rated in the top ten, but I have had nothing but headaches and frustration with them. Don't join!

Yes, it took me nearly a year to reach payout level, but I received my check in a timely manner. I do appreciate that if I'm disqualified from a survey they still pay me a token amount. Most other survey companies are very guilty of wasting our time making us qualify for a survey, then telling us that our name will be entered in a (most likely imaginary) sweepstakes.

It is a honest survey site, but hard to get qualify for the survey, receive many invitation but mostly not qualify. The reward is quite good compare to others, highly recommend.

Would not reccomend this survey panel, terrible!!!

I had been a member for more than 4 years. I accumulated my points to a $560. And cashed . And what do you expect. I waited three months. And no check .I inquired and recieved reply that it is tking too long to get checks. But rest assured you will recieve your check in 4 -6 weeeks. Another 8 weeks, and no check. I send email again and this time, I was not even able to login. It sent me my password, no use. Then I sent email telling them I will file complaint with BBB. And recieved instant reply that there was fraudlent activity and they have overwhelming evidence against me. Yes that they can do. To cheat one out of almost $600.00 they can forge multiple accounts in my name and keep all the money to themselves.Stay away from them. They might pay up a few panelists but most panelists will regret spending their time.

I've read about people making lots of money from global test market. I've been since august 08 and have only received 275 points. I don't receive many surveys at all, the few I do receive I can't seem to qualify for.

Its one of the best.i have recive £25 and waiting for another £25.so far me they are good.

to spend a few hours a month for 30 bucks its so bad. Overall I have made over $400 in 2 years. Would recommend. If you don't qualify receive .25 cents in 1 min. Unfortunately, not everyone receives many surveys. Give it a try, they pay cash, but check arrives slowly.

My best money maker site at $1100 in three years. Yes they can be slow to credit your points and send your reward but they always have. Never had to contact them. Big thumbs up!!!

I managed to reach a total of 935 points without any problems before they simply refused to credit me anymore. My account is well over 1000 by now and I've sent loads of emails with no help. This site is a complete scam.

I've been taking surveys from them for the past two weeks and have not received any points at all! They actually took away some of my Market Points! I had 280 and now 195! I also emailed them twice and no response either time! I filed a complaint..hopefully this matter can be resolved. I don't recommend them at all!

They were a good company, 4 months ago I cashed out and recieved a check for $50. Recently however I have had no end of problems. First points weren't benn added to my account, but that was resolved. Then when I finally reached 1010 points I imediately cashed out. All well and good? NOT AT ALL!! Even though they sent me a confirmation email to say I had cashed out, 3 days later when I went to check my account I was locked out. 3 days after that when I finally got in to my account my balance was down to 990....even though the new surveys they are sending me say I have 1010. They have basically negated my payment and reduced my market points so I can't cash out again....I'M SO MAD!

I signed up with globaltestmarket about a year ago or so. Before I signed up with them i did a research on them around and saw that most reviews abt them showed that they're quite a legit company and they really pay. Or so i thought.

I did quite a number of surveys and everything seemed fine, until recently when i reached 960 points (1000 is the min points for payout). I still got surveys like usual, but i realized even though i COMPLETED the surveys, NO POINTS CREDITED TO MY ACCOUNT ANYMORE!! At first i thought it must be some tech problems and didn't really bother, but i started doubt it when it happens over and over again for like more than TEN TIMES in a row!

Now i realize that they actually just holding the points so that i won't get to 1000 points, and so that they DON'T need to pay!!

In my opinion it is the only good and genuine survey site

About the same time I crossed the 900 point mark (1000 points is the payout mark), I discovered that I couldn't log in anymore. The login prompt would reappear, with no errors displayed. Form emails were all I got in response to my error report. I expected as much from a company with such an apparently poor rating. I have only one account, and it is only accessed from one location, and only by myself. After reading a lot of complaints, I see that I should expect a false claim of fraudulent activity soon.

Recently, password recovery supplied me with a shortened form of the password I had been using for months to log in. That's not how passwords work. Another form response I got listed my full password, which of course reports an email/password error. The shortened form of the password just reloads the login prompt with no errors.

If this had happened when I wasn't right at the goal line, I wouldn't expect that I was being cheated.

GTM in my point of view is a pretty good company. I have had some issues with them in the past (such as missed marketpoints I wrote them an email and they responded quickly and gave me my missed points . I have been with them for about a year now and have gotten every check I have qualified for (but as everyone knows it does take a long time to get your check .But as least the checks do come!

This company pays very well. I have earned well over 500.00 with this company since joining them 2 years ago. Two things to keep in mind: First, this panel does take longer to be able to cash out as there is a 50.00 minimum. However they pay well for surveys and they do pay out when requested. Secondly, folks I am signed up with over 20 good survey companies. On average, I qualify for 30 percent of the surveys. So, keep as an expectation that you will not qualify for about 70 percent of surveys across the board - even with the best companies.

They said I had two accounts of which I did NOT and refused to pay my $50 I had cashed in from the previous YEAR's worth of surveys. They said they couldn't tell me why they have cancelled my account as it is private!!???? Then they also confiscaded the money I had accumulated for the next payment and said they would escalate the matter and get back to me. It's a month later and NO follow up!!!

Been A member for 2 years and easy top 3 on my list of about 30 companies.I do regret they are using OTX but I just click out when those come up.Everybody thats taken surveys long knows that OTX is not legit.There are 2 others just like OTX you will recognize from the paid to click sites you also know to avoid.

This is far best the #1 place to make real money.Some pple need relize bam you can't make alot $$$ in one day.It takes time for the points to add up.The plus side you get make alot money depends how much you want cash out,Watch movie trailers,If you don't qualify you still get 5 points.The minus side not everyone is ment for a survey,Survey invitations can be slow at times.I highly recommend this company.

I have never had a problem in communicating with them. Any question I had was answerered in a timely fashion. Over two year I have received $90,$130,$200, and soon $300. Only one complaint. They send OTX surveys and anything from OTX just gets the demographics and then tells you you don't qualify, but at least the site gives you a small amount of points for trying.

I've gotten a good number of surveys to take so far, but, I haven't been able to finish any of them. I always answer at least 20-25 questions before they tell me that I'm not qualified for the survey. How can I take almost the whole survey and then not qualify. And this has happened with every survey invite I've got so far. And by the looks of the other reviews, it looks like it's not just me this is happening to. They are getting answers from people and then not rewarding them. I would stay away from GTM.

I've been a member of GTM for many years and ever since they have alligned themselves with OTX, their integrity has plummeted. I wrote them a letter concerning the many issues people have with OTX and their response was actually very rude. I was very surprised! GTM is now disqualifying survey takers after obviously obtaining valid information in ADDITION to using OTX. Beware!

I think this is the best survey company, they pay on time, they send good and frequent surveys, and moreover their support services are excellent. they send reply for each and every mail you send to them, in a personalised way (not that computer generated mail), full marks to GTM.

I've been a member two years now cashout out about 4 times always quick payments online customer service great as well

Yes it takes a few months to accumalate the $50 dollars in your account, but they do send a lot of surveys in my inbox so I constantly have surveys to do for them. The downside is they do use some OTX's surveys so dont count on qualifying for any of those. I just take my five points and be done with them. Otherwise I have cashed out several times for over $300 as well. It's not really chump change either.

Been with them since 2003.. cashed out 4x 50 each time no problems but only get a few surveys now seem to have a lot of negative comments

After I joined it 6 month ago, I can accumulate the points and cash out US$50.The check reached me 6 weeks later. this is not a small money for me. And also it sends not few survey invitation monthly. I love it.

While you have to accumulate points worth $50 to cash out, I have been doing this for only 3-4 months and I already have $30 in my account. I guess you have to be patient with this one, but I do get survey invites here and there.

I have taken dozens of surveys with this company, spending 20 minutes or more on each one, only to be told after I finished the entire survey that I didn't qualify, and therefore, I received 5 points, if any points at all. I took an hour long survey that even included having my child answer questions, only to be told that I didn't qualify after I finished the entire thing. I feel like they are taking my responses but not rewarding me properly for them. Beware of this website! It is a huge waste of time, and chances are you'll never get a penny out of them.

I wasted MORE THAN 2 HRS taking surveys for GTM, at least 7, & on at least 4 of them, I answered AT LEAST 25 QUESTIONS BEFORE BEING DISQUALIFIED! I put A LOT of time & thought into the questions & they got A LOT of very valuable, detailed info; I received a "We're sorry but you don't qualify for this survey. Would you like to try to qualify for another one?" DUH! Yeah, I did try, over & over,& they did the same thing to me. I wrote to customer service; I hope to hear from CS & learn it was a technical problem but I doubt it because I've had this problem in the past. I didn't do anything about it, this time I will. If it is resolved, I will certainly update this site, but for now I say stay faraway from these guys! They will get the info they need from you & then tell you that you don't qualify! Don't fall for it! It only takes around 10 questions maximum to determine if you qualify & that's not including the general info, race, age & gender. Stay away from Global Test Marketing!

I used GlobalTestMarket for several years and received over $600 in payments. Then, out of the blue was unable to login. I wrote to them and got a canned response. Wrote to them again and was told my account was closed for fraudulent activity. Finally, after multiple emails, was told that I had more than one account in my house, which I did - for my three children, who had all taken surveys and been paid. I even got "bonus" points for them signing up! Of course, they waited until I was <$2 away from my next cashout! Good luck with these guys :-(

I have been with GlobalTestMarket for 3 years now and have received over 300 dollars in cash with an average of 50 dollars every 5 months from this company. Never have had an issue with GlobalTestMarket and enjoy taking there surveys.

I just got my first payment from GlobalTestMarket. I was surprised to get a $50 check! It took about 5 weeks to get though. And I'm already over half way to getting another $50. They do use OTX for many of their surveys so you may get stuck doing a survey for 10 minutes and then being DQ'd.

I have been with Global Test Market for several years and have had no problems cashing out with them. Yes it may take about 30-45 days to get paid but it does come. They are working with paypal to make getting paid faster. Some people whine because they got found out that they had duplicate accounts and were making a lot of money off of them. Some people just complain to be complaining. Definitely recommend them.

I've cashed out on a ton from GlobalTestMarket, great site.

this site has stopped sending me surveys ever since the complaint i had filed with Survey Police had been resolved. They used to send a lot of surveys but none now so i am right below the amount i need to cash out. i think i will cancel after that.

after answering surveys for over 3 years GTM cancelled my account without notification. I emailed them and all they said was that my account had fraud activity. which is false. I believe they cancelled my account because i was cashing out $50 every month. Yes they pay well but the checks take 3-6 weeks to arrive. they don't care about their panelist. They will disable your account when ever they feel like it. Good Luck.

Globaltestmarket is one of my top favorite sites. I get dozens or more surveys a week. Sure, you need 1000 MP's to cash out, but that goes rather quickly. Payments are timely.

I have been a member for over a year now and have already cashed out more than $200 in incentives! Sure, some surveys kick you out after 4-5 minutes of questions, but many others last only 10-15 minutes and you get a few dollars each time! Survey quantity is excellent and rarely do I feel like a survey is too long. Highly recommended!

I have been a member for 2 years now.I have never had an problem with them.The surveys are very frequent.I get about 20 surveys an month.I Have cashed out 10 times and have received the checks about 2 months later.

Ya I have been with this site for about 2 years now and I enjoy it. I have cashed out once already and I recieved my payment on time and I am about to cash out again. The surveys are good and frequent and if you don't qualify they still give you 5 points which still adds up over time. I recommend this site.

they really did send survey to you , but when you cash the points out ,ok here is the problem

I have been a member for the past 14 months. I cashed out 6 times so far and received each payment. I only have one account so I do not run into the issue of being banned.

As a member of 14+ survey panels GTM is in the top 3 easy.

I haven't had any problems with this site at all. I even won $100 in their monthly sweepstakes, and I recvd' the check only 3 days after they sent me the notification email that I had won. I recommend this one.

I don't remember how long I have been a member, but it has probably been 2 years. At first I was skeptical, it took awhile before I even decided to cash out. I hadn't been doing all the surveys regularly. I misunderstood, and thought I was getting a check for 10 dollars. Boy was I suprised it was for 50. I started doing every survey, and in a few months I was had enough for another check. Both times, I am pretty sure it was less than 6 weeks. So I got a check twice this year. Now of course the surveys are fewer. I was hoping to have another check before Christmas, but they have cut the amount of surveys down.

After 3 years as a member - putting up with some surveys that die in the middle I still managed to accumulate over $500 in points. Stupid me for saving them for this Christmas instead of cashing them in. Request a check in August 07. Suppossed to take 1 - 4 weeks. Get an apology email in saying checks delayed. Wait another 4 weeks - ask for status - they say my account is fraudlent. this after sending me an email in October asking me why I haven't filled out surveys lately! They don't want to pay!

After accumulating your points and doing surveys with them, you are unable to claim your cash. They say that they believe that there was fraudulent activity and your account has been terminated. See complaints for similar problems

I was also unable to login for about a week then received an email explaining they had computer problems that flagged people as fraudulant. Things are running again, website updated, surveys coming & they gave me 100 points for my trouble.

Been a member for 2 yrs+, all went OK until recently, when points started being delayed, problems with updating account history etc. 6 weeks after redeeming 1036 pts, I was told there would be a further 4 weeks wait, they gave me extra 20 pts as an 'apology'. Now I suddenly find my account 'disabled', with no notification, but on enquiry I was told to refer to the User Agreement. I emailed querying why, but no response to date. If panellists are 'constantly redeeming' as they told Paul (above)it's only because they send so many surveys, not because panellists are fraudulent! They seem to be wriggling out of paying up - are they in financial difficulties or is something more sinister afoot? I am no fraudster, I have only one a/c and I always give honest answers. Will post on UK review sites under Buyer Beware. This company has lost credibility.

They are incredibly dishonest. They let you take surveys for months, then cancel your account when you cash in (you must have $50 built up), claiming multiple accounts or fraud (both untrue, in my case). I wonder what their customers think of them, and all the "fraudulent" and "multiple account" data they produce. This company should be prosecuted.

Although these guys seem legit, their payment habits are abysmal. For the amount of time that the surveys take, and the feedback they provide their clients, you would think that these guys would be happy to pay the survey respondents.

And yet, when it comes time to sign the cheque, they start to play games stating everything from lost in the mail to cheques get signed at the end of the month, or my favourite; "We experienced increasingly high amount of
fraudulent panelists that are constantly redeeming and we had to stall the majority of our checks in process. Rest assured, yours will arrive in up to 10-12 weeks from redemption."

It's been over 3 months and still no cheque.

I joined this survey group at least 4 years ago. I never had a problem with them until I tried to cash in my points the second time. I kept getting an error message and to try back later. The next day I tried to sign in but it said that I needed to sign in with a valid email address and password. Thinking that I must have changed my password I requested my information which didn't work. I have emailed GlobalTestMarket several times and all I get is "read the user agreement". I am owed close to $100 and can't get it.

Some folks have had trouble with them, but not me :-)

The points add up over time, and when they do, you get a 50$ check for 1000 points. Every once in a great while, you qualify for a hefty survey, which bolsters your points.

you normally get 5 points just for attempting surveys you don't even qualify for, which is a really nice gesture, the points do add up over time.

It takes some time to get your check, so make sure you cash it out around August if you want to use it for Christmas shopping or something.

there is some info on gpts, also surveys and secret shopping on my myspace

I've been a member for years and things were going really well, then the last 6 months or so I've noticed points being deducted from my account, points not being awarded, many problems with the surveys (amazingly most are after the survey is complete) Getting help from someone who understands is difficult at best. They've become very frustrating.