SurveySpot

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Fairfield, CT   06824
United States
tel: 203-255-4200
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SurveySpot in an online survey panel operated by Survey Sampling International. (SSI). The SurveySpot panel has been around since 2000 and provides sampling solutions to market research companies worldwide. SurveySpot survey panelists receive entries into sweepstakes, instant win game plays and sometimes cash rewards in exchange for their survey participation.

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Overall experience with this Survey Company: 67.6%
Would you recommend this company to friends and family? 57.6% said yes
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How would you rate the ease of registering with this company? 84.2%
Have you signed up to take surveys with this company? 100.0% said yes
Did you receive an email confirming your intention to take surveys? 100.0% said yes
Were you misled in any way when signing up? 21.2% said yes
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How would you rate the overall look and feel of their website? 70.9%
Rate the ease of finding Company information: 67.0%
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What is your overall rating of Customer Support provided? 62.6%
Rate the quality of Customer Support responses to your questions: 62.6%
Rate the timeliness of Customer Services responses to your questions: 61.5%
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Rate the quality/amount of incentives paid per survey: 51.5%
Rate the time it takes to receive your incentive: 56.1%
Have you always received the incentives you had earned? 69.7% said yes
Survey Experience:
How many surveys do you receive in an average month? 20
Is taking their surveys an easy and enjoyable experience? 60.6% said yes
Rate the quality of surveys you receive: 64.5%
Rate in general how well this company's surveys work: 64.8%
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Do you think the survey results are used for legitimate market research purposes? 87.9% said yes
Do you feel that your personal details are kept private with the company? 86.4% said yes
Rate how you feel your opinions matter to this company: 64.8%

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Lots of Opportunity
by Daniel, Nov 11 '09

I have found them to be extremely up-to-date and very active in sending out "opportunities" for a large variety of surveys. You can pick and choose which surveys to take and avoid the ones that only pay with sweepstake entries. On the other hand many of these sweepstake only surveys are pretty short and quite fun to take. They give you the average time to take a survey BEFORE you log in to it. It does take a long, long time to make any type of money here but they are upfront about everything. So far, so good.

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It's OK, as long as you already know you're not going to make lots of money from it.
by christine, Nov 09 '09

I've been with Survey Spot for 6 months and made $23. I always skip the surveys that only offer a sweepstakes entry. Why waste a half hour of your life for only a chance. The panel just recently switched over to rewards points instead of cash, in which you can then transfer over to a PayPal account. I'm curious to see how this fares out. Normally when they would send you a cash survey in the past, you had to take it in like an hour or two of receiving it or the survey would already be closed because so many people jump on the opportunity to make money, and not a stupid sweepstakes entry. I've already been offered $10, $12 for some surveys but if you don't take it in time it's too late. So all in all, the company isn't horrible, but skip the sweepstakes, and don't bother making $1 if it takes an hour.

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by Tracy, Oct 27 '09

I would say over 1/2 of their surveys are for sweepstakes only and they are long surveys! I want paid - not an entry to a drawing!

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been paid...not bad..not great..
by Frank, Oct 23 '09

Not a bad survey company..I've had a few $20 surveys that I've completed...they've always paid me..no problems there...the one thing is the stupid sweepstakes game which you scratch off or play the dumb slot machine...nobody wins crap there...otherwise they've always paid me when I've cashed out

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should be survey stain
by Cyd, Oct 14 '09

After reading through a number of these reviews, I get the impression that Survey Spot spends more money to pay people for fake positive reviews than for completed surveys. I was shocked to discover that, after months of membership and many many surveys, that I hadn't made a penny. I don't know how I wound up signing up with them...I NEVER join any panels that don't offer at least some miniscule ammount of guaranteed pay. I can only believe that their membership sign-up is loaded with misleading claims. I strongly recommend you don't waste your time.

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Survey Spot is the best out their!!!!!!
by Justin, Sep 27 '09

I would have to say that SURVEY SPOT is the best survey site out their, I have received numerous product tests that paid high, one product test I that I tested I was paid $50.00 dollars. I would definetly reccomend them.

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Fuggedaboutit!
by Lea, Sep 26 '09

Used to pay. Now inundated with emails sweep upon sweep upon sweep. Never acceptable for paid surveys, always switched into sweep. Their so called "reward" is a useless entry into their game. As long as survey takers are willing to enter sweeps why should they pay. If survey takers would refuse sweeps perhaps they would get the message.

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WHAT IS UP WITH THIS PLACE?!!
by Kathy, Sep 18 '09

Does anyone ever win the sweepstakes? Playing those stupid Instant Win Games, I think is a waste. All I get are Entries into the Sweepstakes. I don't think there are any other prizes. I have also never received any free products either. What is up with this place. Anyone know if this Sweepstake is real?

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what going on little doggie
by freda, Aug 30 '09

I've made some money from their surveys in the past, but now i'm noticing they are not offering paid surveys that much, a lot of sweepstakes now, they must be getting hit by the recession and want people to help them float.

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Sweepstakes
by Alex, Aug 23 '09

Sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes and more sweepstakes. No real rewards.

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scam
by robin, Aug 17 '09

i been with them for over a year can not redeem point cant seem to get anything out of them. they are not worth my time.

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by Cee, Aug 15 '09

I get lots of surveys from Survey Spot, but I've never goteen a paying survey from them. I've taken 100's of surveys from them and I've never gotten any reward fro my time and effort.

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not worth the time
by Mark, Aug 14 '09

I geta ton of surveys from spot but more often than not its for sweepstakes. I can usually cash out once or twice a month for 10-15 dollars but most of the surveys are entries. I do get some free products but not very many. 80-90% of the surveys are sweepstakes.

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Good Company, But Slow Payment!
by Jeffrey, Aug 12 '09

This company sends a lot of surveys, but they take a really long time to send you your money! I have received some nice products from them though.

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got really good lately
by greg, Aug 12 '09

i was about to stop doing survey spot, as there wre really limited paid surveys, but all of a sudden the past two weeks i am getting like two to six paid survey opportunities a day, i dont have time for all of em but tonite i was bored and qualifed for five surveys totaling twenty five bux. weird cuz for a while i couldnt get a dollar, is this true for anyone else...

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OK COME ON ALREADY
by Josh, Aug 10 '09

I love survey spot, and have never had a problem. But now that its been 3-4 months since they claimed to be moving to paypal next month, (3-4 Months LATER) I'm having my doubts, especially in that there is NO CONTACT area on there very poorly designed website. I have been paid several times and do recomend them but doubt there sweepstakes spins. Never win anything with the scratcher or lotto, and have been a member for a long TIME!!

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Lots of "fun" surveys.
by Robert, Aug 03 '09

Sure do get a lot of "fun" surveys from these guys. I guess that is my payment..."fun". I wonder if they accept "fun" as payment when they are delivering the results? Seems like we should be getting paid for keeping them in business, but I guess not. The surveys that are not "fun" appear to be surveys where they value my opinion. That value has apparently been set at zero, since that is what 98% of their surveys pay. As has been documented below - their sweeps entries are 100% fake. Don't be fooled by the paid shills and company employees who claim otherwise.

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No Communication
by Joel, Jun 26 '09

Surveys are okay i can say that much and they do send alot each day but,the down side of this survey site is that I email them with questions and concerns and no response I cashed out for 31.00 and yet to recieve I have alot of others I completed and yet to be showen in total earnings and credited for I have tried few times to email them in regrads to this and again no response they say you can win prizes all I get is nothing but entries that are good for nothing

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I used to love them.. not so much anymore
by Rebecca, Jun 16 '09

I have belong to Survey Spot for over 3 years and in the beginning I used to make approx $30-$80 per month from them. Now of days I hardly even get an invitation for a paid survey, let alone qualify for it when I do. I really don't think my demographics really have any play in this.

I do give them some credit though since I do occasionally get a product test from them. I hope they get back how they used to be!

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Worth the effort
by jim, Jun 13 '09

I can always expect to see surveys from Survey Spot in my inbox. Not all are for a cash incentive though, but worth the chance of a spin. Spins that DO pay off. I reccomend this site.

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by Teri, Jun 05 '09

I've probably been with them the longest, get survey from them more than any, and have to say they've been good about incentives. I do ignore the OTX ones though. Be sure to play the casino game at the end, even if you don't qualify for the survey. I recently did not qualify for a survey, but played and won a $50 GC to Amazon. And they always send checks right away, too. I like them.

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They look out for you.
by Tiffany, Jun 04 '09

I see a lot of people who say they have technical problems with these surveys, I have had some also. You can solve that by shooting them an immediate e-mail with the survey number, incentive amount and what the issue was and they will grant you your money, no questions asked! It's happened for me numerous times. They have nothing but good intentions and I will stick with them! Some of their incentives can also reach $10 for a 50 minute survey, sometimes shorter, HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! And not getting enough e-mails?? You can always go to the web-site and take any available surveys at your own time and you can skip the non-paying ones until paying ones come up. Explore the site, it's cool!

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SOON TO BE JUST LIKE GREENFIELD
by stan, May 30 '09

This co. is quickly going down hill. The entire month of May, every single day i have gotten Nielson offers to sign up with them. My guess is Nielson bought them out or something, but i don't know that for sure. My question is what happened to all those endless sweepstakes surveys that so people think were legit.Now they have replace most all of them for a Nielson offer.It should not take a genius to figure this one out.

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They're legit and more scientific
by Mike, May 18 '09

SurveySpot is run by SSI, which is the gold standard in survey sampling. They're the closest thing to a nationally representative online panel out there and that should be reason enough to join them. They don't send invites for every study to everyone, which is the right way to do a valid survey study. It's used by more companies than any of the other sites. Are you gonna get rich from it? No, but you'll influence a lot of big time products and services. I highly recommend joining this panel along with PineCone. Support good survey sites, not scams!

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Not for me
by Andrea, May 12 '09

I get more invitations from SurveySpot than I do from any other panel I belong to - with the least returns. I also have frequent problems with surveys "malfunctioning". Today I completed a survey that should have paid out $5 that "malfunctioned". The reason given: I left my browser "inactive" for too long. However, I didn't leave my computer, and actually ignored two phone calls to complete the survey. I left the panel today; always ends up wasting my time and I am part of other panels that don't waste my time. When I left, the panel didn't want any feedback or to know *why* I left. I think that's kind of telling.

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The best of them all!
by Sean, May 09 '09

I've made almost $400 with their surveys, $50 in music download gift cards from the games and been directed to two different focus group studies for about $375. I can't really complain about that! Now all they need is a referral or affiliate program and they would be the absolute, total best!

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Love it
by Tabitha, Apr 29 '09

I love this site! I have only been a member for a about 4 months and I have gotten so much already.

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Not as good as they were
by jay, Apr 20 '09

I used to be able to count on $20-30/ month from Surveyspot. Now, I'm lucky if I get $5. They offer a lot less surveys overall, and not nearly as many cash surveys. At one point they locked my account until I opted out and stopped taking surveys-then they invited me back.

I say join-if all u want is a little (I do mean LITTLE) extra pocket change. Also, they send checks only but are switching to Paypal-which is cool.

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by Monet, Mar 22 '09

I mean, I can't complain... I've gotten a check for $14 dollars from them... but I must say you HAVE to maintain your own aacount for your email invites for their survey offers. It takes about a month for them to put up how much you have, and then about another month to send your reward to you. But again... no complaints.

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Having problems
by Patricia, Mar 19 '09

Lately there have been too many technical issues with their PAID surveys only. Always the message of YOU PAUSED DURING THE INTERVEIW... I don't know if other members experienced this, but I am getting tired of it. It has been impossible to earn anything.
They do pay when you cash out as they have paid me so I still do recommend them. The only problem is the incentives take tooooo long to credit. The trick is to answer all their surveys and contact them when there is a problem. If you do have a problem with the sweepstakes, you can do the ones of 15 minutes or less. I agree their surveys are ridiculously tooooo long for sweeps. I am not participating in them like I used to.

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by Janice, Mar 16 '09

The one thing I say about SurveySpot is that they are getting to many of the OTX surveys and they suck all the time you don't qualifies. Think we should get points or something for doing the surveys cause it does take time.As for the sweepstake it's a lost cause. I can say I have won casd money for doing surveys and they do pay. Put I think Survey Spot are going to change a few thing to make it better.

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MIXED FEELINGS
by debbie, Mar 12 '09

I NEVER QUALIFY FOR CASH SURVEYS BUT I ALWAYS QUALIFY FOR THE ONES THAT REWARD WITH A ENTRY INTO A DRAWING. I HAVE NEVER WON ANYTHING. LATELY, I FEEL IT IS A WASTE OF MY TIME TO DO A SURVEY FROM SURVEY SPOT AND THEREFORE EXIT WHEN I READ THE INCENTIVE IS DRAWING ONLY. I WILL STILL ATTEMPT FOR THE CASH INCENTIVES BUT I AM REJECTED. MUST BE BECAUSE MY KEYBOARD IS TOO FAT.

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it's only "FUN" if they offer reward
by karen, Mar 12 '09

OK..we take our precious time to do surveys for "THESPOT"surveyspot.SOMEBODY IS GETTING PAID FOR OUR"FREE" SURVEYS.they will ask you to do a 10-15 minute survey,that take 20-30 minutes.AND "BAM" YOU JUST MADE THEM SOME MONEY.THEY KEEP SAYING "YOU WILL LOVE THIS SURVEY" OR "FUN" what is some much fun about working for free. i LOVE doing surveys..BUT I DONT LIKE BEING USED OR MADE A FOOL OF.SURVEYSPOT "PAY THE PEOPLE" WE WORK OUR FINGERS TO THE BONE !!!

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Real Good if You Qualify
by sandra, Mar 12 '09

At one time I got several for cash and would qualify for most of them, but as of late it is getting very hard to qualify for these surveys. They do pay when you have cash to turn in for, and you get it pretty fast. Wish they would have more surveys for cash and less for drawings.

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good and bad
by cheryl, Feb 11 '09

been a member for about 2 years...have gotten a few items to test and several checks (one got "lost" they replaced it promptly)Most surveys are horribly long for little or no pay and I was getting annoyed with the sweeps entries, but actually won a prize last week...will know in 6-8 weeks what it IS I won, but whatever it is, it's better than nothing:)

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by Lori, Feb 04 '09

8 months ago, I would have recommended this panel, but no longer. I honestly can't remember the last time I was offered a paid survey. And I am not up for doing even a 15 minute survey for free. I must say, my 17 year old most certainly is not, either. Survey Spot seems to think if they put the word "fun" in a survey name, a teen will take it for free. An example would be "Fun New Electronics Survey!" Teens lead the busiest lives of all of us between work, school, homework and activites. It is just laughable. I am really disappointed, because this started out being my favorite site.

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Does pay, not much though
by Brian, Jan 10 '09

I have been paid by Surveyspot. I've noticed lately that there have been much less paid surveys offered. Could just be the economy and the holidays. Recently I had a paid survey for $3 and only took 6 minutes! I even had a 3 question survey (less than a minute) for a sweeps entry. Been a panelist since summer 08.

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Survey Spot do not PAY
by jenise, Jan 01 '09

I been with survey spot during the mid june of 08 and haven't been paid at all. When I went and check to see what the problem is, first I didn't make a account on their website (however how the heck i was getting their survey in the first place when i apply). second when I check again, there was no paid survey or nothing.
The only reason why I'm with this this time for jan 09, I wanted to see if again, i'll be getting paid. I saw the review of everyone from here and other website of getting paid from them.

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they are great
by kevin, Dec 22 '08

I like Surveyspot a lot. They were the first one I started with and have been great. They give lots of opportunities for me and they seem to pay decent amounts. The only criticism would be that it takes them a while to post rewards to your account, but they get posted eventually. I thoroughly enjoy their surveys and I think they pay pretty well (at least in my experience). Try it out!

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love love surveyspot
by julie, Dec 07 '08

i been part of a bunch of product testing like getting free wipes, diaper rash, frozen foods (tgif yum!) and more. plus i have gotten checks for 16 and 19 bucks and gotten them in a week! yeah alot of the surveys are sweepstakes but it wouldn't be legitimate if it gave you tons of money all the time! i love surveyspot!

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Come on now!
by jamie, Dec 04 '08

I redeemed $12 about 3 weeks ago and it still says pending in my account. When it finally does get to the sent part they say 6-8 weeks. Geez. I cant give any survey companies more than a 1 for legitimacy cuz they're all a scam really. They give your info to their partners and you get a ton of emails when you do them. I just do it for something to do and the occasional gift card but you can't consider this extra income like most say in theyre initial email invitation. If I combine the 18 survey companies I'm a member of it would take me 10 years to earn enough money to pay one months internet bill. And I cant belevie with the incentives so low they also attempt to jip you on most sites. I'm always begging for my points and credits it seems. Everyday I'm sending someone an email. Well, good luck to all beginners.

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SURVEY SPOT
by JAMIE, Nov 18 '08

I HAVE MADE QUITE A LOT OF MONEY ON THIS SITE. THERE ARE TOO MANY SURVEYS THEY SEND THAT ARE NOT MONEY MAKING ONES. I NOTICED THAT IF YOU DONT TAKE THE NON MONEY SURVEYS AND WAIT THEY FINALLY WILL OFFER THEM WITH A CASH PAYMENT.

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Survey Spot has it's draw.
by Sue, Nov 15 '08

Earned some $$ with Survey Spot, but most of the survey are no cash reward -- only sweeps entries -- which I consider a worthless come-on. But for the occasional survey with cash rewards, I endured. They used to send me several surveys a day and now they don't send me anything. Guess they gave up on me; so I've given up on them. There are other sites that are better.

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Cash rewards slim
by Pat, Nov 02 '08

Survey Spot is my second choice survey company. Once again, its hard to quailfy to complete an entire survey. Never won any daily prizes. Did qualify for a few dollars. I will continue to do there surveys and hope I get lucky.

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A most prolific producer of surveys
by Ryan, Oct 30 '08

I'm recommending them but, they send a lot of lengthy surveys with a useless drawing entry as a reward. It's gotten to the point I skip any survey that either has no dollar value reward or states it takes 10 minutes or longer to complete. The site is in my top 5 money maker list over 3 years now and I'm getting 8-12 survey invites A DAY!!!

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by Sabrina, Oct 25 '08

I really thought if I hung in there and plugged through I might eventually be rewarded, but I'm sorry to say no. I really like doing surveys, but not for absolutely no reward! I have been through 20-30 minutes to be told I "don't qualify". I have been kicked off a survey in the middle/at the end 4 times. (Customer service responded to only one of my emails about this.) After 30+ surveys/screeners, and hours of clicking boxes and typing my opinions, I haven't received anything in return. Maybe I'll hang in there a few more weeks??

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Sounds better then it is
by Windy, Oct 22 '08

You get a ton of surveys that enter you in a sweepstakes.Has anyone actually won? You can spend 10 minutes qualifying and get turned down or too many people answered. They take your opinions and make money off of them. One survey was $2 for 30 minutes. Not worth it. Half the time the games they have freeze. I've emailed them with no response. I wasn't surprised about them after reading the active complaints. Not one of the good sites.

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Too many sweepstake entries???
by Diane, Oct 22 '08

I've been with Survey Spot the longest and with the amount of sweepstake entries I've received I should have won $1 million by now. Its true that their payouts are small and sometimes even after I put my name and age in, I'm suddenly not qualified. These survey panels need less sweepstake entries and larger payouts. I have received a $26 check from surveyspot, that's it.

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by Steve, Oct 22 '08

Almost all of the surveys I received had NO $$ incentives, only those useless "Sweepstakes" entries.

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by Sandy, Oct 04 '08

I actually did win a sweepstakes-a nice prize. And the surveys that do pay pay very well. This is one of the top sites I have found.

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SurveySpot I like them a lot!
by Marzetta, Sep 29 '08

Survey Spot gets a thumbs up from me they pay on time (wish they would get paypal though actually wish ALL survey sites would pay using paypal) Usually the sureys are between 2-7 dollars if offering cash incentives mostly 3 and 5 bucks but way to many sweeptakes entries thats the only beef I have woth them because I don't want to spend 30 minutes of my time for sweeptakes entries not in these days and times I want CASH! Or Prepaid Visa or Master cards (you can keep your gift certificates to amazon and online shopping or restuarants . I just wish they would have more cash incentives.I have made over 200 dollars and counting with Survey Spot so I really recommend this one if you can have the patience to deal with the sweepstakes entries and the 4-6 week wait for your survey reward to appear on your account.

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by Dian, Sep 14 '08

these guys send me MULTIPLE emails a day of which less than 1% do I qualify for, NO, make that less than .0001% that i qualify for. I have yet to accumulate any rewards....only "sweepstakes entries". Beware!!!!!

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by Steven, Sep 14 '08

I used to love this site, it payed really well. I was steady getting checks from them then I mysteriously got suspended. Guess I was getting too much of their money!

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by Michele, Sep 07 '08

I have gotten money from them but seriously, I take the survey and spend 30 mins and then I'm DNQ??? It's sooooo frustrating!!!

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by Jenifer, Sep 03 '08

I really like Survey Spot, I've actually made the most with them so far and have gotten quite a few product testing opportunities too. I understand they can be quite frustrating at first, I was frustrated with them myself, but after getting the hang of them and realizing that I have to go on their website to get more paid survey opportunities, it's been great! I would recommend giving these guys a chance!

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by Harley, Aug 26 '08

I agree with Sandra this use to be a good site,now all you get is a chance at a sweeps(which I dont give valuable info for free)and the others you wont Qualify for.Its a shame this use to be a good one.

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by Sandra, Aug 25 '08

Don't know how anyone can give these guys a high rating. When I first started with Survey Spot several years ago, the rewards were $1 here, $5 there, and sometimes even more. Then they decided to change the way they were doing things and started with the sweepstakes crap. After that, all I ever saw was "enter for a chance to win". If there was one that offered a cash reward, I either didn't qualify or they had all they needed. And that was usually as soon as I got the email from them. I finally got tired of messing with them and just stopped doing any. They stopped sending me any after a while.

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by Brooks, Aug 23 '08

I'll begin by saying SurveySpot is a perfectly legitimate survey panel. They do send out your checks in a fairly timely manner.

However, I've spent 10 or 15 minutes on selected surveys only to be then told I do not qualify. I believe this is fraudulent on the part of SurveySpot.

I did contact their customer support and asked to be paid for my work and did end up getting paid- but it's a hassle.

Also, they have an almost annoying amount of surveys that offer no cash compensation- and a few times it seems they bait you with a tempting survey that promises $5 and then it's closed or I didn't qualify.

In summation, you can make some extra spending money reliably with SurveySpot- but I can't FULLY recommend them because of the 6 or more times I contacted them to complain about surveys.

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my favorite!
by betty, Aug 23 '08

I have been with surveyspot for about 7 months and i have made the most money with them.Always write down your survey numbers and keep a log of the surveys you do.I have had to contact customer service a few times to get credit so that is why it's best to keep a log.I have always gotten paid.I have made about $125. so far,but I have not won anything.

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Not a way to "get rich quick", but I DID get a check from them.
by Chrystal, Aug 22 '08

OK, so I've been a member of this survey site for a long time now, and I just recieved my incentive check in the mail today (it took about 60 days since it was requested to get here to Canada). I'd say it took me about a year of $1 surveys here and $3 surveys there for me to earn $40, but hey, that's $40 I didn't have yesterday!

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We're sorry, you don't qualify
by stephanie, Aug 18 '08

This is all I ever hear from these guys. I have yet to qualify for a single survey they have sent me.

I'm sick and tired of the sweepstakes entries.

I gave up and closed my account.

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Not perfect but better than some!
by Ellen, Aug 16 '08

I've been a member of survey spot for a bit over a year now, and have won 100.00 from their instant game, and have done about 300. in surveys. They always respond promptly when I have a problem, and have compensated me when I was disqualified at the end of a survey. I love survey spot!! :)

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$100 and counting
by Angelica, Aug 15 '08

All of my SuverySpot experiences have been great. The most I have gotten for a survey is $10, but most are $3 to $5. However, they do not credit your account right away. Still, every single check I have received in about a week and it adds up very quickly. I usually do not wait for an invite, & am constantly checking to see if there are more surveys open to take. I have never won anything for the drawing.

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Waste of everybodys time.
by Larry, Aug 07 '08

i have deal with this company in the past.im' glad now i found a place to report them and get some justice and let eveyone know how they really are.they where good at first.then one day i went log on and found out my account been suspended and says there was unusual activity of 2 accounts.i made several email attemps and explaining i had only 1 account and they inored me and never contacted me back.

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I like!!
by Sparquel, Aug 05 '08

I like SurveySpot. That lil dog is soooo cute ... lol.

Just received a check!! I do received quite a few survey invitations, have participated in a home product cevaluation, and online focus group.

Positives: Lots of surveys, decent cash rewards, easy cash out process, timely receipt of reward checks.

Negatives: 4-6 wait for reward to credit, no paid incentive referral program

Overall: Pretty good program!

It would be good if they had a

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by kenneth, Aug 02 '08

Ive been on this panel for a couple months now. Get 1-4 surveys from them EVERYDAY and I do the surveys AS SOON as they hit my in box (I have a dull day job) and all I have ever gotten from them is "sweepstakes" entrys... Even their "paid" surveys, once I get to the end I get that BS about how they got all the people they needed so we arent going to pay you, have some sweepstakes entrys.
All I got to say is that I have 1000's of entrys into that damn sweepstakes and if I dont win something!!!

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Highest Paying Survey Site
by Melanie , Jul 27 '08

I must be signed up with at least 25 survey sites and this is by far the most profitable one. I must receive at least 5-9 surveys via e-mail from them each week, and the really cool thing with surveyspot is that you can actually go to their website and sign into your account and click on "take a survey," this way you don't have to wait for them to send them to you.

I honestly make AT LEAST $135 a month from surveyspot alone. And when I request my check I usually receive it within 2 weeks.

Another great thing with is their customer service. I don't know how many times I have contacted them with a complaint about a survey having technical difficulties over the past year, and every time they apologize for the problem and credit my account with the amount the survey was worth!

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HOT AND/OR COLD!
by T, Jul 09 '08

It's taken several months to accumulate about $100 in my account. As you can see from other comments, a few surveys pay cash, up to $10, most pay ZERO. Never have won anything from their 'Instant Win sweepstakes'. Many times, the surveys for pay collect a lot of information, only to error out at the end or say they have more reponses than they need...THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT BEFORE THE SURVEY STARTS!!! One way to beat them at their own game is to set up multiple accounts.

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Survey Spot
by Karen, Jul 06 '08

I've done quite a few surveys for them and have earned $20 in the approx. 2 months I've been with them & have done one product sample. The problem I have is that none of my rewards have shown up on their website yet. It hasn't quite been 6 weeks since I completed my first paid survey and it says it can take that long for it to show up. I am tentatively recommending this site for now. We'll see.

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by MJ, Jun 30 '08

Get lots of surveys from them, some pay some dont. I have recieved checks anytime I have requested them and in a timely manner. Also have tested many products for them I have no problem with them,also the customer service is helpful in resolving issues........

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Are there 2 different SurveySpots???
by Kelly, Jun 30 '08

I just don't understand the 5 star reviews here for SurveySpot. Are they for real? I've yet to see a single check, I don't get responses to my emails, and out of all the surveys, 1% is for cash and the other 99% is for sweepstakes entries. Sweepstakes entries?!? A 20 minute survey for sweepstakes entries? And has anyone won one of these "sweepstakes"? BOGUS! I've stopped dealing with them. It's just another OTX as far as I'm concerned.

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by Stacie, Jun 23 '08

I have been with them since December of 2006. I did many many of their surveys but never saw a check, when they said I should get one. Then in December of 2007 they switched or changed or did something, and I haven't been able to log in. I have sent four emails and recieved autorepsonses, which means nothing. For all that time, I am supposed to be up to over $150, and haven't seen a dime. A note to the BBB is sound good right now.

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by Glen , Jun 12 '08

Surveyspot emails at least one survey a day at the very minimum, but at the end of the survey it allows you to take more. They are not all for money, but every survey gives you different amounts of raffle tickets to win gift cards. I've been a member for less than a month and already cashed a check for $25. Most surveys that are for money are for 3 or 5 dollars, but you can request a check when you totaled more than $5 which is much lower than other sites. One must check their email quickly though because their quota is met very quickly.

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I don't get it!
by Janice, Jun 05 '08

So, I have been taking surveys now for 3-4 months, and this survey site is by far my least favorite! In fact, I don't get why it is so far up on the ratings list! I get tons of invites per day, and all they are for are sweepstakes entries. Also, the one survey I did take (for $1) had an error at the end and they never responded to my email about it. Unfortunately, I didn't know that surveypolice existed at the time (over a month ago), so I didn't save any of the pertinent information in order to file a complaint. I am not impressed with this survey site!!!

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by Linda, Jun 04 '08

I would recommend them. I make the most cash from this survey company. I would recommend even doing the ones that do not pay because many times it can lead to a product test or a interactive survey.

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love this site
by sharlyn, May 28 '08

I joined this site in march 2008 and have made almost $500.
I also won $50 from them. I do every survey they send me.

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by Elizabeth, May 25 '08

I have been a member at survey spot since late January 2008 and I have received 3 checks and currently have a 4th check being processed. The $5 payout is great and easy to reach but I usually wait to get a larger check.
They say it may take 4-6 weeks for payment to be added to your account but it generally does not take that long.
The best thing you can do on this site is take every survey even if they are not paid surveys because they often lead to paid surveys that were not sent directly to your email.

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by Jim, May 25 '08

What I like about Survey Spot is that of all the survey sites I belong to, this is the one site that I recieve the most surveys from and I attempt to do every single one of them. In the 5 plus years I've been doing surveys, I've recieved the most money from this site. For the record, I average about $50. every 6 months, and it comes in VERY handy.

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Switch to Sweepstakes
by Charles, May 25 '08

I used to love Surveyspot, until they decided to switch a majority of incentives to sweepstakes entries. They now "reward" with entries into sweepstakes, a poor business model if you want to take my time. I will only respond to paid surveys from this site. These have become few and far between as they keep more cash for themselves.

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I Love Surveyspot!
by Kitty, May 16 '08

This survey company in my opinion is one of the very best. Surveys are fun to do, and you are well compensated for your time. I know we do a lot of them for sweepstakes entries, but there are some very good paying ones, as well as invitations to do focus groups.This is my all time favorite survey site. I highly recommend!

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Only if you love surveys
by L, May 07 '08

SurveySpot not a site for people who don't like to take surveys. While they offer decent money for a few of their surveys, 99% of the surveys I qualify for are for drawings. The surveys are fun, but 5, 25, or 100 entries in a prize drawing where everyone else is getting 5, 25, or 100 drawings is poor incentive. They also provide no mechanism for tracking the number of entries you have earned and your rewards do not show up immediately like they do for most survey companies.

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I Feel So Used!
by kelli, May 04 '08

I receive about 5 or more surveys a day from SurveySpot. I am new with them, been there about 6 weeks. I have qualified for one survey. On the last question of that particular survey, I received an error message and that was the end of that. The survey was lost forever, after my 20 minute honest effort. It is also VERY DIFFICULT to keep up with your account and point/reward info. It IS NOT made readily available. You almost get the feeling that they don't even know themselves. It may change, however, I am not giving them long before I unsubscribe. I feel so used!

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Checks always come...
by Maria, May 02 '08

I have never had a problem with Survey Spot. My $$ gets credited in a timely manner and the checks come on time. Good site to start at.

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Waste of time . . . so far
by Emily, Apr 29 '08

I hope I turn out to be wrong about Survey Spot, but so far I have not found them to be at all rewarding. Several surveys they sent took so much longer than the "estimated time to complete" that I gave up. The one I did take took 4 times longer than its estimated 20 minutes to complete and when I clicked on the the last link to finish it and "collect your prize" (which was a paltry $3), the site gave me an error message. Huge waste of my time and very frustrating. I have only been a panel member for a short time, so there's still hope I will print a retraction of this statement, but for now, all I can say is SO NOT WORTH IT.

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Total Number of Entries Accrued
by Bradford, Apr 28 '08

On 04/08/2008 I emailed SurveySpot to ask if they can tell me the total number of Sweepstakes entries I've accrued? I've pasted their reply below but the bottom line is even though you can win 5 to 100 entries per survey, they don't keep track of them.

"We currently don't keep a record of every sweepstake entry you have. We only keep track of all surveys you have taken, so that we can research if necessary for payments processed. You may keep a personal record of every entry by listing how many entries per free spin game and survey numbers taken."

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Draws
by Rick, Apr 17 '08

I find with SurveySpot I get 90% draws-10% cash for the survey invites I get from them. I've completed the same survey for Survey Spot for free/draws & get paid real $ for the exact same survey with another survey site so they are making a lot of free money! The cash ones it usually takes the "4-6 weeks" (usually longer in my experience) for them to deposit it into you ACCOUNT THEN ANOTHER 2-4 WEEKS TO GET YOUR CHECK.

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Up to $140
by Jennifer, Apr 08 '08

I LOVE SurveySpot. I have been taking surveys for them since Feb 2007 and have earned up to $140. They really do not take that long and if you don't qualify for the prize they let you know about 5min into the survey.

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by Joy, Apr 02 '08

I think SurveySpot is probably my #2 survey site. The surveys are legit. and I've been with them for 1-2 months and just got a $35 check in the mail, and since then I've earned another 12 bucks. I guess the only complaint I have is that all of their surveys are not worth money, but on the upside you do get a lot of surveys that aren't that bad. One other thing I don't like though is the slot machine thing to win entries in the sweepstakes. I do take surveys daily with this company and it just seems odd to get 100+ entrys a day and not win anything, but at least their surveys pay and the check came fast.

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Better than others. More fun too!
by Marian, Mar 30 '08

I like most of Survey Spot's surveys because they make them fun and not so mundane like others. I would say they have given me a 35% chance of getting a paid survey ranging from $2-$10 since I joined in February 2008 (It has been about 7 weeks since I joined). Checks come, but do take as long as they say they will.

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by Ramona, Mar 28 '08

An Honest Site!
by Ree, Joined May,'07.
SurveySpot does pay in cash. They do send plenty of surveys. SurveySpot appears to be honest in all respects. My favorite.

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So far, I make the most from here
by Brian, Mar 27 '08

I make the most money from survey spot. I get a lot of sweepstakes ones like everyone else, but I get cash ones too that I usually can qualify for. I've gotten a few $5 to $20 surveys as well which is a lot of how I can cash out well. I hope they never change that.

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Sweepstakes not incentives...
by Melissa , Mar 21 '08

I get a bunch of surveys in my mailbox every week, but when I open them the only thing they offer is an entry into a sweepstakes that you have a one in a million chance of winning. Most of the time I get a few questions in and am "not qualified" but still can play the instant win game - which you win every time you play for a bunch of sweepstaks entries. I have not made a cent in 2 months.

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One Of The Best!
by Joseph, Feb 28 '08

So many high paying surveys so little time. I highly recommend surveyspot. Easy money for little time put in. Usually $3-150 bucks a survey. Even though I've never won anything, I don't care. The cash is worth more than the sweepstake entries. Surveyspot has the most interesting surveys. Those $$$ are no lie. I have checks stubs to prove it as well as a few friends I've referred.

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by Roshan, Feb 16 '08

got my first check!!!

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by Michael, Feb 12 '08

I cash out from SurveySpot all the time. They offer a lot of cash surveys a lot of them for $3.00. The only downside is you have to wait 4-6 weeks before they update your rewards but that isnt all that bad they send the checks fairly quick.

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by L, Jan 25 '08

Lots of surveys! Nice incentives (cash reward or sweepstakes entry). I do recommend SurveySpot. I have received quite a few checks from them. Never any problems. Some surveys can be long, but well worth the incentive. Ex: See other's comments.

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by maxine, Jan 12 '08

SurveySpot is the best one of all, you still get paid.

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by courtney, Dec 07 '07

Been with surveyspot for 3 months have made over 400 dollars. made a $100 on one survey and 50 and $75 on chat room like surveys alone, not counting all the 5, 10, 15 and oh yes 3 dollar surveys. i love survey spot!!!!

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by Nyeima, Nov 28 '07

I have been apart of SurveySpot for over 5 years and previously you had a really good chance of winning one of the prizes and the incentives were great. Since they have changed to the new "instant win game" It's a joke now. How can one person have 100 entries for almost every survey taken and never win a prize? I think they put that in place to limit the amount of prizes won.

I really enjoy taking the surveys and they send enough that you should be able to win but now I only take the surveys they send me with a guarenteed incentive.

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by Rena, Nov 12 '07

It took me a little while to figure out that you should do every survey they send you. Even if it something that probably wouldn't fit my profile, like pet owner. I click on the survey, answer truthfully, and I get entered into the sweepstakes anyway. But doing every survey they send me, at the end of the survey they tell me about all the open surveys, one at a time. So I just keep taking them until they tell me there are no more available. This is how I get the cash surveys. They are always hidden in there. Because a lot of times the survey links they send me for cash surveys are usually expired by the time I get around to them.

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Lots 'o cash
by D, Sep 18 '07

SurveySpot pays quite a bit, but you just have to wait a while for the incentive to be put into your account. It sometimes takes up to 2 months for you to get your cash, but with the amount of paid surveys you get, the cash flow is still high.

My recommendation, do ALL surveys, even the unpaid ones. They sometime lead to paid studies.

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5$ here or there
by Dan, Sep 13 '07

They do tend to give out 5$ surveys from time to time.

my wife is actually a member here. I strangely never got emails or survey offers from them after joining, even after asking support.

She said they never paid her for her last "paid" survey, but I've heard good things from other people.

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