Web Perspectives Reviews and Features

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Web Perspectives

6 Research Drive, Shelton, Connecticut  06484 US
Tel: 1 800 599 7938   Contact: https://www.webperspectives.ca/eng/contact
Operated by: Dynata

KEY FEATURES:

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

1000 points ($10) minimum account balance required to request rewards.

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Web Perspectives is the Canadian focused survey panel, sister site to the American panel, Valued Opinions, which is operated by Dynata. The panel was started back in 2004 and has a member base of over 250,000 people. In 2018, the Web Perspectives website updated their look and feel with fresh colors and graphics, as they became a Dynata-run panel. If were already a member, your account information stayed the same through this transfer.

Payment and Rewards

Participate in Exciting Research

As a member of Web Perspectives, you may be invited to any of the following research opportunities: online surveys, focus groups, diary studies, reviewing advertising campaigns and even testing new products.

Earn Points for Participating

Each time you complete an online survey, you will be rewarded with 100 - 500 points. Surveys vary in length and complexity, but usually take 15 - 20 minutes to complete. Points are deposited automatically into your account once you complete a survey. If you have participated in a dairy study or focus groups, points may take up to 6 weeks to be credited.

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Redeem Towards Gift Vouchers

Once you collect 1,000 points (valued at $10), you may redeem towards your choice of gift voucher to a variety of top retailers. These include: Amazon.ca, Indigo, HBC, Starbucks, The Source and Cineplex. There is also the option to donate your points toward the Canadian Cancer Society or UNICEF and you'll even receive a tax receipt for your contribution!

Choose Air Miles

If you're a collector of Air Miles Reward Miles, you can choose to receive your reward in the form of Air Miles credited to your account. You will have to provide your Air Miles Collector number in order to receive your miles.

Survey Taking Experience

Web Perspectives offers a unique program which involves its more active members collecting "badges" for their level of participation. There are 5 levels that can be achieved with mini tasks that must be completed. The five levels are listed from lowest to highest.

  • Bronze
  • Silver
  • Gold
  • Platinum
  • Diamond

"Like" Valued Opinions on Facebook

Join over 100,000 other survey panelists on the Valued Opinion Facebook page. This is an umbrella page for a variety of Dynata panel groups, including Web Perspectives. Stay up to date on new studies and important information within the panel community!

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Eligibility: Residents of Canada only, 19+. The Web Perspectives website is available in both English and French.


Web Perspectives Reviews (96)

5 Star Reviews (20) 20.8
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4 Star Reviews (19) 19.8
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3 Star Reviews (10) 10.4
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2 Star Reviews (14) 14.6
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1 Star Reviews (33) 34.4
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DON'T WASTE YOUR TIME!!

October 27, 2015 by Scott from Canada

I joined this panel and made it to one $10 amazon gift card redemption. During one of my surveys I agreed to do an online focus group panel with a incentive of $35. As soon as I finished that focus session, they locked my account. I inquired about it and they said it was accidentally blocked and they fixed it. Still could not log in. I emailed them again and they had said I failed their quality control checks and they would give me one more chance if I answered surveys truthfully....so i got called a liar. They let me back in for about an hour and surprise my $35 is NOT there and they locked me out again for no reason. It seems if they have to pay you points, they will make excuses why you cant have them. Waste of time!

Screened out!

May 27, 2015 by Diane from Canada

I've been with Web Perspectives for quite a few years and it's becoming more and more difficult to actually finish a survey without getting screened out. More times than not, I've been screened out after spending 5-10 minutes or more answering questions. That is very upsetting. You also get nothing for that time you spent. Other survey sites that I'm on at least give you sweepstakes entries for monthly draws. I've never won on these entries but some people do win, it's just the luck of the draw. With Web Perspectives it takes awhile to accumulate points in order to cash them in for something. Now, according to what it says on their website, they've temporarily removed gift cards, which I am not happy about. Most surveys I get say that the duration time is 20-30 minutes and I know I'll get screened out so I just delete them, what's the point? The shorter surveys say that they've filled their quota for surveyors and you aren't able to take part in them most of the time. These are usually about 5-10 minutes and you get about 100 points but you rarely get them. I may stop being part of the panel altogether.

not that great

May 22, 2015 by Victoria from Canada

Maybe it was good at one point but surveys take a long time to get through and they don't pay very well, customer service is non-extent, takes about 3-4 weeks to get an answer if you end up getting one, they do pay out when you get enough points though, and they do send surveys often but they don't pay well

Undecided

May 13, 2015 by Rachel from Canada

While the surveys seem to be good and points are good, the rewards are limited and points accumulated take forever to be added to account.

Don't jerk me around

March 3, 2015 by Joel from Canada

I joined Web Perspectives because like other panels, they had regular survey opportunities, a reasonable payout threshold and offered cash rewards (in this case PayPal) in payments of $10.00 each.

At first getting a $10.00 PayPal payment cost you 1000 points, though you could only redeem this reward (or any other) six or seven times during the week.

Then without warning they discontinued offering PayPal. A customer service Email query indicated that they may do so at their discretion. After a few months of waiting they reinstated PayPal rewards, but then they cost 1200 points.

Now they discontinued offering PayPal for the second time and no word when they'll reinstate it and how many points to redeem it.

If you don't mind getting Chapters/Coles/Indigo or Cinelex gift cards, go for it. If you prefer cash, forget it.