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Branded Surveys

343 4th Ave, Suite 201, San Diego, CA   92101 US
Tel:    Contact: https://surveys.gobranded.com/page/contact
Operated by: Branded Research Inc.

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REDEEMING REWARDS

Once you have earned a minimum of 500 points, you will have the option to redeem your points for cash or gift cards. Choose any amount over $5.00. Gift cards are awarded in $5.00 increments. Alternatively, choose PayPal or a bank transfer for payment. Redemptions are processed within 1-2 business days.

In November 2017, MintVine rebranded itself as Branded Surveys. The company has been running online surveys since 2012.

Branded Surveys is an online paid surveys site that offers users the opportunity to answer online surveys in exchange for rewards including cash and gift cards.

Over 13 million people in the USA, Canada and UK are members of the site.

How Branded Surveys Works

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Take Surveys, Earn Rewards

Branded Surveys provides its members the opportunity to participate in online surveys on its Go Branded website, in a wide variety of different topics in exchange for rewards. Formerly known as MintVine, in 2017, the panel completely redesigned their website and took on the new name, 'Branded Surveys'. Branded offers its members tons of different rewards options and issues gift cards within 48 hours of transactions being processed.

New Member Bonus

New members of Branded Surveys can get a $1.00 (100 point) joining bonus by simply creating an account and taking the profile survey. After completing the survey, 100 points will be instantly credited to your account. That's a whopping 20% of the points needed for your first cash out!

Registration is quick – use your social account or email to sign up. No promo code is required to take advantage of the bonus.

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Payment and Rewards

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Earn a Payout in as Little as One Week!

Payouts on Branded Surveys range in value for surveys and can be as high as 300 points. If you are not the best fit for a survey, you will still be rewarded with points for answering even a couple of questions - compensating you for your time and inching you forward to your first payout, be it a cash payment, gift card or other reward.

How to Redeem Points

When you complete a survey, you will be rewarded with points and your survey answers will be sent directly to Branded Survey’s market research clients. Once you have earned a minimum of 500 approved points ($5.00 USD), a redemption button will become active in the "My Points" section of your account, allowing you to cash out your earnings and redeem your points.

Payment threshold: Receive a reward with a minimum of 500 points ($5.00) in your account.

Rewards

When you're ready to request a cash out from your Branded Surveys account, click the redemption button and choose from a wide variety of rewards:

  • PayPal cash payments
  • Bank transfer - USA only
  • Amazon gift cards
  • Pre-paid virtual credit cards
  • Other gift cards including: eBay, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Chipotle, Airbnb, and more!

You can get paid directly to your bank account, allowing you to get your hard earned cash even faster! Upon approval of your withdrawal (1-2 business days), a payout will post to your bank account within 24-48 hours (USA residents only). This withdrawal method was formally known as Branded Pay.

Redemptions take approximately 1-2 business days to process, and all rewards are digital. Gift cards will be issued as e-gift cards, and cash payments will be sent electronically. A valid phone number may be required to verify your identity to cash out your rewards.

Promo Codes

Promo codes on Branded are available for users to input into their member accounts, and will credit accounts with free points. These promo codes are available via special contests and promotions, though they aren't available often.

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Survey Taking Experience

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Survey Lengths

The average survey on the platform takes 11 minutes to complete, but the estimated completion time will always be listed on survey invitations (which are e-mailed, or can also be found listed in your account). Not only can you take interesting surveys, but daily poll opportunities and online focus groups are also offered.

Many surveys, as well as the platform itself, is posted on the gobranded domain name. Go Branded is the same as Branded Surveys - it's simply what the panel uses in their url.

Daily Polls

Log into your account daily to receive 5 points for taking the quick poll available on your Branded Surveys Dashboard. You may complete one poll every 24 hours.

Earn Extra Points

Local Deals are provided by businesses and offer additional opportunities to earn points with Branded Surveys. These opportunities are also listed in your Branded Surveys dashboard. The more points you earn, the more qualified you will be for additional opportunities.

How Much Points are Worth

Branded Surveys uses a very simple points conversion system. 500 points = $5 USD, so 100 points = $1. Therefore, each individual point is worth 1 cent, or $0.01.

If you are located in Canada or the UK, you will receive your rewards in your local currency, converted from USD. For instance, a $10 USD payment issued to a Canadian would be equal to approximately $12.50 CAD. $10 USD issued to a UK resident would equal approximately £8.00.

Member's Tip! Answer questions as honestly as possible so the data collected is accurate and the surveys you qualify for are relevant to you. This makes it much easier to complete surveys quicker.

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Branded Elite Program

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Branded Elite

Branded Elite is Branded Surveys’ rewards program. There are three levels of membership depending on your monthly survey activity. The badge levels are Bronze, Silver and Gold. Each badge level grants members the opportunity to earn weekly bonus points.

As you take surveys throughout the month, you can advance through Bronze, Silver and Gold badge levels. You must meet the minimum survey requirements each month to keep your badge through the next month.

  • Complete 2 surveys per calendar month for Bronze
  • Complete 10 surveys per calendar month for Silver
  • Complete 25 surveys per calendar month for Gold

Earn Weekly Rewards

As a Branded Elite badge member, you can earn a weekly bonus when you complete 12, 20 or 30 surveys per week (Monday-Sunday). Your bonus is a percentage of your total approved survey points for the week.

  • When you complete 12 surveys per week, you can earn a 5% bonus as a Bronze member, a 10% bonus as a Silver member and a 15% bonus as a Gold member.
  • When you complete 20 surveys per week, you can earn a 12% bonus as a Silver member and a 17% bonus as a Gold member.
  • When you complete 30 surveys per week, you can earn a 14% bonus as a Silver member and a 19% bonus as a Gold member.

Re-qualify to Keep Your Badge Status

To maintain your badge color, members are encouraged to keep participating. Note that badges are subject to change on the first of each month if there was minimal participation for the duration of the month.

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Community Features

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Branded Leaderboard

Increase your daily payout by getting on the Leaderboard. The Leaderboard tracks the Daily Top 50, Weekly Top 50 and Monthly Top 20 performers and rewards members for their survey completions.

  • Daily Top 50 leaders = 50 points
  • Weekly Top 50 leaders = 200 points
  • Monthly Top 20 leaders = 300 points

Remain Active to Win Daily, Weekly & Monthly Prizes

Remember that for every survey you complete, you will get submitted into a daily, weekly and monthly random prize drawing. Win up to 50 extra points in a daily drawing, 500 points in the weekly drawing and 1000 points for the monthly drawing. The more you participate, the greater number of entries you will receive for the drawings.

Referral Program

Log in to your account to copy your unique referral link which you can then share with friends and extended family members to increase your account balance. Receive 50 points as a gold or silver badge holder whenever your friends and family reach the silver badge status. Branded also offers an affiliate program for website owners and influencers who are able to drive a large number of sign ups to the site.

Branded Surveys App

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Take Surveys from Your Phone

Branded Surveys offers a mobile app that is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, giving both iPhone and Android users the opportunity to take surveys from their phone.

The app functions almost identically to the Branded Surveys website, making it intuitive and easy to use. Receive survey notifications directly onto your phone via push notifications, instead of having to sort through email. When you receive a push notification from the app, simply click the survey alert and you will automatically be brought to the survey start page.

Use the Branded Surveys app just as you would the website - take surveys, check your account balance, and redeem your rewards whenever ready.

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Is Branded Surveys Legit or Scam?

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Is Branded Surveys Legit?

Branded Surveys is a completely legitimate paid survey site and is not a scam. Although users of the site may have different experiences interacting with the site and taking surveys, the operating company is a credible market research firm that has issued over $34 million dollars in rewards to its 13 million members - confirming that Branded Surveys is legit.

You can learn more and find out what Branded Surveys users think of the platform in the reviews section below.

Eligibility: USA, UK, Canada residents 16 years of age and older.

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Branded Surveys Reviews (1513)

5 Star Reviews (710) 46.9
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4 Star Reviews (222) 14.7
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3 Star Reviews (121) 8.0
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2 Star Reviews (108) 7.1
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1 Star Reviews (352) 23.3
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Disappointed!!

April 30, 2020 by Patricia from United States

I started doing surveys on this site prior to its transition from Mintvine -- I enjoyed (very much) participating on Mintvine, felt duly rewarded and actually had achieved "gold status", (which was thrown away along with my sense of achievement once Branded Surveys came to be)! Currently I have to go through hundreds of surveys (and I do) just to complete one! Only today, for the first time in several months, was I able to actually complete a survey with substantial points (200); since this site has been Branded Surveys, my survey opportunities have dwindled to an average of 18 to 40 points per survey, when once upon a time I could actually complete surveys on a regular basis and earned enough points to be able to cash out in a week (100 to 250 per survey, at least); now my email account is *bombarded* with survey invites that never or rarely are over 50 points, that I can actually complete; I will receive a survey invite at 1 p.m. click on it at 1:01 and be advised that that survey is no longer available! This is nonsense! I read (in the cover page to join) that it is possible to earn a payout within a week -- I beg to differ! I don't think that's possible (at least not for me, it seems), which (in my mind) is not a show of loyalty by Branded Surveys after such lengthy, steadfast participation; today was the first times that I was able to complete a survey over a hundred points in several months; and yay!🤗 I actually earned "silver status" even though I was "gold status" long before Branded Surveys arrived! At this point, I am very disappointed with Branded Surveys and see a setback rather than an improvement (which was promised)!

Not sure yet

March 5, 2020 by kelly from United States

I recently just joined this site. After reading all of the negative comments here about this site. I am really not sure what to do. Maybe Branded Surveys themselves can convince me to stay and give me an honest reason, not just your standard corporate reply. That won't convince me.

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Branded Surveys responded to this review on March 5, 2020

Hello Kelly,

If you're having any issues with your account, it's best to reach out to us directly at [email protected] so we can assist you.

Thank you!
No Surveys or Redeem Button

November 22, 2019 by Natisha from United States

Branded was an okay survey site for awhile, until they try to get rid of you for no apparent reason. I receive no redeem button and no surveys. I know it is not my internet or a proxy because I was using the same internet connection all day on November 20th, 2019.

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Branded Surveys responded to this review on November 25, 2019

Hi Natisha,
If you're experiencing any issues within your account please reach out to us directly at [email protected] so that we can assist you.
some surveys are too long

October 16, 2019 by Tony from United Kingdom

They say a survey will be only 7mins for 40 points but it always turns out much longer. In fact the surveys are too long for the points. They also take too long to change points you've earned from pending. They do pay quickly though when the cashout is reached. I completed a survey which had dozens of questions which were very similar and It was much too long & to cap it all they only added 28pt.

At least they sometimes give you a few points when you dont qualify. Sadly this does not make up for some surveys completed where you don't get credited. very suspicious

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Branded Surveys responded to this review on October 16, 2019

Hello Tony,

We appreciate you taking the time to share your experiences with us! Once you complete a survey, your points are added to your available balance immediately.
Please ensure that you are using our 'Report Issue' button should you encounter any errors within a survey, so we can compensate you for your time. Thank you!
Late payout-customer service wont respond

March 5, 2019 by Aria from United States

I was supposed to receive my payment almost 2 days ago yet customer support won't even respond to my emails. The tab next to my payment even days "past due" next to the payout date. I just want to receive my payout.

UPDATE: I've recently tried to cash out twice and both my payout attempts have been rejected. They keep claiming its because I needed to update my profile so I updated it and my payments still won't get processed. I was supposed to get paid March 1st and my payment wouldn't process...then I was supposed to get paid March 6th but my payout was just rejected again, This has never happened before. I CAN'T EVEN RETRIEVE MY MONEY NOW.

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Branded Surveys responded to this review on March 6, 2019

Hello Aria,

Thank you for your feedback. Our support team has reached out to you to remedy this matter, as there was some information that we needed to ensure your payout is a success.