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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 (1508)

5 Star Reviews (708) 46.9
46.9
4 Star Reviews (221) 14.7
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3 Star Reviews (120) 8.0
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2 Star Reviews (108) 7.2
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1 Star Reviews (350) 23.2
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I cash out about once every 10 days

July 24, 2017 by Rebecca from United States

MintVine has lots of surveys for me, however, I don't qualify for a lot of the surveys. MintVine will give me from 0-6 points for answering the qualifier questions though. I earned enough points to cash out my first $10 five weeks after I joined. I have been cashing out $10 every 10 days after the first cash out.

One of the Best

July 21, 2017 by Jonathan from United States

This is one of the best survey sites I am using. Here are some things that come to mind.

PROS:
- No limits on disqualification incentives.
- A lot of available surveys.
- Optimal point to money ratio (5 points = 5 cents).
- Fair cash out threshold ($10).
- Paypal (huge plus).
- Clean website design.

CONS:
- The website navigation seems a bit more complicated than it needs to be. It will reroute multiple times until a survey is reached. For about a month I was experiencing an issue where I would click on "Survey Street" and it would continuously bring me to the same post-survey question(s) that I had already answered. I contacted support and they said they were working on it, but it took quite a while for things to be back up and running smoothly.
- Point clearance takes about a week. Not the end of the world by any means, but many other sites (i.e. OneOpinion) provide incentives within 2-3 days some sites provide payouts instantaneously.
- As with many other (even top notch) survey sites, the survey qualification questions are grossly redundant. At this point, I know where just about all the buttons are for my race, ethnicity, the number of children I have, etc. Although I understand the necessity of guaranteeing information is current, I think to do a verification once a day should suffice. Not to mention my race and ethnicity are not going to change.

Would Give Them Zero Stars If I Could

July 17, 2017 by Maria from Canada

When I first signed up with MintVine I was happy because I had been searching for another panel to earn with for a while and was not successful in my search. It seems good at first, but after you cash out once, you'll notice way less opportunities to none. You'll stop receiving surveys and they will more than likely keep any points you earn as 'pending.' Don't waste your time with MintVine and look elsewhere!!

Update: Their customer service (if you even want to call it that) is just terrible. They don't respond to e-mails and they keep the money you've earned. I've had over $10 stuck in my account for months that I cannot cash out. This company has absolutely no morals. I've e-mailed them multiple times and of course, no response. They only ever respond to the negative reviews online to make them appear as if they're considerate and legitimate -yet ignore their e-mails. That alone, should speak volumes about this company. They are nothing but a joke.

things go uncredited

July 17, 2017 by jeremy from United States

this seemed like a decent site i cashed out a couple times but any offer that is an insurance quote promises alot of points then you simply are not credited and any offer saying email submit never credits you. i contacted support and its very frustrating i lost track of how many points they actually owe me. also after you earn a certain amount of points per day it seems they cut you off from surveys and its too bad because this is a site you can actually earn on when they let you.

Worst Support in Time of Account Problem

July 11, 2017 by Tina from United States

Yeah, I know Mintvine give us good surveys but they do not give us good payments. After 2 or 3 payments they blocked the account and vanish the redeem button from the account. That means when your account pending rotation starts in full swing on that time they blocked and forfeited the points. When they blocked my account, on that time I send them mail after mail but I don't get a single reply from them. moreover I want to say, they gave you 20$$ to 30$$ buy take away from you 80+$$. Please don't make panic, reply your clients message and take care of them.

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Branded Surveys responded to this review on July 12, 2017

We are sorry to hear about this experience and will investigate promptly.