Opinion Outpost Reviews and Features

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Opinion Outpost

6 Research Drive, Shelton, Connecticut  06484 US
Tel: 877-254-1234   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: Dynata

KEY FEATURES:

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

Minimum account balance required to request rewards: 100 points ($10 / £5) for PayPal payments, 50 points ($5) or 100 points ($10) for gift cards.

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Opinion Outpost is a paid survey site that helps connect survey takers to studies conducted by some of the world's biggest companies. By taking surveys, you can make quick cash from home while helping your favorite brands adapt and grow.

The website is owned by Dynata which is a global sampling and survey company. A pioneer in the world of online market research, Opinion Outpost has been around for more than a decade!

How Opinion Outpost Works

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Share Your Opinions to Earn Rewards

Opinion Outpost gives everyday consumers the opportunities to participate in online surveys and product tests in exchange for cash rewards and gift cards.

Signing up is free and to do so, simply enter your name, date of birth, zip code and email address on the registration form on their website. After that, you’ll be prompted to confirm your email address before you’re able to begin answering surveys.

Take Surveys and More

Once you've fully registered, you’ll see a “Surveys” link on your main account dashboard. This will take you to your list of available surveys. You can choose to have surveys emailed to you if you prefer.

You also have the option to add additional information (via profile surveys) to help Opinion Outpost match you with more relevant surveys to you.

Payment and Rewards

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Earn Great Rewards for Participating

Sign up with Opinion Outpost to take paid surveys and complete product testing assignments in exchange for rewards. Simply join the site for free and receive invitations to complete online surveys on your computer or mobile device.

You don't have to wait long to get rewarded - if you take a survey worth 50 points, you'll already have enough to redeem a $5 Amazon.com gift card. The following reward options are offered on the site in exchange for participating:

  • PayPal payments - with only 100 points (worth $10/£5), you can request that a PayPal payment be made to your account. Bear in mind that only verified PayPal accounts will qualify for payment.
  • Amazon e-vouchers - with just 50 points ($5) in your account, you can request an Amazon.com e-gift code.
  • Apple Store gift cards - with 100 points ($10) sitting in your account, you can request an app store / iTunes gift card.
  • Retail gift cards - with 100 points ($10) in your account, you can receive a gift card to Nike, Domino’s Pizza, The Home Depot, CVS, Chili’s 3-Choice and more.
  • Visa prepaid cards - with 100 points ($10) in your account, you can purchase a virtual Visa prepaid card to spend online or add to your smartphone app for offline spending.
Points Value: 1 Opinion Outpost point = $0.10. Therefore, 10 points = $1.00

Note that rewards will vary slightly by country. For example, Air Miles Reward Miles are available to Canadian members only (receive 50 Air Miles for 100 Opinion Outpost points).

Super-Fast Rewards Delivery

Opinion Outpost is very unique in that rewards are often delivered instantly after requesting them. It's uncommon to have to wait more than a few minutes/hours to receive a PayPal payment or e-gift card that you've requested, though technically they advertise a 3 day rewards processing period.

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Survey Taking Experience

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Take Surveys Often

Paid surveys will be sent to you on a regular basis. You can also visit the website, log in and find a list of available surveys, giving you plenty of chances to make cash. A typical Opinion Outpost survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete and the number of points you can expect to receive per survey ranges between 5 to 50 points.

Qualifying Questions

Before you begin your chosen survey, you may have to answer a series of multiple-choice questions. These may appear to be irrelevant to the topic of the survey itself, but are a way for researchers to ensure they're receiving responses from the people they're looking for answers from. Sometimes, you’ll be disqualified from taking the survey after answering these, however there will usually be other surveys available for you to take.

Modern, Interactive Surveys

Opinion Outpost offers fun, interactive online surveys that are attractive and simple to take. On top of offering sweepstakes entries, periodically, they offer games at the end of surveys which give you the opportunity to win additional points and/or additional sweepstakes entries. One such game is called the Opinion Outpost Door Game.

Opinion Outpost App

Opinion Outpost does not offer a mobile app. Although most of their surveys are mobile-friendly and can be completed on your phone, you will still need to access them via your e-mail, or by logging into the website from your phone.

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Community Features

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Badges

Opinion Output offers ‘Badges’, which essentially serve as loyalty bonuses. You will start out with a Bronze membership and have the chance to upgrade to Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond based on how active you are on the website and how complete your profile is.

As your badge levels increase, additional achievement points are awarded, which can be found on your Survey History page. These will show up as 'community achievement'. Bear in mind that you can be downgraded to a lower tier badge if you don’t remain active on the website.

Quarterly Chances to Win $10,000

If you are in the USA and you get disqualified from a survey, participate in a survey, or exchange your valuable points for an entry, you will have a chance to win $10,000 in a quarterly cash draw. That means that $40,000 in total is awarded to 4 lucky members every year! If you are in Canada, there are also sweepstakes available in the form of 4 quarterly draws worth $1,250 each ($5,000 yearly).

Refer Your Friends to Earn More

Opinion Outpost's referral program will award you $1.00 every time you refer a friend using your custom link and they complete at least one survey. Earn up to $5.00 in total. Find the "refer a friend" tab when you log into your account to grab your custom referral link to share with friends or extended family members (available to US panelists only).

Is Opinion Outpost Legit or Scam?

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Is Opinion Outpost Legit?

Opinion Outpost is over a decade old and is a legitimate survey site that pays approximately $5 million dollars in rewards to its members every year. Opinion Outpost is not a scam, though as with any survey program, your experience and success with the site may vary. The site does not sell information to third parties (as per their commitment to adhering to market research standards), and is a safe and legit website.

Before joining any survey site, it is advisable to consult user reviews, so that you can get a sense of other people's experiences. Scroll down to read hundreds of Opinion Outpost reviews.

Eligibility: Opinion Outpost is open to USA residents who are 17+, UK residents who are 16+, residents of Canada who are 19+ as well as residents of Germany, Spain, France, and Italy.

Note: If you are having technical issues with Opinion Outpost, reach out to [email protected] for assistance.

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Opinion Outpost Reviews (1499)

5 Star Reviews (622) 41.5
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4 Star Reviews (198) 13.2
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3 Star Reviews (138) 9.2
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2 Star Reviews (130) 8.7
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1 Star Reviews (411) 27.4
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Were very good but are becoming worse and worse.

March 7, 2018 by Peter from United Kingdom

This site used to be one of the best with regular surveys and decent rewards and there was never any problem in getting help from their support desk. I rarely got screened out of a survey and if I did then it was very early on. Now I get less rewards for doing more work on a survey and their support desk is unhelpful. They have become unreliable and it is probably not worth using them anymore as there are much better sites than them nowadays. The only plus is that their minimum payout amount is low and they pay out within 24 hours if Paypal is used. They are probably best avoiding but if anybody does join them then I recommend they cash out for small amounts regularly and also avoid doing any surveys involving keeping a diary or having to do weekly updates to surveys as Opinion Outpost give smaller amounts of points than they say they will do at outset and a lot of time and effort is wasted.

Still sliding..

December 4, 2017 by Glenn from United States

A year or two later and the pay rate is sliding down. The Doors contest is a joke. They told me 1 out of 83 win. Right! Sadly they used to be one of the best.

Update 12/3. While I am seemingly a contrarian, I feel they have headed back downhill again. Payout rates have deteriorated. Their support tool has not been updated for years (although actual support is satisfactory). Surveys too often end up with messages which are cryptic at best (e.g. "Unable to Record Participation blah blah, blah") Also, they have Ears bigger than Bozo! They do pay as quick as any which is a plus.

Update 4/25. They have been better this year though the payouts have gone down. Customer service has been good, but too much time spent answering questions and providing meaningful information only to be dq'd. I'm still happy to be a member and their payout process is the BEST!
I am surprised by the number of recent negative comments about OO. They have tons of surveys, I qualify for more than enough, I get paid via the gift card option in 1 day and they respond to my EMails within 1 day! I love them!

Update 1/19

Maybe two stars now, They have been going downhill in the past three months. Less surveys, more DQ's. more issues. Maybe they'll get better again, but I doubt it!

Update 1/23

By far the most annoying thing which happened twice today
and far too often in the past few months is being near completion of a survey and then being kicked out and saying you don't qualify. I'm not holding out much hope that they will be more from me than a continuing waste of my time and effort!

Customer Support is okay in that they respond, but lately they have been less "gracious". Those who rave about their service, just wait til you get a few "sorry, but" responses.

10/20
Well so much for customer service, several inquiries more than a week passes and have heard nothing. This is totally unacceptable and merits a 1!

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on December 13, 2017

We are sorry to hear about your account concerns. Please contact me [email protected]. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.
Redeeming points

September 7, 2016 by Brian from United States

I used to do surveys for opinion outpost all of the time. They were my favorite. I have since starting doing surveys again and they will not allow me to redeem my points to my paypal account unless it is verified. I have had my account frozen 3 times trying to redeem. I will not recommend them anymore.

What makes it so good?

July 5, 2016 by Todd from United States

The reward rate is just terrible. Maybe there are better surveys I'm missing. But I follow the rule of AT LEAST $1 per 10 minutes (and obviously I want better than $6 an hour). They want me to take surveys that reward me a $1.50 worth in points for 28 minutes of my time? Yeah right, good one guys. I think I'll stick with pinecone and a few select others.

Suddenly kicked from the site.

May 15, 2016 by Lawrence from United States

Kinda upset I was suddenly kicked from the site. But here is what anyone should know about it. If you are consistent and can get over the false starts on surveys and getting kicked off of surveys it's good to give you 10 bucks every 2 to 3 days. Their weak point is their customer service. From my experience it went from poor to nonexistent. I'm sure if I messaged the site about my being blocked from collecting rewards I won't even get a response. So yeah, I'll be an adult and not curse this site out as if I can hurt its feelings, good while it lasts, bad customer service