Play Football Pickem at Opinion World

In order to play you must be a Opinion World Survey panel member and be a US resident 18 or over. It is really easy to play, even if you really do not follow football, because their is an option for random picks; and if you are a football pro you will really enjoy it because their are even advanced options including the ability to create your own groups, trash talk and all. Here is a breakdown of the prizes:

Overall Prizes

• First Prize: $300 Cash Awarded to the first place finisher overall.
• Second Prize: $200 Cash Awarded to the second place finisher overall.
• Third Prize: $100 Cash Awarded to the third place finisher overall.

Monthly Prizes
$200 Cash Awarded to the first place Finisher in each month, regardless of overall standing:

• September: Weeks 1 – 3
• October: Weeks 4 – 8
• November: Weeks 9 – 12
• December/January: Weeks 13 – 17

Weekly Prizes

1st place: $50 cash Awarded to the first place finisher in each of the 17 weeks, regardless of overall standing.

If you are already a member you just need to go the Opinion World’s members area and click on My Account to get started, and if you are not already a member you can register with Opinion World to get started today. Of course it is free to register, and as a member you will have the opportunity to earn cash taking their online surveys.

Product tests are another lucrative form of paid online surveys that not only pay you for using a product, but allow you to keep the extra product after the testing is over. Some of the items that are commonly sent for product tests are toilet paper, paper towels, frozen foods, cereal, breakfast bars, mixed nuts, powdered beverages, laundry detergent, laundry softener, dishwashing detergent, toothpaste, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, body wash and disposable/battery-operated razors. Most product tests pay you between $5 and $30, but some pay much more. Some of the more unusual product tests that I have seen include a $700 captioning phone for the deaf, which paid $30 and allowed me to keep the phone and $150 mystery shopping product test that required me to enter a cell phone store and pretend to be interested in buying a phone and phone service.

In most cases, the company will send you two different products, each labeled with a specific code, and ask you to test the first product first before trying the second. It is extremely important that you not only write down the code/s or not throw away the box, package or container that has the code written somewhere on it, but that you also not confuse the two products. After testing the first product for a week or so, you can put that one away for later use and move onto the second product. Usually, I have lots of both products left over after testing, especially lotions, shampoos and conditioners.

Companies are looking for an in-depth, honest, objective opinion concerning their products and the more attention you put into observing, analyzing and comparing the two products, the better they like it and the more likely you are to receive additional product tests from that company, Vague, obvious and indifferent opinions are not as useful. Some of the best survey sites for product tests are: MySurvey, Toluna, SurveySpot, IPSOS I-SAY, Valued Opinions, Pinecone Research, Mindfield Online, Global Opinion Panel/Synovate and 20/20 Research. My singular mystery shopping experience came through ShopTalk and I have yet to earn another dollar with them since November of last year. One last hint: if a survey appears to be a rather short one and asks about food allergies, then it’s a safe bet that it will be a product test.

We are trying to spread the word about GetPaidSurveys, and have created two new commercials. Your feedback will help us decide which one to promote. Basically, just let us know which one you like the best and why. We are giving away 1 $50 prize first prize, and three Five $10 runner up prizes for the individuals that leave the most helpful feedback.

Contest Rules:

1. Keep your comments PG please. See our complete comment policy for more details.
2. Each participant may only leave one entry.
3. All winners will be notified via email, so be sure to leave your correct email address in the comment form below.
4. All comments must be submitted by May 4, 2011 (5 PM EST) to be considered.

Payments will be issued via PayPal or Amazon Gift Certificate on the May 4, 2011. All the comment entries and the winners that are selected will be posted here on May 4, 2011 at the conclusion of the contest.

So without further ado, here are the videos. Thanks in advance for your help.

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Contest is now closed. Here are the winners:

GRAND PRIZE $50 winner: Kylie

$10 winner: Lee new

$10 winner: Stephanie L

$10 winner: Larry N.

$10 winner: Tina Guler

$10 winner: Ayanna Garnett

Thanks to everyone that left feedback on our contest. We had lots of great and helpful comments, and this was a very,very hard decision, so much so in fact, that we increased the $10 rewards from three to five. Congratulations to the winners.

After reading all of the feedback, and counting the votes it looks like Video 1 came out slightly ahead, but it was close and it looks like we are going to be using both commercials to promote are site. From the feedback given , it is apparent that they both have different appeal to different target audiences.

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Video 1

Video 2

Taking paid surveys is a great way to earn some extra cash while studying at college. I’ve been taking surveys for a few years now while doing my studies and that extra cash really comes in handy to help pay for expensive textbooks and other school supplies. It’s also great to having some extra spending cash for other things like entertainment and food. If you’re a member of several good-paying survey panels, it all really adds up.

However, sometimes it can be a challenge to juggle both your studies and survey-taking. Having done this for a few years now, I’ve learned some important tips and techniques along the way and thought I would share those with you. Many of these tips can apply to anyone just starting out taking surveys, not just college students, but they are especially relevant to students who are trying to balance their time between studies and surveys.

Tip #1 – Create a “surveys-only” e-mail address.

First and foremost, to be more organized and prevent any confusion, I HIGHLY recommend creating a separate e-mail address for only survey-related e-mails. This should be done before signing up with any panels because you want to use only that e-mail address for those survey companies. I would recommend using a free e-mail service such as Gmail or Yahoo for this. I use Gmail and have not had any issues.  For myself, I have four separate e-mail accounts (personal, college, surveys, and junk). It really helps to keep you organized.

Tip #2 – Sign up with as many survey panels as possible.

To get the most out of the survey-taking experience and to find out which panels work best for you, sign up with as many survey panels as you can when you first start out, especially the most popular ones. It can be overwhelming at first, but it gives you the best results. Check out the many survey panel reviews on GetPaidSurveys.com. They only list the legitimate survey panels on their website, so you know you won’t be in danger of getting scammed (there are many survey websites out there that are not safe and some that even require you to pay them to use their services, so you have to be careful when searching for survey panels to join through regular search engines). Also check out the top 10 lists on their blog to see which survey panels work best for people. The survey reviews and many blog articles are extremely helpful, especially when you’re first starting out.

Some survey panels may send out several survey invites a week, while others only send out a few a month or even less. It really depends on your demographic and what you qualify for. You can always drop out of the panels that don’t seem profitable for you. The important point to remember is to find the ones that work best for you and focus on those in the end.

Some top panels I recommend starting out with: Opinion Outpost, Global Test Market, Toluna, and MyView.

Tip #3 – Always fill out your profile surveys and remember to update them.

Filling out profile surveys can be very time-consuming depending on the survey panel, but it’s well worth it to do so. It’s best to do it right after signing up with a survey panel to get it out of the way. Filling out profiles increases the amount of surveys you will receive because the panel will know more about you. Also, remember to update your profiles at least once a year, especially if anything important changes in regards to your household or what school you are attending. I try to update my profiles every six months or so.

Tip #4 – Check your e-mail frequently, if you can.

With surveys, it’s always best to check your e-mail account as often as possible so you don’t miss any important opportunities. This can be difficult to do with a busy lifestyle and especially when you’re in college. My strategy is to check my e-mail whenever I get a break during the day. If I spot a high-paying survey, I’ll take it if I have time. If not, I’ll wait until later in the evening and hope the quota isn’t full. Some surveys fill up faster than others, especially if they pay a good deal. I find this to be especially true of survey panels like Opinion Outpost, Mindfield, and Toluna. I usually have several breaks during the day (especially during computer lab, since I’m a design major), so I check my e-mail often when I have the time.

Tip #5 – Set aside a time during each day to concentrate on taking surveys.

To better organize your time, set up a time during the day that is convenient for you and free of distractions to focus on taking surveys, especially if you usually can’t do surveys throughout the day. An hour or two should be sufficient depending on how long you’re willing to put into it. Since I’m in class the majority of the afternoon, I set aside a few hours in the evening to focus on surveys. I also sometimes take surveys during my breaks during the day, especially if I know the quota will be more than likely full by the evening when I get home or if the survey pays more than others.

Tip #6 – Keep your browser bookmarks organized and use tabs for quick access.

I keep a folder labeled “Surveys” in my bookmarks for Firefox and Internet Explorer. I put a bookmark for every company I take surveys from. I list the companies I use the most at the top of the list to make things easier for me. I also keep shortcuts to my most-used survey panels on the top of my browsers for easier access. I like to multitask a lot, so I use tabs to access several surveys at once in Internet Explorer. I have Internet Explorer configured so that it loads multiple “homepages,” which are the survey websites I use most like Toluna and SurveySpot. It just makes things easier and faster for me when I want to quickly access survey websites to find surveys.

Tip #7 – Always try to take surveys in Internet Explorer.

I’ve had more problems using Firefox and Safari for surveys, so I always make it a habit to use Internet Explorer. I rarely have problems using this browser for surveys. I honestly prefer Firefox for everything else, but for surveys, I always use Internet Explorer because it is the most highly-used browser and videos tend to load a lot better in it for me. I tend to have issues with loading survey videos in Firefox and Safari. Unfortunately, at my college, we mostly use Macs, so using Internet Explorer isn’t always an option, in which case I use Firefox and hope for the best.

Tip #8 – Keep records of surveys, especially high-paying ones.

I keep records of most surveys I take in a Word document. Since I take so many, I don’t keep a record of every single survey I take (I don’t really have the time to record each one), but I do record the ones that pay the most money in case I’m never paid.

Tip #9 – Keep a record of cash-outs.

I always keep a Word document of all my cash-outs with survey panels. I try to keep it simple and just list the survey company, what I cashed out for, and the date of the cash-out. I keep my screen shots of the cash-out in a separate folder, too. This goes a long way in keeping organized and is especially helpful in monitoring how long it takes for a survey company to pay me.

Tip #10 – Take screen shots to use as evidence in case you don’t get paid.

I always take screen shots if I encounter an error on a survey I’ve spent a long time on so I have evidence to help me get credited for it. I also take screen shots of my cash-outs, just in case I never get paid. It’s always better to be safe than sorry.

Tip #11 – Have a separate folder for survey-related papers sent by mail.

I keep a folder with the label “Surveys” on it in my room to store survey papers I get through the mail. Most of these relate to product tests I’ve received, but I also sometimes get mailed surveys (mainly through MySurvey). It really helps to stay organized and keep my survey papers and college papers separate from each other.

Tip #12 – Keep an eye out for Invokes and focus groups.

Invokes (interactive online focus groups) are typically found by searching surveys on popular survey sites such as Toluna and SurveySpot. They do not appear frequently and are therefore hard to come across. However, these are worth much more money than typical surveys and usually pay $20-40 for an hour or two of your time. Look for surveys that have “sweepstakes only” in the incentive field or that are really short and only offer a few points or cents. That is sometimes a clue. Sometimes you get lucky and it’s a short survey to see if you qualify for an Invoke. Invokes are scheduled for a specific date and time, so make sure you have time to participate. I usually get invited to at least one a month.
You can also try to qualify for focus groups that may be offered in your area. There are a lot of companies that specialize in conducting focus groups, some in person and some online (discussion forums are especially popular nowadays). However, it can be discouraging because qualifying can be very hard and quotas fill up fast. I’ve only qualified for a few in the few years I’ve been taking surveys. It’s definitely worth trying for, though, since these focus groups can pay anywhere from $50-300 or even more in some cases. Some target college students specifically, especially ones having to do with electronics and entertainment, I’ve noticed.

Tip #13 – Keep a look out for product tests.

I love product tests. It’s one of my favorite parts of doing surveys and really helps to save money as a college student because I don’t have to go to the store so often to pick up more shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, or other household items if I like what I’ve been sent to try. For product tests, I definitely recommend signing up with Synovate (I get the most product tests from them) and keeping an eye out for product test surveys on Opinion Outpost, SurveySpot, and Mindfield. It’s hard to know exactly when a survey will lead to a product test, but the more surveys you take, the more likely you’ll come across them.

Tip #14 – Check university websites for surveys.

For more academically-oriented surveys, I frequently check university websites for studies. Many are related to psychology or business. My favorite websites for this are the eLab at the Yale School of Management and the Stanford University Psych Paid Experiments website (there are a few online studies, but most are in person at Stanford). The downside is that many of these studies are prize-drawing only; not many pay you directly. Their prize drawings usually include an Amazon.com gift card of $10 or more, and the likelihood of winning the drawing depends on how many people they have participate in the study (usually 10 to 50 people, but sometimes more). I’ve won several drawings from the Yale eLab over the course of a year since signing up, and I usually take a few of their studies each week if I have some extra time. The studies are also pretty fun and interesting, so I really recommend trying them out if you have the chance.

If you’re a student (or even if you’re not) and have any other tips on taking surveys and managing your time, let me know! I’m curious to hear what works best for people and makes your survey-taking experience less stressful and more productive.

I, for one, could not be more pleased with the merger between Lightspeed and MySurvey.com. I had earned only $160 from the time I joined Lightspeed on April 4, 2008 until the merger on January 24, 2011. My combined total from Lightspeed plus MySurvey.com right now is $445 and I have received tons of product tests from MySurvey and never had one problem with surveys being credited or incentives arriving in a timely fashion.

Another great thing about MySurvey.com is that their site is way better organized and it’s very easy to see how many surveys you have attempted and completed each month by selecting ‘My Rewards’ and using the drop down menu to display every survey attempted or completed each month. They even credit you with five points (about 4 cents) for every survey attempted.

• 10 Points for joining the MySurvey.com panel
• Up to 1500 Points for taking a survey (depending on length and content)
• 150 Points for referring an eligible member to the panel
• 1,100 MySurvey.com Reward Points have a cash value of $10. Member accounts below 1,000 Points have no cash value.

Just to show you how many more surveys I am receiving after the merger compared with before the merger, here are two recent months, one before and one after:

Transactions: December 2010

Date Points Type Description
12-29-2010 5 Survey Opinion Survey [220909]
12-28-2010 5 Survey A few more questions for you! [221290-85]
12-21-2010 5 Survey Opinion Survey [207972]
12-20-2010 500 Survey Opinion Survey [209604]
12-20-2010 5 Survey Opinion Survey [214759]
12-18-2010 75 Survey Opinion Survey [221290]
12-17-2010 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91121808
12-14-2010 30 Survey Opinion Survey [218159]
12-14-2010 50 Survey Opinion Survey 128810
12-11-2010 150 Survey A new survey for your household [214134-02]
12-09-2010 5 Survey Additional question [216591-85]
12-07-2010 50 Survey Opinion Survey [221741]
12-03-2010 -1100 Reward $10 PayPal
12-03-2010 25 Survey MyTelecomSurvey

Transactions: February 2011

Date Points Type Description
02-26-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey #91124306
02-26-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91124180
02-25-2011 50 Survey Opinion Survey #91124156
02-25-2011 50 Survey Opinion Survey 91124288
02-25-2011 25 Survey MyTelecomSurvey
02-23-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91123866
02-23-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91124105
02-23-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91124292
02-20-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91124191
02-20-2011 50 Survey Opinion Survey 91123951
02-19-2011 20 Survey Opinion Survey 91123928
02-18-2011 150 Survey Opinion Survey 91124216
02-18-2011 30 Survey Opinion Survey 91115429
02-18-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey #91124156
02-16-2011 75 Survey Opinion Survey 91123293
02-14-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 222500
02-11-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91124125
02-11-2011 30 Survey Opinion Survey 91124125
02-11-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey #91123817
02-10-2011 5 Survey Omnibus Survey 91113870
02-09-2011 125 Survey Opinion Survey 91123421
02-09-2011 75 Survey Opinion Survey 91123493
02-08-2011 -1100 Reward $10 PayPal
02-08-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91124033
02-08-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91123932
02-08-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91123746
02-08-2011 25 Survey MyTelecomSurvey
02-08-2011 225 Survey Opinion Survey 91123456
02-05-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91119295
02-02-2011 50 Survey Opinion survey 91123635
02-02-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91123974
02-02-2011 150 Survey Opinion Survey 91123974
02-02-2011 50 Survey Opinion Survey 91123905
02-02-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91123459
02-01-2011 5 Survey Opinion Survey 91123772
02-01-2011 150 Survey Opinion Survey 91123508
02-01-2011 150 Survey Opinion Survey 91123706

The counseling psychology researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL are seeking individuals who think about their age to complete an anonymous web-based survey, which will ask your opinion about your aging. If you choose to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete an online survey about your experience of aging and to provide demographic information describing you. The study should take approximately 20 minutes a day for 15 days. Your answers will be kept completely anonymous. There are no known risks and you can withdraw at any time without penalty. You will not be asked to provide your name on the inventory. Your email address will not be linked to your responses, but will be linked to an ID. As an incentive, $15 dollars will be given to those who complete the study. The department would like to thank you in advance for participating in this study.

If you wish to participate in this survey please email the research department at DailyAgingStudy@gmail.com. All you need to include in the email is that you are interested in the study. You must be 18 or older to participate.

Well the writing has been on wall since Mysurvey.com was acquired by LightSpeed research in early 2010, but now it is official. The Lightspeed Survey Panel will be merging with the Mysurvey.com panel, and both will be run under the MySurvey.com label. According to their latest newsletter, beginning January 24, 2011 your LightSpeed panel membership will be transferred to the MySurvey.com research panel. Starting January 22, 2011 both panels will be offline and will return on January 24, 2011 as a unified panel. You will then be able to login to the MySurvey.com panel with your LightSpeed credentials.

Here are some key points from the merger:

• All of your points earned from LightSpeed will be transferred to your MySurvey.com membership.
• If you already a member of LightSpeed and Mysurvey.com your accounts will be combined.
• All survey invitations will be sent from carol@mysurvey.com, so be sure to add that address to your approved email contacts list.

In addition to the new logo shown here, they will add some new features including the ability to search the entire FAQ library and selecting the colors you want to see on the website. So stay tuned, and provide your feedback on the new combined panel once it comes online on January 24, 2011!

At one time or another we all have had something to wish for. It could be something for yourself, a loved one, or something for the general good of all. Now is your chance to make a wish that could pay off. Simply supply your answer to this week’s question and 3 lucky winners will receive a little extra Christmas cash. I wish you all a joyous holiday season and hope all your wishes come true.

So here is my Cash Contest Question:

“If you had only one wish that would actually come true on Christmas Day, what would that be and why would this be your wish?”

Our week 2 contest is now closed. Here are the winners from Week 2:

1^st PLACE PRIZE $25 winner: Jocelyn Chan

2^nd PLACE PRIZE $15 winner: Larry N.

3^rd PLACE PRIZE $10 winner: Andy

We would like to congratulate the winners from round two, and say thanks to all that participated in our Holiday Contest for week 2. We also wish to invite everyone to participate in our week 3 $50 Holiday Contest Question. Lee wants to know: “What are your plans for New Years Eve?”