The site is well laid out and easy to navigate. You can attempt to take surveys whenever you want by clicking the “Take a Survey” button, and the site looks for surveys available for your demographic. There are multiple profiles you can fill out to maximize your chances of getting surveys of interest to you. Survey payments and time are clearly stated at the beginning of each survey, so you can choose whether or not to take the survey if the reward is not sufficient.

You can cash out when you reach 1,000 points ($10) and there are multiple methods to do so.

However, I am also a member of Opinion Outpost. Opinion Outpost was recently bought out or merged with SSI, the same company that runs SurveySpot. The websites look and work nearly identically, with a couple major differences.

First major difference: 100 Opinion Outpost points = $10.00, while 1,000 Survey Spot points are needed for $10. Not a big deal, as all panels have differing point values, and actually Survey Spot’s value seems to be the most standard. It only makes a difference when calculating what you are earning. (1 Opinion Outpost point = 10 SurveySpot points)

Second major difference: The two panels pay differently for each survey. I was attempting to take surveys this evening, and the exact same survey was offered at both sites. (They use a specific survey number, so I was able to identify the survey as the exact same survey, just offered at both sites.) Survey Spot offered me 50 points ($0.50) to take this 15 minute survey, but Opinion Outpost offered me 10 of their points, ($1.00). Given that it was the exact same survey, I think the decision is clear- take the surveys at Opinion Outpost!

Interestingly enough, the sites are interlinked enough that when certain profiles are updated, it updates the profile on the sister site. So, when I joined SurveySpot, I found that I had profiles that were already completed a month previously.

Pros: SurveySpot does sometimes have surveys available when OpinionOutpost does not.

Cons: You can take the surveys at Opinion Outpost when they are available and get paid twice the amount.

Based on what I have seen, I think I will not take surveys at the SurveySpot site, unless something changes, so that I get the best payment for the time spent.

A Survey spot member can rely on its frequency of surveys. Survey spot offers a number of surveys which can be found directly from the website. I am an active member of Surveyspot since 2010 August and i do know only their point system. As per my experience , the site offers plenty of surveys which ranges from 50 to 150 points normally and at times even 450 points or more. They also offers surveys for sweepstake entries which are clearly mentioned at the start of the survey. It is easy to earn from this site as it provides lot of surveys unlike most other sites . But the drawback is the length of the surveys which often takes more than 45 minutes to complete and is almost the same for 50 points (equivalent to 50 cents) or 100 points($1) survey. Also , it is difficult to get qualified for those surveys that offers high incentives .Their redumption process is easy and better than other sites as it allows the member to choose from its webvoucher and also through paypal. It is worth trying Surveyspot along with others.

SurveySpot has been constantly making changes to it’s site in the past few months, but these changes have been mostly in the website design and navigation.

There haven’t been many changes in frequency of surveys or point values. 100 points is still $1.00. I receive about 5 surveys invitations a day and alot of those are only for 50 points (50 cents) and even more are for only sweepstakes entries which I do not bother with. The length of most are 10-20 mins and at only 50 cents a pop, it can be hard to build up to the $10.00 cashout. However, one of SurveySpots best qualities is that when you request cashout VIA Paypal, it’s sent to your Paypal account IMMEDIATELY.

I noticed when I cashed out today (for $12.00) that my last cashout had been in April, meaning it had taken me about 3 months to earn $12. Of course, I’m not the most dedicated survey taker, so I’m sure someone with the time and attention span could reach that point quicker.

I was a member a while ago for about a year. It is a legit survey site but the problem for me what that they surveys usually took about 45 minutes to complete and the payout wasn’t that much (compared to some of the survey sites I am on now) Anyways .. I ended up finally cashing out my 40 dollars (which I received) and then when I tried to log back into the site they said they canceled my account. I wrote to them and asked why and they replied in about 1-2 weeks that there was another account that was linked to my household so they canceled my account! I had no idea who in my house had signed up or even knew about it. Like a month later I found out one day when my cousin was over she saw me on the site and decided to create her own profile from my laptop. She never went on it but they still canceled my account and refused to give it back since they thought I was cheating. I wasn’t about to put up with all the pettiness so I left their site and haven’t been back since.

3. SurveySpot $647 (1000 points = $10 minimum pay out) (PayPal) (Invokes) (product tests) (Joined: 2008-01-30) ($629 received) [Last cash out: 1-31-11]

I am truly shocked at the number and intensity of negative reviews for SurveySpot, long one of the top legitimate survey sites online. From my perspective of having been a member of SurveySpot and at least 50 other sites for the past three years, they are still near the top; although, it cannot be doubted that they have suffered a severe “hiccup” since December 2010. They have now revamped their entire website and I think most of the problems have been addressed, but I accept the possibility that I may be one of the fortunate few that has continued to do well with them. My last cash out was on January 31, 2011 for $50. Previously, I had cashed out for another $50 on October 6, 2010. That’s about $50 every three months or so, which is really good for any survey site.

Out of 81 surveys attempted since January 1, 2011 I completed 14 for 3000 points ($30), which have been credited. I currently have 3900 points ($39) waiting to be redeemed. I have four “Beer studies” valued at 300 points each (1200 = $12) that have not yet been credited as the study is still ongoing. That’s $51 in less than five months (14 weeks), or, over $10 per month on average. The average survey site, out of my top 30 “keepers” earns me $8.63 per month; however, much of that comes from writing assignments and moderation fees from survey sites that pay me to help with their blogs, review websites (like here), etc. so any site that earns me at least $5 per month is a “keeper”. SurveySpot qualifies as a “keeper”, has always been near the top and I don’t expect that to change any time soon.

Initially I was really excited about this company. I was receiving a lot of surveys, they were fairly interesting, and I was getting regularly rewarded. I invested a lot of time in them and quickly reached the amount needed to payout, 10.00. I applied for the reward (in the form of a web voucher, only to have difficulty redeeming it). I tried to contact customer service with no response. I tried to log on, and it stated that there was no account under that email address…so I contacted customer service again. I received a “cut and paste” response that my account had been terminated, in concordance with their terms and conditions. I responded, asking specifically what had been done. I had truly invested time, answered the questions honestly, etc., and couldn’t understand what the problem was. I received the same “cut and paste” response 5 times from customer service with no explanation, and no specific response to anything I asked, only “your account has been terminated according to our policies, and we reserve the right to cancel it at any point.” They wouldn’t even sign as a specific person, just “member services.” I never got any explanation, no response, nothing. Just the waste of time and effort, extremely frustrating as my time is precious to me right now with a 2 and 1 year old at home and 1 on the way. I would steer clear of this company, rather than risk the waste of time and effort with absolutely nothing to show for it.

When I first joined Survey Spot about a year and a half ago, I was getting surveys that I didn’t qualify for quite often – then, suddenly, that changed, and I was getting several that I qualified for, along with one big one worth nine dollars. The points started adding up quickly, and before I knew it, I had enough to cash out, but I kept going until I could cash out about 22.00. Even after I cashed out – via paypal, I continued qualifying for surveys and was able to soon cash out about 27.00. This was right before the holidays last year. Now, the only surveys I get are ones with rewards for either 100 points (value of one dollar) or an “entry into whatever giveaway they have”. Since the beginning of this year I haven’t received a survey worth my time, except once, but I didn’t qualify for it. Perhaps I cashed out too much too soon? I had no problems getting the money in my paypal account – within a couple days. I would think that perhaps it’s a bad time of year for qualifying for surveys, except I’ve taken several since the beginning of the year with other places and am doing quite well in qualifying for them.
They have contests going right now, but I believe my chances of winning them are very slim. If I don’t start getting better qualifying surveys soon I plan to quit.
The good aspects of Survey Spot are how you get paid – paypal – and how quickly the money goes into your paypal account. You don’t have to wait weeks and weeks. It’s there almost as soon as you cash out. Bad are the amount of surveys that are difficult to qualify for – sometimes after answering what seems like a surveyload of questions – and for some longer surveys, the small rewards. Support does get back to you within a few days – but sometimes I had to contact twice before getting an answer.
Would I recommend SurveySpot? Yes, I would, but with caution.

All surveys are good and rewarding.

I’m not sure yet that this was a good idea, but getting free money to just take surveys seems pretty cool. Some of the surveys are really worth thinking about and answering, some maybe not: where just like everything else in this life, just isn’t worth our time. Hopefully I won’t be disappointed like others that I have read reviews about. I still say it is worth an honest try on my part, I just joined late January 2011. Wish me luck!

The surveys are often fun, with a wide variety of topics, and they arrive quite often, giving the participant the opportunity to win prizes or earn money frequently, yet in the year I’ve been with them, I’ve yet to earn enough to cash in, nor have I won anything. It’s a fun way to spend a few minutes, but don’t look for a big reward.

I joined this site about a year ago and it was awesome! I got enough surveys to make at least $10 a week. That came out to $40 a month which paid my cell phone plan. But then all of a sudden I start getting all these verify flags saying I do not give honest answers in a timely manner. Okay so I did use to speed through their surveys but not because I was being dishonest, I just happen to read really fast. So I slowed down and STILL I get through the whole survey which sometimes takes me an hour for a survey that is supposed to take 25 minutes and I don’t get paid! I have become so frustrated with this site that I have decided to close my account as soon as I get $10 on my account. That should take forever since I have made 50 cents in one week. I go fast, I go slow, it doesn’t matter, I still don’t qualify. I’m sad because I used to get products to try for free from this site and a steady $10 (at least) a week. Well things always change

seems like i cant get points no matter what i do, its starting to piss me off. like if you dont win the drawing, you are just screwed.

I joined a ton of survey sites when I started doing them initially, and most of them I have since unsubscribed from for various reasons. I didn’t start up with surveyspot until a few months into trying to do the survey thing, and I really wish i had found it sooner.

Although it is sometimes troublesome to be bombarded by the amount of surveys you get from surveyspot, they are usually very quick on disqualifying you rather than stringing you along if you dont meet the requirements, and the surveys are usually reasonable in length. Not to say I don’t have success here; on the contrary, I have more success completing surveys at surveyspot than the majority of other survey sites. This is one of the few sites that has a pretty firm grasp on its survey rankings: 50 point surveys are usually pretty short, 150 longer, etc. This is nice when time is an issue, or if you dont feel like spending a ton of time in front of the computer, and especially nice since most sites seem really arbitrary when factoring time/reward for surveys.

So far i’ve cashed out once for $15 on paypal, and that is money I wouldn’t have otherwise. They give you entries into their $12k prize drawing if you don’t qualify, and i’m telling you, the sites that give you SOMETHING, whether it be points or contest entries at the end of failing to qualify for a survey, are the ones with the best user focused attitude. Surveyspot is consistent and feels like you’re getting what you asked for, no venomous intentions hiding behind this simple, quality survey site.

I just took over 50 surveys today on SurveySpot, which took up pretty much my entire day (I had a lot of free time, and 800 points when I started this morning). I now have 900 points.

I received the dreaded flag page (the one that says “verify” at the top and prevents you from completing your survey or getting your points, even if you clicked the finish button to receive your reward) over 10 times. The rest of the time I spent over 20 minutes on surveys only to be told the survey was full when I answered a question about my age or ethnicity, or to be told I don’t qualify. Why ask me 50 questions about a product only to tell me at the end I don’t qualify!?

I answered every question honestly and in a timely fashion, so I have no idea WHY I kept getting the flag page. Have emailed customer service twice about this problem and expect to receive the same generic response all of these other reviewers got.

Until today, I had a high opinion of this site. Now it seems determined not to let me get that last 100 points and cash out, since I would’ve made more than enough to do so if I hadn’t been hit with the flag page. Considering how much of my day I wasted trying to fill out surveys I actually qualified for and getting to the end only to be screwed, I am mildly enraged right now.

I’ve been with SurveySpot since mid-2008. So far I’ve made over $300 with them, including two online focus groups.

I’ve had no issues with receiving payment, either through check or by PayPal. The minimum amount to cash out is 1,000 points ($10). They used to send out checks, but now everything is through PayPal, which I find nice because you don’t have to wait for a check to arrive. Payment through PayPal is instant and delivered right to your account the same day (in my experience). You have to be a verified PayPal member to receive payment that way (meaning you need to link one of your bank accounts up to PayPal and have it verified). They also offer WebShop vouchers now, but I don’t have any experience with that.

I’ve done two online focus groups through them and several product tests. The products were mainly food (macaroni and cheese, soup, etc.) and some beauty products (lip balm, makeup, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, etc.).

SurveySpot has gone a bit downhill these days. Surveys are less frequent, and when there are surveys sent to my inbox, they’re usually only 50 points each. Sometimes I get surveys that are not worth any points at all (just sweepstakes entries). I rarely get 300-500 point surveys anymore and even when I do, they fill up very quickly or are very long and tedious to complete. Qualifying has also gotten much more difficult, even for the 50 point surveys. I very rarely get invites to focus groups.

One of the problems with SurveySpot is the abundance of technical errors. I’ve encountered a lot of errors with them since I’ve been a member of their panel. It’s frustrating because you’ll spend a large amount of time (sometimes up to an hour) on one survey and get to the end only to reach the dreaded “flag page” (a page with different flags from various countries on it) saying that there was a technical error, you “don’t qualify,” or you’ve already taken the survey. It’s highly irritating and has been happening more and more in these recent months. I know many others have encountered the same issues and it’s very discouraging. I highly recommend doing their surveys in Internet Explorer and not letting the survey sit for a long time (like an hour) because you will almost always get the flag page at the end if too much time is taken to finish the survey and not get credit. At the other end of the spectrum, if you rush through a survey, you may also get the flag page. This has been my experience with them. Even if you take your time answering the questions, yet don’t take a huge amount of time and don’t leave it sitting, the flag page seems to occur more often than it should. Sometimes it seems to just be a random occurrence.

I’ve contacted their customer support several times regarding those “flag pages” and technical errors. I have gotten a response a few times (usually several days or a week later), but it’s usually just a generic answer saying “they’re working on it.” If I have a specific question, they usually don’t address it. So, customer service isn’t the best.

I really want to like SurveySpot more, but the increase in technical errors recently and the amount of surveys I don’t qualify for is a bit discouraging. I used to get a lot more surveys from them (and surveys for higher points), but not so much anymore. I don’t focus on them as much as I used to and have since put my efforts into other survey sites. I still attempt to qualify for surveys they email me and go on the website to click the “take a survey” button to see what’s available for me, but I always seem to end up disappointed. Hopefully they will improve in the future and send out more surveys to me that are worth more points. Maybe it’s just my demographic or just bad luck. I still recommend giving them a try, though. Maybe you will have better luck than I have with them.

I’ve been a member for a little over 6 weeks. I stared out really liking this company. I got a lot of surveys that I qualified for. That lasted about 2 weeks and then I started having problems accessing the surveys. I get about 2-3 surveys a day and I can access maybe one of the surveys (usually the ones that don’t have any points attached to them). When I click on the “Start Survey” button a page comes up with flags from all over the world on it and a “verify” message. In my survey history it states “started, not completed” for the survey. I would complete it if I could! Very frustrating!!! I’ve written them about 10 times about the problem and if there is anything I can do. I got one generic reply about 3 weeks ago that didn’t have anything to do with my problem. The problem is getting worse. Is anyone else having the same problem? Is there a solution? What do you suggest? Is there a phone number where I can call them and talk to a customer service person. I’ve looked and can’t find a phone number.

I have been a member of SurveySpot for over a year and it is one of my favorite and most profitable survey sites. They send me at least 3 or 4 surveys per day. Some of them only award a sweepstakes entry and no incentive so I just delete these without attempting them. The great part is that SurveySpot tells you beforehand what the reward is going to be. Even though there are a lot that don’t pay anything there are still many that pay a fair reward. Occasionally I get the opportunity to take an interactive session which is a 60 or 90 minute online session where you answer questions about different products with a moderator present. These can pay anywhere from $10 to $25 and are definitely worth the effort. The only problem I have with SurveySpot is their customer service is not that great. Several times I have had problems with surveys (ie technical difficulties or not getting awarded properly) and sometimes I don’t get a decent response back. Although these problems are annoying the benefits from being a member far outweigh any negatives that I have experienced. I would definitely recommend joining this site.

i love survey spot i have them since 2009 is fun have cool prizes and cool prizes so far i made almost 65 dollars nice

Anyone else having issues making a claim? I have been trying for about a week now and keep getting error codes. I have gone through the claim checklist and everything is correct. I even contacted them and they are not responding to me. I have been a member for about 7 years now and have never had any problems. Just wondering if it was just me or the website.

I have been a member for less then a month and already earned thirty dollars and have tested three products. They pay you very quickely threw paypal. Defenitly jion!!

I just spent 25 minutes filling out a survey and got the message that they have enough respondents. Well, they should say that at the beginning. I didn’t qualify for some reason and wasted almost a half hour. They got their answers and I didn’t get paid. This is the worst as far as being a MORAL company. There are many others that are decent. I am not going back and forget about contacting them. Ridiculous, they should be taken out of business. They play people for fools.

I like sureyspot. They are decent. They send out frequent surveys and they do pay. Stephanie, I have had the same problem lately. Yesterday I was asked to do a pre-screen to qualify for a 1,000 point study on the 3rd of August and it quickly told me I don’t qualify when I didn’t even take the pre-screen test and this happened the day before but a much lesser incentive. Overall, Surveyspot is a decent survey company and does pay. I already made about 35 dollars in 3 weeks with them. Another thing I don’t really like is incentives can be very low for a 15-20 minute survey. 50 points (50c) is not worth it.

The fact that they pay by paypal, and very quickly, is fantastic. They send tons of surveys, and although most of them are for pointless sweepstakes entries, I get a few paying ones a week. After being a member for close to ten years, I’m giving up on them as soon as I reach the next $10 payment. The reason is very simple: They don’t know the difference between qualification and classification.
I completed about five surveys recently that, during the “final classification questions” (their words, not mine) to group my answers with other respondents, I have gotten sudden pages claiming that I don’t qualify. This is after finishing 15-30 minute surveys. When I brought this to the attention of customer service, I was simply told “We’re sorry you did not qualify to complete the entire survey.” Qualification questions come at the beginning of the survey, not when the survey has already been completed. So they’re getting completed surveys they claim they don’t have to pay for. If I don’t qualify, fine, but they need to decide that before the survey has actually been taken. I’m done giving my time for free.

I started out last year really liking SurveySpot, but have had some problems recently with a couple of surveys…………..request their help, never ever hear from them. Other survey sites I participate in will answer almost immediately and fix the problem if there is one. These guys don’t seem to really have a member support dept………

I’ve never won any sweepstakes or drawings, and of all the surveys I’ve taken, few paid any points.