COMPANY INFORMATION
Research Now
100 Park Avenue
Suite 1602
New York, NY 10017 USA
Email: Contact Page
Phone: 1-800-599-7938 x599
- Minimum Age to Join: 16
- Rewards: Gift Certificates from Major Retailors
- Minimum Balance for Redemption: $20
- Regions of Participation: US, UK, AU, and NZ
Valued Opinions Panel Information
Valued Opinions is owned by Research Now, a leading online fieldwork and panel specialist, and a trustworthy partner of the market research industry. They adhere to the highest standards in online fieldwork and panel building. In addition to being a member of the CASRO (Council of American Survey Research Organization) and AMA (American Marketing Association), Research Now is a BBB accredited business.
Membership to their panel is free, and when you become a member you will begin to receive survey invitations via email on various topics including consumer goods, personal interests, entertainment, food, beverages, media, travel and healthcare. For each survey you complete, you will receive a reward, typically between $2 and $5 and up to $50 for specialist surveys which will be credited to your Valued Opinions account within 28 days. Once you have accumulated $20 in your account, you will be able to redeem your reward in the form of a gift certificate, some of which can be obtained instantly in via Email.
How to Earn Gift Certificates with Valued Opinions
- Get started by completing the quick registration process.
- Once you have become a member, it is important complete the 10 profile surveys in the members area. This will increase your opportunity to receive more surveys tailored to your interests.
- Survey invitations will be delivered to the email account you used during the sign up process. Each Survey Invitation will usually list the topic, estimated time to complete the survey, and the reward offered.
- Then just complete surveys and accumulate dollars in your account. You can always check your balance by logging into the member’s area.
Payment Terms for US/Canadian Members
- $20 minimum to redeem
- Payments are in the form of Gift Cards. You can choose from the following retailers: Amazon, Blockbuster, Fragrance.net, Macy’s, Magazines.com, Marriott gift card, and VISA pre-paid debit gift card.
- Time to receive rewards varies depending on the delivery format. Reward codes that can be delivered electronically like Amazon gift cards will arrive quickly (usually within an hour) via email, while mailed vouchers may take several weeks.
Conclusion
You should not let the fact that Valued Opinions does not offer cash rewards keep you from joining this panel. They offer frequent and interesting surveys, which make it easy for members to earn gift certificates. If you like shopping on Amazon.com, then you will especially like this panel, because it is one of the best panels for quickly earning Amazon gift certificates.
Average User Ratings for Valued Opinions
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This Is A Good One
I like Valued Opinions. I have been a member for a little over two years and have earned about $260 in incentives. The only drawback, if you can call it one, is that you don’t recieve cash for surveys, rather your cash is turned into a gift card to such places as Amazon. Of course, I don’t mind because I use Amazon regularly so the rewards are just as good as cash. You have to earn $20 in rewards before cashing out. I receive about four to five survey invites a week and have found the surveys range from $1 to $5. I qualify for around half the surveys, which is typical for me. I have been pleased with Valued Opinions and certainly recommend them
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Technical difficulties and poor customer support.
I had read good things about Valued Opinions and attempted to register for this panel when I first started taking surveys. I frequently use Google Chrome as one of my web browsers, and tried to register for Valued Opinions one night while using it. I was able to successfully complete the first page of the registration process, but when I went to submit the information, the website failed to load properly in Chrome and I wasn’t able to finish registering.
So, I switched to Firefox and attempted to register again, but got the error message that my email was already in use. I figured, “Oh, my registration must have worked and I just need to finish my profile,” so I attempted to log in – but got the error that my email address was NOT registered!
I knew some sort of technical error had happened, so I emailed customer support. I got a rather rude form letter [almost two weeks later] back saying I had attempted to register with inaccurate information (I’m not sure how that’s possible since I didn’t actually get through the registration process) and did not address the technical issue I had raised at all. It also listed a broken FAQ link for me to access to supposedly explain what I had done wrong. Finally, the email concluded with the statement that they would not resubscribe my account. I was just out of luck.
Even though they seem to pay well, I would be wary of this company. They clearly don’t have much concern for their consumers.
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Pretty cool site!
I like Valued Opinion because their surveys are usually fairly short and more interesting than other survey sites, plus most of them are worth between $1-5!
The Cash-out amount for VO is $20 and can be redeemed in a number of ways including Amazon.com gift certificates and Valued Opinion Visa Gift Card which can be used anywhere Visa Cards are accepted! (I used mine to take my boyfriend out to dinner for his birthday!)
The complaints I have about this site is that the surveys don’t come by as often as I’d like, (usually only about 4-6 a month) and I tend to get disqualified from about half, due to the fact that they are on subjects such as Technology and Auto.
Also, I have had malfunctions with a couple surveys and only received automated responses stating that someone read my email and contact me which never happened.
But I do feel that these are minor problems and this is still a site worth joining.
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