Survey FAQ
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
1. I am trying to access a survey, however it says the maximum quota has already been filled. What does this mean?
The survey company generally has a target amount of people per survey, say for example 1000 people. Once a 1000 people have completed that survey, then the survey will be finished. You should try to do the surveys as soon as they are emailed to you.
2. The survey I am doing has closed, and said I did not meet the requirements. Why is this?
The companies often target certain people, for example females ages 40-50. If you are not female, and between the ages of 40-50, then you will not qualify for the survey. Generally there is no way to avoid being “screened out”, as the surveys normally do not mention what demographies then are targeting. As a small reward for attempting the survey, some companies will give you a small reward for the effort if you are screened out.
3. I have been screened out after about ten minutes of clicking through the survey. What a waste of time!
This can happen unfortunately, and is very frustrating. The odd survey is like this, and I’m not sure why. Normally if you are going to be screened out, it will be in the first minute or so of the survey. If you are lucky, you won’t have this happen to you too often.
4. The survey is taking forever to finish, is there any way to speed up the process of doing them? Can I click random answers and hope for the best?
Some surveys can take a while. I normally put my headphones on and play some music to keep me entertained. As for speeding it up, there is no way. Companies want your truthful opinion, so clicking random answers is a strict no-no. Many surveys have “quality control”, where they ask you to select a certain answer to make sure you are paying attention. If you don’t select the answer they have defined, the survey will be ended, and you will lose your points for that particular survey.
5. How much money will I earn per survey?
As a very rough estimate, i would say about $1 per 15 min survey. This can greatly vary from company to company though.
6. Is it worth joining up with a reward based survey site? (one that doesn’t pay in cash)
I feel it is. The major ones often shopping vouchers, so most of my monthly groceries are paid off by doing surveys. Other popular rewards include stuff like amazon vouchers, so you could essentially buy stuff off amazon, then sell it yourself and get the cash that way. Obviously it’s not ideal, but it is what I do, and it is working quite nicely.
7. How often will I get surveys?
On average, I get around 12 a day from 7 different companies. So roughly 2 per day per company. If you don’t do them, then the company will stop sending them.
8. Why am I not getting any surveys emailed to me?
Make sure you check you spam folder, as these can often end up in there. Adding the survey companies email address to your contacts should fix this issue. In addition, you should also complete your profile on the survey websites. If you do not complee your profile, then none of the surveys will match your profile!
9. Will the survey companies send spam to me?
No, I have been doing surveys for around 3 years, and have not received any spam in my survey related email box.