LIST OF THE BEST SURVEY SITE
1. InboxDollars
With a quick sign-up process and simple format, InboxDollars works on a real cash reward system, not a point system. They have a lot of surveys for money to choose from, but many of them aren’t going to net you a lot of money.
However, if you do a few quick surveys regularly throughout the day, you can earn quite a bit in less time than you’d think.
Another cool thing I like is that InboxDollars offers rewards for playing online games, watching videos, reading emails, and doing online shopping that you would be doing regularly anyway. Real cash checks are awesome, but you can also get paid with an Amazon gift card or regular gift vouchers.
Eligibility: Joining InboxDollars only takes about 30 seconds. But, to become a member you need to be at least 18 years old and live in the United States.
2. Swagbucks
Swagbucks is a fun rewards program that allows you to earn points by shopping online, searching the web, watching videos, etc. Additionally, you can use Swagbucks to take surveys for money. It’s really simple.
If you decide that the surveys for money aren’t quite worth your time, at minimum you can use the Swagbucks search engine to do your regular daily web browsing. It’s a no-brainer because you’re doing that activity anyway—may as well get paid for it!
Once you sign up to become a free Swagbucks member, you can start taking surveys to share opinions and earn Swagbucks (SB) points. Points can be redeemed for cash back or free gift cards.
SwagBucks offers tens of thousands of paid survey opportunities each day. As a platform, it’s one of the biggest and most legitimate survey companies available.
Eligibility: The minimum age requirement to join Swagbucks is 13 years old. But they strongly advise that any minor should get permission from a parent or guardian before registering and looking at survey opportunities.
3. LifePoints
LifePoints is one of the largest influencer communities worldwide and awarded $28 million to its members in the last year alone. The company also offers a welcome bonus of 10 LifePoints for new users.
Compared to other survey sites, qualifying for paid surveys on LifePoints is a bit easier. This is a key factor when signing up for any online survey company.
Most of their surveys can be completed in 10 minutes or less. This can lead to slightly less in payout per survey; however, the ROI of your time is comparable and you won’t have to worry about being tied to any one survey for 30 minutes or longer.
Eligibility: To join LifePoints you must be 16 years of age and live in the United States or Canada.
4. Survey Junkie
Survey Junkie is one of the most legitimate survey companies for earning extra cash while you’re waiting for the bus, on your lunch break, or even vegging on the couch watching Netflix. I like to earn money with Survey Junkie as I wake up in the morning and while multi-tasking throughout the day.
Just by signing up and completing your profile, you’ll earn points right off the bat. From there you get paid points for each completed survey, and when you reach the payout threshold, your points can be transferred to PayPal, cash, or a free gift card.
I particularly like that Survey Junkie is easy to use and that they don’t spam me with a bunch of emails. Plus, it’s hard to run out of survey invitations since they offer so many.
Eligibility: Survey Junkie is 100% free and they make it easy to sign up with Facebook, Google+, or any email address. Members need to be 13 or older and reside in the United States, Canada, or Australia (if you live in California, you must be at least 16 years old).
Average Payout (per survey)
$1 – $3
Payment Method
PayPal or eGift cards
Minimum to Cash Out
$10 (1000 points)
Sign Up Bonus
N/A
5. Branded Surveys
Branded Surveys is a platform that pays you for completing online surveys and other tasks.
They have a user-friendly site that is simple to navigate and their signup process is quick. You’ll receive 100 points just for signing up, and then they have several “get to know you” type of survey questions that only take a couple of minutes to complete, but earn you another 10-50 points each for those quick surveys.
Then there’s the Branded Elite loyalty program. Here’s how it works: As you take surveys, you advance through three levels—Bronze, Silver, and Gold. You move up levels by collecting credits for each completed survey or task like referring friends and family. Higher levels unlock more earning potential and better survey opportunities.
Cashing out your points is really easy, and you can get money sent to your PayPal account, use Branded Pay (which is just a bank transfer in the United States), or redeem a bunch of different gift card offers.
The platform currently has over 2 million users and has paid out over $17,000,000 since its inception.
One downside to Branded Surveys is that some surveys take you off their platform to answer each question. The other sites might be slower or harder to use than the Branded Surveys main site, which can be annoying.
Eligibility: To join this survey website you have to be at least 16 years old and live in the United States, UK, or Canada.
Average Payout (per survey)
Up to 300 points ($3)
Payment Method
PayPal or gift cards
Minimum to Cash Out
$5
Sign Up Bonus
N/A
6. MyPoints
MyPoints, like InboxDollars, is a platform that allows you to earn gift cards for answering questions, taking polls, watching videos, and many other online activities (even shopping!).
What I like about MyPoints is that you earn points even when you don’t qualify for a given survey, and they offer a welcome bonus of either a $10 Amazon gift card or a $10 Visa gift card.
What I don’t like is that many offers will navigate you away from the MyPoints portal and onto third-party sites, which can be less intuitive than some of the other platforms.
Eligibility: From the MyPoints terms and conditions, it appears you need to be at least 13 years old to register, but if you are under 18 they advise using the site with a parent or legal guardian.
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