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Paid surveys are a great way to make money online. Majority of
paid survey sites are open only to members from USA or Canada
and they can expect to get handsome rewards for taking online
surveys. International members have fewer options. However the
scene is changing and there are many survey companies which are
open to members worldwide and reward them well.
Online paid survey sites are actually online divisions of market
research companies. They conduct surveys to aid companies in the
development of new products and services and in improving them.
Many of them give handsome rewards for your participation in
online surveys. Hitherto, these companies have targeted mainly
the North American markets. But, with the advent of
globalization, they have shown increasing interst in
international markets. Here, we review four of the best
international survey companies: Globaltestmarket, Ciao Surveys
International, Surveysavvy and American Consumer Opinion panel.
Globaltestamarket is arguably the best international
survey site at present. They offers surveys in many languages
and have a presence in more than a hundred countries. They have
a points based reward system. They typically reward you 50 to
100 marketpoints for surveys you complete. Even if you don't
qualify for a survey, you wil get some reward points for
completing the screening questionnaire. Globaltestamarket also
offers rewards for referring your friends. Once you accumulate
1000 marketpoints, which is equivalent to 50 US dollars, you can
request payment which will be sent to you in the form of a
check. Globaltestamarket sends you checks in local currencies in
many countries.
Ciao Surveys International is another leading
international survey site. They are in the process of upgrading
and is setting up separate panels for several countries,
particularly in Europe and Latin America. In fact, they have
teamed up with Greenfield Online (previously Gozing surveys) and
now conducts the latter's operations outside North America. Ciao
rewards you with cash, up to US$ 6.50, for surveys you take. In
addition, they also offer referral rewards for referring your
friends. They support payment via paypal, a leading online
payment processor. At paypal, you can make a free personal
account. You need to have a minimum of $5 in your Ciao account
to request payment by paypal. In some countries, Ciao also
supports payment by check.
Surveysavvy is a leader in online market research. A
division of Luth Research, they are open to members worldwide.
Although Surveysavvy does not send frequent surveys, they reward
you very well for surveys you take, often up to $20 or more.
They have an IT panel which rewards very well for those in the
information technology field. Another great feature is their
referral system which rewards you an average of $2 for surveys
your referrals take and $1 for surveys their referrals take.
Money you earn from surveys and referrals are paid into your
surveysavvy account. You can request payment at any time without
any minimum requirement. Payments are sent to you via check.
American Consumer Opinion Panel (ACOP) is a part of
Decision Analyst Inc. Despite their name, they are open to
members worldwide. In fact, they have panels in several European
and East Asian languages. Like Surveysavvy, they don't invite
you for frequnt surveys, but reward you well. Typically, you can
get US$ 4 to 25 for each survey you complete. They send you
payments in the form of checks in local currency or as American
Express gift cheques 4 weeks after you complete a survey.
Overall, ACOP is a good survey site and gives you good earnings
in many countries.
In addition to the leading four, there are many good paid survey
comapnies like Surveys.com, NPDOR, Palnetpulse, Yoursay and
Opinionsquare which are open to members worldwide. You can get
more information about them on free online survey resource
sites.
About the author:
Shaj M is the owner and webmaster of the free online survey
resources site Internet Paid
Surveys. The site has separate sections for members from
USA, Canada, UK, Australia and rest of the World. International Paid Surveys section reviews 20 free
survey companies which are open worldwide.
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