Latest Survey Trends

[onenplez]

Anyone else fed up with the newest survey ploys? Their clients are basically getting free marketing opinions, while we consumers are getting absolutely nothing. Whoopee, we get to answer questions for a half hour or so just to be entered into a contest where we MAY win $10-100. I'm sorry, but I'd rather spend that half hour entering free contests. I have a lot better chance of winning something if I enter 15-30 contests in that time, than just the one. There are still a few out there (Pinecone, Vocalabs, Socratic, and a couple others) that do pay, but lately, the majority are just long contests.

[linda2000]

I agree! I have stopped doing many surveys for just that reason. Unless I receive some type of compensation, I will not do a survey that takes longer than about 5 minutes. Therefore, I have stopped doing Greenfield and SurveySpot. I can't believe they expect us to spend 30 minutes on a survey just for a chance to win some money. I do answer 1 or 2 of their short ones just to be entered for the chance to win.

[Barbs001]

Originally Posted by linda2000

I agree! I have stopped doing many surveys for just that reason. Unless I receive some type of compensation, I will not do a survey that takes longer than about 5 minutes. Therefore, I have stopped doing Greenfield and SurveySpot. I can't believe they expect us to spend 30 minutes on a survey just for a chance to win some money. I do answer 1 or 2 of their short ones just to be entered for the chance to win.

I agree 100%! I no longer do surveys that do not at least offer some type of compensation, points for gifts at the very least. I have sent emails to the companies I no longer deal with to this effect.
They get paid - so should we.

[momof3girls]

Me too! I don't do them unless I get paid or if they are really really short.