Are online survey sites safe to share info..Are they beneficial?

Answer 1

There are a lot of survey companies that are reliable. Pinecone research, Surveysavvy, Greenfieldonline are some of the larger survey companies, who pay regularly . A list of companies you can join for free , with details of amounts you will receive as payment, is available at http://tinyurl.com/mx9ga

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It depends on the site. I've listed some of the sites I have taken surveys through and actually been paid (or recieved other rewards like gift cards or CDS) on the following site, if you are interested:

http://www.windhavenweb.com/surveys...

I list how they pay you, what I like and dislike about them, whether they have an affiliate or referral program, etc. (And yes, if I say they have an affiliate program, I'm part of it, and make a commission when someone signs up through that link...I like to be up front about that).

There are certainly scams out there though. Don't sign up for any survey site which asks you to pay to access the surveys, or asks for your credit card information. Also watch for language like "get paid for taking surveys AND SIGNING UP FOR OFFERS" if you don't want to have to sign up for stuff with other companies to get paid.


Always carefully read their terms of service and privacy policy. If in their privacy policy they say they only use aggregated info, this is GOOD SIGN they are legit. Aggregated info information that is grouped together so it can't be connected with anyones personal identification like name, e-mail, phone or address. That's what survey sites SHOULD collect. Avoid sites that say they give, rent, or sell any personal information (info that is not agregated) to third parties (unless you really don't mind getting junk mail, telemarketing calls, and spam). And don't sign up for any survey site through un-solicited e-mails because they could be a phishing scheme (someone pretending to be a survey site to get your information for other mis-use).

Also just recently came across a good survey ratings site that I've found very helpful:
http://www.surveypolice.com/

Answer 4

It depends on the site. If you were linked to the survey from a reputable company (eg. for a customer satisfaction survey), then it is probably safe. You'll want to be more careful if you encounter a survey somewhere else.
Allow me to recommend McAfee SiteAdvisor: http://www.siteadvisor.com
They have reports of most sites on the net, and will give it a red, yellow, or green rating, based on security risks/annoyances.

Answer 5

#1 Paid Online Surveys - http://OnlineSurveys.uzaev.com/?grwb

Answer 6

There not too bad, as long as you use a 'spamable' email address, don't sign up with your mains.