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Today I will review one of the better paid survey companies I have come across. Survey Savvy. I have been a member of Survey Savvy for a few months now and I only have good things to say about them. The surveys that are sent out are not too long or short, they are just long enough to hold your interest without being so long you just want to start clicking any answers to get thru the survey. My only complaint is when you start a new survey it opens in a new window instead of a new tab. Which really isn’t a big deal but I like to keep everything in tabs when using IE 7 or Firefox.

Survey Savvy delivers emails on a almost daily basis, they don’t send as many as a say Opinion Outpost but they they do send you a good amount. The amounts you are credited usually run from $1.00 to $5.00 each. Also something of note it is easier to qualify from Survey Savvy’s surveys than most other research companies, at least for me it is.

The user interface is clean and there is not much to do besides update your personal account information, see your referral link and look to check your account balance. Payments are sent via check to the address in your account information. See below:

Oh lastly all of the surveys Survey Savvy sends out are for cash only. They are not for contest or drawings. IMO that is a great thing. Survey Savvy has overtaken Global Test Market as my 2nd favorite research company. See the link below to join.

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Ourfreestuff.net is a affiliate network that focuses mostly on generating leads or CPA as it is called. I really like this network and it is great for new or inexperienced affiliate marketers. What is unique about this network is that it is a international affiliate network. So you could market you google adwords campaigns at say solely the UK or USA only. It’s great cause different campaigns from different countries pay different amounts for leads.

Payouts range from $1.00 all the way up to $30.00 per lead generated. Also you can get paid in MANY different currencies from around the world. Payment threshold is $50.00 and cookie tracking is 30 days. Ourfreestuff.net sends out checks on a monthly basis.

Below as usual I supply a screen shot of the back end user interface. Again very clean and user friendly just like I like.

Click the button below to join:

Today I am going to review Vindale Research. Vindale Research is a different type of survey panel. They do send paid surveys to its members but they also pay for you to evaluate products and services from different companies. For example if you complete the stamps software evaluation you will get paid 8.00. Vindale like every research panel I review or endorse is free to join. All product evaluations cost less than the amount you get paid IF you cancel the product evaluation during its trial period. This is important and for each evaluation I suggest that you book mark the products cancel page or read it carefully AND make note of which credit card you used to sign up for the product or service.

Vindale Research makes it easy for you to see your account balance which is nice and the back end user interface is very clean (which I love). 

Here is a screen shot of the back end:  

 One thing I dont like is if you click a product evaluation offer and do not finish it to the end, they still show the credit in your account with a * next to the balance. This means “pending amount” basically vindale has to verify that you went thru the nessceray steps to complete the evaluation before crediting you with said amount.

If you refer anyone to Vindale Research you get $5.00 to your account once they complete one product evaluation. Cash out is $50.00 and it is MUCH quicker to reach that amout if you do the product evaluations but you can still reach that level doing only the paid surveys.

A few other things of note. If the trial offer of the product cost 1.95 and Vindale gives you $15.00 for completing the offer. You will only see $13.05 of this into your account. In addition after every product evaluation you will have to complete a survey about your experience with that product. All products have a different minimum amount of time Vindale Research says you must stay a member of the service before you are given credit into your account. I would make sure that time is not longer than the trial period before your charged. 

I suggest also only doing the product evaluations that interest you and not doing them all just so you can reach cash out faster. You can join by clicking the button below.

This is my first official review so bear with me. I have been doing paid surveys now for about 2 months and the experience has been enjoyable to say the least. Most of the surveys I have taken have been at least slightly interesting and not too long. What makes it most enjoyable though is that it’s FREE to join! never have to pay out of pocket at anytime.

I want to first say NEVER, EVER EVER pay for a survey list or directory. You can find these on the web (Google is your friend), the hard part is finding GOOD ones. That is why I am here. IMO Opinion Outpost is the best survey site out there. Are there other good ones? Of course but Opinion Outpost stands head and shoulder above the rest.

What I like about Opinion Outpost is that they credit you for surveys you have completed instantly.  So there is no waiting to see what your balance is. Also you get a steady stream of surveys. You may not qualify for each and every survey sent to you but you can get enough in a month to make decent change.

Once you log in the user interface is very easy to use and clean. You can find new surveys, your balance and any other info you may need easily. I suggest this as your first survey to sign up for. Click the banner below or the link ‘Favorite Links’ to the right.