Lack of Surveys
Posted by: lonelyleg62
16th Dec 2008 11:47pm
Have you noticed that once your signed up for online surveys, things seem to slow down then after a while stop altogether? I personally am a member of many online survey sites and these days I'm lucky to get 1 survey a month. So lets us know how your going with online survey sites and if your having the same issues as myself.
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Comments 81
senorita
Agreed that I do not receive many surveys from cafe study. I only receive once every 2 months. Has anyone experienced lack of surveys? Will be great if they can send it on daily or weekly basis rather than every 3 months
loctent
I started doing surveys ten months ago with a promise of up to $50 per survey.I make an average of $1 dollar per survey.
Pippa Rich
How do you even get to a survey on this site??
Annie_T
I have found, and I don't think it is my imagination, that as my points near the point where I can redeem them, the available surveys slow down, or even non-existent. For example, I have been sitting on 180 points for over a year, at least, on this site. I just need a few more to redeem. That is why I belong to this and other sites, to be able to pick up a few dollars to supplement the DSP
jjalapatt
just confusing...how to proceed this survey
CSD
Yes, I have noticed the slow down and drop off too. More recently I have entered the surveys to find they are selling or advertising products. Now I am retired and on a very low income I can't afford to have my time, and computer, tied up with things I am not interested in and cannot afford.
I have also noticed that some sites are very hard to unsubscribe from.
purpleboo
i have been doing surveys for three years and have noticed many things.
First: the promise of high earnings that the companies or their agents lie about.
They say you can 1000s per month for a few hours work - not true. It takes hours to complete a lot of surveys as most are 20-40 minutes long and the reward is usually from $.90 - $6.
There are no surveys paying $75 upwards to Australians anyway.
The most I earned was $25 and that was for a 3 1/2 hour one.
A lot of companies don't need Australian opinions.
A lot are only for the US or Canada so if you buy a list, you will be wasting your money.
Maybe, if you are in the US, you are paid more.
Does anyone know about that?
I get about 200 every month or more sometimes but I don't always qualify.
I am registered with a few hundred companies but don't hear from most of them ever.
I do them in between my casual work as a valet driver as there isn't time for anything else.
bob
i do my surveys with opinionworld,livetribe and toluna.i get about 10 surveys a week,nielson knocked me back,with livetribe u get to pick your avatar and name it,oh! i dont suppose anyone out their knows the site for the danny trejo fan club?
Coco
I too am a member of quite a few on line surveys and generally speaking enjoy enjoy doing them quite a bit but must say that the obvious lack of thought with respect to how the survey would appeal to the person taking the survey, spoils the whole thing and generally makes a person with no desire to do any more in the future.
If the questions belittle the participant or make them feel like their time is being wasted or their intelligence is being insulted then the participant is going to get their back up and is unlikely to want to do any more surveys or possibly even finish in good faith even for money and especially not for the average pittances that are generally offered. My most common thoughts when doing surveys are, "I could do a better job compiling the questions for this survey to get the desired data", or "Why has the programmer written th questions in such a format when it's obvious the struchure of the questions is going to artificially shape the answers" - unless that was the desired result, in which case why bother with a survey Lastly I too often see question blocks structured in such a way as to not allow the participant to put their honest answers if the do not fall within artificially shaped parameters and so structured as to not allow a person to really give their honest answerswithout having to use the contact us option or other such menu option to break away from the normal survey and make their honest point/points. Again this to me is tantamount to artificially shaping the data or hiding those answers that might have gone against the grain of the hoped for survey results.
I don't know if anyone understands the points I am trying to make but would appreciate knowing if anyone concurrs at all.
spunky70
Oh and even if I do get screened out I usually get 10 or 20 cents incentive
spunky70
I am a member of about 7 different survey sites, and I get heaps emailed to me up to 7 a day some I get screened out of. In 1 yr I have earned over $400 plus about 4oo nappies for my boy to trail, and I got paid for them :) one very happy camper with my survey groups
Captain Slog
Yes, I have noticed that the surveys have slowed down recently. I did a small heap of them the other weekend. I also got bombarded with heaps to sign up to, and I am ALREADY signed to them. Its enough to make a Wookiee or a Yowie howl with disgust.
If I don't get any satisfaction from any of these other surveys I belong to ( I can't even see how many points or whatever, I have learned to make a claim), I'm going to unsubscribe from them. Give them the BIG A.
By the way, NEVER, EVER, PAY TO JOIN ANY SURVEY OR ON LINE OUTFIT!!! THAT is how they make their money.
Hilary
I think I need to take more notice of advertizing and brands and buy more stuff.
Anonymous
well I just signed up, I hope this is not the case..one will only find out.
nelly2
i have a few survey sites that i do surveys for ,i used to get surveys every day ,until i took my first reward from them and since that i dont i go weeks without one survey
paradox
lonelyleg62, I hope that your name isn't a reflection of your situation? I get dropped off a lot and I think it'd because of my age. I'm 67 and a pensioner so I most likely don't count for much in surveys. doesn't matter though because I get to chat on sites like this one while waiting for surveys. Cheers
Anonymous
Yes I so agree!
relle13
Yes, same things happened to me. But most annoying of all is the sites i spent over 20 or 30 mins answering questions, supposedly to link me to surveys relevant to me, only to fail EVERY surveys criteria that they send me. Ggrrrrrrrrr very frustrating ! !
tintin
i dont get any... =(
joe kool
I agree , online survey companies just want you to sign up and then maybe they will send you surveys
Louise
im having the same issue. even the ones who do send me out alot of surveys it will take hundreds just to get the points i need to redeem for cash or gifts
musicmum
There are many different websites and research companies, some are better than others. Best to try each one out for awhile and see how quick your rewards come. But think of it as you are contributing to decision making about products and services as well as governemnt decision, it all is important for everyone to have their say. The rewards are bonuses. I have managed to get a few small gift cards but nothing major as yet. So would love to know about those sites where they want you to pay money to join and then pay you per hour....are these trusting or not?
Pinkraynedrop
Well I noticed that I joined here & bam....nothing, nada, zip, zero. Not once have I been able to earn anything. So what is the point?
CAT17
Hi lonelyleg62, it is interesting how some of these survey sites work. I am a senior and quite often my age immediately drops me out. I am annoyed at how far you go into a survey (time and effort put in) only to be told "we dont want you!" The rewards arent that great and really I dont do surveys for the money but really for entertainment and a chance to give my opinion (that's the part I enjoy). Its sites like this one that I truly enjoy. Being able to "chat" on topics that interest me with people of like mind is very rewarding.
paradox
hello CAT17, you hit the nail on the head. Me, I'm an oldie and despite my age can usefully contribute to surveys. I eat, drink, buy goods, go to Movies, drive a car and use and buy consumer goods. I contribute as much as anyone and find it rude of companies that initiate these surveys to exclude us oldies from their surveys. I take my teenage grandchildren clothes shopping, I help them with their weird hair-does. I better stop here and now. Cheers CAT and its been nice chatting.
nelly2
some survey sites you join you have to log in nearly every day .and keep your profile up to date . i think they see how many times you log in .,and base that on if you are really interested in doing surveys, i log on every day and i seem to get surveys ,and you have to be the right one they pick ,it goes on what your profile says
konajiro
Agreed. Since I joined several panels back in 2 years it seems month by month no. of surveys I am receiving gradually decreasing. Though those one that I found from surveymatrix seem working ok to me since I am able to make few couple of dollars out from that sites
Mad Mick
Anyone noticed how many surveys ask for your postcode, and then ask what State you live in ?
As an ex-computer-programmer I know how easy it is to deduce the State from the postcode, but they're all too lazy to do it !
Verrrrry annoying !
aussiejohn
I am with a few companies and manage to accumulate quite a few Coles and Woolies vouchers each year to spend over Christmas. But yes, sometimes they are few and far between and then there will be a rush, however, I get screened out of most. Probably 'cos of my age!
Of all the companies I do surveys for, I get the least from Cafe Study. If I got more than a couple a year, I'd think all my Christmases had come at once. Trying to accumulate enough points is almost too hard and I am considering leaving once I reach the next reward. Not worth worrying about.
Some companies also mostly offer entries into a prize draw rather than points. I ignore those. I only do surveys that actually pay me.
paradox
Hi aussiejohn, I wonder if this chat room may not actually be a survey of sorts as we express a lot of opinions and and differing views here. You can glean a lot of information from this forum without having to sit down and think of a way to extract the information you seek. It's all here and all you have to do is monitor these pages. The information is freely given and in much more detail than you would get through a survey. Just look at all the different subjects in this section alone. It even up-dates itself on a continuing basis. Think about it.
Ane
I belong to many survey sites and have found the majority use the words "Paid Survey's" as a con to sell us goods & services we dont want or for us to sign up for a competition after we have purchased something. I have accumilated 30points in the whole time I have been with Cafe Study. I can't figure it!
Proteus
All of the above is pretty much true, and I'm still trying to get included in surveys from many sit3es...I do get a few every now and then of course, but it takes forever to get any rewards from a lot of the sites ...
I'm getting a bit intirgued about this one too to be honest, haven't had anything from here in ages...and my points well stuck at under what I need to have for a reward?? Anyone else finding this from this site as well ?
Nefertari
yes Proteus...I am having the same problems with this site....my points are way under what I need to get a reward. And these I have only obtained by replying to comments from other members and in some cases starting a discussion myself. Does this site actually send out survey invitations? I am a member of several other sites and have been rewarded in the past but survey invitations from most of them are gradually decreasing too
stretch
yes unfortuatelly i have the same problem no surveys no cash
and the tax man tells me they will be looking back around 3 to 5 years to see who forgot to declare the wages
i declared mine did you
moreta
I think it depends on the site. I have gradually pruned from about 15 sites down to a favourite 6 sites who deliver. Just this month or so I have had two Big Pond Music vouchers for $10 each, an Angus and Robertson (books and music) gift voucher for $30, a cash payment for $30 and a couple of $10 Paypal payments.
I also took part in a Pay TV trial as the result of one survey company, where I got it free for 3months which is now 4 months, and also as part of the trial I took a half hour phone interview for which I got paid $80!
So I'm happy :-)
Just make sure you persist in answering the emails or clicking on the links, log in to the ones that give points for logging in, and it will pay off eventually.
victory
Have I noticed it, yes, when I joined I was going to earn lots but not to happen. They seem to target a certain type of person, when I give my age, oops!!! no more surveys. I am very disappointed thought maybe could earn more. I like WDYT a little faster in earnings. Rewards Central I have picked up a couple $30 in the past 2 months. I keep telling myself, you just have to be patient.
Good luck. Happy Christmas & a safe New Year.
Paulie
Have to agree that many online survey communities, including this one, drop their frequency. Maybe they're targeting a particular demographic... and I'm not part of it(?)
hunterh
simo
I just find most surveys say good bye after two to three questions, a log on for basically nothing
Hughie
It is very annoying at times, and some of the Survey Companies almost force you to say certain things. I am only with a handful of sites, but still get a reasonable amount of surveys for them. I do think though that payment for each survey should be increased, point or zoints or whatever seem to equal about 1 cent each, even if one were paid a dollar a survey the Companies would be getting cheap responses.
Roberto123
Its all in reality luck of the draw, i would lie to you if i said i get very few surveys. My inbox is always packed and i missed out on about 30% of them not from qualifying but on the amount of free time i have.
gbc@fairpricetelecom.com.au
I agree with Lonelylegs62 that the surveys slow down after a while. Also I notice that many of the emails with so called "surveys" are only an invitation to join yet another survey company, they don't actually include a survey to take.
shachah7
in general you will get screened out of 50% of surveys
ashblackrose
I haven't found as much trouble as everyone else here seems to have had. It could potentially be my demographic but perhaps if we list some active survey websites we may be able to get some surveys flowing. I think belonging to too many might be getting you bogged down and make it seem like you don't have points anywhere building up. I myself keep about 3 or 4 that I regularly use. These two are by far the best and reward receival time is pretty good aswell.
valued opinions
http://www.valuedopinions.com.au/
lightspeed panel
http://au.lightspeedpanel.com/AU/public/index.au
Hope this helps a little.
Sammbo
Similar situation here. I find th screening process is taking longer and longer .. almost a survey in itself.
Foss
I have noticed the same thing and dont understand why this is the case.
auzie3136
Yes it seems that I now do not qualify for as many surveys almost before I start. Sometimes I think it might be because of age and others because I don't work as I am retired or dont have a credit card.
lpullman
It just occurred to me: given that survey companies want to hear from a broad range of people not the same ones over again, everyone who has said they are a member of multiple schemes has just marked themselves as "do not use" :-)
One site even refers to the "problem of professional respondents". LOL! On the one hand they sell the concept as "get paid for your opinion" and on the other they complain that they get want to do a lot of surveys. Didn't think that one through so well, eh? Besides, at $10 a month from a site (a pretty good haul in my experience) you're never going to make a living from this.
shaper
being and oldie, I get a few surveys but more often than not as soon as I check my age I get screened out. I also am with a few survey companies and if I dont get
surveys after joining for 6 months I then resign...its not worth the hassle, its not as if they are paying us all a fortune for our opinion. Think abvout it, if we were doing this in the workforce they would have to pay us a lot more than $1.50 for half and hour...or a few points.
Proteus
Would have to agree. I'm a member of several survey sites also, and find that I'm usually screened out for whatever reason - mainly the gae on I think?? I alos notice in many surveys that I am lucky to recieve, that they are mainly meant for Eastern States responses?? What about us here in the West, don't we matter??
Mad Mick
We matter to US, Proteus - and that's all that matters! ;-)
Proteus
Yes Razor, I think you are right, it is the companies. They all seem to aim product research etc toward the younger generations, and living in rural WA I guess they think that we don't really matter or don't have an opinion on their products or services, even though we are pretty savvy mostly on products and services offered by them in our regions. Oh well, I guess we just have to go with the flow and thank our lucky stars if we do get any surveys from them.
Cheers
Razorfish
Yes of course you matter. Blame companies - they only want to research/market to areas of the greatest population. Imagine being over 60 yrs and living in rural WA - you wouldn't stand a chance!
Goulah
My computer was playing up for a few months and I got very lazy and did not bother doing any surveys. I was horrified last week when I got back on that I had 1,600 emails in my in box and approximately 50% were surveys so don't get discouraged as you will get the surveys coming through.
jatz50
Hmmmmmmmmm I am in a few survey sites as well here. I always thought it was because of my age on why I didn't get many surveys.......now I find I am ORDINARY????????????????????? It's okay, am laughing. It always gets me, as in one of the survey sites I am in, they pick a winner every 1/4 and whenever I see the picture, it's someone either same age as me or older on some occasions..........how come they get surveys and not me???????
There are two sites I am in and lately I have been getting a few surveys from them every day. True they may only be $1.50 or 20c that add to my total, but added up every day, that total sure gets up. I've also noticed that I wasn't getting surveys from a particular site in my email box.........so after 3 months went to investigate on their page......hey guess what, they put the surveys on their site now. There on the page of my surveys were 7 surveys that I had not completed and now have missed the chance of completing them. I go in there now twice a week to check now.
Anonymous
Old post yeh sorry... im new.
I find with every survey site, Unless you actually Pay money, then you'll be lucky to get 5-10 surveys a year (Unless your Inactive, then sometimes they want you back), they just dont wanna loose money. Its all for profit.
boags
I get a fair few and qualify for most, I thought i was "ordinary" too.
I generally make about $500-$600 a year with surveys.
dinky
Hi Gassman
Sorry to hear that you are having a prob with the survey sites .I have found that all the survey sites that I am a member of are really good.I had to delete some of them because they were a little suss but the ones that I am still a member of are very legit.I do not have to pay anything to be a member of these sites and it has rewarded me in that I now get invitations to join others(invitation only) and also get rewards in the way of gift cards,entries into monthly draws etc.You can also choose how many surveys that you would like to recieve weekly or monthly on most of them.It really depends on the site.
lpullman
Hmm, I'm getting about that week and qualifying for maybe half that
paradisi
blame statistics.
survey companies want a diverse rannge of demographics. Once you've filled in a survey - if you are the least bit ordinary - you get slowed and dropped
The survey companies want people from all parts of the demographic spectrum, so black, lesbian nuns are likely to be in more surveys because there are so few of them, wheras white male computer geeks flood the internet and survey sites so they miss out more often - there may be two BLNs and 20,000 WMCGs and the survey companies want responses from four or five of those demographics - so you see why you miss out
and don't get upset if you are a female computer geek - this is for a guide only
purpleboo
oh yes, I noticed that. It is funny.
Captain Slog
Supplimentary.
Oh! FART'S okay! Go for it!
HONK!!
Captain Slog
I wonder what would happen if I said FART (Horse 'n' Cart). I mean, we may have to discuss the good old fart one day. Someone may be having problems and will want to know why they fart so much. Its fair enough! It could be very serious to their health and not just a funny Chilli Beans or curry episode.
HONK! Oops! Sorry!
Oh! THAT reminds me. How's this for funny?
I went to ROTORUA with a mate of mine, a while back, and parked in one of the streets was a bus with a very filthy back window, and some dag wrote, "HONK IF YOU'RE HAPPY" in the dirt. Now take a good DEEP BREATHE! Rotorua must be a VERY HAPPY place, aye? HA!
Mad Mick
Thank heaven your name is not Analyse !
GAL
I see that my word analysis is not censored!
GAL
I agree, how sick is our society when the word analysis is censored! Lol!!!
3lions
Hi kytelflyer,
I hope you find this site to be productive, although a reply 12 months later, umm errr, I was not a member then :)
I am with a couple survey sites, and maybe have been lucky but I have had $40 in paypal money within the past 3 months.
I in general like them, they pay, and they help pass some time.
Have a nice day!
Cheers,
Lise :)
Sambo
It sure is a huge letdown to be so damned ordinary
Anzacbaby
Yes I used the word ****gesics (painkillers) the other day and it blanked out the first four letters also which I found quite amusing also
kyteflyer
oh gawd, thats hilarious!!
kyteflyer
I'm in the latter category, and old with no kids, as well as living in regional NSW to boot, so I get screened out more often than in... but in places like pp at least you get 15c for making the effort. Most give you nothing. I have dropped out of most survey sites. Only joined here today so I hope its productive.
lpullman
Funniest thing I'm likely to see today - the obscenity filter on this board has blocked out the first two syllables of one word... I guess I should written back-passage-ysis.
lpullman
Sorry, but you really don't understand how this works.
What the survey companies want is a sample set that matches the distribution of the population of the demographic they are surveying. Survey companies want a broad spread of members, not because they want to include one of each "type", but because need a big enough sample set to represent the general population.
To use your example, assuming that 1 to 10,000 is the proportion of black lesbian nuns to white male computer geeks in the general population, then NEITHER will receive more surveys than the other. BLNs will receive NO more surveys because that would make them over represented in the sample set, while WMCGs will receive no fewer because they would then be under respresented.
Now if the survey was targeted at nuns - maybe on the subject of bad habits (JOKE, JOKE) - then since the general population of nuns is smaller, BLNs would make up a higher proportion, but they will still receive proportionally no more surveys.
This is a gross oversimplification, but serves for illustration. I think you are confusing sampling with the demographic break down that comes later in the ****ysis.
My theroy is that polling is seasonal. If there are fewer surveys, it's because there is less polling going on. When there is less polling going on, people notice and start to check more often so what surveys there are get filled more rapidly. Maybe a few people get discouraged and drop out, thus reducing the size of the sample and increasing the likely hood of any member getting a survey. The next round of market research comes around and we are all happy again.
kezza052
I aree with lonelyleg as I'm with about 15 survey sites and its also the same & even when you don't tick one box out of 10 you get screend out . Who do they want for these suveys anway
lynettemuir
Hi Hunterth - Love to have more information try so hard to make a little bit of money. thanks
Jo
Maybe they just want our initial info (address / email) to send out advertising. How do you deactivate?
adelaidegirl
hi hunter ,i read your response can u tell me what survey sites and freebie sites do you go to thanks sharon.
kiwinutter
Great tip - thanks! The vouchers come in useful!
hunterh
See I check my websites almost everyday regardless of email notofications which can sometimes be over looked or in SPAM. I have heaps of sources I paid for some of my information. I would like to share my sources wth you because I will get a reward for most places or a prize entry. If you would like me to do this for you email me haylee.hunter@yahoo.com
hunterh
I will refer you to all my sources if you like I get paid quite a bit but I also paid for some of my information. Let me know I will refer you and then I might get a reward. (HAPPY) I try to get my friends involved but they would rather ply on facebook.lol my email address is haylee.hunter@yahoo.com. I also get freebies everyday today I got some mineral powder and a mascara the other week i got a lancome mascara I go to myers and david jones and I also receive samples in the mail everyday the posty brings me presents and something so small and novel brings me so much joy.
seranita
I complainedabout this to another site and was told they only send you offers when they nearly reach the end of their requirements.They told me it is better to simply log on and have a look. Since then things have improved.I have 2 Bunnings vouchers coming, some in my pay pal account and some into my bank .Not large amounts but it all helps.Good luck