Top 20 Paid Survey Panels |
| Article Published on May 2, 2008 |
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If you’ve tried to find a paid survey panel or focus group on the internet, you know that there are hundreds of sites that claim to have the "top paid survey panels", or even worse, pretend to be a paid survey panel.
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Most of these companies have a top list, true, but it's of bogus "email collection" sites, and some are actually "phising" sites that want all of your personal information.
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So, how do you find real information and true market research companies? Easy. Just keep reading.
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We've been in the paid survey industry providing information to consumers for over 5 years now, and have amassed a great list of market research companies.
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There are currently about 250 companies that conduct market research surveys and focus groups, but of these, there are only about 20 that are aggressive in their panel recruitment.
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They are also (incidentally) the most popular survey panels and get hired by big names such as Jack-In-The-Box, McDonalds, 24-Hour Fitness, Souplantation, Olive Garden and Footlocker.
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Here's how it works:
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A company will hire a market research company to bring them a certain type of person (also called a "demographic"). The market research company then hires an advertising network that deals with paid survey information sites (like this one) to bring them participants. This type of arrangement has been going on for years, and they've gotten really good at weeding out the bogus paid survey information sites. So, the fact that you are reading this on our site is a true testament to the validity and quality of the information we provide.
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This is also why you see the same 20 panels on a few websites online, (like this one). We are the only sites that actually provide what we say we provide: true free paid survey information. And there are only a handful of us that are allowed to continue recruiting participants.
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So, what are the top 20 paid survey panels online?
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Well, here they are! (drumroll, please)
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| Global Test Market |
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| Survey Spot |
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| Ipsos iSay Panel |
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| EPoll General Surveys |
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| Valued Opinions |
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| American Consumer Opinion Panel |
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| Lightspeed Research |
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| NFO MySurveys Panel |
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| NPD Online Research |
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| Mindfield Internet Panel |
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| Your 2 Cents |
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| Opinion Outpost |
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| African American Voice |
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| GlobalNet Survey Panel |
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| AC Nielsen Homescan |
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| Opinion Surveys |
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| Pro Opinion Research |
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| Opinion Square |
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| Nielsen Net Ratings |
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| Ipsos Survey for Moms |
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These 20 market research companies are truly the best survey panels to be on. They all compensate you for your time and opinion, they are all free to join, they don't spam you email inbox and they don't share your personal information.
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If you are serious about taking surveys online, and you are willing to spend the next 30 minutes registering as a participant, then these are truly the best paid survey panels to be on. Even if it takes you more than a half an hour, it's well worth it.
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