Is MindfieldOnline.com Another Paid Survey Scam?

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   Leigh said on January 13th, 2008 at 3:01 am

   I got a $10 from Mindfield yesterday, deposited today. It was a fun survey but it did take a whole week to do. I found it worth it

   MyView is good too.

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   eddysalomon said on January 13th, 2008 at 9:03 am

   Thanks for the comment Leigh.
   I’ll have to look into this My View website you mentioned.
   Eddy

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   banie said on February 18th, 2009 at 10:47 am

   Thank for the article and info..i very excited to know more about survey and choose the right one to earn some extra money..i will try this later thank again.

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   Helena said on March 5th, 2009 at 8:07 pm

   thanks for the article! Its really hard to find ways to make money when your under sixteen, and i wanted to make sure i wouldn’t get scammed with this. you helped me a ton.

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   Eddy Salomon said on March 6th, 2009 at 8:17 am

   You’re welcome.

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   Daniel said on March 7th, 2009 at 9:35 pm

   Thanks for the article! I just signed up today, filled out all of the member questionarres as the site recommended me to do so. Just wondering, does mindfield actually send a legitamate amount of surveys? I understand some patience is required but i was just wondering how often (and how many) surveys are sent to your email. Thanks.

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   Eddy Salomon said on March 7th, 2009 at 10:14 pm

   You’re welcome Daniel.
   A company doesn’t lack legitimacy because they don’t send a lot of surveys frequently. surveys are based on needs of a given client.
   So for instance let’s pretend I’m Coca Cola and I hire Mindfield to find me Black males, 18-25, that live in urban areas because I want their feedback on a new drink
   we’re creating. Mindfield will check their database and send out a survey invitation to only people that fit that profile. (Which is also why its important to provide as much details in your profile.)
   Obviously if you don’t fit that profile you’re not going to get a survey invitation. It doesn’t mean that Mindfield or any of these other survey companies are shady. Market research is a business
   that is based on demand. So if companies aren’t demanding your profile than Mindfield can’t pay you for surveys they don’t have.

   So hopefully that gives you a better understanding of how surveys and focus groups work. This is also why you should sign up for many legitimate survey companies because if one may not be getting new
   clients another one may. So the more databases you’re on, the better your chances of getting more surveys. But keep in mind you should only be joining legitimate companies. Fortunately we’ve listed a few in our
   articles page:
   http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles

   No one can guarantee you a certain number of surveys per day, etc. If they do, they’re lying to you.

   Good luck.

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   John Abraham said on March 8th, 2009 at 11:24 am

   i got paid by them.

   Regards,
   John Abraham

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   Nicole B. said on October 30th, 2009 at 12:51 pm

   Hi Eddy,

   I’ve been using Mindfield since 2005 now. I’ve not made a lot of money. But I like getting a few extra bucks in my spare time, from time to time. The checks get to me quickly, less than a week from requesting them.
   They do offer referrals now. I can make money from that. I don’t push the referrals, because I’m doing the surveys to get my opinion heard, not make a lot of money.
   I like the surveys I’ve done. I have done for some companies that I buy from on a regular basis. It’s nice to have your opinion heard, aside from just being a consumer.
   Thank you for not smacking mindfield down, btw…lol.
   Have a Happy Halloween!
   Nicole

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10. 
    Eddy Salomon said on October 30th, 2009 at 3:16 pm

    Hi Nicole,

    Thanks for sharing your experience. You’re one of the few people I know that takes surveys for the purpose of influencing change in products rather than the cold hard cash.

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11. 
    Judy F said on November 26th, 2009 at 11:17 pm

    Are you guys joking? I’ve done MANY surveys for Mindfield that I have qualified for and went through the whole 30 or more minutes. I have seen ONE PENNY of my money.

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    Callie said on November 28th, 2009 at 1:51 pm

    @Judy F:

    Hello Judy,

    I can somewhat relate to your frustration with Mindfield.

    I was a panelist for Mindfield for a while. However, I deemed it necessary to cancel my account some time ago. I too completed many of their surveys (all considerably less than 30 mins though), but what seemed like a problem for me was that it was taking forever for the earnings to post to my account. There would be times when I would have several pending amounts waiting to be credited.

    Sometimes it would take months for the credit to finally show up. According to member support, this was the norm. Maybe for them, but not for me. lol Since then, I’ve moved on to other survey programs that have a much faster account credit turn around time.

    After reading Nicole’s post above, I may consider re-joining. I’m usually game to giving a decent program a second chance. Especially if there have been enhancements made since the time of my leaving. In Mindfield’s case, my interest has been piqued by the referral program that Mindfield now has.

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13. 
    glo said on December 29th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    i joined the site and have taken two surveys. one paid $10 and the other $5.00, but was never credited for either. i have enquired over and over again but the highest they did was copy and paste me FAQ which did not solve no problems, that is why i decided to read people’s review and know if it’s worth my time.

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    Jason said on January 19th, 2010 at 7:25 pm

    I agree totally I am on there panel Mindfield online i do make a few bucks here or there but like you said do not plan to get rich. Survey spot is another decent survey program.

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    Eddy Salomon said on January 20th, 2010 at 12:07 pm

    Jason,
    I think that’s where the problem lies. There are so many sites out there misrepresenting that you can make big money just by taking surveys that it gives folks unrealistic expectations. So when they do actually find legit survey companies they’re often let down or in some cases they call it a scam because it’s not paying them the amounts they assumed they could get. It’s just a messed up situation. Because at the end of the day every penny counts but its hard for some folks to see that.

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