Is Opinion Outpost (OpinionOutPost.com) Another Paid Survey Scam?
Like MySurvey.com OpinionOutpost.com is not a scam! Yes I know it’s hard to believe, but the fact of the matter is there are legitimate work at home survey companies despite what you may have been led to believe because of all those clickbank ebooks. Recently paid surveys are getting a bad name because there are so many clickbank merchants who compile a list of real survey companies that pay work at home seekers but they make you pay for this list. But it’s totally unnecessary as sites like this provide you a complete list of these companies for free.
Now that this out of the way, let’s discuss Opinion Outpost. When you first visit the website you may be a little turned off by the whole western motif. I know I was but I didn’t want that to affect my judgment so I joined anyway. To my surprise OpinionOutpost.com is very similar to MySurvey.com in terms of the set up and how they reward their users.
Users are paid by points. But don’t let this dissuade you or jump to any conclusions. The points are equal to real hard cash. 10 points is equal to $1. But you’re probably wondering how many points are usually awarded for doing a survey. In my experience the surveys I’ve received range from 20-50 points. I know it’s not a lot but OpinionPost.com makes up for this by providing you with a lot more surveys then most companies out there. I get a survey almost every 2-4 days which adds up fast by the end of the month. By the way when there is a new survey to take they will email you so you don’t have to worry about missing out on some possible money.
The other great thing about OpinionOutpost.com is that the surveys tend to be quick which I love since I try to do surveys from multiple survey companies to increase my total income as a survey taker. (You should too.)
Cashing out your points is painless, you just log into your account, request the money you want based on your point balance and a check is sent within a week or two in my experience. It doesn’t get an easier than that people.
So do I recommend OpinonOutpost.com?
Damn skippy I do. Opinion Outpost is the real deal. They’re not a fraud or some type of rip off. I haven’t heard much in the way of complaints either. So for this review of OpinionOutpost.com I’m giving them 2 thumbs up! Give it a try, you have nothing to lose.
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December 19th, 2007 at 3:32 am |
Paid surveys is one of the great ways to make money. But unfortunately, we are likely to get a lot of unwanted spam, and very few paid surveys opportunities.
May 26th, 2008 at 8:08 am |
I’ve made more money from Opinion Outpost than My Survey. Both are great companies.
May 26th, 2008 at 10:38 am |
Thanks for sharing your experience Nicole.
Eddy
August 5th, 2008 at 8:12 am |
I have had a bad experience with Opinion Outpost just because they have lengthy pre-qualifier surveys that I always “fail” and never get to the real survey.
August 5th, 2008 at 10:13 am |
Hi Natalie,
Thanks for sharing. I’ve had that happen to me with SurveySavvy. Unfortunately this is part of taking surveys and focus groups. The whole reasons companies are paying us is because they need a certain profile for their research. So if we don’t meet that then they can’t use us. It’s nothing personal.
But I’ll be the first to admit sometimes it seems like I never meet any profile. lol But it all depends on the survey company you’re working with.
That’s why its important to sign up with multiple free and legitimate survey companies. This way you’re more likely to qualify for a paid survey.
Our recommendations for other survey companies can be found at: www.workathomenoscams.com/articles
I hope this helps.
Eddy
August 18th, 2008 at 9:56 am |
I just completed an Opinion Outpost survey last night and made 35 points (equals $3.50) for about 5 min. worth of work. I agree that it sometimes feels like you keep getting rejected before actually hitting on a survey that pays (I went through 3 others last night before I got to that, so realistically it may have been about 1/2 hour before I actually got paid that $3.50), but then again, I was able to do that on my WiFi-connected laptop while watching the Olympics; not bad to make money while watching TV!
I wish that at sometime, some survey site would offer points for even attempting to complete a survey… Even if it was only a fraction of a cent that you got, at least you wouldn’t feel so deflated when you don’t qualify to complete the survey (do you happen to know of any?).
Also, I would love it if the survey sites could better determine if you would qualify and /or aid in some of those qualifying questions… I hate having to fill out my age-range, state I live in, occupation requirements, etc.; get rejected for that survey; and then only to have to fill out those same (or similar) questions again for a different survey. It would save me the hassle of having to fill out all of those pre-qualifying questions while at the same time perhaps reducing the sites bandwidth costs by only providing those surveys that are most likely to be completed by the user.
I also just finished watching your video on MySurvey.com, and noticed that I may be missing out on some other benefits from these sites — I’m thinking I should step up to the next level and become more involved with their affiliate program. So yeah taking the surveys is the first step, but then you can enhance that with recommendations to others!
August 18th, 2008 at 10:10 am |
Hi Larry,
I’m glad to hear that you’re making money with surveys. Seems like people do when they work with the right companies.
I have to agree with you about the cool factor of getting paid while you doing other things. It’s the best! lol
In terms of your complaints, I can totally relate.
You must be a mind reader because I’m in the process of creating a new video for another legitimate survey company I signed up with. And they must have heard our complaints because this company addresses most of them. So stay tuned. I’m hoping to get the video and article up by today or tomorrow.
If you’re not a subscriber be sure to sign up:
www.WorkAtHomeNoScams.com/subscribe
In terms of being an affiliate, trust me when I say its the best thing since sliced bread. lol Especially in the situations where you’re taking surveys that you don’t qualify for. At least you know that someone else that your refer maybe and you get paid. So its a win win if people are willing to get trained about being an affiliate. You can visit the following page for more details: www.workathomenoscams.com/aff
Thanks for chiming in. We appreciate it! There is a lot of money to be made at home if people venture outside the whole traditional work at home job angle. So I’m glad you’re one of the folks that sees this.
Good luck.
Eddy
September 22nd, 2008 at 4:57 pm |
Not a fan of opinion outpost. I often don’t qualify for the surveys, which is fine, just a part of taking online surveys. What I don’t like is how long some of the pre-qualifying surveys are. I have spent a lot of time taking these non-surveys, with no “consolation” prize, so to speak. Would it kill them to give me something for my time? I would be satisfied with 10 cents, it would eventually add up. Also, I finished an EXTREMELY long survey, and there was an “unexpected error” at the end, and all my info was lost. I complained, got a “too bad” response from outpost. The problem was with the survey company, so outpost didn’t care. Overall, a waste of time.
September 22nd, 2008 at 5:42 pm |
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for the feedback. I totally hear what you’re saying about opinion outpost. That’s probably why it’s not one of my go to survey companies. But with that said it is still one of the short list of legitimate survey companies that pays. So we need to have all options. Every company will have its issues but its just good to have options.
With that in mind, I recently joined another survey company, www.GoSynovate.com and what I like is that even if I don’t qualify for a survey, they still pay for my time. Since that’s been a sore spot for you, you should definitely check them out.
www.GoMysurvey.com is another great survey company that I love.
You can read my reviews on these companies and watch the videos I created about them:
www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/08/18/synovate-global-opinions-panel-scam-or-not/
www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/03/10/if-you-dont-work-for-this-company-youll-kick-yourself-later/
Hope they help.
Eddy
September 29th, 2008 at 9:59 pm |
Opinion Outpost is one of my favs! Just received one check … with another one on the way!
September 29th, 2008 at 10:08 pm |
Always good to hear you’re making that money Callie!
Eddy