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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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.
ReplyI’ve made more money from Opinion Outpost than My Survey. Both are great companies.
ReplyThanks for sharing your experience Nicole.
Eddy
ReplyI 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.
ReplyHi 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: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/articles
I hope this helps.
Eddy
ReplyI 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!
ReplyHi 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:
http://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: http://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
ReplyNot 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.
ReplyHi 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, http://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.
http://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:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/08/18/synovate-global-opinions-panel-scam-or-not/
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/03/10/if-you-dont-work-for-this-company-youll-kick-yourself-later/
Hope they help.
Eddy
ReplyOpinion Outpost is one of my favs! Just received one check … with another one on the way!
ReplyAlways good to hear you’re making that money Callie!
Eddy
ReplyOpinion Outpost is kickin’!! As said above, they are one of my favs, but I love them even more now! I knew Opinion Outpost was enhancing their cash-out process to expedite the time in which checks are received … but lightening fast was a pleasant surprise!!
I cashed out on Wednesday, 3/18/09 and received a nice check on Monday, 3/23/09. I was like … ssssweeet!
Now is a great time for US residents to sign-up!
- Callie
Replyhttp://www.SurveyFavs.com
I make more money from opinonoutpost than any other survey site. I signed up 7 weeks ago and so far I have received 3 checks for $120. Some days I do have trouble qualifying for even one survey, but that is not usually the case. I have a great opinion of them.,
ReplyHey David,
Thanks for sharing. That’s very impressive and should be an inspiration to others. Opinion Outpost is definitely a good company. So did you make that much with just your own efforts or are you taking advantage of their referral/affiliate program as well? If not you should. It’s a great way to boost your income. Take care.
Reply@Eddy Salomon:
ReplyMy own efforts. I was laid off from my job as a support systems analyst 3 months ago. So far I can’t find another job. One day I decided to start taking survey. There is no way this will replace my lost income, but so far I have made $250.00 in 7 weeks on various sites. Everyday I email resumes and then spend hours taking surveys. It is a LOT of work for a small amount of money, but it is a decent supplement to my unemployment and savings.
Hi David
ReplySorry to hear about your layoff. It’s a story I hear too often on this blog. But you’re taking a great attitude and being proactive. I can’t tell you how many people complain how surveys don’t pay enough and I need a “real job”. My philosphy has always been, why not make some money than none at all as you look for real jobs. Some folks like yourself get this and are obviously making some money. And others are still searching in frustration making nothing. So applaud you. Keep up the good work. Everyone reading this should take note. We have many of these small ways of making income and combined it can add up: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/recommendations So take note and follow David’s lead.
I got enough points to cash in for $25.00. Opinion Outpost said that I would have to have enough points for $150.00 before I could cash in. This means that I would have to continue this for the rest of my life. I am 73.
ReplyHi Richard,
I’m not sure if I understand your comment. Are you saying that Opinion Outpost has changed their requirements and the minimum payout is now $150 instead of $25? If so, that sucks.
Simple enough to fix. Try some of the other survey companies that have a reasonable payout amount:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/13/top-5-paid-online-survey-websites/
At the end of the day you’re not going to be able to support yourself with just taking paid surveys. The real money is getting involved in many of these non-traditional work at home opportunities at once so you have multiple streams of income coming in that add up to decent income. Or get in the habit of referring other people to them which is where a lot of money can be made because who doesn’t want to make a little money at home.
Focus groups may be another option for you as well since they pay extremely well at the time of the survey. There is none of this waiting nonsense. But the trade off is an hour or two of your time and leaving your home:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/01/30/20-per-hour-raise
Or you can go the traditional work at home job route:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/companies
Either way you have options, its just a matter of taking the best ones for you.
Hope this helps.
ReplyI have been a member of Opinionoutpost since late march. II have earned a total of $176.00 in a little over 3 months. I do not qualify for 75% of the surveys, but the ones I do finish are worth from $1-$5. I noticed that Richard said he needed $25 to cash out. The cash out minimum is only $5.00. Normally I get a check within 10 days of requesting it. So far I have made more money with Opinionoutpost than any of the other 12 survey sites I use.
Below are the amounts I received in June from the sites I take survey’s on:
Opinionoutpost.com=$58.00
Surveyhead.com=$32.25 Paypal deposit(it took 4 weeks to get it)
Inboxdollars.com=$30.00(3 weeks to get)
globalopinionpanels.co,(Synovate)=$25.00
yourtwocents.com=$30.00
greenfieldonline.com=$11.00
lightspeedpanel.com=$30.00
I think $208.00 for June was decent. You can’t support yourself taking these surveys, but you can earn extra money.
ReplyI also want to let you know I have in 2 opinion panels last week.
1. Lightspeedpanel.com-had to watch a pilot of a tv show(wish I could tell you about it.) After watching it I and 5 other people answered questions and gave comments about the program. We spent 70 minutes watching and discussing the show for $30.00.
2. Globalopinionpanels.com-Watched a promotional video for an arm of the U.S. military, and gave opinions about it. Total time=50 minutes, received $20.00
Good luck all.
ReplyThanks for chiming in David!
ReplyAlways good to hear another perspective. Very impressive what you’ve done with the surveys! Folks should take note.
Hi Eddy,
I am glad to share because I want to encourage others about taking surveys. The first month I started I earned almost nothing because I was all over the place with too many company’s. Right now I stick to just a few that have proven reliable and honest. After signing up to take surveys you MUST check your email every half hour. If you wait too long the quota will be filled.
See you all later.
Reply@Eddy Salomon:
@Richard:
Hello Richard,
I am an active survey panelist with Opinion Outpost. I love their program! I’ve cashed out a few times. My most recent cash out experience was like … “Wow!” The newly improved cash out turn around time is lightening fast! Very impressive.
After reading your post, I definitely wanted to chime in with an important correction …
Opinion Outpost has a minimum cash out of 50 points which is equivalent to $5. Not sure where or who your figures came from, but they are not valid.
The minimum cash out information can be verified as per logging in to your Opinion Outpost member area, then selecting the “Rewards” link from the right. And, also by contacting member support toll-free at 1-877-254-1234.
I hope this info helps
ReplyHi Callie, I am glad you love opinionoutpost. Like you they are my favorite. The low cash out of $5 is great and I like getting $55-$75 extra spending dollars every month. The other survey companies I listed above are also easy make money on. Give them a try.
@Callie:
ReplyThank Goodness for having my active subscribers ready to chime in and provide some further insight. You guys are great. Callie knows her stuff! She’s the survey queen ( http://www.SurveyFavs.com ) lol.
ReplyHi Eddy,
I must say Opinion Outpost does pay just received my first check of $ 27.80 I was like wow that was really fast!! I do recommend it.
thank you,
Veronica N.
ReplyGreat to from you again Veronica! But better to hear you’ve made some money with our recommendations. Just goes to show we’re not full of it and people can make money with these non-traditional work at home opportunities if you have an open mind! Keep up the good work!
ReplyMorning Eddy,
Thanks so much for your kind words, I also have been searching for something to do at home that is one of the reasons why I have not been on here for quite some time. Been a busy bee I will let you know more of hand if I have found something in my research I see lots of possibilities that will allow me to train at home. So, till then have a blessed day.
Veronica N.
ReplyHi again,
Yeah regards to http://www.mysurvey.com in the very beginning I use to receive lots of emails and or notification stating you have a new survey, I don’t get it frequent anymore why is that? Just curious.
Thanks
ReplyVeronica N.
Hi Veronica,
What you’re experiencing is normal.
They’ll be times when the marketing research company has a lot of clients so that means they’ll have more surveys to send to their database.
Or sometimes business isn’t as busy. They lose clients, etc.
Be sure your profile is updated with the most up to date information as well. At the end of the day, this is why you’re always hearing me preaching multiple streams of income. When one slows
Replydown, the others can pick up the slack. I’m do well for myself but you’ll never, ever see me stop adding to my streams of income. It just doesn’t make “cents”. So fortunately you’re involved with multiple companies
and opportunities. Keep adding to your streams of income and you’ll always be fine because some of these opportunities are bound to dry up or trickle. So keep ahead of that by staying hungry.
@David:
Hey David,
Oops! Please pardon my tardiness in chiming in. I don”t recall receiving my email notie of this post update.
No doubt you’ve listed some great survey programs. I’m already a panelist of each of them and have been for quite some time. Nonetheless, you’ve given others plenty of opportunity to join!
Thanks!
Reply@Veronica N.:
Hey Veronica,
I totally agree with Eddy’s reply. In addition, I’d like to remind you that you can always log into your MySurvey account daily! Doing so will give you a good edge in making sure to quickly catch available surveys without waiting for the email notification.
I enjoy doing it, and wanted to share. Hope it helps!
ReplyHi Eddy,
Thanks a lot for the heads up as always for your quick response.
That’s what I like about you your always on the roll and head of the game.
Keep up the good work!!!
And for your honest opinion it is surely appreciated.
Will keep it in mind,
All the best.
ReplyVeronica N.
Well thanks for finally coming around Ms. I’m too busy with my own great blow http://www.SurveyFavs.com so I can’t back to the hood anymore and chill with your peeps. lol
ReplyGreat to see you here Callie. If you haven’t noticed I miss your feedback here. lol
Hi Callie girl!!
Always a pleasure to hear from you how’s it going? Thanks so much for the 411 see I didn’t know I had to go to the site more often or lol silly me I must of forgotten that I was suppose to do that hahaha!!!
omg i feel silly now.
Thanks again
Veronica N.
Reply@Eddy Salomon:
ReplyLOL Eddy, Gets a sip of water hahaha!!!
@Callie:
ReplyThank you!!
@Eddy Salomon:
Lmreo!
Aww, thanks Eddy.
It’s always my pleasure to give back to your great community. I love hangin’ out & chillin’ with my peeps. After all, this is where I got started. So I will continue to pop in to help whenever I can.
Reply@Veronica N.:
Hey backatcha girl!
Sure, you are very welcome for the 411 anytime. Always glad to help.
ReplyTalk about being silly? Veronica, I should share some of my “oopsie” moments with you. Those are definitely silly! LOL
@Callie:
hahaha!!!! due tell . Laughter is the best medicine. t/c Callie
Veronica N.
Reply@Veronica N.:
Hey Veronica!
Girl, trust me … I’m tempted to tell. But that would be quite a bit of laughter. And yes, laughter is the best medicine … but some of you may not be able to handle that much laughter all at once. LOL
ReplyHi. I’m new to the whole concept of paid surveys…and I had a question: do you need to buy something first in order to answer the surveys? Say there’s a survey about a product you don’t have…do you need to buy said product before the survey?
ReplyHi Micaela,
I think you’re confusing paid surveys with get paid offers as described on this page:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2008/05/07/getpaidtotryoffers/
Traditional surveys companies may sometimes provide you products to try at no cost. But they will never expect you to buy anything.
You can find some of my top survey companies listed here:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/12/13/top-5-paid-online-survey-websites
You may also want to read my article about survey scams:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/2007/08/21/paid-surveys-online-are-they-all-scams
Hope this helps.
I hope this helps.
ReplyThank Eddy…that did help!
ReplyYou’re welcome.
ReplyThank you very much Eddy for this wonderful review, I have been working with OpinionOutpost for 5 months now and I have get very good checks from them, obviously I’m not going to support all my groceries from there but it has help a lot.
Have a nice day.
ReplyHey Jorge,
Thanks for sharing. It’s always good to hear when people succeed with these opportunities.
ReplyHey guys, I don’t know if is good news but at least is something new on OpinionOutpost.com, now you can redeem your points for Amazon Gift cards, the rate is the same 10 points = $1 dls on the amazon gift card and you need a minimum of 50 points ($5dls) to claim one.
Good luck to all.
P.S. Eddy, keep the great job that you have been doing and thank you for sharing all your knowledge, I hope that family issue is getting better or better if it has been resolve, have a wonderful day.
ReplyThanks for sharing that update Jorge. That is good news. I redeem my points from mysurvey for amazon gift cards all the time. I love using them to buy all type of things for my home with them.
Thanks for your sentiments to regarding my family. I really appreciate it. It’s getting better but you know how things can take a turn when you’re dealing with family issues. lol
ReplyHey all!
Gotta love Opinion Outpost’s upcoming new Rewards options! Faster, easier cash outs, a Virtual Debit card, and more. Wow, I’m excited! Even more reason why Opinion Outpost remains one of my faves.
So, what do you all think of the new rewards options? Any fans as excited about it as I am? lol
By the way, for any Twitterers that didn’t know, but might be interested in knowing, Opinion Outpost tweets: http://www.twitter.com/opinionoutpost
Take care!
ReplyI am very excited about those virtual debit cards, it sounds awesome, quick cash on your hands.
Have a nice day all.
ReplyOpinion Outpost is totally a scam! I started logging my participation in their “research panel” months ago. After 10 surveys in a row in which I documented how much time I put into each of them, I’ve found that I spent on average 7 minutes on each only to be told that “I didn’t qualify” for the survey. Well how is it that I answered so many detailed questions like more than 30 “Rank how much you like this company from 1 to 5″ only to be told I didn’t qualify? It’s nonsense! I “didn’t qualify” because they didn’t want to pay me! This is the biggest ripoff on the internet. What they’re doing is unconscionable! I thought I’d try again today to give them “a second chance,” but once again after spending more than 10 minutes and answering about 40 questions, I was told I “didn’t qualify.” Ridiculous! They got their questions answered – 40 questions!!!!!!!! – I got nothing! They’re completely full of crap!
ReplyChris,
Thanks for sharing. But in my humble opinion, this is just another scenario where one may not like the policy of a given company so now its being labeled a scam. This seems to be pervasive when it comes to this industry. There is a lot of things that the government and airlines do that I’m not fond of but I don’t run around calling them a scam. The fact of the matter is that Opinion Outpost does pay when you qualify for a survey. Not qualifying for a survey is a common thing. It’s basic supply and demand. If you fit the proflie that a company needs then you get a survey. If you don’t then you don’t get the survey. It’s not a conspiracy theory.
That being said I don’t like when companies don’t give you some type of compensation for taking the screener questions especially if it takes more than a minute or two. That’s one of the reasons, I like http://www.GoMySurvey.com so much. No matter what, you always get some type of compensation even though it’s not a lot. So I would argue that if Opinion Outpost doesn’t offer that especially if the screener questions are as long as you claim then that stinks. In which case people may not want to work with this company if that will pose a problem for them.
But again, it doesn’t make them a scam. It’s not like you paid money to join and then all of sudden they didn’t deliver on the product. Or they sent you a fake check to cash or told you you’re applying for a data entry job and it turns out to be a ploy to sell you on affiliate marketing. That type of stuff I would consider a scam:
http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams
In any event, i do appreciate you chiming in. If what you’ve reported is in fact the case, hopefully Opinion Outpost will change this policy in the near future if enough people find an issue with it.
ReplyI can see why Chris is upset, I get told the majority of the time that I do not qualify but it is all part of the surveys. There are ups and downs. I joined almost a year ago and still made $60 considering I do not qualify for 90% of the surveys. Something is better than nothing compared to other sites I am part of.
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