So today I'm doing something a bit different. Usually I review new companies or scams. But a lot of times things change regarding some companies I have reviewed in the past. Usually I just update the past reviews. But that doesn't help the people who may have already read those reviews and moved on.
So keeping this in mind, I've decided to create new posts dedicated to updates on companies I may have reviewed. This way if you have forgotten an opportunity or were on the fence about it, the updates may help you. Either way I hope you find it useful.
So today we're talking about updates to the MySurvey opportunity. You can read about this company here and here. But this is basically a company that pays you for your opinions. No fees, BBB listed and has been around for a long time.
Patience is a virtue…
In any event, one of my pet peeves about this company was that it use to take forever to receive the prizes or cash that you redeemed. The other issue was that they didn't have a paypal option to cash your payments. The only way to get cash for your points were checks. Money is money but checks are annoying. You have to actually trek out to the bank or atm machine. Then you have to wait a few days for it to clear. But before you can even do all this MySurvey took weeks to send you a simple check.
Change is good…
Well fortunately MySurvey has heard my complaints and made changes. lol They have totally revamped their rewards area. You can now cash out your points via paypal and receive the cash within a few days. This applies to their other electronic gift options as well including amazon gift cards. So assuming you can get enough surveys or optionally get referrals, you can conceivable start cashing out in days instead of weeks. This is great news for those of you that need money right away. Check out the video below where I walk you through the new changes:
I don't know about you but I was super excited to see the new revamped rewards section. Now MySurvey is a viable option in terms of getting fast cash such as Amazon Work At Home Turk. That being said like any survey site the number of surveys you get will depend on your demographics. The reality is some demographics are more appealing to certain companies. It's nothing personal, it's just the nature of business. It's also not in MySurvey.com's control. They're basically just a marketing firm that connects companies with the people they want to survey.
However there is a simple way to get around the demographic limitations legitimately. It's just a matter of referring folks you may know who wouldn't mind getting paid for their opinions. How hard can that be? I'm sure you probably have a lot of friends, family or co-workers that are always giving you their opinions when you didn't ask for it. At least now you have the opportunity to get paid for their "two cents". lol If not you can refer people you don't know like I do via your website and learning internet marketing techniques. Either way, watch the following video to learn how to use MySurvey's Referral program:
In any event, I hope you found this update useful. I really like the changes MySurvey has made and I just felt it was worth bringing up again especially for people that are always looking for opportunities that pay quickly. Now you can add MySurvey to that list for better or worst.
For those of you who have no interest in this type of opportunity whatsoever (Yes I see you sucking your teeth and rolling your eyes. lol), you can always visit our work at home jobs page. Happy now? lol
Enjoy folks. Let me know what you guys think of the changes. Have you taken advantage of it or plan to?
Thanks for sharing your experience Toby. I agree a lot of things have changed for the worst since they merged with Lightspeed.
It’s a shame because it was really a great company in the past. But thank goodness there are alternatives like fusion cash:
https://www.workathomenoscams.com/2012/04/02/work-at-home-update-fusion-cash/
ICS:
https://www.workathomenoscams.com/2010/07/19/is-instantcashsweepstakes-com-a-scam/
PaidViewPoint:
https://www.workathomenoscams.com/2011/12/05/is-paidviewpoint-com-a-scam/
Thank goodness for competition! Thanks for sharing your experience. I’m glad some of the other companies I introduced you to are working for you. That’s why I always give a lot of options because usually some will fit a persons needs.
Take care.
I couldn’t find this article which I thought I’d bookmarked, so was kindly redirected here. I just opted out of MySurvey, haven’t had nothing but aggravation from them. I hope others continue to do well with them, but they have not been of any use for me, and I’m pretty patient (even the 7 cents for 7 disqualified surveys at Fusion Cash was something that was actually there), and I love MTurk now that I’ve become an ‘old pro’ at it, if I do say so. But here’s what happened: constant bombardment of ‘You have a survey waiting’, spamming several times a day with these, so I do these all even though I’m quickly disqualified and just get a single sweepstakes point. That’s okay, it only took about 20 seconds, and maybe I’ll finally get a real survey, so I finally did. Well, that took 30 minutes, which is all right, but I got no real points at all, only 1 more sweepstakes points. And that’s where I do draw the line. For real time spent, on a survey they took seriously and got real information, I don’t want just a sweepstakes point. I emailed them, but then unsubscribed. That itself took a LONG time, and was a big deal with a bunch of steps.
Anyway, reviews of MySurvey have been mixed. Some people seem to be having good luck with them, and I’m glad to hear it, but even the penny that Fusion Cash gives when your demographic is not what they want is better than some sweepstakes point. So maybe I lost a sweepstakes, but the tipping point was the dozens of emails every day. Like playing lotteries, excepts the odds of winning anything anything smaller.
Just my experience, I know, but it just didn’t work out for me like MTurk has really well and Fusion Cash does give the real credit in the occasional surveys I’m qualified for.
Thanks, Eddy.
Apparently MySurvey was prepping for their new site and that’s why the message I spoke about below was posted on their site.
However, I’m here with Good news for those who were not aware …
The new MySurvey site is live and has already amazed me! I cashed out points for an iTunes gift card and received the e-credit in about 5 minutes, rather than the few days with the previous MySurvey site. I was like WoW!
I’m still navigating my way around the new site, but overall I love it! It does appear that new registrants and referrals are back in force.
Thanks for the update Callie!
I like their new logo!
Hey everybody!
Just wanted to swing on by with a quick MySurvey update that was just brought to my attention:
Currently, MySurvey is NOT accepting any new registrations.
I’m not sure how long this has been posted on their homepage but MySurvey asks that registrants “check back again in a few days …” so I’ll continue to monitor the MySurvey site for any new developments or updates.
@Michele:
I noticed that too about 3 months after joining them! They sent me a bunch of surveys worth no points asking me very detailed questions about my household, employers and how much effect I have on my companies decisions when purchasing electronics, software, etc. Then they suddenly stopped. They emailed me 4 possible surveys worth anywhere between $2 and $5. I’ve been paid $6 so far by them.
I really like mysurvey. One thing thought they keep diercting me to the lightspeed consumer panel. Have you ever heard of them?
Hi Nichele,
They do that sometimes. Lightspeed is legit. Mysurvey wouldn’t redirect you to a shady a company and risk ruining their good name.
Hi Nichele,
I really like MySurvey too. I just noticed on MySurvey’s site that they are a part of Lightspeed and they both are owned by the same company (WPP). Hmmm, I’d not seen that on the site before but it’s nice to know. With that in mind, it makes perfect sense that MySurvey would be in support of Lightspeed by sharing the love with the redirects.
However, have you noticed that MySurvey also has changed to include so many surveys which are worth NO points? & it’s not like they are brief ones either. They are just as long as the typical 5-10 point surveys. Supposedly it’s so they can find out more about the participant to send more surveys your way … but I just keep getting more of the ones worth no points, & my time is too precious for that.
I had a question regarding the survey sites so thank you for posting this one! My issue has ALWAYS been with the survey sites that you get started but they always manage to process you out before you finish so that you never get paid. So I start out well thinking that this is legit and then every single survey they find a reason to keep me from finishing. I was wondering if that was normal and hence why they are able to get most of my opinion without ever paying for it and if there are any sites that do not do that to you. I have taken 45 minutes of an hour survey and been cycled out because they got what they needed but didn’t want to compensate me for it. it is really annoying, does anyone else have that problem with the survey sites or just all but this particular one? Please let me know cuz frankly I am tired of wasting my time for no benefit.
Sherri,
You’re welcome. There are a few survey sites that have this shady practice. My suggestion is to always research any company you join especially in this industry by following the steps in my scam video: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/scams If there is something shady like this, it will probably come up in the research. The reason I like MySurvey is because they always credit you with some type of points. So you don’t have to worry about that with this company. That being said just keep in mind you can’t really earn consistent money with surveys. They’re nice when you do get one, but it’s best to be involved in multiple streams of income like the ones discussed in my recommendations page: http://www.workathomenoscams.com/recommendations
I hope this helps.
your video not coming through clearly
Cecil,
Seems to be working fine for me and everyone else. Try a different computer outside your home.
I like the new electronic cash (PayPal) option because it is convenient. But $10 = 1100 points now. Before the update, it was $10 = 1000 points. That’s a 10% reduction in value of each point! I’d gladly wait a couple of weeks for a check in the mail to see a 10% return… I don’t feel the new rewards offerings are worth the convenience.
Hey Ken,
I think the change in value is due to the fee that paypal charges but I know that paypal doesn’t charge 10% so that’s a rip. But credit card companies do the same type of nonsense with their reward point systems. So it’s not like this is a new phenomenon. That being said I don’t like it either but that’s how business is sometimes. I prefer dealing with this than waiting several weeks for a check and all the hassles that come with it. It’s just a matter of preferences.
At the end of the day, it’s easy money for giving your opinion. So I’ll take it any way I can get it especially now that it’s faster. In fact I just redeemed two $25 iTunes gift certificates yesterday and it arrived nearly instantly.
Hi Eddy,
I have been following along with you and some others for a while now. I have been studying on line marketing for about 8 months now, but just having a problem with writing content for a web. I guess I,m not a writer, but it seems that’s about the only way to really make the big money. I understand the marketing and that what you really want to do is give everyone a lot of good content or information,stuff that they think is going to make their life better or some how save or make them some money. I owned 3 retail stores for 22 years, but lost everything, even my house, so I know what makes people want to buy from you. You need to help them in some way. Anyway until I can figure out the web stuff I have been making some money on the sights that you have recommended, so I want to thank you for doing this, and I hope that you continue to do well because of all the good info and hard work you are doing for all of us.
Hey Tom,
Thanks for the kind words. I really appreciate it. Obviously as someone that has had so many years in retail you definitely understand the concept of “good marketing and sales”.
It’s definitely about making someone else’s life better or easier. It’s not the other way around which a lot of people new to marketing don’t realize. So you’ve definitely hit it on the head which isn’t surprising to me.
In terms of your writing issue, let me say this. I’m obviously not a trained writer. Anyone with a decent concept of grammar and spelling will see this within minutes of reading any of my articles. Most of them are littered with mistakes that drive certain people crazy. Trust me I’ve heard from a few of these people. But here’s the thing. Out of all the emails I receive on a daily basis I may get 1 or 2 emails every 6 months complaining about these mistakes. Most people simply ignore these mistakes because of a concept you already know. I’ve solved a problem they had, made their lives easier or helped them avoid something that would’ve been painful like losing money. When you’re able to help people get what they want, they’re a lot more forgiving about your own flaws. Because ultimately they have received something of value from you. So keep this in mind. You probably experienced this many time over in your years of retail. As long as you can get your point across, people will love you for the value you provide assuming you’re doing that.
Although I’m no where near a great writer, I have improved every year because I force myself to do it every week. It’s like the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Or in my case it makes my writing a bit more tolerable to the scholarly types. lol So keep that in mind. You have a great number of years of experience. Don’t let a bit of a road block stop you from achieving success in another medium. It just takes a bit more work but the rewards are sweet.
That being said, I’m happy to see you can appreciate the little opportunities I’ve discussed on this blog. It’s because you are open minded you will succeed at whatever you do. It may even be this online marketing thing if you can fight through this writing roadblock. Continued success to you Tom! Thanks for chiming in and sharing your comment with us.
I’ve been a member of mysurvey.com for around a year & I’ve been paid a couple of times ☺
thank you,it great infoo, i have one quetion?
may be register member from out USA?
if yes,how?
please reply to my email
Larry,
I was not responding to you specifically regarding MySurvey. I was just commenting on my experience with many survey sites that I work with on a daily basis. MySurvey has changed as I used to get checks and now they offer other options. I still continue to work with them and have no complaints. I, too, would like to have my own website but until that “ding” goes off in my head that tells me I am ready it is not happening. You have great things to offer regarding your online work and I am glad that I read your comment.