How many pay in cash vs. free products, points, or sweepstakes?
Right now, about 27% of the companies in our database pay exclusively in cash. Others pay in gift certificates to Amazon or other retailers, which is almost as good as cash anyhow, especially since many of them give you the option to redeem your points for the retailer of your choice. Another large percentage of the remainder compensate survey takers by “Cash & Prizes”, which mean that their compensation varies depending on the research they are performing, and for whom. Some companies cannot afford to lay out the initial expense of paying out solid cash for hundreds of surveys, in addition to whatever premium the market research company charges, and therefore simply offer a variety of products that they can acquire at cost. In order to maximize your personal profits in whatever domain you choose, whether it be cash or merchandise, it is highly recommended that you apply for as many companies as possible, for the sole reason that you just can’t know what companies will offer. If you on
At this time, 27% of the market research companies in our database pay only in cash. A few pay in gift certificates to places like Amazon.com, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. Another 62% of the market research companies in our database reward survey takers via “Cash & Prizes,” which means they pay cash some of the time and compensate with prizes, free products, “points” redeemable for cash or prizes, etc. some of the time, as well.
At this time, 27% of the market research companies in our database pay only in cash. A few of these pay in gift certificates to places like Amazon.com, Target, Walmart, etc. which we consider to be the same as cash since you can buy things there you would buy anyway. Let’s face it, a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com is in reality just as good as cash. Another 62% of the market research companies in our database reward survey takers via “Cash & Prizes”. What this means is that sometimes they pay in cold hard cash, and other times they reward you with prizes, free products, “points” redeemable for cash or prizes, etc. It’s important to understand how market research works … Nine out of 10 times a market research firm is hired by another company to conduct research and surveys on their behalf. Thus, the reward or incentive for any particular survey usually depends on what the market research companies’ client is offering at any given time. So for example, one month a market research c
26% of the market research companies in our database pay only in cash. A few of these pay in gift certificates to places like Amazon.com, Target, Wal-Mart, etc. which we consider to be the same as cash since you can buy things there you would buy anyway. Let’s face it, a $50 gift certificate to Amazon.com is in reality just as good as cash. Another 62% of the market research companies in our database reward survey takers via “Cash & Prizes”. What this means is that sometimes they pay in cold hard cash, and other times they reward you with prizes, free products, “points” redeemable for cash or prizes, etc. It’s important to understand how market research works … 9 out of 10 times a market research firm is hired by another company to conduct research and surveys on their behalf. Thus, the reward or incentive for any particular survey usually depends on what the market research companies’ client is offering at any given time. So for example, one month a market research company might off
