As a Canadian doing paid canadian surveys, I find that I do not get as many invites as some of my American counterparts. To get more surveys I did a few things and found that the number of survey invites increased dramatically.
I have touched on this before but I will go a little more in depth with it. Smokers get survey that non-smokers do not get. Now, quite obviously, this is because the tobacco companies already know what non-smokers think about their product! :)
This is just my personal opinion and I have no proof to back it up, but I think tobacco companies use paid online surveys as a form of marketing to try to get consumers to switch to their brand. At the very least, I think they are trying to get their brand in front of potential customers.
If you are going to "become" a smoker, you will at least have to have basic knowledge of different brand names and package sizes. Other than that, these surveys are usually just looking for basic information/opinions about new brands/styles and packaging.
These smoker surveys usually pay pretty good averaging to be worth $6 to $8 each, but I have had one for $15. Remember, the tobacco industry is a multi-billion dollar a year business and they do not have any qualms about spending, what would be considered pennies to them, on advertising.
As a side note, I have found that Opinion Outpost works with many tobacco companies and sends me at least 3 surveys each week about tobacco/cigarettes. From the other Canadian survey companies I get at least one of these tobacco surveys every week.
One other thing you can do is to lowball your income earned on your profile. I am not saying to be dishonest, but if you going to exaggerate your income, do it on the low end. If you tell them that you make $100K a year, then they are not going to send you very many surveys. These companies are after the opinions of "the average Canadian citizen".
An interesting piece of information. Average income 2008 was $31k for a single Canadian with no dependents after tax.
Hope this helps my fellow Canadians make a few extra dollars taking paid online surveys. Have a great day everyone.
MySurvey Wants Canadians For Paid Surveys
Mysurvey.ca seems to be getting some flack so I decided to do a review of this cool survey company. If you have not signed up with them I urge you to at least give them a try.
While you are not going to get rich with these guys (or any other survey company for that matter) you will make a decent sum. The Mysurvey.ca review that I wrote reveals how much surveys are worth on average and how much you can expect to make.
Qualifying for the surveys can be touch and go, but for the most part you should be able to make some money with them. Just be honest with your profile surveys and they will do their best to match you up.
I think my Canadian friends will enjoy doing surveys for this survey site.
While you are not going to get rich with these guys (or any other survey company for that matter) you will make a decent sum. The Mysurvey.ca review that I wrote reveals how much surveys are worth on average and how much you can expect to make.
Qualifying for the surveys can be touch and go, but for the most part you should be able to make some money with them. Just be honest with your profile surveys and they will do their best to match you up.
I think my Canadian friends will enjoy doing surveys for this survey site.
Get Paid To Do Surveys For Web Perspectives
Web Perspectives is a great survey site that gives many paid surveys to Canadians. They are a Toronto based company that has been around for 10 years now and currently boasts their Canadian panel to be at 400000 members.
If you have done paid surveys before then you know that some surveys are poorly put together and require that the survey taker take much more time than should be required. This can be caused by having 20 questions per page with 50 pages, or requiring lots of typed answers. Having 10 years of experience, Web Perspectives has done an excellent job in weeding these long and boring surveys out.
I really enjoy doing surveys for these guys. They send me on average 10 surveys each month, of which I qualify for roughly 75%. The surveys are fun to do and usually very user friendly and do not take large amounts of time to complete.
When you complete surveys will be rewarded points. Each survey on average rewards you from 300 - 500 points. Cashout is at 1000 points and can be exchanged for cash through Paypal, gift certificates or donations. Registering also automatically enters you into their quarterly sweepstakes for $2000 cash paid by cheque.
Web Perspectives has a very diverse rewards program. You can exchange your points many different things.
PayPal – Redeem 1000 points to transfer $10 into your PayPal account.
Chapters/Indigo – Use 1000 points to claim a $10 gift certificate to purchase books, DVD’s, I-pods, etc
Puretracks - Redeem 1000 points for $10 worth of music downloads.
Cineplex Theaters – Redeem 1000 points for a free movie ticket valid at any Cineplex Entertainment theatre.
Golf Town – Use 1000 points to claim a $10 gift certificate to purchase sporting goods or apparel.
The Canadian Cancer Society – Donate your reward to a good cause and help other Canadians. You will also receive a tax receipt for your donation.
Air Miles Reward Miles - Redeem 1000 points to claim 50 AIR MILES reward miles.
One thing I should say is that it took a week to get my first survey, so be patient if you do not get one right away. Once they do start though, you are going to get quite a few surveys to do. As usual, all surveys are voluntary and you will not be penalized if you choose not to participate in these paid surveys.
Join Web Perspectives Today and get paid to take online surveys.
If you have done paid surveys before then you know that some surveys are poorly put together and require that the survey taker take much more time than should be required. This can be caused by having 20 questions per page with 50 pages, or requiring lots of typed answers. Having 10 years of experience, Web Perspectives has done an excellent job in weeding these long and boring surveys out.
I really enjoy doing surveys for these guys. They send me on average 10 surveys each month, of which I qualify for roughly 75%. The surveys are fun to do and usually very user friendly and do not take large amounts of time to complete.
When you complete surveys will be rewarded points. Each survey on average rewards you from 300 - 500 points. Cashout is at 1000 points and can be exchanged for cash through Paypal, gift certificates or donations. Registering also automatically enters you into their quarterly sweepstakes for $2000 cash paid by cheque.
Web Perspectives has a very diverse rewards program. You can exchange your points many different things.
PayPal – Redeem 1000 points to transfer $10 into your PayPal account.
Chapters/Indigo – Use 1000 points to claim a $10 gift certificate to purchase books, DVD’s, I-pods, etc
Puretracks - Redeem 1000 points for $10 worth of music downloads.
Cineplex Theaters – Redeem 1000 points for a free movie ticket valid at any Cineplex Entertainment theatre.
Golf Town – Use 1000 points to claim a $10 gift certificate to purchase sporting goods or apparel.
The Canadian Cancer Society – Donate your reward to a good cause and help other Canadians. You will also receive a tax receipt for your donation.
Air Miles Reward Miles - Redeem 1000 points to claim 50 AIR MILES reward miles.
One thing I should say is that it took a week to get my first survey, so be patient if you do not get one right away. Once they do start though, you are going to get quite a few surveys to do. As usual, all surveys are voluntary and you will not be penalized if you choose not to participate in these paid surveys.
Join Web Perspectives Today and get paid to take online surveys.
Global Test Market Needs Canadians
GlobalTestMarket is actively looking for Canadian citizens to participate in their marketing research panels and are offering many high paying surveys for registered members to complete.
As a member of GlobalTestMarket, it is free to sign up and receive online
paid surveys for Canadians about movies, automobiles, consumer products, restaurants, current events plus many other topics that are guaranteed to peak your interest!
When you complete each survey, you are rewarded a certain number of points. These points can then be exchanged for cash, merchandise or gift certificates for many different online retailers.
Each time you successfully complete a survey, you are also automatically entered into a daily, monthly and quarterly sweepstakes with the prizes ranging from $500 to $10000 (Not that I have won) :(
Surveys average out to be around 300 points. Cashout threshold is at 1000 points which is the equivalent of $10.
US citizens sign up here
This Weeks Survey Tip
Did you know that tobacco companies are always on the lookout for the opinions of their customers? This means that if you put that you are a smoker, you will receive extra surveys that non-smokers will not receive.
Of course, always be honest with your profile surveys. You would not want to cost the multi-billion dollar tobacco companies who are killing people any of their hard earned money, would you?
Well that is it for this week.
Thank you for your visit and I hope to see you again.
As a member of GlobalTestMarket, it is free to sign up and receive online
paid surveys for Canadians about movies, automobiles, consumer products, restaurants, current events plus many other topics that are guaranteed to peak your interest!
When you complete each survey, you are rewarded a certain number of points. These points can then be exchanged for cash, merchandise or gift certificates for many different online retailers.
Each time you successfully complete a survey, you are also automatically entered into a daily, monthly and quarterly sweepstakes with the prizes ranging from $500 to $10000 (Not that I have won) :(
Surveys average out to be around 300 points. Cashout threshold is at 1000 points which is the equivalent of $10.
US citizens sign up here
This Weeks Survey Tip
Did you know that tobacco companies are always on the lookout for the opinions of their customers? This means that if you put that you are a smoker, you will receive extra surveys that non-smokers will not receive.
Of course, always be honest with your profile surveys. You would not want to cost the multi-billion dollar tobacco companies who are killing people any of their hard earned money, would you?
Well that is it for this week.
Thank you for your visit and I hope to see you again.
Avoid getting scammed for your information
There are many survey websites that are simply out for your information. They will either not send you surveys after they collect your information and then turn around and sell it or they simply will not pay you when the time comes.
So how can you tell if a survey company is legitimate and not a scam?
Sometimes it can be quite difficult to tell if they are a scam until they actually pay or not. Some have some very well put together sites. The best thing to do is to Google them and look for reviews.
In my experience however, I have not yet found one Canadian survey company that has not paid me.
Many people who do these surveys are bloggers as well. They will be fast to let others know to stay away from scammers.
If you find one that has a number of bad reviews, it is probably best to not do surveys for them. There are way too many survey companies out there which offer surveys to even risk the chance of not getting paid.
Another way to get a feeling about a survey company is to go with recommendations from other people, such as I am doing now. I do not think there are very many people who would waste their time recommending a company that would not pay them.
I know I wouldn't.
Many companies like to prove that they pay and own or run a forum so people can post photos of their cheques or screenshots of their paypal account. Contact them and ask for this information. If they even answer you, there is a very good chance that you can be sure they are legit. However, be sure to check out the links or sites that they send you just in case.
This weeks Canadian survey site is called Canada Survey Panel. It is for residents of Canada exclusively and has some awesome high paying surveys.
Read my new full review of Canada Survey Panel
Canada Survey Panel finds opportunities for Canadians to participate in survey to earn cash and rewards. Companies and governments in Canada are very interested in the opinion of regular Canadian consumer and citizen such as yourself.
CSP conducts surveys about new products and services available on the market and use that information to influence their marketing and projects.
You can also get some paid focus groups from Canada Survey Panel. These focus groups will pay on average $75, but to be totally honest, do not expect too may of them. I have only had 2 in three months.
They have multiple panels that you can register for. The more panels you join, the more survey and focus group opportunities you will receive.
In order to join Canada Survey Panel,you will need to complete their online registration form. CSP sends you an email each time a survey becomes available and you will be able to select only the surveys you wish to complete. You are not obliged to participate in any surveys, however the more surveys that you do complete, the greater your chances are to receive substantial rewards.
Payment is both by cheque or through Pay-pal.
Give Canadian Survey Panel a try. You will not be disappointed.
So how can you tell if a survey company is legitimate and not a scam?
Sometimes it can be quite difficult to tell if they are a scam until they actually pay or not. Some have some very well put together sites. The best thing to do is to Google them and look for reviews.
In my experience however, I have not yet found one Canadian survey company that has not paid me.
Many people who do these surveys are bloggers as well. They will be fast to let others know to stay away from scammers.
If you find one that has a number of bad reviews, it is probably best to not do surveys for them. There are way too many survey companies out there which offer surveys to even risk the chance of not getting paid.
Another way to get a feeling about a survey company is to go with recommendations from other people, such as I am doing now. I do not think there are very many people who would waste their time recommending a company that would not pay them.
I know I wouldn't.
Many companies like to prove that they pay and own or run a forum so people can post photos of their cheques or screenshots of their paypal account. Contact them and ask for this information. If they even answer you, there is a very good chance that you can be sure they are legit. However, be sure to check out the links or sites that they send you just in case.
This weeks Canadian survey site is called Canada Survey Panel. It is for residents of Canada exclusively and has some awesome high paying surveys.
Read my new full review of Canada Survey Panel
Canada Survey Panel finds opportunities for Canadians to participate in survey to earn cash and rewards. Companies and governments in Canada are very interested in the opinion of regular Canadian consumer and citizen such as yourself.
CSP conducts surveys about new products and services available on the market and use that information to influence their marketing and projects.
You can also get some paid focus groups from Canada Survey Panel. These focus groups will pay on average $75, but to be totally honest, do not expect too may of them. I have only had 2 in three months.
They have multiple panels that you can register for. The more panels you join, the more survey and focus group opportunities you will receive.
In order to join Canada Survey Panel,you will need to complete their online registration form. CSP sends you an email each time a survey becomes available and you will be able to select only the surveys you wish to complete. You are not obliged to participate in any surveys, however the more surveys that you do complete, the greater your chances are to receive substantial rewards.
Payment is both by cheque or through Pay-pal.
Give Canadian Survey Panel a try. You will not be disappointed.
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