By Holly Reisem Hanna
One of the questions that I frequently get from readers is … “Can you really make money from home by taking surveys?” and the answer is YES!
There are many legitimate websites where you can offer your opinion in exchange for money, rewards, and sweepstake entries. While you're not going to get rich from participating in surveys, it is a fun way to share your thoughts on products and services, and you'll receive compensation your time.
Just remember to beware of scam sites when you join a survey site, you should never have to pay a fee, provide a credit card number, or bank account number when you sign up.
Here are 16 free survey sites where you can make money from home.
1. Swagbucks
Swagbucks is an online platform where you can earn points called SB, which can be redeemed for gift cards and coupons. You can earn points by watching videos, playing games, answering questions, shopping online, even surfing the web using their search bar. Refer your friends, and you’ll earn even more points. Your points can be traded in for gift cards from Amazon, Target, Starbucks, PayPal, and Walmart. Register today and get a $5.00 sign up bonus, plus Swagbucks has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
- Open to residents of the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Ireland
Be sure to read our full Swagbucks review here.
2. CashCrate
Not just a survey site, CashCrate is an online platform where you can start earning money by completing offers, taking surveys, watching videos, completing online tasks and shopping online using their portal. Tasks pay out anywhere from a few cents to $30.00 or more, and you’ll receive a $1.00 for signing up for a new account. Payments are made via check and PayPal.
- Open to US residents and other English speaking countries
3. InboxDollars
At InboxDollars you can earn cash for taking surveys, reading emails, playing games, redeeming coupons, searching the web, and shopping online. In fact, there are nine different ways to earn money with InboxDollars — you can check out this post for full details. Membership is free, and you’ll receive $5.00 for signing up. Payments are made via check and InboxDollars has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
Make sure you read our full InboxDollars review here.
4. FusionCash
FusionCash is an online platform that allows you to make money from taking surveys, watching videos, shopping, completing short tasks, and much more. Sign up and immediately earn $5 just for joining. Most offers pay between .25 to $30 per offer, and payments are made via PayPal, check, or direct deposit once your account reaches a $25 threshold. Some offers do require a credit card number, so if you don’t feel comfortable giving out that information, just stick to the offers which display the No CC icon. FusionCash has an A rating with the Better Business Bureau.
- Open to US residents
5. Global Test Market
Global Test Market is a survey site where you earn points for sharing your opinion and referring other friends and family members to the site. Once you’ve accumulated 1,000 points, you can trade them in for cash or prizes. Payments are made via check, and it’s worth noting that Global Test Market has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
- Open to US, UK, Canadian, Australian, German, and Singapore residents
6. MindField Online
Mindfield Online is an online survey site where you can earn cash for taking surveys. Just sign up for an account, fill out your membership profile (you’ll get more surveys by doing so), complete surveys, and once your account has reached a $5.00 threshold, you can request payment via check. MindField not only has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau, but they’re also a member of CASRO, which requires members to adhere a strict code of ethics and standards for survey research.
- Open to US and Canadian residents
7. MySurvey
MySurvey is a top-rated online opinion poll and product testing platform, where individuals are compensated with reward points and sweepstake entries. For each task that is fully completed you earn points that can be redeemed for PayPal and Amazon e-certificates, gift cards, vouchers, money, and more. MySurvey has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
- Open to global residents
8. Opinion Outpost
At Opinion Outpost, you can earn money by completing online surveys. Just sign up, answer survey questions and earn cash, sweepstakes entries, or rewards for your time. Reviews on Opinion Outpost are favorable on their Facebook page, as well as on Survey Police they have a solid 4 out of 5 stars rating.
- Open to US and Canadian residents
9. Survey Savvy
Survey Savvy is an online survey site where you’ll get earn money for sharing your opinions with companies. Most surveys pay out between $1.00 to $20.00 depending on the length and topic of the survey. Once your account has reached $1.00 in rewards, you can request payment via check. Survey Savvy has an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau.
- Open to US residents
10. TellWut
TellWut is a survey site where you can win prizes and earn rewards for sharing your opinion. Most surveys award 5 to 15 points per survey, but you can also earn points by referring friends (25 points), creating an account (100 points) and providing your information (100 points). Points can be redeemed for Best Buy, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Visa, and various other gift cards. TellWut has an A- rating with the Better Business Bureau.
- Open to US and Canadian residents
11. Toluna
Is a survey and product testing site where you can earn points for participation. Most surveys and questionnaires take 15 – 20 minutes and members earn anywhere from 15 – 20,000 points depending on the length. Points can be redeemed for sweepstakes tickets for gadgets or getaways, vouchers for stores like Amazon, even cash. Payments are made via PayPal and check.
- Open to global residents
12. Valued Opinions
On Valued Opinions, you can participate in surveys and earn points for doing so. Points can be redeemed for gift cards from major retailers and brands like Macy's, Amazon and Marriott. Earn even more by referring friends, in fact, you can earn up to $2.00 per friend who joins and completes two surveys.
- Open to US, UK, French, and Australian residents
13. Viewpoint Forum
Viewpoint Forum is an online survey site where you can earn forum points and sweepstake entries. Most surveys will award 75 forum points and take about 10 minutes to complete. Once you’ve accumulated 375 forum points, you can redeem them for $10; payments are made via check. Viewpoint Forum is a member of CASRO.
14. i-Say
iSay is a branch of Ipsos which is a global market research company that's been around since 1975. At i-Say you can earn points for taking surveys online, and the more surveys you participate in the more points you accumulate through their bonus system. Points can be traded in for prepaid Visa Gift Cards, Amazon Gift Cards, Walmart Gifts Cards and more. I-Say is available worldwide and can be accessed via desktop or smartphone app.
- Open in the US and Canada
15. VIP Voice
Formerly known as NPD Online Research, VIP Voice allows you to complete online surveys for the opportunity to win vacations, electronics, gift cards and other prizes. The NPD Group was established in 1967 and conducts more than 12 million surveys each year.
- Open US and Canadian residents
16. Pinecone Research
Pinecone Research is an online survey site that is owned by the Nielsen Company. Simply fill out your profile, and you'll be matched with opportunities and surveys that fit your demographic. Most surveys take 15 – 20 minutes and pay out in points, which can be redeemed for cash, prizes, or sweepstake entries. If you select the cash out option, payments are made via a debit MasterCard or PayPal. Pinecone Research also has opportunities for product reviews.
- Open in the US, UK, and Canada
Do you take online surveys? Which survey sites do you recommend?
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Originally published October 4, 2013. Content updated on November 27, 2017.
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Kayelle Allen says
I’ve often answered surveys for eRewards.com — and have gotten subscriptions to magazines (Inc. and Money, which I love), and things like camera cases and purses. Plus they let you donate part of your rewards to sites like Kiva. Interesting surveys, and I only take part in ones when I have time, and if they interest me.
Holly Hanna says
Thanks for the sharing Kayelle! I’ll have to check that one out.
christy says
How do I get an invite to join e-rewards?
Joe says
I know I’m over a year late, but…
If your have a loyalty rewards card, such as Kroger Plus or GameStop Powerup Rewards, make sure you haven’t checked do not contact me in your profile.
I got invited via GameStop.
christine says
im looking to be paid by hr,for collecting data,doing surveys w/ people over the phone,im not an official survivior of domestic violence yet,but i better be,and im too disabled from him in the past to work,and babysitting his cat w/ lukemia. pray pla for richard and christine
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Hi Christine, I haven’t seen an survey or digital earning sites that pay per hour. Most of these pay per task. If you need something that pays hourly, I’d check out phone type work or virtual assistant work.
Take a look at these two pages, they should help you:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/wah-jobs/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/make-money-from-home-quickly/
Stacy Love says
Hi…I just have a quick question. I live in the Caribbean and wouldn’t mind working from home doing one of these survey jobs, but I realize that none caters to people in my neck of the woods. How come?
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Most of these companies are doing research for businesses that sell products in the US, so they only want people who have experience using these products and services. Say for instance they’re doing research on Chobani Yogurt — there’s a good chance that Chobani isn’t available in the Caribbean.
Jacob says
Another great offer is surveys through Loop11.com. Anyone can signup & I’ve been getting surveys sent to me each week. You get between $1-$5 for a 10-30 minute survey.
http://www.loop11.com/get-paid-to-test-websites/
Me Me Kyaw says
Thanks for your advice.I tried it out but I can’t .It isn’t available in my country.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Try looking at this article for other opportunities. https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/global-telecommuting-jobs/
Trudy says
Hi I’ve tried to register to do surveys with this site and a few others but they keep telling me that my email is not valid. .any idea why?
Thanks
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Which site, Trudy?
Ray says
There a paid survey site that i’ve been apart of for a few years now called cashcrate. They are a legit company. it cost nothing to sign up and you earn a dollar just for signing up. they have offer, daily surveys, top surveys, bonus offer, bonus surveys, videos, and shopping online and you get paid to do it. Checks are sent out monthly the minimum payout is 20 bucks to earn a check but you can earn way more. You earn points that you can use towards giftcards and there are contest monthly as well. There’s forum and Faq’s if you need help and the staff is awesome too. Also to prove that cashcrate is the real deal there’s a payment wall where members post pictures of their checks just click on Faq and see payment wall. Cashcrate is great for stay at home moms, college students, etc. I hope that i covered everything, if anyone is interested just click the link below and start earning and having fun with Cashcrate.
Eunice says
I am interested to work with cash crate
Kristen says
Is this a Canadian thing or does it matter?
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
You’ll have to check each each individual app to see if it’s applicable to Canadian residents.
Pratik Malgave says
You’ve made an impressive listings of this paid survey sites.But which of this sites which pay to the members that are not from America or Europe. I’m from India. I need a guidance about ‘WFH’.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
You would need to check each individual listing to see what countries they allow. This article covers more on global WAH gigs: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/global-telecommuting-jobs/
teresa says
hi, any sites africans can particitate in?
Anna says
I would add http://iwadi.net to the list. Sign up is really easy. They are part of Cint network and pay via PayPal.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Thanks for sharing, Anna. I haven’t heard of that one — will have to check it out.
Monique says
Hi! I’m interested in the work from home with no experience but I’m willing to learn! I have a smartphone! I would like to earn money from home to make a living! Please contact me! Thanks for your attention!
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Hi Monique, Here are some great ways to make money with your smartphone: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/make-money-smart-phone/
And this article talks about jobs without a college degree: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/work-from-home-college-degree/
Good luck with your job search and keep us posted!
gobby says
Hi, I am a teenager who isn’t really able to leave to home for work due to my current family situation. I’ve never had a job before but I really need some money for upcoming college (very soon, I am of legal working age) and I was thinking about doing some of these surveys jobs. However, I don’t know very much about taxes… Will working for Survey Savvy or Mindfield cost myself of the rest of my family money?
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Check out these posts:
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/jobs-college-students/
https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/short-task-sites/
Maria Angeles says
Hi! I want to join a site called iglobalsurveys.com, but I’m not sure if it is legit. Have you heard about it? is it legit and does it pay well? Just want to make sure before I join. Thanks for your site and looking forward to your information.
Holly - The Work at Home Woman says
Hi Maria, I haven’t heard of that one. I plan to update this post with more survey opportunities that are legit … so stay tuned. In the mean time check out this post that has some short-task and digital earning opportunities: https://www.theworkathomewoman.com/short-task-sites/
Joe says
Another good one is Amazon Mechanical Turk (https://www.mturk.com). It’s not all survey, but the surveys tend to pay the best. I’ve made over a thousand bucks this year.
Julia Polyanskaya says
I very love Vindale Research. It is the best site, that I ever tried. I earned 150 dollars for first 2 weeks. It is good additional income and fun entertainment sometimes. I would like to recommend it.
R. V. Datkin says
150 dollars for the first two weeks? How did you do it? I suspect that it has something to do with your personality, which I would presume from your 150 dollar evidence must be incredibly average. Please correct me IF I am wrong (fingers crossed that I am).
R. V. Datkin says
I have tried surveys several times to pad my bank accounts with desperately needed cash. I failed miserably. I have old-fashioned and (oftentimes) downright esoteric interests and preferences, which mean that I seldom qualify for surveys that are worth my time (or the irritating videos advertising things in which I have little interest—I might like giving sarcastic, rude comments to tell what I really think), and those that are somewhat worthwhile are long and onerous (once again I cannot say what I really think). If a survey is truly worth my time, I must waste some time failing to qualify.
My latest attempt was with Mindswarms. Fifty dollars a survey? Sign me up. It has been almost a month. I have been quietly (meaning they did not have the decency to inform me outright) rejected for EVERY SINGLE STUDY for which I could apply. I had several panics which drove me to try to contact (Their FAQs are worse than useless) them, and no answers. Methinks that only an especially average individual with an especially average mind (a teen girl, perhaps, who “likes” Katie Parry) can get any significant payment from Mindswarms. If you enjoy the works of Vasily Kalinnikov, or hip hoppers make you want to don white robes (and you’re not even a racist), do not bother with Mindswarms.com.
Femi says
Is there any recommended survey website for the africans