GETTING PAID FOR TAKING SURVEYS
In an area
abounding with scams and thinly veiled attempts to sell you something there is,
from my experience, at least one company that actually provides you with a way
to earn for taking surveys. They are
selling nothing and the only thing you have to complete to receive your rewards
is the surveys. A quick disclaimer
here: I have no connection to the
company except for completing surveys.
Are the rewards
worth the time it takes to complete the surveys? Well, that is a question only you can
answer. However, if you have some free
time and enjoy filling out surveys you will earn at least a token item for your
time and opinions.
Harris Polls are
simple and straight forward. After you
sign up with them, the process starts when they send an e-mail inviting you to
participate in a poll. If you choose to
do so, it is just a couple of mouse clicks away. After you take a poll they ask you how often
you would like to receive poll invitations.
Three days is the shortest period of time available, so you will not be
inundated with requests.
Upon completion
of a survey you earn Hipoints. Depending
upon the length of the survey you will normally receive from 30 to 100
Hipoints, most often 100. These points
are put into an account for you and saved until you redeem them. If you let them sit for years and have no
activity in the account they will expire as I once found out.
For 200 points
you can enter one of their sweepstakes.
For 1,350 points you can receive a $10 gift card from a wide variety of
stores. For 3,000 points you can get a
$25 gift card or a 4 Gig flash drive.
The points top out at 10,000 where you can get a $75 gift card or a 12
cup coffee maker. There are usually a
variety of items from which to select and these are only examples. There are additional reward levels as well,
so every 1,000 points or so you have new choices. There is no charge for mailing your rewards.
Recently, for
5,000 points, I received a kit containing a pair of binoculars, an AM/FM radio,
ear phones, and a soft-side lunch box cooler.
The whole thing seemed perfect for taking to football games and I filled
out a bunch of surveys to earn it. One
nice thing about Hipoints is that you can view the folios at various point levels
to see what you might want to earn.
If you complete
surveys there are rewards. It won’t
change your lifestyle, but it could be a good Christmas or birthday present or
even a little something for yourself. Be
wary of companies offering large payouts for completing surveys. At best you will enjoy taking the surveys and
look forward to a small payoff.
