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I can’t say I put a whole lot of effort into making money with surveys in 2010. If I’ve learnt anything from this, it’s that I’m not a very patient person when it comes to doing any surveys that take more than 10 minutes of my time.
WHICH IS WHY I’M QUITE HAPPY WITH HOW THINGS STILL TURNED OUT!
I still managed to make £217.16!
Survey Earnings Breakdown…
- Focus Force: £60.00 [proof]
- Pinecone Research: £54.00 [proof: can be found throughout the blog, e.g., here, here and here]
- Crowdology: £22.11 [proof: throughout blog, e.g., here and here]
- Hi e-panel: £16.00 [proof]
- MySurvey UK: £15.00 [proof: god knows. There's one here though]
- Consumer Intelligence: £10.00 [my camera's given up the ghost, so I only have proof of payment for the 1st chq I rec'd]
- University survey (understanding society): £5.00 [proof]
- Lightspeed Panel UK: £3.00 [proof] (Lightspeed UK is now part of MySurvey UK)
- Gfk(WISAD): £2.00 [proof]
TOTAL —— £217.16
Apart from the focus group survey and the university survey I did which each took a couple of hours in one sitting, I spent an average of 5-15 minutes for most surveys I did. Had I put my back into it, I believe I would have made a lot more and definitely surpassed my £250 target (and even the initial £350 I set). I believe that.
Things I Would Have Done Differently…
I don’t plan on taking up the survey challenge again this year. Given the chance again, I still would have skipped any surveys that were longer than 10-15 minutes. However, on hindsight:
- I would have saved all the survey money I made over the year and not touched it ’til the year end. Or perhaps saved and spent in 6-month intervals. That way, I’d have felt the benefits more.
- I would have promoted/updated the blog a bit more. Didn’t really do as much of that as I could have.
- I would have written more survey reviews
Survey Programs I’ll Be Sticking With…
- Pinecone Research: surveys aren’t frequent, but I qualify for ALL the ones I get, it’s not a long drawn-out process to complete, and pays fairly soon after I complete a survey (mostly the next day via Paypal).
- Crowdology: surveys are more frequent, low minimum payout of £4, pays immediately after you request payment (Paypal).
- Consumer Intelligence: I really wish I had come across this site earlier on in the year. The surveys are easy and fast to complete (no more than 5 mins long) and since I joined in October, I’ve made a total of £20 there (as of Jan 7th 2011).
Looking Back: Has It Been Worth It?
For me, it has been. I fed my curiosity. I had an idea. I set something up. I took ‘some’ action. I created. I tried. I gave it a go.
I might not have reached my monetary goal, but in some ways, it’s not that relevant.
Would I do this again? No. Has it been worth it? Yes.
One or two more posts before I call it a day on this blog. (Update – Feb 2011: changed my mind!)
MissEb.
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