Make Money with Your iPhone by Becoming a Tester or Survey Taker
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People have been maximizing their screen time by participating in online surveys for years. These platforms offer a unique opportunity for users to turn their insights and opinions into money while on the go or from the comfort of one’s own home. You can even earn tangible rewards by playing online games.
Are you looking for opportunities that allow you to turn your spare time into supplementary income? While online surveys are far from a get-rich-quick solution, they are a straightforward way to participate in market research in exchange for compensation. Here are five sites that make your journey into earning with online surveys more accessible than ever.
Survey Junkie
Survey Junkie is one of the more well-known online survey platforms. It’s highly rated and offers users a variety of ways to participate.
The more time you spend on Survey Junkie, the more survey opportunities you’ll receive.
In addition to surveys, you might be presented with a chance to take part in product trials, live user groups, and even one-on-one phone calls. While rare, these typically offer greater compensation than the standard survey.
Survey Junkie also offers a low cash-out option ($5). You’re able to redeem points via bank transfer, PayPal or a variety of different gift cards, depending on your location.
To get started, just set up your profile and answer the demographic questions. The more questions you answer and the more surveys you complete, the more survey opportunities you’ll receive.
Nielsen Computer & Mobile Panel
Nielsen Computer & Mobile Panel is brought to you by Nielsen Media Research, the same company behind the television audience measurement tool, Nielsen TV Ratings.
TV executives use Nielsen ratings to help determine which shows should occupy specific time slots and if shows will be renewed or canceled.
Nielsen Computer & Mobile Panel anonymously collects data about how consumers engage with their smartphone, tablet, or computer by tracking information such as sites visited, time spent on each site, what apps are used and for how long, the date, time, and duration of calls, battery and network performance, and periodic location tracking. This data informs the mobile industry on how to manage their offerings.
It’s free and requires you to download the application and fill out some information about your household to get started. There’s no cash redemption option, only gift cards. Generally, a user can expect about $50/year from participating.
We understand users might have privacy concerns, so it’s important to know Nielsen has been around for nearly 100 years and has an A+ BBB rating.
InboxDollars
InBoxDollars offers a variety of ways to get paid and earn rewards. It features online surveys that typically pay $0.50 – $5.00 and take 3-25 minutes to complete.
There are also proprietary games and slot machine games where you can earn 18% cash back on every dollar you spend on casino games, cash back for exclusive online shopping opportunities, and cash back on grocery shopping by scanning your receipts or trying featured deals.
InboxDollars will send opportunities directly to your email, making it easy to sift through the opportunities you’re most interested in. There’s a $5 registration bonus and a $15 minimum for a payout request.
InBoxDollars was founded more than 20 years ago and is owned by the same parent company, Prodege, LLC, as the next one on our list, Swagbucks.
Testerup
Testerup is primarily focused on online gaming, but it also offers members the ability to receive PayPal deposits for taking surveys and testing other products and apps.
If you’re already playing several games on your smartphone or laptop, this service could be the perfect fit.
The primary knock on Testerup is that the high withdrawal threshold of $70 requires users to reach significant levels of achievement on each game, which means spending a lot of time playing. It also often requires in-game purchases. If you’re a gamer and aren’t shy about in-game or in-app purchases, look no further — it’s free and easy to sign up.
Swagbucks
Swagbucks offers three primary ways for users to earn money: surveys, online and in-store cash back shopping, and games.
Sign up and you can activate a 1,000 Swagbucks (SB) bonus, equivalent to $10, when you spend $25 at a store featured in the Swagbucks shop, which includes mainstream stores like Macy’s, Amazon, Walmart, and Chewy.com, among many more.
Earning this introductory bonus shouldn’t be too difficult, especially this time of year. Unlike most competitors, Swagbucks also has its own search engine, and users will receive SB points for searches. This alone might be worth checking out, as it could provide returns with very little change in your online routine.
Rewards are provided via PayPal Cash, or using Amazon or other gift cards. Cashing out via PayPal requires $5 in earnings, but Amazon gift cards are issued for as little as $1.
Ready to Try?
Remember, none of these services will allow you to replace your income. Don’t rely on them to pay the bills and don’t quit your day job.
On the other hand, it’s possible you’ll discover ways to earn cash or gift cards for your everyday activities like gaming and shopping. You could be one download and questionnaire away from being compensated for activities you’re already doing online. Every little bit helps. You might even stumble upon new services you’d like to try or find better deals on the products and services you use every day.
