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Does anyone else do paid surveys?

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 10:12

Things have started to suddenly feel very tight, and I’m literally desperate. I’ve been doing those paid market research surveys and making about £15 a day but everyone around me is horrified that I’m basically selling all of my data.

im not particularly arsed, but has anyone else done these and felt that they actually help out?

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StrikeForever · 21/11/2025 20:57

AtomicBlondeRose · 21/11/2025 10:18

Five Surveys is good because you do five to get £5 and they pay out instantly.

https://fivesurveys.com/register?ref=9ee68e08-c1a3-402e-8e00-857aec44da0f - this is my referral link but you can just Google it if you don’t want to use that!

Thanks for the link. I have used it and done s survey. It did go on a bit and apparently I have to complete 5 to redeem £5 😳

tiv2020 · 21/11/2025 20:54

I have been doing this since feb last year and made approx 2800 EUR so far
It's being drying up for me of late but I also used to be able to make 15 eur on a good day
I actually suggested this the other day to a pretty desperate OP who was considering Onlyfans to better support her 3 young adult children

I am EU based, in addition to those already mentioned in the thread I use
Lifepoints
IpsosIsay
Primeopinion

Also have a look at Nielsen Panel, no surveys at all, they track what you do on your device, i usually make about 100 eur a year from that

Itsybitsypiper · 21/11/2025 20:38

Mikart · 21/11/2025 17:07

I do market research via Zoom and its quite lucrative. Got £140 this week for 3 hours work critiquing a financial work and £80 for one on toothpaste.

Which ones are these? Please share

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 20:17

Ihad2Strokes · 21/11/2025 20:02

Same here!

I think being honest about my current income & single status (no kids at home) didn't help. (Redundant just before the stroke, currently not well enough to work, live alone).

I think if I signed up to another one I'd need to create a new life (or rather just pretend things were as they were 15 years ago 🤣🤣)

I can't see the harm in telling them which laundry brand I prefer of that I'm vegetarian etc. it's no more then Tesco know about me. I'm not giving them my actual address or bank details e c.

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I live with my parents and work full time but they’re interested in me!

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 20:17

Mikart · 21/11/2025 19:52

Most are in the evening. There are some national companies on Martyn Lewis website but I googled local research companies and signed up.
I do a lot of financial and investment ones, but its very random.

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I will take a look!

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Ihad2Strokes · 21/11/2025 20:02

Canttakeitanymore1 · 21/11/2025 10:32

How on earth are you making 15 per day from this? Someone told me about this once and I signed up, by half the surveys said I wasn't eligible and the other half took forever to get through and the reward was pitiful!

Same here!

I think being honest about my current income & single status (no kids at home) didn't help. (Redundant just before the stroke, currently not well enough to work, live alone).

I think if I signed up to another one I'd need to create a new life (or rather just pretend things were as they were 15 years ago 🤣🤣)

I can't see the harm in telling them which laundry brand I prefer of that I'm vegetarian etc. it's no more then Tesco know about me. I'm not giving them my actual address or bank details e c.

💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️💁🏻‍♀️

QwestSprout · 21/11/2025 19:55

If you're a gamer (video games) I thoroughly recommend the Good Gamer Group - you can get five/ten pounds for a five minute survey, and if you're eligible they regularly do focus groups that pay £100-150.

Mikart · 21/11/2025 19:52

Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 17:24

Does this only operate during work hours? I’d be interested in learning more!

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Most are in the evening. There are some national companies on Martyn Lewis website but I googled local research companies and signed up.
I do a lot of financial and investment ones, but its very random.

ParisCityofLights · 21/11/2025 18:49

@Mikart yes please do tell

WoahThreeAces · 21/11/2025 17:31

I use the apps which pay you to play games. It's not £15 a day by any stretch but last year it paid for a lot of Christmas presents! I generally use the ones that pay Amazon vouchers. I've currently got about £70 to claim on various apps. That's taken me a couple of months though. It's not an income! But I like playing games and the money is a bonus 😀

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 17:24

Mikart · 21/11/2025 17:07

I do market research via Zoom and its quite lucrative. Got £140 this week for 3 hours work critiquing a financial work and £80 for one on toothpaste.

Does this only operate during work hours? I’d be interested in learning more!

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 17:23

HellsBellsAndCatsWhiskers · 21/11/2025 17:12

What site do you use OP? Ignore people saying these sites will be collecting your data; our data is already out there everywhere for free!

I use quite a few, I have referral codes for eureka, attapoll and five surveys

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HellsBellsAndCatsWhiskers · 21/11/2025 17:12

What site do you use OP? Ignore people saying these sites will be collecting your data; our data is already out there everywhere for free!

Mikart · 21/11/2025 17:07

I do market research via Zoom and its quite lucrative. Got £140 this week for 3 hours work critiquing a financial work and £80 for one on toothpaste.

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 16:53

Redheadedstepchild · 21/11/2025 16:48

I signed up for the, "5 A Day" survey thing today, using the link. Unfortunately, I think I've discovered the flaw in the plan if trying to earn a bit of extra cash doing consumer research when rather poor.

I am not much use as a consumer because I am not comsuming very much. I answered honestly and kept being kicked out as of being no interest.

Sooner or later, it will come up whether or not you actually buy this product, travel in this fashion, drink that beer or whatever and whoops!

I had high hopes of a rather more free form, write your own answers survey on 5 A Day, which asked me, as the first question, "Name two things that would reduce world hunger."

"Start off gently, why don't you?" I thought but I applied myself and wrote a decent enough reply.

Still got kicked off.

YouGov still finds me interesting. But I've been doing that for a year now and still haven't got my 25€.

The world hunger one is a screening question. To make sure you’re not a bot

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Redheadedstepchild · 21/11/2025 16:48

I signed up for the, "5 A Day" survey thing today, using the link. Unfortunately, I think I've discovered the flaw in the plan if trying to earn a bit of extra cash doing consumer research when rather poor.

I am not much use as a consumer because I am not comsuming very much. I answered honestly and kept being kicked out as of being no interest.

Sooner or later, it will come up whether or not you actually buy this product, travel in this fashion, drink that beer or whatever and whoops!

I had high hopes of a rather more free form, write your own answers survey on 5 A Day, which asked me, as the first question, "Name two things that would reduce world hunger."

"Start off gently, why don't you?" I thought but I applied myself and wrote a decent enough reply.

Still got kicked off.

YouGov still finds me interesting. But I've been doing that for a year now and still haven't got my 25€.

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 12:37

ProfessorRedshoeblueshoe · 21/11/2025 10:20

I think that's good. Anyway everyone else sells your data so why shouldn't you.

This is exactly how I feel 😂

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 11:17

PuzzlingRecluse · 21/11/2025 11:00

You sound really organised op, I’d ignore them & carry on!

I don’t want to fall foul of the rules, but it’s proving really fruitful for me so far!

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PuzzlingRecluse · 21/11/2025 11:00

You sound really organised op, I’d ignore them & carry on!

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 10:49

PuzzlingRecluse · 21/11/2025 10:42

Why would it end badly? Declare your income as required, & pay any tax due, I don’t see a downside?

im impressed you are managing £15 a day,,

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I have no idea. I’ve got a spreadsheet going, it calculates the tax based on the £1,000 allowance and everything like that.

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 10:48

Mauhea · 21/11/2025 10:44

I'm a member of Prolific which is academic (and now, unfortunately, AI training) surveys and study participation. I dip in now and then for a bit of hobby pocket money but if you have the time it can pay quite well depending on your demographics.

I’m on the waitlist for prolific

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Mauhea · 21/11/2025 10:44

I'm a member of Prolific which is academic (and now, unfortunately, AI training) surveys and study participation. I dip in now and then for a bit of hobby pocket money but if you have the time it can pay quite well depending on your demographics.

PuzzlingRecluse · 21/11/2025 10:42

Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 10:17

I just think, if i manage to do £15 a day that’s about £450 a month. I’m keeping track of it all for tax purposes but my family seem to think it’s going to end badly

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Why would it end badly? Declare your income as required, & pay any tax due, I don’t see a downside?

im impressed you are managing £15 a day,,

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Thingsaretight · 21/11/2025 10:33

Canttakeitanymore1 · 21/11/2025 10:32

How on earth are you making 15 per day from this? Someone told me about this once and I signed up, by half the surveys said I wasn't eligible and the other half took forever to get through and the reward was pitiful!

I’m literally doing them all morning before work and all evening after. I’m using about 5 apps and just trying as many as I can. Even 10p is 10p more than I’d have before!

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Canttakeitanymore1 · 21/11/2025 10:32

How on earth are you making 15 per day from this? Someone told me about this once and I signed up, by half the surveys said I wasn't eligible and the other half took forever to get through and the reward was pitiful!