I'm a big fan of GlobalTestMarket. I think I was lucky as I came across it very soon after my first foray into the world of online surveys. It was a fellow Shedder who introduced me, though I can't remember who - sorry! It's one of only two or three survey sites I regularly participate in - a bread and butter site if you like.
What I really like about GTM is there's no messing about. If you get screened out, this happens promptly - none of this making you wade through umpteen questions and then booting you out when they've had half a pound of flesh like you get on some sites. You are awarded quarterly sweepstake entries (for cash prizes) for every survey you are screened out of. I believe the draw for Jan/Feb/Mar is taking place tomorrow, so fingers crossed for any fellow Shedders with entries
They will email you when there's a survey available. Once you reach the end (or get screened out) you'll usually find another one or two surveys ready for you too. Or you can just visit your profile at any time and see whether there are any there for you.
There's quite a range of rewards available. The one thing they keep quiet about though until you fully read the FAQs (a little cheekily I think) is that you need at least 1000 points in your account before you can redeem a reward. So, although you can claim, say, £5 PayPal for 182 points - you would only be able to do this if your overall balance is over 1000 points.
I recently reached the 1087 points needed to claim the £30 PayPal reward (it took me 8-9 weeks). I then had to decide whether to take the full amount and start again, or perhaps take eg the £10 (363 points) and then redeem these smaller amounts more frequently. There is always that underlying fear that the company will suddenly disappear (we do read tales of sites going under from time to time). Psychologically I'd rather take a big chunk at a time as it feels like a real bonus, but maybe others would rather cashout more regularly?
I think it took just over a week for my £30 to reach my PayPal account. The payment was in GBP, not dollars.
I've had perhaps just the one or two rogue surveys that were taking far too long to make the incentive viable. I have contacted customer services on a couple of occasions and my comment or query has been dealt with politely, though I think it took a day or two for them to reply.
Here's what my statement looks like to give you some idea of the frequency (bear in mind everybody will be different though depending on your demographic):
I don't participate every day. I maybe get screened out of two surveys for every one I complete.
Hope that helps. Glad you like this one too Blackpepper
- sorry you don't like the layout Ted, I agree it can be a little clunky but it does the job
