Paid Online Surveys - Valued Opinions

Valued Opinions is a high quality paid online survey site. It has panels for the US, UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand and primarily focuses on paid surveys; with the occasional paid product test available to suitable panellists. Membership is open to people over 14 years of age.

How does it work?

Like most survey sites, when you first join you will need to fill out your profile information. This information is used to send relevant surveys to your email address. The email specifies the topic, time and incentive (normally $0.50-$5) and you can choose whether or not to participate. After being asked some initial screening questions, if you qualify and complete the survey you, your account will be credited with the incentive specified in the survey invitation within 28 days.

How do I get paid?

Once you account balance reaches $20, you are able to claim your rewards. Valued Opinions does not pay at all via cash, cheque, bank deposit or PayPal. You can choose to either make a $20 donation to one of their listed charities, or you can opt to receive a $20 voucher from one of their reward partners. The reward partners include major retailers (such as Woolworths, Coles and Bunnings Warehouse) and also iTunes gift cards.

What's the downside?

The limited list of retailers may be seen as a downside, and also the fact that you can only receive a $20 voucher rather than choosing your own amount. However there is no maximum balance you can have in your account, and your earnings never expire. Also I have noticed that occasionally some of the "screening" questions take quite a while, and it would be nice to get some compensation for this time (is 10-20 cents asking too much?)  

Valued Opinions is a site that can be relied on for sending frequent survey invitations. It does not take long to earn a $20 voucher, and putting that towards your groceries every couple of months is certainly very handy to have.