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Research & Survey Sites:

Turn your opinions into cash! Dive into the world of surveys and watch your spare time transform into extra spending money.

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DScout

"The easiest $1000 a month you'll ever earn"

I am no stranger to user research and survey sites and Dscout is by and far the best one our there.  Best thing is it's incredibly easy to use. Those doing the research studies (you and me) are called scouts and the research studies are called missions. 

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How to complete missions (user research studies)

  1. Log into the app

  2. On the missions tab you'll be able to see 2 types of missions

    1. Express Missions: $1-$20 mission you can complete in like 10 min.

    2.  Applications:  typically $30-$300 have to apply and can take 1-2 weeks to get accepted.

    3. Once you are excepted you'll get a text and email and you can start.

Every research study is different- some have you do a 1:1 60-90 min call, some have you do "diary" entries over 2 weeks, and some have you screen record yourself doing something but they're all incredibly easy.

 

View my video on it here​

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Amazon Mechanical Turk

Amazon Mechanical Turk- otherwise known as MTurk is a crowdsourcing marketplace that connects businesses and developers with a global workforce to perform micro tasks that require human intelligence. These tasks, known as Human Intelligence Tasks (HITs), can range from data entry and content moderation to surveys and image tagging. Workers, often referred to as "Turkers," complete these tasks for a specified payment. MTurk allows businesses to tap into a diverse pool of workers to quickly and efficiently complete tasks that are challenging for automated systems, while providing individuals with opportunities to earn money online.

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Although payment per tasks can often be small $.01-$5 people tend to like it because it pays directly to your bank account with no minimum payment and is fairly mindless. I remember I made an easy $100 just rating dating profiles.  The tasks are random, easy and often times fun. In my opinion you can make ~$100/week

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Watch my video on it here

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Swagbucks

Swagbucks in the OG survey taking site!​

It offers an endless amount of ways for users to earn points to redeem for gift cards. They've built a community and ecosystem around individuals being glued to Swagbucks social media accounts and app to find the newest ways to claim points.

 

Here are the top ways to earn:

  • Answer: Just like other sites they have surveys you can take to earn points. But in addition you can take daily polls, and what they call "profilers" which are daily interest question to earn points.

  • Play: Play phone and computer games. Reach certain levels within the game and receive points. The point payout is typically high but requires a lot of effort.

  • Shop: See a list of your favorite stores that you can shop at and receive "cash back" by way of swag bucks- for example shop at Nike and get 6 swagbucks for every $1 spent. To me this is the best way to earn because you're getting points for things you were planning to do anyway. I recommend getting the swag button it's a chrome extension that will automatically apply cash back to qualifying purchases.

  • Magic Receipts: Going shopping?  You can get paid for uploading a receipt with qualifying purchases.  See a list of items that qualify for Swagbucks and show proof you purchases these items from the qualifying stores with a receipt and receive swagbucks.

  • Discover: Explore special offer and earn swagbucks. Typically these involves searching things on a website- clicking into a page or signing up for something.

  • Referrals: the easiest way to earn tbh- you currently get 300 SBs after your referral makes 300 SBs their first  month and you get 10% of everything they earn for a lifetime. Matter a fact- use my referral lol

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In my opinion it's a site with 1000s of ways to earn. It can be overwhelming but if you just stick to cash back you can make passive  money.

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UserTesting

UserTesting is a platform that enables companies to gather feedback on their websites, apps, and products by having real users test them and provide insights. Companies can create test plans, and UserTesting recruits participants who match the target demographics. These participants complete tasks while recording their screens and voices, sharing their experiences and opinions. This process helps businesses identify usability issues, improve user experience, and make data-driven decisions based on real user feedback.

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Similar to DScout you can earn in 3 ways: Surveys,  Recorded tests/tasks, and 1:1 conversations. In my experience the amount of opportunities aren't as frequent but when they do pop up they're lucrative. 

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Make sure to fill out your relevant profile info to get a more tailored experience!

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Prime Opinion

Prime Opinion is a new online panel where users register to complete surveys in exchange for points they can redeem for various rewards.

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USE CODE: sidehustleseattle10 and get 10% more points per survey your first 7 days after activation.

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Unique benefits

  • Over 194 different ways to redeem points!

  • High number of surveys available 24/7.

  • High survey payouts at a low redemption threshold ($1).

  •  Great additional income via streaks, levels, achievements, and a weekly leaderboard. 

  • Instant payments (literally less than 2 minutes) via PayPal, Venmo, ACH, or via hundreds of gift cards available.

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Watch my video on prime opinion here!

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