Total for March - $58.72
I also received half-sized bottles of shampoo and conditioner to test (see pic below). At the end of the product test survey, it was revealed to me that they were Garnier Ultra Doux Honey Treasures brand/type. They worked pretty well, and I'm glad I got to give my opinion on them.
Total for February - $22
Everything came through Paypal, as you see here:
I'm disappointed to say that I had a bad experience with, JDPowerPanel. I completed an entire survey (including watching 15 minutes of content and the full repeat of the demographic portion at the end), yet the survey wasn't credited to me. This has happened to me on less reliable sites, but I wasn't expecting it from this one, since I've had such good experiences with them. I emailed them about the problem (including screenshots of the completion and non-crediting), but got a form letter instead of an actual response. I'm very near the $50 threshold, but if it weren't for that, I'd just cash out what I had in Amazon credit and be done with them early. If you haven't joined them, don't bother.
Total for January - $17
One of my favorite sites, JDPowerPanel, will be closing down in mid-March. I will be focusing heavily on that site to see if I can make $50, which is the threshold for their PayPal cashout. It's a shame to see good, reliable survey sites closing down.
January - $63.10
February - $21.50
March - 0
April - 0
May - $10.50
June - 0
July - 0
August - $10
September - $10
October - $45
November - $7.16
December - $10
Totals by Website
Opinion Outpost - $92
JDPowerPanel - $25
SurveyHead - $25
Delicious Rewards - $20
Mechanical Turk - $11.76
Datatelligence - $10
Brand Institute - $2
Mean Earnings Per Month - $15.48
Total Period Earnings - $185.76
It's been a busy and tumultuous year, but I managed to keep doing surveys here and there. I branched out and tried a code-based program called Delicious Rewards by Lean Cuisine. The earnings were slow but it definitely made me a more loyal customer while the program was in effect. It has now been discontinued, but I'm keeping an eye out for similar programs to try. If you notice any, let me know! I attempted My Perks by Purina, but theft of the codes (which are displayed on the outside of packaging) soured me to the program early, so I haven't done much with it. I tried a National Consumer Panel scanner, but found the process to be more trouble than it was worth.
I had a few good home product tests this year, including full-sized bottles of blind label shampoo (2 bottles) and conditioner (1 bottle), and a package of Hamburger Helper.
Total for January - $63.10
Paypal screenshot here. The JDPowerPanel amount came as Amazon credit and the Mturk bit was conveniently transferred straight into my bank account.
Totals by Website
Opinion Outpost - $102.50
SurveyHead - $25
Cash Crate - $20.43
Mechanical Turk - $14.67
Datatelligence - $5
Mean Earnings Per Month - $13.97
Total Period Earnings - $167.60
This is the year I completed my Master's Degree in Psychology, so considering that, I'm happy with my small earnings. I'm going to be hitting Opinion Outpost, Mechanical Turk, and JDPowerPanel much more in January as I'm job searching. For MTurk, I have found the subreddit Hits Worth Turking For to be immensely helpful.
Happy New Year, all!
P.S. Paypal screenshot here. Anything I didn't receive in cash came in the form of Amazon credit.
Totals by Website
Opinion Outpost - $52
Mechanical Turk - $14.67
Total Period Earnings - $66.67
