Fill Out Surveys, Earn Cash and Win Videogames!
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There could be just one little catch(not a scam, but a loophole that they could and probably will use).Spinwhiz said:
If I understood correctly, they give out credits. And only when you earn enough credits you can "cash" them out/buy products with/them turn them into money.
From my point of view they could just give you 9 out of 10 necessary surveys that one needs to cash his profits out.
I may be wrong, but this could be like the only thing that may turn people off after they subscribe.
But heck I like voicing my opinion so I'll now go and carefully read all the "faqs".
I wonder if I can register and take surveys without using needing credit/debit card(I have one but it's not Master Card and I'm not in the mood of making one just for this "job").
Yes, this is very annoying as I can't fill out all the sections now.Nouw said:
Still haven't received a survey to do yet, if i haven't received one by next week I'll deactivate my account.
It's not a scam. It's data-mining and companies do this all the time. Here's how it works: no, your personal information isn't shared with anybody, that's completely correct. However, if you say in the profile "I live in a brick house with two children and a cat" and then you do a survey that asks "do you like Heavy Rain" and you click "yes I like Heavy Rain rather a lot", then that adds 1 point of "yes" to the "perhaps people who live in brick houses with two children and a cat are likely to like Heavy Rain rather a lot" part of an Excel spreadsheet somewhere. This information (to which your name is not attached) is then aggregated with all the other information from everyone else doing the surveys, and then used to conduct market research and analyse trends. The results of the analyses are then used to help companies better market products, etc. - basically, they want to know what you like, so they can sell it to you. For instance, they might find out that cat owners compared to dog owners really, really like Heavy Rain, so they might hypothetically tell the company who makes that game "hey, ever considered advertising in a pet magazine?".
They're more than happy to pay you a small sum for the surveys and throw in a few gifts here and there, because in terms of market research data, the information that you are giving them is probably way more valuable to them than a new microwave, a CD of music or an iPod dock (or whatever). Someone in whatever target demographic they are interested in at any given point in time (which would change depending on the question and who they were marketing to - which is why some of you are not getting asked anything right now) consistently doing surveys is a good thing for them.
At least they're honestly data-mining, instead of Facebook which kind of data-mines behind your back a bit. It's not such an evil thing to participate in, however I won't be because I already do lots of work and am too lazy to do this too, just for a few free gifts. I'm not sure but it seems like you live in Australia you are not paid with actual cash but instead credit on a card, which can only be spent on their gifts rather than put straight into my account. so therefore it has no interest to me. Maybe I'm wrong though, in fact I could be wrong about this entire post, but this is data-mining surveys and why they're done as far as I have always understood it. I know about it because all my employers do this too, even the tiny record label I work for on occasion has a mailing list form with "human interest" questions on it that they use for this purpose...
They're more than happy to pay you a small sum for the surveys and throw in a few gifts here and there, because in terms of market research data, the information that you are giving them is probably way more valuable to them than a new microwave, a CD of music or an iPod dock (or whatever). Someone in whatever target demographic they are interested in at any given point in time (which would change depending on the question and who they were marketing to - which is why some of you are not getting asked anything right now) consistently doing surveys is a good thing for them.
At least they're honestly data-mining, instead of Facebook which kind of data-mines behind your back a bit. It's not such an evil thing to participate in, however I won't be because I already do lots of work and am too lazy to do this too, just for a few free gifts. I'm not sure but it seems like you live in Australia you are not paid with actual cash but instead credit on a card, which can only be spent on their gifts rather than put straight into my account. so therefore it has no interest to me. Maybe I'm wrong though, in fact I could be wrong about this entire post, but this is data-mining surveys and why they're done as far as I have always understood it. I know about it because all my employers do this too, even the tiny record label I work for on occasion has a mailing list form with "human interest" questions on it that they use for this purpose...
If you don't feel as though this offer is not for you, then don't do it.dududf said:
Also, your points are invalid.
You are given surveys that match you demographic, hence all of the questions
Once you have enough surveys, you can cash out and they give you a debit card with money on it (that you can spend anywhere) or a gift card, depending on where you live
The music will be delivered to you within 48 hours of signing up (which was also in one of my previous posts)
If you choose to voice your opinion about this further, please PM. Anything else will be considered trolling.
It will be delivered to you within 48 hours of signing up.theriddlen said:
How are we gullible? Feel free to PM me with your thoughts.Ziel said:
You don't WIN money. You take the surveys, they take a bit to process, then you can claim your money/certificate. Then they send it to you.zipzod said:
I trust the Escapist and don't think that this is likely a scam, but I just don't feel comfortable giving out so much personal information to people I don't know. I understand that it's not being used for any kind of harm, but having people I don't know holding onto things like my home address, cell phone number, what kind of home I have, and how much I make a year is kind of scary. Even the government doesn't have that much info on me (at least, I don't think so...).
Also, everyone complaining about not receiving their free music right away? It's music. Go on Youtube and listen to it if you really can't wait. Chill out.
Also, everyone complaining about not receiving their free music right away? It's music. Go on Youtube and listen to it if you really can't wait. Chill out.