Recruit & Field Inc - Online 3 Stage Study - $400 Compensation

Recruit & Field Inc. is looking for people of Hispanic descent to participate in a 3 stage study. If you are interested in becoming part of their panel, visit the Recruit & Field Inc website. I'm kinda bummed I'm not eligible for this study, good luck to everyone who does qualify for it! Here is the email I received: 

Hello Everyone!

 

We are looking for people of Hispanic descent to participate in a 3 stage study.  You MUST agree to participate in all 3 stages at the time of booking.

 

Stage 1:  Online Bulletin Board

The first stage of this study is a 3 day online discussion that will happen on August 14^th, 15^th, & 16^th.  You will be a part of what we call an online bulletin board, which is a web board where you can post your comments and read others’ comments.  You will be joined by a small group of people in your age group.  The topic of the discussion will be what life is like for you at the moment!  We are sure you will find the discussion very interesting.

 

A moderator will be leading the discussion and posting questions which you will need to respond to throughout the day.  You will be required to log into the online discussion at least three times over the course of the day for no less than 15 minutes each time.  Furthermore, you will be required to read and respond to other participants’ postings.  It is extremely important that you fully participate in the online discussion all 3 days.   

 

Profile Page:  As part of your online participation, you will be required to complete a profile page, which should not take you very long to do.  This is meant to be a place you can share information, about yourself with the other respondents and the moderator, such as what you do, your interests, your favorite music groups and even upload pictures and videos.  This way other respondents can visit your profile page (and you can visit theirs) to get to know each other a bit better.  Please be assured that your profile page is completely secure.  All information you post will be held strictly confidential.  Only other respondents and the moderator will be able to view your profile.

 

You will be compensated $125 via check for this portion of the study.

 

Stage 2:  Face to Face Interview

Following the online discussion, we will invite a select number of people for an interview that will take place in your home.  The topic of the discussion will be life at the moment so the discussion should be a lot o fun!  The interview will last approximately 1.5 hours and it will be necessary for you to stay the entire time.  The interview may be video taped for research purposes only.  Please be assured that the footage will never be broadcast on TV or posted online.

 

You will be compensated $150 via check for this portion of the study.

 

Stage 3:  Self-Ethnography/Video Diaries

Following the online discussion, we will be selecting a few people to create video diaries.  This would involve us sending you a small video camera that you would use to document some of your day to day activities following your online discussion.  Please be assured that the footage will never be broadcast on TV or posted online.  The topic of the video diaries will be about your life at the moment.  We will be giving you more information on what these diaries are to include as well as the specific dates if you are selected to take part in this stage of the research.  You will be notified after the online discussion if you have been selected to take part in the video diary.  If selected we will be sending you a camera the week of August 20^th.

 

You will be compensated $125 via check for this portion, which will be sent out to you as soon as the camera and diary footage is received by us.

 

If you are interested in participating, please email me the following information:

 

Name:

Age:

Gender:

Ethnicity:
City & State you reside in:

Occupation:

Highest level of education completed:

Best contact number:

 

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my email.

 

Regards,

 

Janet
Focus Group Coordinator
Recruit & Field Inc
janet@recruitandfield.com

MySurvey Reward - Payment

I officially received my reward from MySurvey and I couldn't be happier!

I initially was going to redeem my points at Opinion Square for the OXO 10 Piece POP Container Set but I was a couple hundred points short and I had no more surveys available - ugh. I was so close! I went on as usual with my survey taking and ended up doing one at MySurvey. I realized how many points I had collected there and began to browse the rewards center. Success! They had the same set available! I researched what would be cheaper, an Amazon e-certificate to buy the set or getting the set through MySurvey - I ended up getting it through MySurvey. The conversion from points to money would have only given me $75 to work with at Amazon and the price for the OXO 10 Piece POP Container Set is just under $100. I probably saved $20 or more doing it this way.

What kind of rewards have you received from MySurvey?

Profiles & Screeners - What You Should Know

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It is common to here someone say "It seems like I hardly ever receive surveys". I know when I started signing up for a bunch of survey sites I didn't bother going through and doing all the profiles for every survey site. The result, hardly any surveys to participate in. If you aren't getting many surveys it may be that you haven't completed these profiles, which are crucial to receive surveys. If they don't have idea about your lifestyle then how do they know what surveys may be of interest to you?

Screeners, what are they? Screeners are short surveys, usually less than 5 minutes long. These help them understand what activities you are interested in, what foods you like to eat or what brands you use, etc. Screeners are send you are for a reason - to increase your eligibility for surveys or studies. If they know what activities you enjoy from a sceener the more likely they will send you a survey when market research is being done on that particular subject.

You are probably thinking profiles and screeners sure do sound like the same thing. You are partially right, they are similar. However, the reason why you receive these is becuase your profile stated you were interested in that subject. For example: Your profile said you were interested in sports, there is a new survey coming up on sports, sometimes a particular sport. They then send you a screener to see if the sport they are conducting research about is one of your favorites. This helps them target a specific group of people to get the most accurate results possible.

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One thing I really like about American Consumer Opinion Panel is that they are international. I have had so many people outside the US and Canada tell me they have such a hard time finding international survey sites. I immediately recommend American Consumer Opinion Panel, not only because they are international but becuase there are so many great aspects of the company. They are BBB certified with an A+ grade - yes an A+, that's amazing! Compensation for surveys/studies/product tests are fair, along with points conversion being great. I have noticed when some survey sites convert to a points system the amount per point decreases compared to the time it takes to participate in a survey. Another thing that makes then a good survey panel is that their members are happy.

Overall I think American Consumer Opinion Panel is one of the top 10 survey panels out there. If you want to see more payment proofs or want to browse through the posts about them head over here!

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Over the past few months I have noticed quite an increase in surveys from Survey Savvy. Not only that but the compensation for surveys has gotten slightly better as well. Some survey sites give you $0.75-$1 for a 20-30 minute survey. I received a couple from Survey Savvy that were 15-20 and compensated you with  $1-$3.


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If you haven't joined Survey Savvy I recommend at least giving it a try. If your skeptical if they pay check out my payment proof from them. They are legit and a great survey site to become a member of to share your opinions!


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Some interesting news from Springboard America:

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