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Our Vindale Research Review

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I’ve joined numerous panels and by now, you’ve probably read a few of my reviews.  While they are nothing special, it should get you on the right path to making some decent money online.    Just remember that you’re not going to get rich by doing surveys online, but if you work hard enough at referrals and join 10 to 15 panels, you can make some good money on the side!

Now, onto the review on Vindale Research…

Upon joining the site, the layout really seemed to impress me.  It’s professional, it’s easy to work around, and the coolest thing of it all is that they have the most “popular surveys” section.  They show you some of the surveys and what they pay.  Right now, they have surveys that pay $30 each!  This isn’t some crazy number either and I know you can earn this kind of money, because I’ve done it before.

Signing up for the company is rather easy.  You’re going to give them your name, gender, birth, as well as your zip code to start.  From there, you’re going to have to make sure that you fill out the profile completely to ensure that you’re getting the most opportunities in your email.

While I started to do the reviews from other consumers, I quickly found out that many didn’t like it and I can see this for good reason.  What I had found out is that Vindale requires that you use your credit card for a lot offers.  Keep in mind that many survey companies won’t require this.  This was the first red flag.

The next red flag was that when I signed up, I didn’t receive any surveys.  This is odd because even the worst survey site in the world sends me at least 1 during 2-3 months.  I didn’t get one!  It makes me believe that their front page may be full of lies.  Do a search online for this company and you will see what I’m talking about.

The last red flag is that there are many payment issues.  The $50 minimum payout tends to take forever for most people.  What other people find out is that when they get to that $50, it takes them forever to even work out a solution for payment, if there is one.

You’re going to get scams as part of offers, you most likely won’t get paid, and the community itself hates the site!  If you’re thinking about joining, I wouldn’t touch it with a 500 foot pole!  Overall, they get a big F for failing to tell the truth, actually hand out surveys, as well as have many complaints regarding payouts.

Comments (1)

One Response to “Our Vindale Research Review”

  1. Elizabeth Says:
    January 27th, 2011 at 6:11 pm

    Hi, there.

    I’m an employee of Vindale Research. I want to clear up a few things about our site. I’ll do that by addressing your points.

    1. “What I had found out is that Vindale requires that you use your credit card for a lot offers.” Many of our members aren’t comfortable using their credit cards. That’s totally fine. Members can absolutely make money with us without ever using a credit card. Yes, we do require a credit card for higher-paying offers, called product evaluations. However, we also offer several smaller opportunities that require no credit card at all, including Reward Mail (typically pay a few cents each – but they’re super easy) and our daily consumer studies (typically pay $1.50 each).

    2. “The next red flag was that when I signed up, I didn’t receive any surveys.” If you don’t fully fill out your profile, you won’t get offered as many opportunities. We have thousands of members and a limited number of offers. We try our best to match members to surveys most appropriate for them.

    3. “What other people find out is that when they get to that $50, it takes them forever to even work out a solution for payment, if there is one.” We pay our members twice a month, every month. You can see proof of payment photos on our Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/Vindale?v=photos&ref=ts

    4. ” … the community itself hates the site!” We started our Facebook page about 6 months ago. We now have more than 10,000 Facebook fans. Our community doesn’t hate us. They enjoy working with us. The folks who imply so (without any hard evidence to back up their claims) are the ones who seem to. Which is too bad. Because we’re one of the few legit survey sites out there.

    Thanks for your time!

    Elizabeth

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