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Alternative Income

Posted on | December 17, 2007 |

I received my first check from Opinion Outpost* today!  As soon as my account reached $10 (the minimum payout amount), I requested my first check.  I didn’t necessarily need the money immediately; I did it more to confirm that the company was legit and that I’d really get checks.  Otherwise, there’d be no reason to continue with the surveys, right?

I must say, I have mixed feelings about this survey thing.  I really don’t mind completing the surveys and the time they require is not an issue.  The problem is that at least half of the potential surveys I get contacted about I end up not qualifying for.  I guess I’m not in the most desired demographic.  We probably make too much money to qualify for most of them; that and I don’t belong to a minority ethnic group.  My guess would be that most of the companies behind the surveys are looking either for a more representative “middle American.”

The few surveys I have qualified for and completed were rather fun.  And now that I’ve confirmed that the company is legit and they do issue real checks, I’ll continue to respond whenever they send me an email about a new survey and be glad for the few that bring in completion points.  I only need 38 more points until I hit my payout threshold again.

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2 Responses to “Alternative Income”

  1. Melanie
    December 18th, 2007 @ 8:54 am

    I’ve been reading & enjoying your blog! Just curious how long it took to reach your minimum payout through this company? thanks!

  2. Elizabeth
    December 18th, 2007 @ 10:02 am

    Hi Melanie. Hm, good question :-)

    I signed up with Opinion Outpost on October 16. I got my first survey invitation on the 19th. I requested my check on November 17.

    All together I’ve been contacted about 32 surveys that would have netted us 882 points. I or one of my teens (if it’s a survey for a teen) have responded to each invitation and have started the vetting process on all of them. So far I’ve qualified for and completed 6 surveys and one of my teens (The Daughter, I believe) has qualified for and completed one suvey for a total of 7 completed surveys for a total of 162 points.

    In looking back at the records I just realized that you can actually request a payment check at 50 points ($5.00) not 100 points ($10.00) so I could have requested my first check earlier.

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