I have been very active with Toluna over the past 20 days and have already discovered several pros and cons. I have devised an initial survey rating panel that I will use to rate and describes everything you might want to know about a survey company, survey opportunities, rewards, perks, etc...
Toluna Summary
Toluna is a survey for cash site. On joining, you will receive points (which translate to dollars) for signing up and filling out each of the 17 screener surveys. Toluna will email you when you qualify for a survey. They will indicate the approximate time, the topic of the survey, and the amount of points rewarded if you qualify. Of all the survey sites I have signed up for, I have been the most active with Toluna. Toluna is unique in that you can sit down at almost any time and take surveys. There are tons of them available that you can take initial screeners for (if you do not qualify, you are entered into a drawing). Beware, you will not get rich doing this... I will explain in more detail below. Toluna offers a lot of user interaction, which is pretty unique for the online survey world. As a Toluna user, you can make up polls and opinion panels that other Toluna users can vote on or submit opinions. You receive points for voting and also for submitting opinions. Toluna also offers "Quick Votes" and "Quick Surveys" almost everyday. I am personally fond of these because they consist of 1-4 questions and instant points (although they only equivocate to a few cents at best). Over the past 20 days, I have, by far, spent the most time on Toluna's site, I check in the morning and usually do surveys while I watch TV and movies.
| Toluna Review | |
| Days a member: | 20 |
| Activity level: | High |
| Hours Invested: | 10 |
| Survey Opportunities: | 223 (mostly through searching on the site) |
| Surveys Completed and Rewards granted: | 31 |
| Email Invites: | 15 |
| Points Earned to date: | 69,000 |
| Rewards: | Points (converted to dollars which can be redeemed by check, paypal, or gift cards) 3000 = 1 Dollar |
| SPAM email: | No |
Sign Up Bonus:
- 500 points for signing up
- 600 points for each interest survey you complete about yourself (17 of them)
- 2000 points for completing all 17 of the interest surveys (will probably take 30 minutes)
- Actual dollars earned: $4.23
Friend Referral:
Yes, awarded 500 points ($0.16) for each that signs up.
PROS
You can interact with other Toluna members and earn extra points taking their polls and answering their questions. You can earn extra points by making up you own polls and opinion poll. You can take surveys anytime on the site without waiting for an email invite.
You can easily become obsessed with this site and waste A LOT of time... Did this happen to me? Maybe just a little in the beginning until I realized a lot of the surveys you can instantly take are for 900 points which equals roughly $0.33. Wow, mere pennies for anywhere from 7-55 minutes of your time! So, my advice, only take surveys that are under 3000 points if they are short, otherwise you are wasting your time. To date, I have not been rewarded more than 6,000 points ($2.00) for a survey. I have attempted to take a few that were 10,000 and 20,000, but didn't qualify. After completing a survey, you are not instantly rewarded with the points, it tells you your reward will appear in your account within 14 days, but can take up to six weeks. Who knows how long it will take to receive the payment once you cash out... Another con is that you cannot view the available gift cards until you reach 75,000 points. I have decided to wait to cash out until I reach 75,000 so that I can at least provide a list of the gift cards.
What is your experience with Toluna? Got a question for me? Post a comment!
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