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10-15-2007, 09:26 PM
SunshineGirl

Daily Surveys

So I talked with my rep at Greenfield today to find out why some incentive sites can offer two daily surveys when both go through Greenfield. I found out what the deal is and now need to make a decision about SR.

Here are the facts: 1) I make more through my daily survey connection directly with Greenfield than I do if I go through the third party to get a second daily survey. 2) It's the exact same survey router.

So if I put both daily surveys up on my site, you would get your normal .80 for the one we have directly with Greenfield but then only about .50 for the other one. And the second one would not count toward the "daily survey bonus" contest.

The real downside is that if someone takes the .50 one and then cannot qualify for the .80 one, all they get is the .50 and they miss out on the chance for the .80.

It's a tough call. My rep said that I can add the second ones through the third party. But she said that most sites actually find that people end up making LESS money because they get in on the cheap one and not on the one where they would make more.

Thoughts on this??
10-15-2007, 09:32 PM
wilsonfamily4

truthfully~~ it is annoying just trying to get 1 survey to pass I don't want to try and do 2! I would rather keep things the same.

That is just my opinion.
10-15-2007, 09:35 PM
Arky

I'd vote for leaving it the way it is. Surveys can take forever to qualify. To get paid less, not at all worth it. I like the survey bonus too. It gives me an extra challenge to see if I'll get it this month. I guess I need more motivation.
10-15-2007, 09:40 PM
bs4free

Well as far as i can see it We still would have the same .80 surveys now Right

and then could try for a second one at .50 but know that it could be one that we could have done tomorrows for .80

I think We should add the third party extra survey, but that we can only access it from the exceeded daily limit page. In other words you can only attempt a second one if you have done the one at .80 and put a little warning that the surveys used could reduce ability to quilfy for the other at a latter time...

I hope this is makeing sense....

I see this as adding an extra .50 option to people, and if they are cutting it close on an earnings goal could help!
10-15-2007, 09:44 PM
askomsky

I would personally rather have the .80. So initally my vote would be to do what you need to, to keep it that way.

But Brian has a point also. If there was an alternative way to access the survey's and go through the 3rd party with a chance to earn an extra .50 then I would do it, but I would not want it in place of or it being a crap shoot of going through the survey and not knowing whether or not I get the .50 before I qualify for the .80.

Make sense? :confused:
10-15-2007, 09:45 PM
Iteach

I think I would rather stick with the sure bet and do just 1 survey a day for .80 and then have the bonus at the end of the month if a person qualifies. Sometimes it's hard to get 1 survey and also find time to do it if it turns out to be a long one. If both were offered I would always try for the .80 ones first.

Would it be difficult to see which surveys would be .80 and which would be .50?
Would it be more work for you, Tricia and SG?
Would YOU make more money offering both?

Just a few questions that popped into my mind. I am really happy with whatever you decide Tricia. I just appreciate everything all of you do for all of us. Thank you!!:sunshine2:
10-15-2007, 09:54 PM
Lisaj68

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilsonfamily4

truthfully~~ it is annoying just trying to get 1 survey to pass I don't want to try and do 2! I would rather keep things the same.

That is just my opinion.

ditto.

Are you saying that if we hit the .50 survey first, then we wouldn't qualify for the .80 survey? that would be a bummer.

If we do the .50 survey first, does that count toward the survey bonus?
10-15-2007, 10:44 PM
SunshineGirl

Our rep seems to think that we might actually lose money by including the second link because we would get paid less for those (the third party takes their cut whereas no one takes a cut in the ones that we do directly with greenfield).

I think her main concerns are that 1) people get confused when there are two different links at different rates, and 2) people might do the .50 one first and then when they try to do the .80, they would not qualify because they already qualified for their only survey that day.

We also cannot give any feedback on the .50 days ones because we won't have a relationship with greenfield on them.

I'm all for it if it would mean all of you being able to earn more money. But if you might actually make less money because of the confusion and that third party taking a cut of the profits, I don't want to do that.

These would be some intial work to set up, but we would probably be able to automate them at some point, somehow.

One other thought would be to have a Weekly Survey. Each week, I could put up the link as an "Offer". Then you could do your daily surveys through the regular daily survey page and try the Weekly Survey only on a day where you already got a daily survey.

Another option would be to let Super Members try out having both of them listed and see if it becomes a nightmare??
10-15-2007, 10:52 PM
faithhope

I like it the way it is... no need to complicate life....

I don't do any surveys at any other sites already, because I'd hate to do a survey for pennies when I could get paid .80 (plus bonus) doing the same survey on SR...

plus it would be a nightmare having to keep track of which surveys I have done to make sure I didn't accidentally repeat one.

Faith
10-15-2007, 10:54 PM
arob414

Quote:

Originally Posted by wilsonfamily4

truthfully~~ it is annoying just trying to get 1 survey to pass I don't want to try and do 2! I would rather keep things the same.

That is just my opinion.

Me, too. And, I am obsessed enough about getting the one a day. Two might drive me nuts.
10-15-2007, 10:56 PM
disney_girl

My vote would be to leave it as is with the one survey for .80 rather than complicate things and lose money.
10-15-2007, 11:10 PM
Hedy

I think things are good the way they are.
10-15-2007, 11:30 PM
DisneyMa

If it's not broke, don't fix it. :D I like the surveys the way they are.:sunshine:
10-15-2007, 11:34 PM
cglaura

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineGirl

Our rep seems to think that we might actually lose money by including the second link because we would get paid less for those (the third party takes their cut whereas no one takes a cut in the ones that we do directly with greenfield).

I think her main concerns are that 1) people get confused when there are two different links at different rates, and 2) people might do the .50 one first and then when they try to do the .80, they would not qualify because they already qualified for their only survey that day.

We also cannot give any feedback on the .50 days ones because we won't have a relationship with greenfield on them.

I'm all for it if it would mean all of you being able to earn more money. But if you might actually make less money because of the confusion and that third party taking a cut of the profits, I don't want to do that.

These would be some intial work to set up, but we would probably be able to automate them at some point, somehow.

One other thought would be to have a Weekly Survey. Each week, I could put up the link as an "Offer". Then you could do your daily surveys through the regular daily survey page and try the Weekly Survey only on a day where you already got a daily survey.

Another option would be to let Super Members try out having both of them listed and see if it becomes a nightmare??

That sounds like a neat idea!

I like the idea of another survey, but not if it is going to lose the general SR community money in the long run. Would probably make the surveys harder to get eventually too, wouldn't it? Do they come from the same general survey pool?

I'll be an SM guinea pig if you need one!
10-16-2007, 12:03 AM
MdCaterer

Quote:

Originally Posted by disney_girl

My vote would be to leave it as is with the one survey for .80 rather than complicate things and lose money.

I agree One survey a day is frustrating and trying enough!!
10-16-2007, 12:10 AM
bs4free

SM testing is always a good idea! It gives us something extra, and provides helpful feedback and idea, plus if it does not work, we understand!
10-16-2007, 01:10 AM
ItsmeSunnyV

Quote:

Originally Posted by DisneyMa

If it's not broke, don't fix it. :D I like the surveys the way they are.:sunshine:

I AGREE!!! I think later when it don't work, it's just gonna be another problem, that some might wish we had never even messed with it in the 1st place. Just leave it the way it is!! :p
10-16-2007, 01:40 AM
Kycha

Quote:

Originally Posted by cglaura

That sounds like a neat idea!

I like the idea of another survey, but not if it is going to lose the general SR community money in the long run. Would probably make the surveys harder to get eventually too, wouldn't it? Do they come from the same general survey pool?

I'll be an SM guinea pig if you need one!

I agree with Laura 100%. I think by only having them as an offer once a week, it doesn't really diminish our chances that much to get the regular daily surveys
10-16-2007, 02:07 AM
kayjo

Quote:

Originally Posted by DisneyMa

If it's not broke, don't fix it. :D I like the surveys the way they are.:sunshine:

My sentiments exactly. I am open, however, to the other options mentioned. I like the idea of the SM test and the weekly survey accessed through the "Offers" page.
10-16-2007, 06:08 AM
spring

Honestly, I find the daily surveys to be mostly a pain. I'd rather do only one survey a day, then work on daily offers the rest of the time.
10-16-2007, 08:11 AM
askomsky

I'm with the others, don't want SR to lose any money on it, but I am up to testing it out as a SM to see if it can actually work!
10-16-2007, 08:12 AM
jl8595

I like things the way they are now. If you decide to add the .50 survey, I'd prefer to see it as a weekly offer like you suggested. I tend to agree with your rep - adding a second daily survey may very well confuse newer members (or members who haven't learned the ins and outs of the surveys in our forum).

Thank you for allowing us to share our voices Tricia - it's definitely one of the MANY things that keeps me 100% loyal to SR's!
10-16-2007, 08:30 AM
linanglab

I would leave it alone. I work so hard for the surveys I get now - mainly because of the incentives. If the incentives would be taken away, not sure how hard I would work. Also if I do a survey that does not qualify for the incentive, I would be frustrated.

Please, I get frustrated by trying to get survey now! Cannot imagine adding another one and not qualifying for incentives.
10-16-2007, 09:06 AM
Arky

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineGirl

We also cannot give any feedback on the .50 days ones because we won't have a relationship with greenfield on them.

One other thought would be to have a Weekly Survey. Each week, I could put up the link as an "Offer". Then you could do your daily surveys through the regular daily survey page and try the Weekly Survey only on a day where you already got a daily survey.

Another option would be to let Super Members try out having both of them listed and see if it becomes a nightmare??

I'll chime in again. :)
I know what a pain surveys can be sometimes. It scares me that nothing could be reported about the .50 ones.

Weekly survey or SM trying it out would work for me. Then you can see if it is right for Sunshine Rewards.

Otherwise, leave it be.
10-16-2007, 09:27 AM
m 'n c

I vote for doing a weekly survey offer but not adding a second link. I have seen other sites that have 2 surveys running each day and it seems like one is through Greenfield and the other is always through OTX and I don't want to be fighting OTX all the freaking time and screwing up my greenfield surveys.
10-16-2007, 08:55 PM
wdwabby

well, I definitely don't want to lose the bonus, though I realize that could be taken away at any time ...

I guess maybe let the SMs be guinea pigs and see how it goes, but I'm inclined to say stick with the current system
10-16-2007, 11:05 PM
MKelley226

I am with the majority too....I like the way things are now and happy with my 80 cents a day :)
10-17-2007, 08:40 AM
shades99

Quote:

Originally Posted by SunshineGirl

One other thought would be to have a Weekly Survey. Each week, I could put up the link as an "Offer". Then you could do your daily surveys through the regular daily survey page and try the Weekly Survey only on a day where you already got a daily survey.

I think this is a great idea if you can add some type of warning on the offer to be sure and "complete your daily survey prior to completing this offer".

Otherwise, I agree with most everybody else that I like the way things are now.:)
10-17-2007, 09:53 AM
Wendi63

I wouldn't mind giving it a try. Some days are frustrating with surveys. But there are other days where you can get one right away and on those days I wouldn't mind having an option to make .50 doing a second survey. Most of us that have been doing SR for awhile know to try the things on the daily tab first anyway. I always do the scratchoff and check the free click and daily surveys before I do anything else. If you put the .50 survey in a different spot it shouldn't be a problem getting them confused for me. I also like the weekly option. Testing it with the SM and then getting feedback might be the best way to go.