Posts about daily surveys. Pls Read 1st Post. Updated 7/10/08

[cherbear]

I know this thread is for the daily surveys, but OTX is pretty much a daily survey now, too...and I just wanted to say --WOW! I just got a survey on an acessory store and it took less than 3 minutes! Thankfully I went there to buy some headbands recently so I qualified! woohoo! (definitely makes up for the 25 min one I had earlier today, got all the way through, and then it said I wasn't honest in one of my answers! I wanted to )

[m 'n c]

So this fraudulent activity - what about if a day or two you accidentally clicked on a different income and didn't realize it; or one of the others, like schooling? If this happens once or twice, do they still consider it fraudulent activity and kick you out? Or are they looking for some sort of pattern over a few days or weeks? I'm not asking this because I have been doing this sort of thing; I'm asking because I know I have clicked on a different item than I meant to a time or two and didn't get it corrected before I hit start survey in time; I don't want to find myself out in the cold because of it!

Its if they are noticing a pattern not if you do it accidently once or twice. Like I said I don't know all the ins and outs of it. I just remember that when surveys started getting cracked down on a few months ago a few people were found to be doing surveys fraudulently (ie wrong demographics, multiple surveys a day for an extended period of time) which Greenfield reported to SR and after an investigation of their account they were relieved of their SR participation duties.

Guys we aren't trying to scare you at all but there are alot of lurkers and such around here that read the boards. Based on some things that are said/asked people can piece together ways to circumvent the rules which we don't want because it hurts us all. So alot of the responses you see are for that reason not to scare you. As long as you follow the rules established by Tricia (and posted in the stickies) you will be ok.

[jnorth1007]

Honestly and without meaning to offend anyone but we are all adults here and we need to start taking responsibility for what answers we are giving on ANY survey or offer we do. I understand that mistakes happen but there really isn't a reason for them to. When you enter your information make sure to read the questions carefully and answer truthfully. These survey places are paying us for truthful information. I am quite sure that the companies are using this information to make marketing and product decisions. With that in mind they are paying for truthful information and that is what we need to give them. Otherwise we are committing fraud whether they catch it or not. What the point Catherine was trying to make is that you can't change YOUR demographics to try to fit a survey. You can however have another family member who may fit that demographic take the survey with THEIR information. So you can't suddenly become 20 instead of 40. Is it a huge issue? No but we should all be taking things a little slower and making sure we are giving true and correct information on ANY offer. This keeps SR, us and the advertisers happy and it also keeps all of you earning money. Hope this makes sense.

[lanny76]

Honestly and without meaning to offend anyone but we are all adults here and we need to start taking responsibility for what answers we are giving on ANY survey or offer we do. I understand that mistakes happen but there really isn't a reason for them to. When you enter your information make sure to read the questions carefully and answer truthfully. These survey places are paying us for truthful information. I am quite sure that the companies are using this information to make marketing and product decisions. With that in mind they are paying for truthful information and that is what we need to give them. Otherwise we are committing fraud whether they catch it or not. What the point Catherine was trying to make is that you can't change YOUR demographics to try to fit a survey. You can however have another family member who may fit that demographic take the survey with THEIR information. So you can't suddenly become 20 instead of 40. Is it a huge issue? No but we should all be taking things a little slower and making sure we are giving true and correct information on ANY offer. This keeps SR, us and the advertisers happy and it also keeps all of you earning money. Hope this makes sense.

Oh yes, it makes sense, thank you. I do apologize for the moments of carelessness on my part - I do get in a hurry to get thru the demographics page sometimes and as the saying goes haste makes waste. So now that I have been duly frightened I might lose my SR privileges if I'm not careful enough I shall be more than careful! No more demographics errors for me.
This site was an awesome find for me and I don't want to mess it up, and hopefully haven't.

[lanny76]

Is anyone else having this problem or is it just me?? I have only 2 options to choose, I don't qualify for either, and if I do get an I agree to respond in an honest manner, then I get the next page saying sorry you do not qualify. Or I get an Internal Error page. What does THAT mean?
All of a sudden surveys have dried up for me. So no big bonuses for me this month now I guess.
And no I doubt I can get my DH to put his demographics in, even tho they would be vastly different than mine, and he could probably do a lot of these IT surveys for me - he just wouldn't have the patience to do it! He sort of rolls his eyes at me spending my time doing them!!

[DisneyMa]

Okay, I have a question:

I have been doing surveys for a while, and once in a while DH helps out by doing a survey. Well today (after I cleared cookies) I had to put in all my info again. Birthday, race, etc. He noticed that the line said income, not household income! I have been putting in OUR income in that. So, is that for the income that I soley make or our household income that WE make?

[pattip03]

FYI -
OTX Survey still has not fixed the age problem!

[jnorth1007]

Honestly I don't think that matters. I have always put in the household income. Just keep putting whatever you have always put so that you are consistant.

[bs4free]

WOOT Happy today got one on Food! I love when we get surveys on FOOD....

[bartleby1]

Okay, I have a question:

I have been doing surveys for a while, and once in a while DH helps out by doing a survey. Well today (after I cleared cookies) I had to put in all my info again. Birthday, race, etc. He noticed that the line said income, not household income! I have been putting in OUR income in that. So, is that for the income that I soley make or our household income that WE make?

I never noticed that before either! I've been using the household income all along and will continue to do so. I have no income otherwise, unless you count SR, lol!