Opinion Outpost

At Opinion Outpost, your opinions matter, to both them and their numerous clients. They are looking for people to join their community of market research respondents, who want to share their opinions on a wide range of topics regarding various products and services. Opinion Outpost believes that you have the chance to make a difference to the products and services that you use and confront on a daily basis, and thus you can feel some satisfaction by providing feedback to the companies concerned.

To sign up with Opinion Outpost is free, and you are given complete freedom to choose only the surveys that you want to do. There is no obligation to participate in every survey, and you are also free to cancel your membership at any time, without any questions asked. But, for each survey that you do answer, you will be rewarded with Opinion Points, which can be redeemed for cash through their website.

Each survey earns you these points, and 10 points is the equivalent of $1.00. Some surveys also offer other payments, such as sweepstakes and prizes, the details of which will accompany each survey invitation.

General Information

• Accepts Members From: United States, Canada, United Kingdom
  
   
• Age Requirements: 18
  
   
• Type of Rewards: Cash
  
   
• Sweepstakes, Prize Draws or Competitions: None Mentioned.
  
   
• What is The Minimum Payment. This is the Amount Needed to Request a Redemption or Payout: 50 Points
   

Company Information

• Physical Location of this Survey Company’s Office:

  Opinion Outpost
  701 East Timpanogos Parkway
  Building M
  Orem, UT 84097
  USA

  
  
• Type of Market Research They Conduct: Online Surveys

Member Ratings & Reviews

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Comments Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Karen Cruz From: US Comment: I've joined Opinion Outpost about 4 months ago but just started taking it seriously 2 months ago. I've redeemed 137. 60 so far using the Citi gift card. Depending on the time of day I redeem my points, I usually get the money available within hours. I am currently cashing out about $15 a week which I give to my daughter as her allowance. This is definitely a legitimate survey site and I always jump on the surveys as soon as I receive the emails. Date: Jul 20, 2011 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Jonathan From: US Comment: Opinion Outpost is just one of many survey companies I have signed on with, and in just 4 months of becoming a member I can say that I am very happy with the amount of surveys I have been eligible to complete. They have a great range of survey topics and the rewards are good too. In fact, I have already earned $50 in just 4 months – that’s more than what I have earned with other survey companies that I have been a member with for a year. I think this comes down to the fact that I have completed my profiles; since making the effort to complete these, my survey invitations increased dramatically. Another thing I really love is that the rewards are paid promptly, which is not always the case with other survey companies. It’s so good to be able to have extra money to spend because I love shopping online; hence most of my rewards have been paid out in Amazon cards. It’s like getting money for nothing. All I have to do is share what my opinion is and boom – I get paid. Who would have thought that just a simple opinion could earn you so much money in such a short time? I would recommend Opinion Outpost to anyone who wants to earn extra cash for just a small amount of their time. Date: Jun 26, 2011 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Kim From: Canada Comment: Opinion Outpost is by far my favourite survey site. I joined in April 2011 and qualified for 8 surveys in that one month. Mid May I cashed out for $40 and received it 2 weeks later. I don't qualify for every survey because they usually reach quotas by the time I get to them in the evening but they do send quite a few surveys a month. In an average week I may get 4 to 6 surveys. They work by points system with surveys giving anywhere from 10 to 64 points per survey, with the average being 10 points. You will need a minimum 50 points for amazon.com gift card or donation and a minimum 200 points for a check. It would be nice if they offered paypal but they don't. It doesn't take long to accumulate the necessary points to cash out. The points do not stay pending for long. The website gives you access to all your information rewards, survey history, available surveys, etc. Their customer services is quick to reply if you have a problem with the survey, even if its not the answer you were looking for. I did a survey that took an hour to complete and five minutes before the end of the survey it said I did not qualify. That was very frustrating and I emailed customer support to let them know. They explained that this happens sometimes if your answers aren't consistent with required data, even at the end of the survey. I will probably avoid those extra long surveys in the future. Despite that one problem I have enjoyed being a part of this panel and would recommend them. Date: Jun 25, 2011 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Allan From: United Kingdom Comment: Opinion Outpost (UK) - www.opinionoutpost.co.uk Hi, Opinion Outpost is an international survey panel with a presence in the United States, Canada and now the United Kingdom. This review applies to the United Kingdom site of Opinion Outpost only (www.opinionoutpost.co.uk). Terms and Conditions and rewards may be different for Opinion Outpost sites serving other countries. Visiting www.opinionoutpost.co.uk leaves me in no doubt that I am on the UK site of this popular survey panel. A Union Jack dominates the page banner at the top of the screen and the London skyline dominates the bottom of the screen. The website is clean, uncluttered and extremely attractive and once registered, exploring reveals a site that is very logically and professionally constructed and simple to navigate. Logging on takes me automatically to the “Members Area” – from here any information I require is very quick and easy to find. The main menu in the “Members Area “provides me with access to:- “Members Home” – my Opinion Outpost Dashboard – provides my member summary, number of surveys available and number of uncompleted profiles. The content of user profiles can change over time, so it is important to check back here occasionally, “Available Surveys” – a list of surveys currently available for me to take each with survey reference, date issued, status and points to be earned- Wow! Everything I need - As you will know if you have read my other reviews on Yellow Surveys, this is important information I need to be able to track and reconcile my points and rewards I have earned for my surveys, “My Profiles” - listing up to seven profiles which I can complete or edit to improve my chances of receiving survey invitations and reduce the number of screen-outs, “My Account” - my personal details and the opportunity to edit them, “Rewards” – earnings history and current balance, reward history and points redemption facility – more later, “Feedback” – opportunity to submit support queries and general feedback, “Survey History” – a very comprehensive history of surveys I have taken, providing me with full details of survey references, dates, earnings, colour-coded status and the result of the survey – everything I need to reconcile my own record of surveys taken, “Refer a friend” – enter my friends email address and I earn 20 Opinion Points (worth 1GBP) for each. Intelligent use of colour coding on various screens provides me with very easy to read account and survey status information at a glance. Other options in the Members Area provide access to a very comprehensive FAQ section, site information and an “About Us” information section which is well worth reading. Now for the important stuff – surveys and rewards. I receive survey invitations via email which are very simple text-format but are very conveniently formatted and easy to read. The survey details provided are just as comprehensive as in the “Available Surveys” area on the website including Survey Reward, Survey Length, Survey Host and Survey Reference - all the information I need to check against my own records. Having said that, this is less important with Opinion Outpost since points are very often credited to my account within a few minutes of completing the survey - although it is possible that in some cases it may still be necessary to wait for sponsor feedback – so maintaining records is still quite important. I earn Opinion Points for completing surveys (1 point equivalent to GBP0.05) – once I have accumulated a minimum of only 50 Opinion Points I can redeem them for GBP2.50 payable through PayPal. The FAQ section of the website contradicts this by claiming the minimum redemption threshold is 100 points for GBP5.00 – but be assured I have redeemed for less than GBP5.00 several times. Unlike some survey sites, reward points do NOT expire. There are no high street vouchers, cheques, prize draws, sweepstakes or competitions –just plain and simple cash – and only through PayPal – Great! If you don’t have a PayPal account it’s well worth opening one. Payment through PayPal is made within four hours. Yes ! - You read that correctly – ONLY FOUR HOURS – and be assured, in my experience, they really do stick to their word. Why can’t all survey sites be as prompt? Typical earnings for completing surveys varies greatly but examples are as follows:- 15 points / 15 minutes / GBP0.75 20 points / 18 minutes / GBP1.00 25 points / 20 minutes / GBP1.25 You may notice from these examples that the reward is weighted for the longer surveys, making the reward greater and more attractive for the longer surveys. (i.e. The reward for twenty minute survey is NOT simply just twice the reward for a ten minute survey – but a little bit extra on top). Other survey sites should take note. The rewards are not as high as some survey sites, but unlike other sites, you will have very little hassle earning them with minimum waiting to achieve them and the very low redemption threshold means you can get paid sooner and more frequently. So far so good, but I feel I must point out a couple of negative aspects. One observation I must mention is survey frequency. I joined Opinion Outpost in February 2010 and completed my profiles promptly. Surveys for which I was eligible took a while to arrive, the first arriving in April 2010. Since then, survey invitations seem to arrive in phases for example:- April 2010 – 4 invitations, July 2010 – 2 invitations, October 2010 – 2 invitations, November 2010 – 1 invitation, February 2011 – 2 invitations, March 2011 – 2 invitations. And one criticism I must make concerns the old, usual complaint regarding reward points not being credited. I noticed when checking my records for Opinion Outpost that I had not received reward points for three surveys. Upon examining the surveys concerned I noticed that they were “follow-on” surveys. (Sometimes when I am screened out of a survey, I am often asked if I would like to start a new survey immediately – as a “follow-on” survey.) I have noticed that in cases when reward points fail to be recorded by a survey site, it is very often for “follow-on” surveys. It seems that the tracking for rewards can go a little awry when switching to a new survey in this way. Opinion Outpost is by no means alone with this problem – it is a very common problem for survey sites. I made myself a rule never to accept a “follow-on” survey – to avoid the hassle of having to send emails to support about missing points, I now always return to the “Available Surveys” page of the website or my original email invitations and start over again. I must add when I have contacted Opinion Outpost support about missing points, they have very quickly responded to my query with an apology and rectified the problem immediately with no fuss at all. All in all, I have a good deal of positive comment to make about Opinion Outpost (UK). I have noted the positive comments also made by the United States Opinion Outpost panel members on this Yellow Surveys review page – six out of six positive reviews and five stars (5*) every time. I am very pleased to echo these for the United Kingdom panel even as far as the desire for more frequent survey invitations. It really does seem that the organisers of Opinion Outpost have gone out of their way to provide a good, fair and easy survey experience by providing a clear, logical, easy to navigate and very professional web site with interesting surveys for very fair rewards, extremely prompt payment and excellent support. Their priority now, however, should be to increase their Client base so that they can issue more surveys to their eager participants. Opinion Outpost is active in supporting various organisations such as ESOMAR, MRA and AAPOR which have been created to uphold ethical survey research practices so you can be confident in being a member for many reasons. The organisers of Opinion Outpost (UK) run a highly credible survey site and are to be congratulated on their efforts and attention to detail - if I were awarding points out of a hundred – they would be in the nineties. This is how a survey site should be run. I hope my review has helped you decide whether to join Opinion Outpost (UK). Thanks… Allan Date: Apr 30, 2011 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Jill From: US Comment: Awesome..definetely takes a while to earn points but only 50 points isn't bad. Actually had a survey from stouffers where they sent me a frozen dinner and then paid me $2.50 to take a survey on that frozen dinner. Just requested my first check so we'll see on that, but I don't have any doubts. Have suggested this site to friends and family. Date: Nov 10, 2010 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Donna From: US Comment: This is a great survey site. I almost always qualify for their surveys and they pay very well. Date: Oct 13, 2010 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Kath From: US Comment: Opinion Outpost is one of my favourite survey companies, since joining them in 2008 I've made about $630 with them. They send me at least 1 or 2 survey invitations a day sometimes more, and I usually qualify for most of them (If I don't I'm told within a few questions). Where I find allot of other survey sites will drag on for ages before telling me I don't qualify for the survey and just waste my time for very little or no reward, I find the surveys Opinion Outpost send me are very targeted to my profile, which means I get to complete most of them and get my points at the end. Another thing I like about them is that reward points are added to my balance pretty well straight away, some site take days sometimes weeks for your points or reward to show in your balance total. I've cashed out well over 20 times in the past couple of years and I usually get my check in the mail within about 2 weeks. Their cash out minimum is very reasonable, you only need 50 points which is equivalent to $5.00 (10 Opinion Points + $1.00). I believe Opinion Outpost to be a very rewarding and legit survey company, they are very professional in the way the operate. On the few occasions I have need to contact them I've always received a prompt reply to my questions and have always given me the answers I needed. I give opinion Outpost a big thumbs up and I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to join and make a little extra money online doing their surveys and actually getting paid for them. Date: Sep 15, 2010 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Dominic From: US Comment: Very good survey panel. They pay usually 2-5 dollars per suvey (points convert to cash) and 5 dollars to cash out with is very easy to do. Only one problem is they don't send many surveys but alot more than Pinecone does. I highly recommend them. Date: Aug 12, 2010 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Sam From: US Comment: This one is great!!! $5 minimum payout and surveys sent everyday I've cashed out and received a check multiple times already! Date: Aug 10, 2010 Overall Rating: Survey Frequency: Survey Incentives: Panel Legitimacy: Recommended: Comments By: Jay From: US Comment: Great site!!! 100% Legit!!! Date: Aug 08, 2010