Make Extra Money From PopulusLive
Today I’m spotlighting a survey website that wants your opinions and pays cash for them 🙂
The site in question is called PopulusLive. You can sign up free of charge, and will then receive email notifications any time they have a survey you may be eligible for.
Each survey is worth a set number of ‘points’. Once you have accrued 50 points you will be sent a cheque for £50 (each point is worth £1, in other words).
The notification emails state how long the survey is expected to take and how many points it is worth. In general, you get 1 point for a five-minute survey, 2 points for a ten-minute one, and so on.
Bear in mind, though, that the timings are PopulusLive’s estimates, and may not correspond with how long they actually take to complete. For example, I find that ‘five-minute’ surveys can sometimes take ten minutes or longer. Of course, that does reduce the effective hourly rate you receive.
On the other hand, the surveys are generally straightforward and easy to do (though watch out for the attention-checkers). It’s quite possible you will be quicker to complete them than I am.
On occasion you may find yourself screened out of a survey, e.g. if you are not in the target group they are interested in. In that case you won’t be awarded any points, but will get one entry in their monthly prize draw for £250.
Clearly nobody is going to earn a fortune from PopulusLive, but in my view (and experience) it can make a very worthwhile addition to your sideline-earning portfolio.
As always, if you have any comments or questions about PopulusLive, please do post them below.