Now, don’t get me wrong. There are people who do make a few thousand dollars or more a year with paid surveys. But that’s not the norm. If you do want to increase your earnings substantially, your best bet is to also join focus groups (we have a big list of ’em. Just do a quick search on Google for “moneypantry.com focus groups”). They pay much more between $50 to $400 or more per focus group secession.
Another important thing is that the points you earn in HCD Research can only be converted to cash. You will never have to redeem your points for prizes/ vouchers. The minimum payment threshold is 1,000 points, which is $10.00. Once you’ve accumulated that amount of points, you can proceed to request your reward, and a check will be sent to you. You can only get your rewards via check by mail; as a result, you’ll have to wait about 6 – 8 weeks before receiving the payout.
I have had Inboxdollars for about 8 years. I started doing it for some extra money to go on vacation, I didn’t make enough to go on vacation, that was unrealistic on my part, but I did make enough money to buy a laptop and I have been cashing out with about $100 each year since. I currently have $127 to cash out. The site is legit, you just have to stick to it if you really want it to work.