Harris Poll Online Reviews and Features

Harris Poll Online

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KEY FEATURES:

Harris poll is one of the oldest and most prestigious polls in the world, operating for more than 45 years with a focus on the US and Canadian market. Have your say on matters that affect you and see the results from the surveys you complete. You can compare experiences, opinions and more to people who are both like and unlike you. Occasionally, the studies you contribute to will be published in national and international media outlets. The Harris Poll is a member of the National Council of Public Polls (NCPP), the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (CASRO), the Council for Marketing and Opinion Research (CMOR), and the European Society for Opinion & Marketing Research (ESOMAR).

Electronic Rewards

Harris Poll offers their members the opportunity to earn points, known as HIpoints in exchange for their participation. Once you earn 1250 points (worth $10), you can request an e-gift voucher from places like Amazon, iTunes, Starbucks, Walmart, ESPN, and more. You may also be entered into sweepstakes after each completed survey for even more chances of winning big.

Get Disqualified, But Still Have a Chance to Win!

If you attempt to complete a survey, but are disqualified in the process, you will receive an entry into the Harris Panel Sweepstakes. You will be also be offered the opportunity to try qualifying for other available surveys.

Survey Lengths

Online surveys typically take anywhere between 5-25 minutes to complete. Short surveys will take around 5 minutes, and very long ones are around 25 minutes. These reasonable survey lengths will keep your attention and prevent you from getting bored too quickly! There are special surveys on offer as well including special focus groups, telephone based surveys, and even surveys about independently downloaded software. Common survey topics, however, range from fashion to movies to shopping habits.

Participate Often

Expect to receive between 3-5 online surveys a month.

Earn Points

Even if you are disqualified from completing a survey, expect to receive around 15 HIpoints! The amount of points you get per survey varies depending on the length or complexity of the survey.

Download the App!

Harris Poll now has an app, available on iOS and Android. The mobile apps will require you to login with your Harris credentials. Using the app allows you to see survey opportunities, take surveys, participate in special research programs and access your rewards. Turn on your notification settings for the app to receive new survey opportunities in real time.

Cashing Out

After you have reached 1250 points, you are able to redeem your HIpoints for e-cards and gift vouchers. Most people who participate, reach this threshold after completing around 10 surveys. Rewards include e-cards or gift vouchers from Amazon, iTunes, Starbucks and more.

Rewards Processing Times

Redeem your rewards and receive them within 15 business days. They will be sent to your e-mail account. Most rewards will be credited to your account within 10 minutes of your participation, but occasionally it may take as long as 24 hours for the credit to appear in your account. If you are redeeming your HIpoints, you will receive your e-code within 24-48 hours of cashing in your HIpoints. If you have cashed in for physical merchandise, you will receive your merchandise via USPS within 7-14 business days. All costs of rewards (including shipping and handling) are covered by Harris Poll, unless you are redeeming products using an e-certificate.

Chances to Win $10,000 Every Quarter

HarrisPoll gives away a $10,000 USD prize every quarter to one lucky winner in their Histakes - the Harris Poll Online Sweepstakes. You earn an entry if you have been disqualified for surveys, as well as for actions like participating in short surveys that may not award points. Winners names are published on the HIstakes winners page and this list is kept up to date.

Eligibility: Canadian residents, 13+.

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Harris Poll Online Reviews (215)

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May 19, 2013 by Mark from United States

I have been a member of Harris Poll for close to 3 years now. Over the last several months I have been unable to view my rewards. I have emailed them 3 or 4 times over the last 4 weeks. The first time they gave me a temp password, which did not allow me to view the rewards. I emailed and asked them again about viewing my rewards to no avail. Finally I get a email from them today explaining that they are having problems with the reward process and it can take 1 to 2 months to be corrected. Totally different than the first email.

April 12, 2013 by Robert from United States

After years of taking their surveys finally gave up. Used to be straight surveys which was fine but then they went to this "pre-survey" thing: First the pre-survey, then either no survey because I supposedly didn't qualify, or once getting into a survey it was the "you don't qualify" message after completing half to two thirds or more of a survey, followed by an invitation to take another pre-survey survey. Last couple of years most surveys I could get into were the same ones over and over (must have done the automobile one over 6 times the last couple of years), asked the same questions different ways, or had poor/limited choices for responses. Rewards were nothing to make it close to worthwhile; the couple of times I selected items they were junk. A total waste of my time from any perspective.

February 12, 2013 by Gene from United States

I've been taking surveys with Harris for over a decade, and they had always been my measure against which all other survey firms were judged. But since they've chosen work like all the other firms, with random surveys and such, they have indeed become like all the other surveys, absolutely pathetic. And, to top it all, I just spent 20 minutes digging through the web to find any contact info, because selecting any of their "survey help desk" links leads to a dead page.
If anyone needs it, the number is 1-800-600-2493
I am outraged at the abject failure a once-excellent firm has become.

February 2, 2013 by laura from United Kingdom

use to be better don't get as many surveys anymore and its taking forever to meet the redemption!

January 26, 2013 by LNatasha from United States

I have found that this site will get you to do what should actually be considered the survey, and then say that was the screener and you didn't qualify. I also find that they don't credit your account the way that they should. I haven't cashed out for anything yet, but I plan to stick with the site for now.