Online Survey Referral Programs

Last updated on November 13, 2024

Online Survey Referral Programs

Have some friends or family you’d like to recruit to take online surveys but want to earn rewards for your efforts? Some survey sites offer a refer-a-friend program, where, by becoming a member of the panel and referring friends or family members using a special link located in your account, you can earn cash or point credits.

How Survey Referral Programs Work

Become a member of the survey panels listed below and after logging into your account, look for a “refer-a-friend” link. Here, you will be provided with a unique url will track referrals that come through your link. This link is unique to you, so other users who refer friends will have a link that is different from yours.

Not all panels offer survey affiliate programs, but the table below shows sites that do. If you’re interested in recruiting friends, be sure to sign up with sites that offer these programs before becoming a member yourself.

How to Refer a Friend

Once you have your own unique link, post it on your website or blog, inviting people to join through you. Don’t have a website? Share it with friends in a text message, or on your social media accounts. You may especially have luck on Facebook or Twitter, unlike Instagram, where you can’t post links directly. In some cases, you may even be able to e-mail your friends directly through your survey site account, inviting them to join the panel.

The Best Survey Referral Programs

The survey programs that have the best survey affiliate programs will vary, depending on where you’re located; most sites limit membership to certain regions, so if you’re located in the UK, you may have more success referring friends to a UK-specific survey panel, rather than ones that are more US-based. Take a look at the table below to find referral programs that suit you.

All the survey panels listed below are free to join, and are fully listed on SurveyPolice (simply click on their name to view their full listing).

Earning Tips:

  • Never send out spam – e-mailing your friends and family about a survey panel is fine, but avoid e-mailing acquaintances or strangers, as you can get fully banned from a panel for sending out spam.
  • Limit referrals to outside your household – although there are a handful of survey panels who allow each individual household member to have their own account, most don’t. When referring family members, ensure they don’t live in your home.
  • Post your referral link in your signature on forums (where allowed), and in your signature in e-mails for a passive way to advertise your link.
  • Add banners to your website and blog to recruit strangers under you. Better yet, write about your personal experiences with a survey panel so that people can get a feel for what being a member is really like.

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