Opinion Outpost Reviews and Features

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Opinion Outpost

6 Research Drive, Shelton, Connecticut  06484 US
Tel: 877-254-1234   Contact: [email protected]
Operated by: Dynata

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PAYMENTS OFFERED

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HOW TO PARTICIPATE

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REDEEMING REWARDS

Minimum account balance required to request rewards: 100 points ($10 / £5) for PayPal payments, 50 points ($5) or 100 points ($10) for gift cards.

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Opinion Outpost is a paid survey site that helps connect survey takers to studies conducted by some of the world's biggest companies. By taking surveys, you can make quick cash from home while helping your favorite brands adapt and grow.

The website is owned by Dynata which is a global sampling and survey company. A pioneer in the world of online market research, Opinion Outpost has been around for more than a decade!

How Opinion Outpost Works

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Share Your Opinions to Earn Rewards

Opinion Outpost gives everyday consumers the opportunities to participate in online surveys and product tests in exchange for cash rewards and gift cards.

Signing up is free and to do so, simply enter your name, date of birth, zip code and email address on the registration form on their website. After that, you’ll be prompted to confirm your email address before you’re able to begin answering surveys.

Take Surveys and More

Once you've fully registered, you’ll see a “Surveys” link on your main account dashboard. This will take you to your list of available surveys. You can choose to have surveys emailed to you if you prefer.

You also have the option to add additional information (via profile surveys) to help Opinion Outpost match you with more relevant surveys to you.

Payment and Rewards

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Earn Great Rewards for Participating

Sign up with Opinion Outpost to take paid surveys and complete product testing assignments in exchange for rewards. Simply join the site for free and receive invitations to complete online surveys on your computer or mobile device.

You don't have to wait long to get rewarded - if you take a survey worth 50 points, you'll already have enough to redeem a $5 Amazon.com gift card. The following reward options are offered on the site in exchange for participating:

  • PayPal payments - with only 100 points (worth $10/£5), you can request that a PayPal payment be made to your account. Bear in mind that only verified PayPal accounts will qualify for payment.
  • Amazon e-vouchers - with just 50 points ($5) in your account, you can request an Amazon.com e-gift code.
  • Apple Store gift cards - with 100 points ($10) sitting in your account, you can request an app store / iTunes gift card.
  • Retail gift cards - with 100 points ($10) in your account, you can receive a gift card to Nike, Domino’s Pizza, The Home Depot, CVS, Chili’s 3-Choice and more.
  • Visa prepaid cards - with 100 points ($10) in your account, you can purchase a virtual Visa prepaid card to spend online or add to your smartphone app for offline spending.
Points Value: 1 Opinion Outpost point = $0.10. Therefore, 10 points = $1.00

Note that rewards will vary slightly by country. For example, Air Miles Reward Miles are available to Canadian members only (receive 50 Air Miles for 100 Opinion Outpost points).

Super-Fast Rewards Delivery

Opinion Outpost is very unique in that rewards are often delivered instantly after requesting them. It's uncommon to have to wait more than a few minutes/hours to receive a PayPal payment or e-gift card that you've requested, though technically they advertise a 3 day rewards processing period.

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Survey Taking Experience

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Take Surveys Often

Paid surveys will be sent to you on a regular basis. You can also visit the website, log in and find a list of available surveys, giving you plenty of chances to make cash. A typical Opinion Outpost survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete and the number of points you can expect to receive per survey ranges between 5 to 50 points.

Qualifying Questions

Before you begin your chosen survey, you may have to answer a series of multiple-choice questions. These may appear to be irrelevant to the topic of the survey itself, but are a way for researchers to ensure they're receiving responses from the people they're looking for answers from. Sometimes, you’ll be disqualified from taking the survey after answering these, however there will usually be other surveys available for you to take.

Modern, Interactive Surveys

Opinion Outpost offers fun, interactive online surveys that are attractive and simple to take. On top of offering sweepstakes entries, periodically, they offer games at the end of surveys which give you the opportunity to win additional points and/or additional sweepstakes entries. One such game is called the Opinion Outpost Door Game.

Opinion Outpost App

Opinion Outpost does not offer a mobile app. Although most of their surveys are mobile-friendly and can be completed on your phone, you will still need to access them via your e-mail, or by logging into the website from your phone.

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Community Features

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Badges

Opinion Output offers ‘Badges’, which essentially serve as loyalty bonuses. You will start out with a Bronze membership and have the chance to upgrade to Silver, Gold, Platinum or Diamond based on how active you are on the website and how complete your profile is.

As your badge levels increase, additional achievement points are awarded, which can be found on your Survey History page. These will show up as 'community achievement'. Bear in mind that you can be downgraded to a lower tier badge if you don’t remain active on the website.

Quarterly Chances to Win $10,000

If you are in the USA and you get disqualified from a survey, participate in a survey, or exchange your valuable points for an entry, you will have a chance to win $10,000 in a quarterly cash draw. That means that $40,000 in total is awarded to 4 lucky members every year! If you are in Canada, there are also sweepstakes available in the form of 4 quarterly draws worth $1,250 each ($5,000 yearly).

Refer Your Friends to Earn More

Opinion Outpost's referral program will award you $1.00 every time you refer a friend using your custom link and they complete at least one survey. Earn up to $5.00 in total. Find the "refer a friend" tab when you log into your account to grab your custom referral link to share with friends or extended family members (available to US panelists only).

Is Opinion Outpost Legit or Scam?

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Is Opinion Outpost Legit?

Opinion Outpost is over a decade old and is a legitimate survey site that pays approximately $5 million dollars in rewards to its members every year. Opinion Outpost is not a scam, though as with any survey program, your experience and success with the site may vary. The site does not sell information to third parties (as per their commitment to adhering to market research standards), and is a safe and legit website.

Before joining any survey site, it is advisable to consult user reviews, so that you can get a sense of other people's experiences. Scroll down to read hundreds of Opinion Outpost reviews.

Eligibility: Opinion Outpost is open to USA residents who are 17+, UK residents who are 16+, residents of Canada who are 19+ as well as residents of Germany, Spain, France, and Italy.

Note: If you are having technical issues with Opinion Outpost, reach out to [email protected] for assistance.

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Opinion Outpost Reviews (1499)

5 Star Reviews (622) 41.5
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4 Star Reviews (198) 13.2
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3 Star Reviews (138) 9.2
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2 Star Reviews (130) 8.7
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1 Star Reviews (410) 27.4
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Gone downhill since my initial review

June 4, 2019 by Lisa from United States

I had originally signed up for this site a few years back but walked away because I wasn't getting much survey or cash-wise. Took another look a couple of months ago and found the site much better. It seems to be paying a lot better and I'm getting more invites, especially ones that I'm able to complete for credit. The points don't seem like much when compared to what other sites give UNTIL you consider that 10 points=$1.

My only complaint is that they don't offer many options for being paid. Check/Paypal and Amazon ARE both available so, if you can live with either of those, this site is worth a try.

UPDATE: This site is still improving and just earned another 1/2 star from me. I've been able to cash out several times for both Paypal and Amazon. Definitely one of the better sites now.

UPDATE 5/3/18: Not sure what happened but this site has tanked BIG TIME. It's been months since I've gotten an email invitation and, when I've emailed customer service to find out what's going on, they don't even bother to respond. Save your time and frustration - stay away from this site.

UPDATE 5/23/19: Have been unable to login to this site for several months. Kept emailing them to find out why and FINALLY got a reply, telling me that I'd been SUSPENDED from the site because of "security issues". They refuse to explain so my take is that they are nothing but liars and totally untrustworthy. I'm not guilty of any "security issues" but if that's the game they want to play, GOOD DAMNED RIDDANCE!

Update 6/3/19: Had 2 email invites from their "sister" company, Survey Spot, today. SS had also declared me to be SUSPENDED for "security" issues. SS even let me back on their site so I could cash out my last remaining points. Outpost still refuses to let me onto their site, which makes LESS THAN zero sense. I'm banned on1 site but not on the other??? After BOTH said I was out for "security" reasons?? Question: Do I really want anything to do with EITHER of these loser sites? That would be a HARD NO!

good

May 28, 2019 by Chris from United Kingdom

I haven't had a problem with them they send me surveys regularly and they pay a reasonable amount for the surveys.

Used to be so good

May 20, 2019 by Jade from United Kingdom

I don't know when I last got a survey on this website now. But I know they have surveys available they just aren't offering me any at all. I know I can't be right for them all but it's strange that I used to be able to cash out regularly from here and now I can't even get one survey. I used to love this one it was simple and paid out quickly but I wouldn't even bother signing up with it now I'm pretty disappointed in this one. It used to be a really good one.

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I've now cancelled my account on here. Sick of getting emails about surveys only to be shown the same message that I can take a 4 minute survey to be entered in to a prize draw!! Same message I've been getting for weeks! So bye opinion outpost! I'm very disappointed as I spent so much time on this panel and now it's like they done something so I can't earn so I won't be going back ever again. I wouldn't recommend this panel to anyone now.

Something very wrong with this entity.

May 14, 2019 by Terry from Canada

Not sure what has happened to this company, as they were a decent outfit for many years. But for reasons unknown, they have either changed their business model or they purchased some very bad software or both! They have really taken a dive into the bad eggs of survey outfits, and my recent experience tells me they are a complete waste of time, as there are numerous better companies out there that have respect for their clients.

it's decent

May 5, 2019 by April from United States

the rewards are decent but the points take a bit to add up.