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 (1498)

5 Star Reviews (622) 41.5
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4 Star Reviews (198) 13.2
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3 Star Reviews (137) 9.1
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Not trustworthy

August 17, 2017 by david from United States

Same as others. This site leads you in, pays you the first few times, then once you've built up some cash, they shut you down as "fraudulent". Read all the reviews, it's not a few flukes, I lost over $50 on a bogus charge. Stay clear of this site!

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on November 17, 2017

David, we are sorry to hear about your account concern. This could happen due to many possible reasons, but not limited to data quality and/or suspicious account activity. Please contact [email protected] with the subject line "Account terminated/frozen" so we can look into your account issue right away. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.
MY FAVORITE SITE

August 11, 2017 by Sarah from United States

Opinion Outpost is the best survey site I have come across. I earn a good amount of points everyday. I usually cash out for either Paypal ($10 = 100pts) or amazon ($5 = 50 pts). You get paid instantly which I love and I earn enough to cash out very frequently. The best part is that it does not take a ton of points just to cash out. I am really surprised that this site is not rated better than it is. If I could give it 10 stars I would!

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on November 17, 2017

Sarah 10 stars :) Thank you for your support and feedback. We appreciate the review so that others can benefit from your experience.
Downhill

August 11, 2017 by Dennis from United States

Downhill is great in skiing, but horrible in survey sites. This was once a great site, but it is now one of the worse and going downhill fast. I would avoid it like the plague.

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on November 18, 2017

Hi Dennis, was your issue taken care of? We apologize for the delayed response.
all that work for nothing?

August 9, 2017 by karen from United States

I accumulated $34 dollars worth of points and when I went to redeem them for an Amazon gift card, it gave me an error that could take a week to look into. When I went to log in, it told me my account was frozen due to data concerns. I emailed the address they gave me but did not get a response. so much for that!

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on November 18, 2017

We are sorry to hear about your account concern, Karen. This could happen due to many possible reasons, but not limited to data quality and/or suspicious account activity. Please contact [email protected] with the subject line "Account terminated/frozen" so we can look into your account issue right away. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.
No response to inquiries

August 8, 2017 by Aidelina from United States

After several of months without any issues I suddenly start getting blocked from completing surveys ("unable to record participation"). I requested assistance for several months and 3-4 times I emailed them and their response was I was using another computer which I was not. Then I explained I was not they asked if I made any changes to my computer I explained only to see my son's report card online .They said someone in another department would get back to me and till this day nothing ,I was still getting surveys in my email and what they said was not to click on them. I didn't I ended up closing the account and reopened it to see if the issues was resolved and no still with I can't participate because either someone did a survey on my computer or I was suspected of violating the terms.Was very good I'm not going to lie to do the survey's and get the rewards but then this occur.

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Opinion Outpost responded to this review on November 18, 2017

Hi Aidelina, was your issue taken care of? We apologize for the delayed response.