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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Would you participate in focus groups and surveys - for $$$]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Yes.  I've done them before and I hope to help my own situation by steering software and hardware companies in the direction tech support needs them to go.  Mostly not putting out patches and updates that add fluff but not much content.  The $$ is great and it's the best incentive for an hour of my time - like most techs I don't have much of it -- especially if you work in a law firm.  ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 10:17:18 -0700</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Survey for FREE?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Never, never, never! Simply because the companies doing the surveys are paid boocoo bucks for the results. It's all part of the advertising budget.No payee...no sayee!!! LOLThe 'contests' are a gimmick too. Let them save money at someone else's cost...not mine. Time is money!]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sgthomas]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:17:34 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Money Making Surveys!!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If they willtruly pay for my efforts I would love to be a part of this.                                Sincerely,                              Phil Whisenant]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:07:37 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Would you participate in focus groups and surveys - for $$$]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Ooo Yes I would love to take Paying surveys!! Many on the internet shows you how much money in your account but neversend it to you!! Know what I mean?                                          Thanks A Lot                                             Phil]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:06:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Thanks, James]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[You provided some good information.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe_R]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:18:37 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Those two reasons are the key]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Subject of interest and $$.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe_R]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:15:27 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Those are three good reasons]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thanks for posting]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:11:57 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Yes indeed]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[They are interesting. And to get paid in the $150 to $200 range for a couple of hours - or less - of our time makes it worthwhile.The $200 I mentioned was the most I've ever been paid, and it was for less than an hour.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe_R]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:10:53 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Primarily talking about focus groups]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The reputable ones will indeed honor their payment promise, and they usually target those in the industry. What you describe is an on-line survey - the kind that's an obvious attempt to sell something or harvest personal information. I'd never do any of those - not even for the promise of a million dollars because I was the millionth visitor! Those things are nothing more than phishing expeditions.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 06:07:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Been ripped before too!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've participated in many studies, surveys,  and focus groups for pay over the past several years and have made several hundred dollars doing so. But beware, some groups do not follow through with promises. About 4 years ago I had a phone survey and was promised a brand new licensed copy of Windows XP Pro for taking the survey. It was from a really large Tech info company (which will remain nameless) and the survey took about an hour. The survey taker took all my contact info at the end and I never received anything. About a year later they called for another survey and I told them even though they were a large Technology info company, because of them not paying me for the previous survey that I would never do another for them again. Fortunately that's only happened a few times. Most Tech survey companies are good at paying you for your time, albeit a little slow. I also do free surveys when they aren't too time consuming just to pay back all those who have helped me along my way through the years.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:05:04 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Surveys are important]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In a complex intercommunication environment, surveys are a great service and barometer to find out what the real people think about a specific topic, product, service, etc. To get paid for your opinion makes it that much more important, because it give you the incentive to be honest about your response.Amado Puentes.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:53:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why buy the cow, when you can get the milk for free!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I have participated in many in the past, but never had the opportunity for cash.  They were, select a gift, which was nice, but cash would have been better.  I have no problems in giving my honest opinion for research, I just don't want it to turn into my email address being sold for marketing.  I believe many quit giving merchandise or cash, simply because they can find enough of us, that would complete a survey for free.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 08:47:29 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I had no agreement]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the one I described, I had no such agreement to not discuss it. But I included the detail because some people might be interested to know.I, too, find them worthy of my time.Thanks for sharing your experiences.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2009 05:40:16 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Participation and agreements]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I'm curious why you put so much detail about the subject of the surveys and focus group you participated in. I'm a member of a few select panels and they are very strict about what you are allowed to talk about. It seems to me this is standard. You aren't supposed to post anything online, email anyone or talk to anyone in regards to the subject matter that is discussed.It seems you violated that in your article?As for my opinion about these types of things, I find them very rewarding. I realize I am giving a company my time and opinions for &quot;free&quot; but I have no problem with that. The panels I am part of are very upfront about that and they gear their surveys to make your experience as entertaining and interesting as possible. In return they give points which you can redeem for rewards and entries into draws for bigger substantial prizes. Some of them provide valuable coupons and samples of products and some of them do provide small cash honorariums.My opinion is that, for the most part, these companies work to make the experience interesting for you if you are the right kind of person for this type of thing. The more you participate and the better of a panelist you are, the better your rewards.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:52:19 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[i need to make a career of that]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If I could find enough per month to make $5 for a 10 minute questionnaire, I'd be happy to sit home all day in my shorts and do it.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[jck]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:10:08 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: Would you participate in focus groups and surveys - for $$$]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Me too,I never got paid but if it is a subject of interest, I might make an exception.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 18:28:24 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[I think you're RIGHT ON!!!]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've been to quite a few locally and they've never asked me divulge anything personal besides my tastes/choices/opinion. If they had, I would simply tell them that was 'private' info and I'm in no position to discuss it.Never came across this problem though. However, on-line 'surveys' are not something I'd do anyway...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sgthomas]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:22:26 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[SCAMMED???]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Awww...c'mon...you are a grownup, aren't you? A laptop for a 'survey'? Oh well...]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[sgthomas]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:13:03 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Surveys take up your time, free or not]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[I used to take all of those surveys the mags would send you, plus the phone call, plus the email, etc.  Then, I thought about it.  These guys are making money off of information I am providing for free!!  DUH  So, I when I receive a survey call, right after they say it will only take xx minutes, my response is &quot;how much will I be paid for my time and information?&quot;.  About 1 out of 10 will offer some sort of honorarium.  I have several now that I regularly participate in. 2 online, 1 via mail (product testing), and an intermittently in person focus group.Hey, it's interesting, you meet different types of people, and a few bucks for your effort.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[AzWiz]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:18:18 -0800</pubDate>
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        <description><![CDATA[I've found focus groups to be worthwhile despite the annoyance factors such as scheduling time and the travel. I have feeling vendors are going to rely more heavily on them in the near future as their fear factor increases with the tough economic climate.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 11:14:59 -0800</pubDate>
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