Beware of Vindale

First off, Vindale is not a scam.

Vindale is an online survey site that requires you to pay for a service (often a monthly recurring fee) and then evaluate the service. Your first month or trial period for the service being evaluated is paid for along with a few dollars for your time. Make sure you cancel your trial membership that you had to join or you will face these recurring charges.

Vindale has a generally bad reputation noted by many users and forums discussing surveys. I wouldn't recommend them to anyone. If you are looking for something free to do, you can try legitimate paid surveys that have already been outlined on the site and don't require you pay anything to get rewarded.

Why should you have to pay to give your opinion?

Active Pinecone USA Reasearch join / signup link

Here is an active Pinecone Reasearch Signup link for the USA only. Join this site while you can. Regular surveys and surveys that pay relatively high rates.

Click HERE for the active Pinecone Research link.

This link will only be active as long as Pinecone Research is accepting. I will update  this post once the link is no longer active or when someone notifies me that the link is no active anymore.

Legit Paying Surveys that have paid recently.

What an awful time it is for the economy. Who can't use a few more dollars every month.

These are legit paying survey sites that are active and currently sending out surveys. I have earned just short of $450 over the last 2 and a half months from the following sites. The Brand Institute site is quite interesting and is not one you see mentioned on most forums or compiled lists. 

Enjoy the leads and post the sites that you're a member of and have paid you recently. No Referrals links please.

Globaltestmarket.com
Opinionoutpost.com
Brandinstitute.com
Opinionplace.com
Surveyspot.com
Greenfieldonline.com
Globalopinionpanels.com
Pineconeresearch.com

All are good for the US and most are good for Canada and other parts.

Pinecone Reasearch

I'm going to be posting information on some of the better known survey companies on the web that do pay and do not require you to pay to join.

Today's is Pinecone Research.

They are an exclusive survey company that accepts users from the USA, UK, and Canada. They do not accept new members at all times and require you find a banner ad to click on. Fortunately there are many sites that post the locations of these ads to make it easier for you to find them. My favorite site, and the one I used to join Pinecone, is Annika's with very clear links to the live ads for Pinecone Reasearch Invitations.

Pinecone sends out many surveys a month with completed and qualifying surveys paying $5+. They also will send out products for users to test and compensate quite well for your time. Payments are by check, paypal, or voucher depending on your location.

Pinecone Research Invites for Canada , the US , and the UK are hard to come by. If you find one then make sure you join. This is definitely something to do to add a little extra money a month in your spare time at home or at work.