Vocalpoint-A Place for Women

I am a big fan of Vocalpoint, an online community of moms who enjoy engaging with other people, like to give their opinions and especially enjoy sharing information about products, services, and  experiences. The site is sponsored by Proter and Gamble and gives you the opportunity to try out new products through samples or coupons without any monetary obligation. All they ask is for you to give your true opinion about a product you might have received from them. There is no cost to join the community and you can contribute as little or as much as your time allows. In addition to the product trials they also offer short surveys, invitations to participate in focus groups and a weekly newsletter that summarizes all of the information about the products and tips sent in by members.

Springboard America

I recently signed up with a new survey company, Springboard America, which is sponsored by Vision Critical and Angus Reid Public Opinion. Springboard gives you an opportunity to speak up on what affects your daily life, from politics to products. The site is elegant and well designed. Springboard America is extremely user friendly and offers surveys that pay out in survey dollars (a rarity now that most companies are using a points system). You need to accumulate 50 survey dollars to collect a check for $50 or a donation to a US charitable organization.

According to their website "Most of our surveys award between $1 and $5 if you qualify and complete them. We'll always let you know in the survey invitation how much you'll receive for completing it, or if there is a sweepstakes instead. The amount is generally based on what's involved in taking the survey - for example, if it is longer in length, or more complex, we'll usually award a little more."


Like most of the survey sites you need to fill out all of the profiles so you can get as many surveys as possible. Also, survey companies are looking for dedicated people. So, if you only want to take surveys once a week or once a month, indicate that in your initial responses. Otherwise you will see your survey opportunities drop dramatically if you don't respond each time they offer you a survey.