i-Say has over three million participants in this survey community earning different rewards from a variety of surveys. These survey questionnaires come from a wide range of industries such as entertainment, advertising, etc.
 
i-Say is a popular survey network in New Zealand, with many of its users being impressed by its reliability.
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How to Join 

1. Sign up here by entering your general information such as your email address and name.
2. After that, you will be asked several questions about your household.
3. Confirm your email to verify your account and start answering surveys.
4. Once you’ve completed paid surveys, you can cash out through rewards once you’ve reached a minimum account balance of 500 i-Say points.

 
Pros 

• Available as a mobile app.
• Competitive reward choices
• There is a reward for every effort. Users who have been using the panel for years say that i-Say is very generous when it comes to points.
• Expect a steady flow of surveys when starting.

 
Cons 

• Surveys start decreasing in just a few months.
• Cashing out can take really long. The minimum payment delivery on your PayPal account is 3-4 weeks.
• It has a poor user interface that makes it inconvenient for members.
• Users report that the site lags a lot.

 
Rewards 

• Gift cards from Amazon, Starbucks, etc.
• Sweepstake entries
• Donation to charities

Valued Opinions is a website which pays you for completing surveys, but you will only earn credit for gift vouchers and not cash. Valued Opinions is a legitimate research company, but it does not offer a full-time income or any type of reliable income stream. Nonetheless, Valued Opinions offers New Zealanders a regular opportunity to take surveys and earn credit which you can redeem for gift cards from well-known retailers such as Rebel Sports, Subway Sandwiches and Farmers. 

For more details, read our extensive Valued Opinions review or sign up here.

Opinion World allows you to be a part of Dynata, a leading company in digital research. Your survey answers matter to this company as they use it to educate enterprises they are affiliated with to make informed decisions. Opinion World is a very popular survey platform throughout New Zealand, but there is unrest and mixed feelings about whether the site is reliable. 
 
How to Join

1. Just enter your general information to sign up.
2. After that initial step, you will be asked to answer questions for their data points such as your occupation, address, education, etc. This could take 30 minutes to finish.
3. That profile is going to be used to determine the kind of surveys they will recommend you. Once you’ve completed it, you can start answering surveys.
4. They send you invites for surveys via email so you can stay updated about the surveys available for you.
5. Each survey you accomplish gets paid in either a gift card or cash. You can start cashing out using PayPal with a minimum account balance of $10.

 
Pros

• Instant payment within a few hours
• Some surveys give you the option to donate to charities
• Most paid surveys are very short and can be taken every day to accumulate more points.

 
Cons

• Many users reported that their accounts were terminated without reason and notice.
• Inactive support staff

 
Rewards

• Cash
• Amazon gift cards
• Movie vouchers
• Charity donations 

Nielsen, a market leader in surveys, lets you have a big influence on how products can be enhanced and made better for everyone. Nielsen offers both a scan-at-home survey option, and a browser option. 
 
You can also start earning on with Nielsen as soon as your profile is set up.
 
How to Join

1. Register with market leader Nielsen - both their Homescan and Digital Voice platforms reward you for going about your everyday activities such as buying groceries and browsing the internet.
2. Be aware, for Digital Voice, software is installed on your device which tracks what websites you visit. Your information is 100% secure and used only to help Nielsen understand online consumer behaviour. 
3. Signups take around two to five minutes, and the rewards offered are long-term which can make them more attractive than one-off survey opportunities.

Pros

• Big rewards for minimal effort
• The panel is trustworthy as it is run by a reputable company
• You will get up to $50 a year for every mobile device you register.

 
Cons

• If you don’t find gift cards very useful, then the site’s cash-less reward system might not be for you.

Rewards

• Retail e-vouchers
• Sweepstakes entries​

Toluna has millions of survey participants all over the world, with activities including:

• Battles - giving your opinions on a battle of products
• Topics - answer different interesting and humorous questions
• Thumbs Up - giving a thumbs up or a like to certain subjects.

 
How to Join 

1. Create an account here using your email address for only a minute.
2. After creating a profile, you can begin answering surveys to earn points and cash which you can receive via PayPal payment. Minimum balance for cash out is $10.

 
Pros 

• Toluna is available as a mobile app, so you can earn while working away from a computer.
• There are a lot of surveys available for the members. A user testifies that it could take up to 6 surveys a day.
• Payments are delivered fast. It only takes a day and two at most.
• There are mini activities to earn little points while there are no regular surveys.

 
Cons

• Some payouts depending on the task can take long before they are available for redemption.

 
Rewards 

• Gift cards from Amazon, iTunes etc.
• Retail e-vouchers
• Sweepstake entries

MOBROG is a survey site that is also available as a mobile application for both Android and iOS. The available surveys range from scientific topics to marketing issues.
 
How to Join

1. Start creating your MOBROG profile by signing up here. Just enter usual basic information such as your email address and your name.
2. Verify your email address to confirm your account
3. Start creating your profile by answering several questions. The more detailed you are, the more surveys you’ll be invited to take part in.
4. Once your profile is complete, you can start responding to surveys or referring your friends for rewards.
5. You can start cashing out via PayPal or Skrill when you’ve reached a balance of $6.25.

 
Pros 

• Short length surveys range from $0.50 and $3.00. The longer the survey, the higher the payment.
• No points system
• You can answer surveys anywhere as MOBROG is available as a mobile app.
• Fast payout. After request, your money is transferred to your PayPal account in just 30 minutes or less.

 
Cons 

• There are a few issues with loading surveys.
• You can get screened out of surveys several times despite their many email invites.

 
Rewards 

• Money

Swagbucks is similar to Prize Rebel in terms of the variety of activities in it, including:

• Shopping
• Searching the web
• Watching videos
• Playing games
• Printing coupons
• Taking Surveys

 
Swagbucks has more unconventional survey platform tasks, and has over 13 million participants. Many of them have been earning decent extra cash from this site for over a few years already.
 
How to Join 

1. Create an account here using your email or Facebook and get a $5 sign up bonus.
2. Verify your email after clicking “Sign Up”.
3. After that, you can start answering surveys. Once you accumulate 300 Swagbucks (1 SB=1 cent), that’s when you can collect your sign up bonus. You can cash your rewards out by requesting a PayPal payment.

Pros 

• You can donate your SB’s to the site’s charities such as Unicef, Doctors Without Borders, Red Cross, etc.
• There are daily goals that will allow you to earn great bonuses
• Many users find the site easy to use.

 
Cons 

• Users say that once you’re in, it could take time for any activity to be available on your dashboard.
• Many users advise that you need to manually track your shopping tasks. This is because the app usually fails to accurately credit them.
• A number of users have testified that sometimes you might get disqualified randomly at the end of the survey questionnaires.

 
Rewards 

• Money
• Gift cards​

Prize Rebel is not limited to answering surveys. You can complete a variety of tasks such as joining mailing lists, signing up for trials, etc. for points. Prize Rebel has over 500+ gift card options in their catalog that increase weekly. There are plenty of surveys for members to answer due to Prize Rebel’s various marketing partnerships.
 
How to Join 

1. You can sign up here in just 10 seconds. You can use either use your email or Facebook account to join.
2. Check your email for the validation link to verify your account.
3. Start answering surveys, watch a few videos, and sign up for offers in exchange for points.
4. You can start redeeming your rewards once you reach $5 or 500 points through PayPal cash payment or bank transfer. Many users think this is the best thing about the site.

 
Pros 

• You can earn as much as $700 in just 3 months based on most users’ experience.
• The site suggests different tasks that can be done over 20x a day on your dashboard so you can collect points daily.
• Avid survey site users report that this is one of the highest paying survey sites out there.
• There are so many gift cards and merchandise which you could get through points.
• Most users say that all the survey questions here are very engaging.
• The payout is quick and only takes a maximum of 24 hours.
• You can finish the tasks in just a few minutes.
• The support staff is very attentive.

 
Cons 

• There are account levels you should complete before you get well-paid tasks. This system makes it difficult for members to earn money at the beginning.

 
Rewards 

• Money
• Free gift cards from American-based e-retailers (100+ brands to choose from).

Paid Viewpoint is one of the rated the highest among all legitimate New Zealand survey sites - 4.5/5 stars in TrustPilot reviews. Users highlight Paid Viewpoint's honesty and consistency to its survey respondents, as well as the quick payouts.
  
How to Join

1. Sign up here. Just enter your email address and create your password. Just verify your email to continue.
2. You can start earning as early as at this point of the registration. Entering your basic information like gender, age, etc., which only takes a minute will be your first paid task on this site.
3. The next step is verifying your contact number. Your contact information is not handed out to third parties but is used for preventing fraud.
4. You can start cashing out directly to your PayPal once you reach a minimum of $15 in your account.

Pros of Paid Viewpoint

• Many users in forums say that the survey questions in this site are very easy. It only takes a few minutes of your time to complete them.
• No points system
• Paid Viewpoint never screen you out of surveys you are invited to answer, unlike most survey sites.
• You receive email notifications whenever surveys are available for you to answer.
• Paid Viewpoint has 'Trait Surveys' that still allow you to earn a few cents on most days if there aren’t any regular surveys available.

 
Cons of Paid Viewpoint

• You can only have one PaidViewpoint account in one household.
• A lot of users find it time-consuming to earn a good amount of money.
• Earning $15 in order to cash out might take a year.

 
Rewards

• Money
• Amazon gift cards​

Prolific is a crowdsourcing platform for academic research - it's not a standard marketing research survey site. The surveys are more interesting than product-based questions.
 
How to Join 

1. Start by registering here where all the information you need to input are your country of residence, date of birth, email address, name, and password.
2. Enter your mobile number to verify your account
3. Answer a few questionnaires that start with questions about your basic demographic information. The more personal questions you answer, the more paid surveys you will be asked to participate in.
4. Once you’ve completed a survey, it will take a few hours or days for it to be approved for payment.
5. You can start redeeming your cash rewards via PayPal once you have accumulated at least £5 (approx NZ$10).

 
Pros 

• No points system
• Surveys only take 5-10 minutes to answer
• Users find Prolific's site interface engaging, unique, and easy to navigate which are unusual qualities for most survey sites.
• According to users, you could earn £5 (NZ$10) in just a single survey.

 
Cons 

• There is a maximum of 5.5% cashout fee. The bigger the balance, the lower the fee. Cashouts over £20 are free (NZ$40).
• You need to constantly log in to not miss surveys. Email invites for available surveys are only occasional.
• Some survey responses could take over a week before they are credited.

 
Reward 

• Money