{"id":485,"date":"2013-06-10T21:40:04","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T21:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/surveysatrap.com\/?p=485"},"modified":"2015-01-28T04:17:28","modified_gmt":"2015-01-28T04:17:28","slug":"ipoll-review-is-former-survey-head-a-legit-panel-you-can-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/surveysatrap.com\/ipoll-review-is-former-survey-head-a-legit-panel-you-can-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"iPoll Review: Is Former Survey Head a Legit Panel You Can Trust?"},"content":{"rendered":"

What follows is a comprehensive iPoll review (until recently SurveyHead). I have been doing investigative work by signing up to this paid survey panel with the goal to find out if this site can be trusted. <\/p>\n

The panel has gain popularity in very short amount of time. But if you need independent opinion about the site before you decide if you want to invest time and effort into joining them, read this in depth review of iPoll.com to get your answer.<\/p>\n

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Who is iPoll?<\/h2>\n

This is a new kid in the block, as far as survey panels go. Survey Head, now recognized by its new name iPoll, started operation in 2008 by the same couple of guys who founded GoZing.com, Matt Dusig, and Gregg Lavin.<\/p>\n

Just for the record, GoZing is reported to have paid out over $5 million to international survey panelists for completing online surveys, over the span from 1999 to 2005, .<\/p>\n

Greenfield Online, Inc. took over Gozing<\/a> by paying $30 million in cash in 2005, along the way created one of the world’s largest double opt-in Internet only panels.<\/p>\n

By the way, Greenfield Online which is an Internet survey solutions provider also own Toluna.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

iPoll’s parent company, United Sample (same founders: Dusig and Lavin.), counts a number of international corporations and market research firms as their clients.<\/p>\n

It helps its clients to gleam the intelligence from online surveys, and to help derive competitive advantages for these customers.<\/p>\n

\"iPoll<\/p>\n

The site has an accreditation from the Better Business Bureau since 4\/24\/2009. It scores a ranking of A-. That rating is a measurement of the company’s ability to resolve customers’ complaints, and it is also an indication on its willingness to resolve any consumer complaint.<\/p>\n

The total number of complaints the company had over the last 3 years is 294, according to the BBB. The BBB website further illustrated that all cases have been resolved.<\/p>\n

The rating can be influenced by certain factors, including the number of complaints registered with BBB, the number of successful resolutions and the level of openness with BBB on its business.<\/p>\n

So far so good as far as legitimacy and trustworthiness goes!<\/p>\n

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How it Works?<\/h2>\n

There is no geography boundary imposed on membership. Anybody over the age of 17 can apply to become a panelist. I wish other sites like Opinion Outpost (have you read my recent review of Opinion Outpost<\/a>?) and MySurvey would do the same.<\/p>\n

Registration is not only free, but iPoll would even credit a $5.00 welcome bonus into your account upon successful registration.<\/p>\n

There is really nothing out of ordinary here. The modus operandi is to get people to sign up, dispense market research surveys (product testing and focus groups included) to qualified participants and compensate them for opinions expressed.<\/p>\n

Well, how does this panel measure up?…<\/p>\n

Like its competitors in the industry, it also employs a multi-tier payment scheme, the amount of compensation often varies according to the time taken to complete a survey and the specific market that the research is focused on.<\/p>\n

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Reward System<\/h2>\n

iPoll pays its members with cash for every survey completed, so there is no ambiguity on how much one makes. I personally prefer this cash option as the more ubiquitous points-based system is often confusing, and to make matters worse, every survey panel has a different formula to convert these points into cash.<\/p>\n

Here, go find a suitable survey, give your best shot on that survey and get paid in the exact dollar amount agreed. I love panels that operate this way!<\/p>\n

The best payment option is obviously to get the payments straight into your bank account. NO, this survey panel doesn\u2019t have this policy (nobody in the industry does that anyway), but they do the next best thing, by crediting your payments into your PayPal account.<\/p>\n

The minimum payout threshold is $10.00, so once you reach and exceed this amount, you can request payout through PayPal.<\/p>\n

The $10 is decent and it is pretty much the number everyone uses in the market research industry<\/a>. Do expect a lead time of around 4 weeks for the payment to finally get to your account.<\/p>\n

Redemption can also comes in the form of gift cards, backed by reputable brands like Visa and Amazon. And you can exchange your earning for gift cards from a variety of online and offline stores with denominations ranging from $10 all the way up to $200 .<\/p>\n

In addition, earnings can also be converted into airline miles, magazine subscriptions, etc…<\/p>\n

The option I like best is the ability to donate your earnings to charities directly, like the Make A Wish Foundation<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Surveyhead<\/p>\n

Other Reviews of iPoll<\/h2>\n

Consistent with the practice at Survey Satrap<\/a>, my review also took me to the web to see what other people have to say of this survey panels.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the opinions are as varied as one can find, and this exercise has been an invaluable one for me as I add the feedback to my own perspective.<\/p>\n

Majority have no qualm about the fact that this panel pays above-average rate for completed surveys. But there are downsides as well which I summarize as follows (these are experience from former SurveyHead users).<\/p>\n

Cons<\/span><\/p>\n