That brings us to Survey Junkie—it’s a site offering money in exchange for people’s time taking surveys. But is Survey Junkie legit? Can you really make money answering questions, and can it really be that easy? I signed up to find out, and here’s what I learned.

What is Survey Junkie?

Survey Junkie pays you to take online surveys. Each survey is point-based—the longer the survey, the more points you earn. After signing up for Survey Junkie, I instantly earned 25 welcome points, and then another 25 points after verifying my email address. I was bombarded with a few “get to know me” surveys which filled in some of my profile.  All of a sudden, I was 30 minutes in and already had 136 points. I am not even sure where the time went. If you have ever been sucked into the Pinterest Effect, where you start scrolling through Pinterest and then BOOM! you have lost half a day and have nothing to show for it—it was kind of like that. If you have a lot of free time and know that you aren’t going to get rich quickly with this site, then keep on clicking and answering questions. Over quite some time, it seems, that you will be able to accumulate some extra cash.  But here’s the catch—you will only qualify for one in every five surveys, and you have to answer a set of questions first, before finding out if you can finish it. So, there can be some wasted time while participating.

Does Survey Junkie work?

According to their site, Survey Junkie pays out $40,000 to members every day, and they have more than 20 million members to date. Survey Junkie also has other areas to participate in, and you can sign up for them during the initial profile setup. You can choose to get paid by being in Online Focus Groups, In-Person Focus Groups, Product Testing, Research and Phone Surveys.  All of these pay between $5 -$100 for each session.

Will I get paid actual money for doing Survey Junkie?

The app is extremely user-friendly. Although I could see where it would take a while for you to accumulate enough points to get paid out. Each survey gives you a point value and estimated time it will take to finish it (but that is if you qualify to finish it). Every point you earn on Survey Junkie is worth one cent. Once you earn 500 points (or $5), you can cash in your points and get paid.

Common complaints with Survey Junkie

Now you can’t believe every review, as there are plenty of trolls out there, but here are some common complaints across the board from users of Survey Junkie:

  1. You get disqualified from surveys, often. (Remember the catch?)
  2. They ask for your Photo ID. (Personally, I have not been asked for this yet, but other users have mentioned it.)
  3. Technical problems when trying to redeem points. (This could happen with any site with a lot of users.)
  4. You give up a lot of personal info. (That’s what surveys are for—gathering info.)
  5. People having problems with getting paid.

Is Survey Junkie Legit?

The Better Business Bureau (aka the “BBB”) doesn’t hand out accreditations to just anyone. Survey Junkie received an official business accreditation in 2017. On Survey Junkie’s BBB page, they have a customer rating of 4.32 out of 5 stars from over 1,700 reviews.  This rating is important because it means that Survey Junkie is real, and does what they say they will, which is pay people for taking surveys. They would not be able to keep this high of a rating if they were not paying people as advertised. Read those reviews wisely!

Is this the best way to earn extra money?

Probably not. To earn money, you have to have time—lots of it. I am sure you could earn more money babysitting, becoming an Uber driver or maybe even buying and selling on the Marketplace. But, if you are already scrolling Facebook, Instagram or sites like Pinterest, you might as well put efforts into something like Survey Junkie where you can get paid for your time—even if you won’t get rich doing it. Next up, 30 Money Affirmations and Money Mantras to Attract Wealth and Make You Feel Rich