A review of Global Test Market as an online survey site earns it a “B-”
By The Survey Sheriff
This is an ongoing review of popular online survey
sites. The sites offer cash,
prizes, sweepstakes and other rewards for people interested in spending a few
minutes or hours online taking surveys. As with all these reviews, a letter
grade is given for each online survey site. The grade is based on my own
experience, but also on the following criteria:
1. The rewards/prizes offered
2. The frequency of surveys available to be taken
3. How quickly payment is made for completed surveys
4. Responsiveness to customer complaints
5. Fewest glitches or other incidents that make taking a
survey unpleasant.
Global Test Market - Grade: B-
Founded in 1999, GlobalTestMarket is powered by GMI (Global
Market Insite, Inc.), one of the world's leading providers of market research.
GMI serves more than 1400 clients in more than 60 countries worldwide.
The Good
Global Test Market (globaltestmarket.com) isn’t the best
survey site around; then again it’s not the worst either.
While my top sites are the likes of Opinion Outpost,
Focusline, and Toluna in terms of having lots of surveys and paying well,
Global Test Market is almost in that group but not quite.
The good thing about GTM is that it can be depended on to
provide two or three surveys a day for you to take. That’s not a lot, but it is
steady. The rewards, what they call Market Points - in terms of points you
accumulate to eventually cash in, are good for the most part.
The Bad
There aren’t many bad things about GTM. I would say it’s
requirement that you accumulate 1000 points before you can cash in $50 is a
little much, but the reward is fair. But, it does take a little longer than it
should (several weeks) for you to receive your reward and it comes via snail
mail so you’ll have to wait a while.
If you’d like to read my “Tips For Being A Successful Online
Survey Taker - By Not Following The Rules” go to http://www.infobarrel.com/Tips_For_Being_A_Successful_Online_Survey_Taker__By_Not_Following_The_Rules#ixzz1mOLbG43K