Kelly Robertson
Pinecone Research is one of the leading survey services globally. It is owned and operated by the New York-based Nielsen market research company. Pinecone is focused on improving the quality of tomorrow’s products through collecting international research, and that’s where you and I kick in. Read on for details…
Highlights
- Reputable and respectable survey-taking service
- Users also participate in sweepstakes
- Product testing/review option
- Typically you get $3 per completed (paid) survey
- Free to join
How It Works?
Survey types: Pinecone Research offers two kinds of surveys — short one that are free and take 2 to 5 minutes, and paid one that could take up to 20 minutes to complete. You are, however, better off filling out the free ones as well, as they can qualify you for bigger (paid) surveys. These surveys are sent you via email.
Rewards: For each survey taken, Pinecone Research awards its members with a minimum of 300 points, which equate to $3. In Canada, the payout is $3 CAD per survey, and in the UK – £3 per survey completion.
Redemption: Once you have accumulated at least 300 points — completed one paid survey — you can redeem the points for money via PayPal or Check. Alternatively, you can opt to get a gift card from the likes of Amazon, Starbucks, iTunes, Walmart and so on.
Product testing: From time to time — and once you have established some track-record — Pinecone may send you products to test (and review) from home. In some cases, you may be allowed to keep the product once you have finished testing it.
Sweepstakes: In addition to paying members for taking surveys, Pinecone Research also conducts two separate sweepstakes — a bi-weekly and quarterly draw. Typically, the former get lucky participants $500, while letter awards $4,500 to one lucky winner.
Responsive customer service: Any question you may have about Pinecone Research will be responded in (usually) 1-3 business days, or even quicker depending on the workload of employees during the time of your question.
Costs
- $0 – Pinecone Research is free to join
Pros
- Reputable company – Pinecone Research is owned by Nielsen, which provides market research services to major organization around the globe.
- Sweepstakes – it’s nice to know that Pinecone appreciates loyalty and, in addition to paying members per completed surveys, also organizes bi-weekly and quarterly sweepstakes.
- Free to join – there’s nothing to lose. You can try it out and if it works for you, continue using it.
Cons
- Won’t make you rich – like other survey-taking services Pinecone also won’t make you rich and won’t replace a regular job.
Should You Sign-up for Pinecone Research?
We always suggest that you should sign-up to as many survey taking services as possible. There’s little to lose, only to gain — especially if you have some spare time to put into filling out surveys. Also, for what it matters, Pinecone Research is a respected brand in the industry so you know you are putting your data into good hands. And you get to win even more in sweepstakes. If you’re lucky, that is. 😉
