Global Test Market Review — Paid Surveys Comparison (2012)

Global Test Market is a well known survey company that conducts online market research through its surveys. They are said to have over 5 million members who include people in countries all over the world.

• Like many other survey sites the cost of joining is free and you aren't asked to fill out offers to receive points.
• You have to be at least 14 years old to join the site.
• Members can expect to receive their surveys by mail. Surveys are diverse in the variety of topics that are focused on.
• Once you have accumulated 1,000 points you can cash in those points for a check. 

• Members are compensated in the form of money for filling out surveys.
• Global Test Market e-mails its members numerous surveys in the span of a week.
• Surveys that members do end up qualifying for can be worth tens of points.
• Even if you do not qualify for a survey you are rewarded in some form for the time that you took out of your day in an attempt to qualify for the survey.

In Comparison, to a handful of other survey companies Global Test Market has its good days and then it has its bad days. The company provides its members with a fair amount of surveys on a weekly basis but the journey to reaching the cash out threshold can be harder than other companies. Many of the surveys on Opinion Outpost, Surveyhead, and Toluna do not take as long as the ones given by Global Test Market. As of now Global Test Market provides a check as their only payment method available for its members. Opinion Outpost, Surveyhead, Toluna, and other survey companies offer their members several different payment options such as check, PayPal, and gift cards.

Potential members can expect to get involved by clicking the join tab on the site's main page. Once you've clicked this tab the site will ask for a variety of information such as, your address, date of birth, e-mail address. Global Test Market will also ask you to create a password so that you can easily access your account. Once you have registered with the site you will begin to receive survey invites promptly. If you have a problem or question you can contact customer service, but beware the site is known for not having the best customer service.

• Many of these surveys take 30 minutes or more to complete and can reward you with anywhere from a few points to 100 points.
• You may spend 30 minutes attempting to qualify for a survey to find out that you did not qualify at all. For example, the user Craig Canada stated on the site Reviewopedia "Recently I would be mostly through a survey only to find I “Dont qualify”, thus wasting 20 minutes of my time".
• Depending on how often you qualify for surveys it can take forever for some members to reach the cash out threshold. Many participants have achieved success through the use of the site including the user Marianne London, Ontario, Canada who stated "I’ve cashed out 8x in the past 3 or 4 years."