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Title: deciding factor
Post by: tjshorty on August 05, 2019, 10:50:55 am
When choosing which surveys to answer is it the amount of the incentive or the length of time that determines which ones you choose.  I usually go for the amount of time. 
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Post by: linderlizzie on August 05, 2019, 11:16:08 am
I just go for quantity. Go, go, go.

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Post by: countrygirl12 on August 05, 2019, 11:16:23 am
I do not pay attention to the amount of time because it is never correct.
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Post by: DEBMZ6 on August 05, 2019, 12:26:20 pm
The amount of the incentive!
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Post by: metsrock69 on August 05, 2019, 04:53:00 pm
I just go with the ones that I qualify for. I click on most offers and see if I qualify. If not I just get the dq penny and  move on to the next one
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Post by: seesawing on August 05, 2019, 05:56:24 pm
I rarely, if ever, pay attention to the time associated with a survey.  When I began working this site I used to follow along with the notation of the length of time and soon found it to be a poor guessing game.  You'll only frustrate yourself if you do. 
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Post by: mrisha on August 05, 2019, 07:17:59 pm
It depends on how I feel about the survey.  Time is relative.
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Post by: dsosnowski06 on August 05, 2019, 08:26:06 pm
Don't really pay attention to either just starting working them and hope for the best. 
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Post by: jenniferhoder on August 06, 2019, 02:36:20 am
I go by the survey time. I am not going to take a 60 minute survey just to find out at the very end I don't qualify!
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Post by: JaniceSW on August 06, 2019, 05:04:26 am
I look at both the time and money factors.  If I get into a survey that seems too lengthy and detailed for the money, i sometimes just close out of it because I have completed too many surveys where I didn't receive credit.  In fact, that happens on F.C. a little too often for me!
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Post by: countrygirl12 on August 06, 2019, 05:14:53 am
I just go with the ones that I qualify for. I click on most offers and see if I qualify. If not I just get the dq penny and  move on to the next one

If I have time I go down the list and click all the surveys.  But usually right now I click higher paying first.  Rarely do I look at the time.  Usually the time is not where close to correct.
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Post by: nannycoe1 on August 06, 2019, 06:50:12 am
Time most of the time unless it is a really high paying survey
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Post by: ghunter on August 06, 2019, 06:53:27 am
Both, the amount of time and the incentive.  I will not spend an hour on a survey for one dollar.
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Post by: bremer51 on August 06, 2019, 07:00:55 am
Both.  But if a survey is longer than 15 minutes, I lose my focus.  So I don't bother with those.
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Post by: sak4kat on August 06, 2019, 07:41:42 am
When I have time and nothing to do all day I'll do whatever I can all day.  Naturally I try and do the shortest surveys for the most $$$ but in the end as long as I get the five cents for paid to click I'm a happy girl.
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Post by: braggin on August 06, 2019, 07:58:00 am
I go from the lowest time upwards like you do. I hate long surveys. I look for the ones that have both a low amount of time and a higher reward first. I used to just go down the list from first to last to see which ones I qualified for, but don't do that any more.
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Post by: makeblessed on August 06, 2019, 12:57:45 pm
I look at both, for me they need to somewhat equal out in terms of my time; the incentive needs to be somewhat equal to the time I need to complete the survey; although there are times when the time ends up being more; as long as I get credited then I am ok.
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Post by: mrisha on August 06, 2019, 08:00:15 pm
You can't go by what time it is suppose to take because it is never true.  I do mean never, so don't start hyperventilating.
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Post by: mardukblood2009 on August 06, 2019, 11:14:18 pm
I never pay attention to how much they pay because 9 times out of 10 they kick me out anyway and I just get one penny.
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Post by: countrygirl12 on August 23, 2019, 02:52:48 pm
I never pay attention to how much they pay because 9 times out of 10 they kick me out anyway and I just get one penny.

I still go for the higher paying ones first.
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Post by: vickysue on August 23, 2019, 03:02:06 pm
I  just start at the top and start working my way down, and if I haven't  landed on a survey       in ten times then i will sometimes  go to the bottom knowing all I will get are pennies and try for a few  more then I say bag it.  Do my community form and get off for awhile.
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Post by: darkxtsuna on August 26, 2019, 03:18:34 am
Always go for the one that pays more even if it last long for you to finish it.
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Post by: oldbuddy on August 26, 2019, 05:44:00 am
Neither one, I just pay attention to who is offering it.
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Post by: judylucas on August 26, 2019, 08:00:47 am
I never look at either I just start at the top and go down to the end
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Post by: Cbsteffen on August 26, 2019, 05:23:57 pm
The amount of time matters more to me. I like to stick to surveys no more than 15 minutes long. Any survey regardless of length can sometimes be worth the same amount of money as another would be (e.g., a 2-minute survey might be worth $0.25, but so would a 30-minute survey). Also, a short survey might be worth a higher value of money than a longer survey might be.
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Post by: aflyingmonkey on August 26, 2019, 06:24:47 pm
All depends on the amount of free time I have to do surveys, if only a short amount of time, I shoot for the shorter estimated time ones. My preference, if time is plentiful, is the higher paying ones -- I unfortunately rarely qualify for those, but they pay based on the amount of time spent on the survey before disqualification, so even if the survey ends for me early, the disqualification fee is higher.
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Post by: oldbuddy on August 27, 2019, 09:29:01 am
The amount of time matters more to me. I like to stick to surveys no more than 15 minutes long. Any survey regardless of length can sometimes be worth the same amount of money as another would be (e.g., a 2-minute survey might be worth $0.25, but so would a 30-minute survey). Also, a short survey might be worth a higher value of money than a longer survey might be.
A more common situation for me is a 60 minute survey takes 3 seconds to DQ me and a 3 minute one takes 5 minutes with all the pre-survey questions and processing delays.
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Post by: pectacon on August 27, 2019, 10:01:00 am
Both, but I filter them by time first. I never risk anything longer than 15 minutes because I'll be too mad if I don't get paid, which has happened a lot. These days I'd rather aim for a short cheap one than risk a long one where I get DQ'd at the end.
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Post by: alice44 on August 27, 2019, 10:08:39 am
 The amount of time and the amount it's worth.  But most importantly the time.
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Post by: debidoo on August 27, 2019, 12:50:04 pm
I just go first for the type I only do Tap Surveys because even if you don't qualify you get partial credit.Then secondly I go for incentive and move on from there - my goal and concern being to earn enough to do the 15 cent activity each day. Yep that is the way I roll  :monkey:
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Post by: killers2 on August 27, 2019, 02:20:06 pm
Yeah I've learned that the time limit doesn't matter or hold true.  I still stick with the ones that say less time.
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Post by: clickers on August 27, 2019, 02:28:16 pm
I usually choose for time in proportion with the money  For instance, I won't do  2 cents for  20 minutes
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Post by: mamatygress on August 29, 2019, 07:24:42 pm
I just keep going.  From one to the next.
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Post by: dreamyxo on August 29, 2019, 09:09:27 pm
I go for the most amount of money with the shortest time.
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Post by: sdenimandlace1 on August 30, 2019, 04:03:49 am
If I try for one it is usual the amount of time, the least and sometimes its work out to the amount of time I have at that time.
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Post by: countrygirl12 on August 30, 2019, 05:01:36 am
I go for the most amount of money with the shortest time.

I don't even look at the time since it is usually not any where close to correct.  I done one the other day and it said 3 minutes.  I spent more than 3 minutes trying to see if I qualified for the survey.  In the end I did and the survey took 30 minutes.  Ended up being a really interesting topic and paid decent.
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Post by: gtdoss on August 30, 2019, 06:47:15 am
Yes, I have to agree with you, tjshorty. I definitely go for the amount of time. I don't have a lot of patience for the overly long surveys, which sometimes even disqualify you after 20 minutes. That really gets my goat, LOL! The best surveys, of course, are those that are super short that pay very well, which are very few and far between.  :peace:
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Post by: LaTashaS28 on August 30, 2019, 07:52:43 am
I will say both because sometimes the survey is not all that long if it is not a high paying survey. But I just do what I can and see what I can get.
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Post by: tantricia44 on August 31, 2019, 07:32:20 am
Usually, if it's interesting or the shortest survey. I'm impatient & refuse to do an hour survey only to get a penny for my effort!
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Post by: beatsdrop on September 01, 2019, 12:00:54 pm
I'm just grateful to qualify for any survey.
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Post by: mrisha on September 01, 2019, 04:29:42 pm
You can't always go by the time.  Some are shorter than the time given. 
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Post by: nickylanena on September 01, 2019, 06:38:27 pm
I usually choose surveys with higher incentives and lower times. Emphasis on the amount.  :moneymouth:
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Post by: mrisha on September 10, 2019, 06:01:20 pm
You can't always decide on the time because they are never the same.  At the beginning of the survey they say it's going to take 35 minutes to complete the survey, then as you go a little further by answering some questions, it decreases to 15 minutes. 
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Post by: pstovall on September 10, 2019, 11:09:14 pm
I think it's interesting that so many people in this thread say that they don't pay attention to either.  I agree that the times rarely match what is stated, but I still pay most attention to the surveys that state the least amount of time.  I usually start with the shortest surveys first.  Then if I have time to spare, and my brain is still working, I go for the longer ones. Lately, though, if I see a big paying survey on Tap Research, I'm likely to try that one first, because in my experience, the bigger the reward, the bigger the DQ!