I've been using Prolific for about 5 years now or 1500 pounds sterling. It is British so you earn in pounds and cash out to PayPal who converts it to dollars before sending it to your bank account.
Some of that five years I've ignored it. You can do some of the studies then not. As long as you keep your successful completion up to 95% or better by actually reading the studies and responding honestly you can stay in their good graces. It is not a huge way to make any money and many of the studies are mind numbing. In fact, most of them are. But there are always a few that are fun. I usually try to hit the ones that are 10 or 15 minutes for max money but sometimes take longer ones or longitudinal studies. I've hit a few of the latter that have been fun and lucrative.
Typically I'll decide I want something (like the Tennis Channel) and hit the studies. It takes me maybe a couple of weeks to hit 100 pounds without much effort. So I've got an achievable goal. That makes if fun. The Tennis Channel was a bust. It is run by an off shore company (China, I think) and they do a crappy job charging extra for using PayPal, etc. I dumped them and got my money back.
But now I need a new sun shirt and some slip in shoes so I need to do another couple of weeks of work.
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Date: 2023-04-03 16:28 (UTC)Some of that five years I've ignored it. You can do some of the studies then not. As long as you keep your successful completion up to 95% or better by actually reading the studies and responding honestly you can stay in their good graces. It is not a huge way to make any money and many of the studies are mind numbing. In fact, most of them are. But there are always a few that are fun. I usually try to hit the ones that are 10 or 15 minutes for max money but sometimes take longer ones or longitudinal studies. I've hit a few of the latter that have been fun and lucrative.
Typically I'll decide I want something (like the Tennis Channel) and hit the studies. It takes me maybe a couple of weeks to hit 100 pounds without much effort. So I've got an achievable goal. That makes if fun. The Tennis Channel was a bust. It is run by an off shore company (China, I think) and they do a crappy job charging extra for using PayPal, etc. I dumped them and got my money back.
But now I need a new sun shirt and some slip in shoes so I need to do another couple of weeks of work.