The paid research blog, page 2
What studies pay, how to avoid scams and how to earn more, with numbers from our own catalogue.
Paid research studies for students: which platforms accept you at 13, 16 and 18, and what you can earn without work experience
Minimum ages for Prolific, UserTesting, User Interviews, Respondent, dscout, Askable and uTest from their own terms, plus what studies for non-pros pay.
Paid focus groups near me: how to find in-person studies in your US city
How to find paid in-person focus groups near you in the US: who runs them, what they pay ($100–300 a session), which cities have facilities, how to sign up.
Get paid to test products at home: in-home tests, diary studies and what they pay in the US
Paid product testing at home in the US: in-home visits, diary studies and home-use tests, what they pay, where to find them, and how to treat free products.
Paid research studies and taxes in the US: 1099 forms, what to report and how to keep records
Do you pay taxes on paid research studies, focus groups and surveys in the US? What the IRS says, when a 1099 arrives in 2026, and how to keep records.
Are paid focus groups legit? How to tell real studies from scams in the US
Paid focus groups are real, but job scams copy them. How real studies work, the FTC’s warning signs, fake-check and task scams, and what to do if targeted.
Paid interviews online: how much they pay in the US and how to get invited
What paid online research interviews are, how much they pay in the US (median $90 for 45 minutes), where to find them and how to get invited more often.
Paid focus groups online: which are legit, how much they pay and how to get picked
How online paid focus groups work, what they pay in the US ($40–200+ per session), how to tell a real one from a scam, and how to get selected more often.
How much AI training jobs pay in 2026: rates from five platforms and whether it is worth starting
DataAnnotation, Outlier, Alignerr, Mercor and Prolific rates from their own pages, market size and a comparison with paid research. Checked 26 Sep 2026.
How to qualify for AI training jobs: skills, entry tests and where to learn
What DataAnnotation, Outlier and Prolific entry tests check, which skills each track needs and how to prepare on your own. As of 26 Sep 2026.
Where to find AI training work and paid research studies: platforms compared, and how to stop losing hours searching
AI training and paid research platforms in one table: who they take, what they pay, how they pay out, and how to find tasks without checking ten sites daily.
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