The paid research blog, page 2
What studies pay, how to avoid scams and how to earn more, with numbers from our own catalogue.
Taxes on paid research and survey income in Ukraine: how to declare it
Pay from foreign platforms is foreign income: 18% income tax plus 5% military levy, declared by 1 May. Step by step, based on the Ukrainian tax service.
Paid research for Ukrainians in Poland: platforms, ID and taxes
From Poland you can join Prolific, User Interviews, Askable and other platforms closed to Ukraine. Which documents you need and how to declare the income on PIT-36.
Paid research for Ukrainians in Germany: platforms, tax and the Jobcenter
From Germany you can join Prolific, User Interviews, Askable and TestingTime. Which documents you need, when tax applies and what to tell the Jobcenter.
User Interviews review: what it pays and how to get selected
An average of over $45, with interviews, focus groups and diary studies. Who can join, how you get paid and why invitations are few.
Respondent review: what interviews pay and how you get paid
Interviews for $40–150, more for professionals, paid in gift cards minus 5%. How Respondent works, why a work email matters and how to avoid scams.
Paid surveys: where you get cash and where you get points
Some platforms pay dollars to PayPal, others award points you swap for cards. How to compare which pays better and how to tell a survey from a scam.
Paid interviews and online focus groups: what they pay and how to prepare
One-on-one interviews and focus groups pay more than surveys. Amounts from the platforms, what you need for a session and what happens if you miss it.
Get paid to test games: how to become a playtester and what it pays
A playtester plays new games and narrates aloud, and developers pay $5–9 per 15 minutes. Device requirements, test types and the rules that get you banned.
Microtasks and AI training jobs: where they pay and how much
Clickworker, Prolific, DataAnnotation, Outlier: which AI training tasks pay, what they require, and how to tell them from pay-to-earn schemes.
Best paid research sites for beginners: how to pick your first one
Five questions that cut the list to two or three platforms in a minute: your country, language, device, payout method and how long you can wait.
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