The paid research blog, page 6
What studies pay, how to avoid scams and how to earn more, with numbers from our own catalogue.
Get paid to test games: how to become a playtester and what it pays
PlaytestCloud typically pays $5–9 for a 15-minute playtest. How to become a playtester, which devices you need and what gets testers 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.
Userlytics review: what it pays and how to pass a UX test
Website and app tests of 20–40 minutes where you think aloud, sometimes on camera. PayPal-only payouts every two weeks, open to any country where PayPal works.
Askable review: who can join and how fast it pays
Askable recruits in 42 countries, incl. the UK, Germany and Poland, not Ukraine. Surveys, tasks, interviews; most payments released within 4 business days.
TestingTime review: what it pays and how to get into tests
A Swiss platform for UX tests, interviews and focus groups, averaging 40 euros per study. Core markets: Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, the UK.
How to get paid for research studies: a step-by-step guide for 2026
How to do paid research studies with no upfront cost: where to find them, how to build a profile, pass screeners and get paid from Ukraine or the EU.
Are paid research studies legit? How to tell
Most paid research studies are real: companies have paid people for opinions for decades. The signs of a genuine study, and the red flags.
What drives pay for research studies, and how to earn more
Four things set the payout: length, format, how rare your profile is, and travel. How to use them and stop wasting time on low-paying tasks.
Easy ways to make money from home as a student (2026)
Online jobs for students: paid research, app testing, tutoring, freelancing and reselling. Which work with no upfront cost, and how much they realistically pay.
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