I’ve got a really exciting survey opportunity available exclusively to Deal Seeking Mom readers currently!
CampusFundraiser would like to test their Online Survey program outside of a collegiate market, which is their normal demographic. They contacted me and asked if I would be interested in testing this with some of my readers. Once registered, you can respond to and complete surveys online, easily making a few dollars per day (or more!) as you surf the net.
There is the potential to earn as much as $20-$30 per week with this opportunity, but it’s only available to the first 4,000 readers to register at this time. If you’re interested in participating, CLICK HERE for complete details and to sign up!
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Hollie
I signed up!
Jenn
I signed up too!
Amy
Thank you so much for sharing this opportunity with us. However, I have a question Tara. Can you direct me to the links for the CF Daily and Daily 5 surveys that we should copy and paste to our browsers. I couldn’t find that area anywhere on the site. Sorry to be such a knuckle-head as I am sure it was probably staring me in the face! Thanks again
Maura
Hi Amy,
My name is Maura and I work at Campusfundraiser who is offering this oppurtunity. Everyone that registers today will receive an announcement along with the CF Daily 5 link tomorrow and the Bonus link as well. Please email me at [email protected] if you need anything else. Thanks!
Kyla
Guess I’m a knuckle-head right there with ya~ :)
Allison
and that makes three of us…
jessica
I joined too!!
Alison
I signed up!
Neelu
Tara,
I signed up too! I am a bit confused because it seems like we are all one big group earning money for the group not individually. Am I mistaken?
Maura
Hi Neelu,
This is a test and right now everyone is under a group that signed up under DSM.. All money that you earned is yours to keep. Thanks!
Matt
can’t hurt me any…i’m game
John
I’m in!
katychick
well i signed up too- dont mind being in a group- as long the i get a check too right?
Maura
yes you will get paid every $25.00 you earn individually!
Nicole
I signed up as well but a little confused on how to take the surveys. Do we just wait for them in our email?
Maura
Hi Nicole,
Surveys will be sent to you withing 24 hrs
Yvonne
Me too. I just didn’t know where to find the surveys. Sorry if you could share.
Dana Vaughn
I just signed up as well. Is the potential earnings per group, or per person???
Maura
Dana,
it’s per person you can cash out every $25.00 that you have raised individualy
Malathi
i signed up. Please let me know where to take surveys.
Abbie Wolf
I just signed up too and sorry to be another confused person but I’m not clear on how to find the links that are to be cut and pasted to get to surveys. I understand that invitations will come to our inboxes, but I don’t know how to get to the one (I think it’s the Daily 5) that you can only get to only by copying and pasting it into the browser. Thanks!
Maura
Abbie that will be sent to you in the next 24 hrs.
Cathy D
I’m reading through all the rules that we have to agree to and it keeps referring to this as a fundraiser… not a program where an individual is paid per survey. By joining this group, are we raising funds for the DSM website? More information on this would be appreciated.
Brigitte
I agree. I am reading some of the info and it seems as if we are fundraising, but I’m not sure for what, lol. On one page it actually says the program is open to any college student group. So I would need some more info also.
Lauren
I believe what the full description says on DSM is that they are doing a test outside their usual setup of the campus fundraisers, which is why there are extra steps to get the money for the surveys, etc. So, right now, all the do is fundraisers on campus for campus groups, but they are branching out to do individuals and offering cash for participation :D We’re the guinea pigs :D
Alisha K.
Lauren,
Exactly! Based on testing we have done with a few other blogs (with great results by the way) we are in the process of building a platform specifically for you guys. In the meantime, disregard all of the wording and description that marks you as a group in a fundraising event!
Maura
Cathy,
Everyone is listed under a group as this is a test but all money that you earn is yours. You may cash out every $25.00 you raise
Cathy D
Thanks Maura! Could you also tell us how the money is paid out? Paypal, check, gift card, etc… is there a FAQ page somewhere? Thanks again :)
Brigitte
I read on one of the pages a check is sent out with in a couple weeks.
jill
I signed up! …but am also a bit confused about all the “group fundraising” and “links” referenced! I’m hoping I’ll get that email Maura talked about above and will be less confused :)
Maura
Hi Jill
Everyone is under a group right now because this is a test. All money that you earn is yours and you can cash out every $25.00 you raise. The links will be sent to you sometime within the next 24 hrs also with some great incentives from Campusfundraiser!
Sarah
I did this same program through MSM and found that 25-30 per week is WILDLY exaggerated. I checked the site after 4 weeks and out of our group of 1600 only about 10 people had even earned 20 in that entire time. There are a lot of survey sites that pay much more.
Alisha K.
Sarah,
All comments and feedback are welcome. However, your numbers are not correct. The MSM panel has only been live for 5 weeks total and many people have not only received their first AND second $25 earnings checks, and our top earner is on her way to receiving her 4th and she doesn’t participate everyday! Participation is entirely optional and to the extent you choose to spend on the up to 6 daily opportunities you have per day is entirely up to you so please keep participation only to a level you feel positive about.
Heather
just signed up!
Brenda
I signed up. Thanks!
Kathy
I signed up this afternoon and was just wondering if I should have received an email confirming my sign-up or directing me to do anything further. I just want to be certain that I didn’t miss any further action on my end to be a part of this. I received my username and password, but I’m not sure what to do next.
Alisha K.
Kathy,
You’ll receive your first survey opportunity within the next 24 hours so keep an eye on your email!
ShelleyB
So if you’re required to sign up under DSM, what is the kickback/gain that DSM is getting from it??
Alisha K.
Anything DSM receives for positing the opportunity is entirely from CampusFundraiser and in no way comes from your earnings activity.
Brigitte
I read there was a $100 referral. Does that apply to us signing up through the above link?
Tara Kuczykowski
No, Brigitte, I definitely am not receiving $100 per referral — but wouldn’t that be nice, LOL?!?
Brigitte
Heck yeah it would, especially for 4000, lol. But seriously they do have a referral program at $100 each. It is on the website under referral U.
Alisha K.
Sorry Brigitte, there are no referral programs for our individual test panelists (at this time anyway) that applies to collegiate groups who complete a fundraiser and refers another group to do the same. We do have some great rewards and incentives on an individual level though so stay tuned for messaging alerts.
ShelleyB
I’m not in anyway concerned about my earnings – I would just prefer to be told what benefit is gained for DSM. It’s not that I don’t support referrals, just that I’m more open and likely to do so when I know what stands to be gained instead of it being all hyped up about it being so great and being uncertain as to where the “greatness” lies. More often than not the motive to gain people from referral outweighs the benefit that person will gain from joining. I personally have no experience with this one, but have read that it’s very much like others sites that I have had experience with and didn’t like one bit. (even complaints about not getting paid) I don’t ever join these things without trying to get the whole story and when someone stands to gain by my joining – to put it simple – if someone says “I’m getting x, y, and or z for you signing up” makes them more trustworthy in my eyes and me likely to sign up. That’s why I asked and that’s why I would still like to know WHAT the kickback is. I feel like it should be disclosed to all the loyal readers of this blog.
Tara Kuczykowski
ShelleyB, I absolutely did disclose this information to my loyal readers. At the bottom of the information page, I noted:
It was also indicated on the initial registration page that I would earn a small amount on surveys completed. I was not paid to post this, and there’s absolutely nothing in it for me if the readers that are participating don’t earn anything.
I respect my readers’ privacy, and I’ve worked hard to build this site upon honesty and integrity. I have no intention of knowingly offering something that undermines that hard work.
ShelleyB
You misunderstood – yes, you said you were getting something, but you didn’t disclose what you are earning – in that you weren’t being specific. I don’t see the harm in saying exactly what that is. As in, a set amount per sign up or a tiered effect where we earn per survey and then you get a % of each one? Can you not reveal that just to be fair and straight forward with us??
Are you participating in the surveys as well?
Tara Kuczykowski
I get a very small percentage based on what participants earn, but regardless of what I earn, I wanted to offer this as a service to my readers, not because it’s going to translate into some huge cash cow for myself. I think I have been very fair and straightforward regarding my compensation; however, I’d rather not disclose the exact percentage as this is a pilot program and I’m not aware of what arrangements they’ve made with other bloggers that may be participating.
No, I am not participating in the surveys myself. Not because I don’t feel it’s a worthwhile endeavor, but because managing this site takes up all of my time and energy and I need to reserve what little I have left for my family. Before I started blogging, I was a big survey participant though, and it was a nice opportunity for a little extra spending money each month.
Cathy D
Naturally, DSM will benefit from referrals. I’m pretty sure that’s how most referral programs work. If it’s anything like other survey programs, she will receive a percentage based on the earnings of her referrals. I just started my own blog last week and I gotta say, I sure wish I had the fan base DSM does so I could host things like this! hehe Maybe someday…. At any rate, DSM has helped me save a lot of money. It’s a lot of work to locate the deals and get them out here for us to read! So, I’m more than happy to follow her referral link for this. If it benefits us both, Woohoo! :)
Christie
I signed up as well, thanks for sharing!
Lynn @ Savings Soiree
Woohoo! Looking forward to the first survey! Even if I only make $25 – just think how much that can buy with sales & coupons!!
sydney
I signed up too!
Can’t wait to start!
Jaime
Are these taxable earnings (like if I earn over $600 in a calendar year)?
Alisha K.
Exactly. If you earn over $600 in a calendar year, we will send you the 1099 at the end of the year for you to claim the miscellaneous income.
Ann
I signed up, too!!
Cathy D
Got my first survey links in my inbox today… spent about 30 minutes so far, providing all kinds of information, only to be told well in to the surveys, after they have LOTS of info, that I’m not a match…. not very impressed… what a waste of my time :(
Hollie
I am with Cathy…I must of spent close to an hour filling out information and got nothing…
renelle
I signed up and got my first set of surveys, I WAS super excited, but….every single one of them I didn’t qualify for;( Of course it kicked me out after I sat doing them for 15 minutes first and then disqualified me. Am I doing something wrong or is this just gonna be a huge waste of time??
Cathy D
Afraid it’s the latter, for me anyway. Sure hope DSM got something out of this because I sure didn’t. I think I’m done. If anyone has any luck, please let us know… maybe I’ll be willing to get it another shot if enough other people have success with it. But now, I, too, am up to about an hour wasted (and that’s baby nap time so you moms KNOW that’s VERY valuable time!! LOL) Good luck to anyone else that gives it a shot!
Tara Kuczykowski
With any survey company, there are going to be offers that you may not qualify for. Unfortunately sometimes they’re only looking for a specific demographic, so I’m not sure I’d give up after just one day.
I was hoping this would be a way for my readers to earn some extra spending money. The small amount that I earn is based on what you earn, so I’d like to see you all be successful at completing surveys too. But of course I’d never expect anyone to continue taking surveys that they’re getting screened out of time and time again, so by all means if it seems to be a pattern, please don’t continue to take them.
Cathy D
Thanks Tara! I know there will be surveys that we don’t qualify for (I participate in other online survey sites as well) – I had just hoped that in the hour of taking the surveys and filling out info, they’d have at LEAST one geared towards my demographic. I’d think they’d have some idea of “who we are” based on the group we’re in. I’d love to help you out (yours is one of my favorite blogs!) and earn some money too – but, the frustrating part isn’t just not qualifying, it’s going through several pages of questions and answers and THEN being told you’re “not a match”. I don’t mean to be such a downer on your page, Tara, I really don’t! – just sharing my experience. I hope others have more success and return to this thread to let us know about it! Good luck! :)
Tara Kuczykowski
Yeah, I agree, that’s really frustrating. I didn’t think you were being a downer — I just wanted to respond for your benefit, as well as other readers who might not be as vocal. Hopefully you’ll get a survey that you qualify for soon!
Paula
I am doing this from when they offered it on Money Saving Mom last month. In fact, I’d like to support DSM too but am not sure if I can register twice. Anyway, when I’m not a match I change my age and try again. It seems to get me in to quite a few. You just got to follow the questions and try to figure out what they are looking for,somebody buying a new car or whatever and answer accordingly. I dont have time to do surveys every day but it’s nice to make some extra spending money and not have to leave the house! Good luck Cathy!
sa
I signed up.