Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

bmc58 · 24-08-2018 7:07am

doligd7 wrote: »

did you contact them?

No not yet.Others have though so I'll wait to see what reply they get.

bmc58 · 24-08-2018 7:10am

NATLOR wrote: »

Also have the greyed out issue. received 2 survey invites today but couldnt take either, reckon its an IO problem not people being banned

I also got a survey on my google e mail page,clicked on it and just nothing happened.So maybe this grey area is some fault at IO.

freshpopcorn · 24-08-2018 7:12am

Thanks for the replies.
Button is working again this morning but you'd always wonder with Irish Opinions!

bmc58 · 24-08-2018 7:34am

freshpopcorn wrote: »

Thanks for the replies.
Button is working again this morning but you'd always wonder with Irish Opinions!

My button went yellow again just a few minutes ago while I was checking the site.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 24-08-2018 1:44pm

Obviously something went very wrong. Now back for me after an email reply stated

Thank you for your patience,

We’re sorry to hear you have had issues with your Valued Opinions account. We have investigated the issue and your account is now active.

bmc58 · 24-08-2018 4:27pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

So this happens when your banned?

Definitely not.I got the grey shadow for a few days then I got the yellow back yesterday,but no surveys(just the no survey available message).Now as a twice banned IO panelist I was starting to get the "Deja Vue" feeling again.But low and behold I got a survey this afternoon and was able to complete it.So i reckon this grey thing is some sort of glitch,which they are sorting slowly.

bmc58 · 24-08-2018 4:29pm

doligd7 wrote: »

did you contact them?

Back to normal.Did survey this afternoon.

Aceandstuff · 24-08-2018 8:36pm

Tikithing wrote: »

Hi guys, I'm starting college in September (lol, like in a week), I've been telling surveys that im 'unemployed looking for work' since I started surveys last January. Im on a couple of sites and I'm not sure what to do about my changed circumstances.

I figure if I just start answering the questions differently red flags will fly all over the place, do you think that simply updating the information on the (extensive) home page questionnaires will be okay or should I email the company to let them know? It feels a bit silly since it's such a tiny change but I'd really rather avoid being banned from everywhere I'd be fine with emailing RedC since they're pretty nice in emails, but I almost don't want to bring any attention to myself on IO since they seem to be looking for the smallest reason to ban people. Anyone gone through a similar thing?

Yes I have done this before! I'll have to change all of my details again next week when I leave university, so it's the same thing again. Just update your profile on each site and there should be no problem. Just make sure that your responses match what's on your profile, and you shouldn't get banned.

The only time I've been banned from a site was when I was outside the country and MySurvey picked up on it. An email to them fixed it for a while, but they regularly mess my account up anyway. PM me if you need a list of more survey sites, I'm a member of dozens!

Postgrad10 · 24-08-2018 10:19pm

I got one from them this evening for a Euro. Took ages and I finished the survey but never got to the page where I rate the survey. Now it's not showing up in my survey history. Should I email them?

OmegaGene · 24-08-2018 10:45pm

Postgrad10 wrote: »

I got one from them this evening for a Euro. Took ages and I finished the survey but never got to the page where I rate the survey. Now it's not showing up in my survey history. Should I email them?

Sometimes it keeps the survey open and you can resume it when you log back in, failing that email them

I was almost finished a 20 minutes one on beer and cider and it came up that my answers were not matching please try again, I dumped that one straight away

jluv · 24-08-2018 11:10pm

Postgrad10 wrote: »

I got one from them this evening for a Euro. Took ages and I finished the survey but never got to the page where I rate the survey. Now it's not showing up in my survey history. Should I email them?

The very same thing happened to me and I e mailed them. I took a pic of the page that was hanging but in the tool bar it said completed. So do email them as the more the do then they will know it's an issue..

Postgrad10 · 24-08-2018 11:32pm

It just has the name of the survey company and a thank you note. I'll email then. Thanks.

OmegaGene · 25-08-2018 12:13pm

My yellow box has gone grey again on irish opinions
3 surveys done this morning and then went grey

NATLOR · 25-08-2018 12:24pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

My yellow box has gone grey again on irish opinions
3 surveys done this morning and then went grey

Maybe it just means there are currently no surveys available?

OmegaGene · 25-08-2018 12:36pm

NATLOR wrote: »

Maybe it just means there are currently no surveys available?

The button was yellow last night and when I selected take a survey it said none were available, which is the normal thing
This is not the normal way the site works, I’ve been a member for 6 years now on and off and this is a first

NATLOR · 25-08-2018 12:40pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

The button was yellow last night and when I selected take a survey it said none were available, which is the normal thing
This is not the normal way the site works, I’ve been a member for 6 years now on and off and this is a first

I know its not a usual thing just thought it might have been something they added recently but if you got the yellow button with no surveys available then obviously i'm mistaken

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 25-08-2018 12:55pm

NATLOR wrote: »

Maybe it just means there are currently no surveys available?

If they have changed it to this, then it wouldn't kill them to let member know.

NATLOR · 25-08-2018 1:07pm

Finley Tiny Fir wrote:

If they have changed it to this, then it wouldn't kill them to let member know.

Agreed but they are hardly renowned for their communication skills

AndrewJRenko · 25-08-2018 5:53pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

My yellow box has gone grey again on irish opinions
3 surveys done this morning and then went grey

It's a really bad idea to design a website to convey meaning using colour alone. It means the website won't work for people with colour-deficiency or some other forms of sight loss.

OmegaGene · 28-08-2018 11:54am

Irish opinions is still down for me, think it’s time to drop an email to find out what’s going on, I’m sick of seeing
“Survey service is unavailable”

freshpopcorn · 28-08-2018 1:27pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Irish opinions is still down for me, think it’s time to drop an email to find out what’s going on, I’m sick of seeing
“Survey service is unavailable”

I got one last night!

OmegaGene · 28-08-2018 1:55pm

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I got one last night!

It’s nit great for everyone it seems, fella I know is still doing surveys
Not sure what the story is with it but I’ve emailed them anyway

bmc58 · 28-08-2018 4:10pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

It’s nit great for everyone it seems, fella I know is still doing surveys
Not sure what the story is with it but I’ve emailed them anyway

Was the same as most here.Got the grey shadow for a few days(thought I was a gonner again) but the sun returned and got a survey.But each time I logged in the grey was back.What I did was,log out ,log back in and refreshed the page and after a second or two it changed to yellow again.Now today I got three surveys,ordered a voucher and all seems fine again.Don't know if this helps,but you never know.You never know whats happening with IO lately.

OmegaGene · 28-08-2018 4:46pm

No reply from irish opinions but I got a survey invite and the button is yellow again, happy days

OmegaGene · 28-08-2018 6:26pm

Got a reply

We are sorry for the problem you were experiencing. We appear to have had a technical issue that prevented members from being able to start some surveys. This issue should now be fixed. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

bmc58 · 02-09-2018 3:11pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

Got a reply

We are sorry for the problem you were experiencing. We appear to have had a technical issue that prevented members from being able to start some surveys. This issue should now be fixed. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Grey box back for me today again.Anyone else getting it?

OmegaGene · 02-09-2018 3:26pm

bmc58 wrote: »

Grey box back for me today again.Anyone else getting it?

Yeah same here

freshpopcorn · 02-09-2018 3:38pm

Grey box for me also but it was working in the early hours.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 02-09-2018 4:16pm

I think the grey box is in lieu of saying "no surveys available at present", as it comes and goes. They really need to tell members what it's about.

OmegaGene · 02-09-2018 4:45pm

Finley Tiny Fir wrote: »

I think the grey box is in lieu of saying "no surveys available at present", as it comes and goes. They really need to tell members what it's about.

I have clicked take a survey over the last day or so and it’s been the usual hit and miss wether there’s one available, I was previously thinking he same as you but now I’m just lost

bmc58 · 02-09-2018 5:05pm

OmegaGene wrote: »

I have clicked take a survey over the last day or so and it’s been the usual hit and miss wether there’s one available, I was previously thinking he same as you but now I’m just lost

Yeah,me too.Haven't a clue whether I'm active or banned from IO lately.But can't understand why I was ever banned from IO in the first place.What the hell are they at?

OmegaGene · 02-09-2018 5:11pm

If they have changed the way the dashboard works then an email wouldn’t hurt, I checked my mates account and his icon is yellow and he’s no survey available when he clicks on it

jluv · 02-09-2018 5:56pm

I went to check my account due to the comments here and the take a survey button was yellow,took a survey,tried to take another but none available but button is still yellow.Not really of much help but at least it rules out the no survey available theory.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 03-09-2018 12:00pm

jluv wrote: »

I went to check my account due to the comments here and the take a survey button was yellow,took a survey,tried to take another but none available but button is still yellow.Not really of much help but at least it rules out the no survey available theory.

Yellow this morning and I did a survey. Back at the dashboard, still yellow but no survey available, refreshed the screen and the box went grey.

jluv · 03-09-2018 1:24pm

When I logged in this morning the button was grey briefly and said survey system not available. But then turned yellow and I was able to complete a survey.

Postgrad10 · 04-09-2018 8:29pm

Got a congratulations on being a member for one year message from IO. I decided to log in and ended up having to do all my profile questions again. Grr. I had them done recently enough too.

Tipperary animal lover · 05-09-2018 11:16am

Got the grey box lastnight still here seems to be a different problem with io every few months

bmc58 · 05-09-2018 12:01pm

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Got the grey box lastnight still here seems to be a different problem with io every few months

Grey for about six days now.This is the second time in about a month.What's going on at IO?

freshpopcorn · 05-09-2018 2:42pm

Worked for me this morning!

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 05-09-2018 2:47pm

It definitely seems to be green if there are surveys and grey if none available. Every time it's live I get a survey and then it greys when all available are done. I emailed for them to explain but, of course, in reply. Maybe everybody should use the Contact option to ask them to explain.

bmc58 · 06-09-2018 6:46pm

Finley Tiny Fir wrote: »

It definitely seems to be green if there are surveys and grey if none available. Every time it's live I get a survey and then it greys when all available are done. I emailed for them to explain but, of course, in reply. Maybe everybody should use the Contact option to ask them to explain.

Gave them a shout today.Grey for 6 days now after a few surveys.Am awaiting a reply>

freshpopcorn · 06-09-2018 6:48pm

It's working for me. I got screened out of one last night.

OmegaGene · 06-09-2018 7:04pm

Finley Tiny Fir wrote: »

It definitely seems to be green if there are surveys and grey if none available. Every time it's live I get a survey and then it greys when all available are done. I emailed for them to explain but, of course, in reply. Maybe everybody should use the Contact option to ask them to explain.

No that’s not the case, I have no surveys available today and my icon isn’t grey
Every time it happens to me it seems to be grey for a week roughly and they sort it out when I email with a lame apology

Aceandstuff · 07-09-2018 9:32am

https://www.ideaspanel.ie/

IdeasPanel seems to be gone. I've checked on a few "is it down" services, and it seems to have been down for the last week. Does anyone know what's going on? I've been offline for most of the past week, but I have an invitation from IdeasPanel from Wednesday.

Postgrad10 · 07-09-2018 10:35am

Was able to log in about three days ago , got a survey which I was phased out out off. Can't get in to the site now either. Maybe it's down for maintenance?

Tipperary animal lover · 07-09-2018 1:25pm

Just got the bullet from io, usual email accuracy and attentiveness and having a second account . Wtf the only noninformation I gave them was my bank details, oh well was good while it lasted, had just cashed out a €10 voucher thank feck.

Fuzzy Clam · 07-09-2018 2:21pm

Tipperary animal lover wrote: »

Just got the bullet from io, usual email accuracy and attentiveness and having a second account . Wtf the only noninformation I gave them was my bank details, oh well was good while it lasted, had just cashed out a €10 voucher thank feck.

Leave them feedback on Trustpilot.

Postgrad10 · 07-09-2018 11:20pm

What do they mean by email accuracy? And did you have a second account?

Tipperary animal lover · 08-09-2018 10:15am

Postgrad10 wrote: »

What do they mean by email accuracy? And did you have a second account?

Usual email...accuracy and attentiveness of questions, no second account played by their rules and still got burnt, I sent them off a stinker of an email but know myself it's a waste of time.

bmc58 · 10-09-2018 4:32pm

Well,

Just wondering,anyone on Europinions (Iknow its a pretty poor site) but I got a survey about 10 days ago(you get screened out of many) completed it and went to their site to check my balance and couldn't sine in.The home page just went black when I clicked on member login.Anyone else had the same problem?

Paid Survey sites - Irish Opinions, Acumen, RedC etc

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