Mindfield Online vs PermissionResearch

Mindfield Online is a bit of a double-edged sword. Their innovative technology with Facebook and mobile apps is a huge plus and the payouts are decent. There is also no question about this company's reliability.

However, since they impose strict standards on the demographics they are targeting at any given time, you may find yourself getting screened out of surveys and not receiving many invites.

In short, this program may work great for you or may turn out to be a small trickle of survey cash from time to time. There's certainly no harm in trying Mindfield Online though as their reputation is second to none.

The best part about Permission Research is that there's not much active participation required for you to have a chance to be rewarded. The only requirement is that you download their software and allow them to anonymously monitor your Internet usage. The software is completely safe, but if you have a lot of other programs running on your PC you may not want to endure the extra strain on your resources.

Additionally, you may receive survey invites via pop-ups (which you can turn off), which can be a bit annoying.

This program is worth a try, but certainly isn't for everyone. The upside is that you could get lucky and hit the big one with the sweepstakes offer. Plus, there is limited downside as the software is easily removed if you decide to no longer participate.