5 Market Research Companies That Pay For Your Opinion
Taking part in market research interviews and focus groups is a great little side hustle! They’re often an easy and interesting way to earn a little extra cash. In some cases you may need to travel to the researchers office, but usually market research interviews are done via video call, over the phone or sometime in your own home.
Marketing research companies:
Payment can vary depending on the market research companies, but you can expect to earn around £50-£100 for talking to someone for an hour or so!
User Interviews
With over 2,000 studies launching monthly, there’s always plenty of paid market research opportunities on User Interviews. You can connect your Facebook or LinkedIn to qualify for more studies (there’s a demand for specific professions). You can expect:
- Focus groups
- Usability studies
- In-depth Interviews
- Product testing
- Eye-tracking
- Online studies/panels
Registration is free and it will only take a few minutes to set up. When a new projects comes in, you are sent an invitation email if you match the participants that they want. You will then find out how long the session will take, the general topic and how much you will be paid.
Respondent
Respondent.io is a website that helps companies find their ideal clients to give their opinions and test out their products before going to the market. As a respondent you have the opportunity to earn money by competing surveys, participating in focus groups and taking part in other studies.
Respondent.io claim the average study to pay $140/£110 per hour. Payment is made via PayPal. Expect to be paid within a few days of completing a research study. I have more information on Respondent but if you want to get started follow the link below.
Focus4People
Focus4People has built up an outstanding reputation for conducting qualitative market research for businesses across a range of sectors in London and other major cities in the UK. They also post their research opportunities on Twitter so it’s worth following them if you don’t want to miss out on an opportunity to earn some £££’s.
You are given an incentive to cover the cost of transport and your time. This is paid in cash (£30 to £150). This will depend on the type of research you take part in.
Bunnyfield
Bunnyfield is a department of Bunnyfoot UX consultancy. Specialising in finding and recruiting participants to take part in website research. This could be a travel agent who is trying to make their holiday booking form simpler, or the NHS trying to make it easier to find your local GP on their site for example. Their officer’s are based in London, Oxford and Sheffield! Here are some of the research sessions you could be invited to as part of bunnyfield’s research panel:
- Usability Research – 1:1 sessions involving a Consultant talking you through a website, app, remote control etc to see where the usability could be improved for you and other users.
- Focus Groups – There will be a small number of you so you’ll need to feel confident speaking aloud in front of others. A moderator will lead the session and will take down notes.
- Card Sorting – This session involves you sorting cards into groups that make sense to you.
- Online – Online research can be completed from the comfort of your own home via an online chatroom or Skype call.
Code 3 Research
Code 3 Research recruit people to take part in market research projects and give feedback about products and services. It is extremely important for brands and companies to obtain feedback from real people to try to understand various factors including how to improve a product or service.
There are many ways you can take part in market research sessions, you can go along to a local venue and take part in a session e.g. a Focus Group, User Test, Interview or Accompanied shopping session or you can just take part from the comfort of your own home or office e.g. through a Telephone interview, Diary Study, Product test, Online Panel or Ethnography Session.
Getting involved in market research is definitely worth a shot if you’re looking to make a bit of extra money! For more extra income opportunities see my favourite side hustles and work from home jobs.