Pinecone Research

Pros: $5.00 per survey, professional, and they pay.
Cons: Surveys arrive sporadically, yet they do arrive.

I finally came across the elusive signup for Acorn Research in October, 2000, while following the thread at the Mycoupons board.
"Hurry, the Acorn banner is over at Gamesville, go there now!," it read, posted by an Expert. Subsequent posts read:...

Pros: $5 per survey paid up front; well-written surveys; good customer support
Cons: surveys are infrequent, hard to sign up

Every now and then, I sign up for programs such as this that promise the opportunity to fill out surveys and such and get paid for doing so. I do not have high expectations, no matter what the company may promise, as I have seen very few companies who...

Pros: Surveys are easy and short ~ They really do pay!
Cons: Not many surveys ~ Hard to become a member

I am always looking for ways to generate extra income into our household. What better way, than by doing something I already enjoy doing?

Over the past twelve months, I have signed up for more than fifty Pay Programs.

The...

Pros: Make money for doing surveys and trying products
Cons: Hard to join

My husband and I have been doing this for a several months now. It was harder than heck to join, though. I hang out at MyCoupons.com a lot in the Rewards forum, and someone posted that they found a banner at Windough.com. Since I was already a member of...

I've been a member of Pinecone Research for several years. The only way to join this consumer panelist group has been through a banner advertisement. There is no referral. I happened to be lucky to catch the banner that asked if I wanted to join. I will ...

Pros: Consistantly pay, easy use
Cons: Not enough surveys

Acorn Research, now called "Pinecone Research", is an online research service that works with everyday consumers. By taking surveys, members are able to influence product developement, performance, varieties, features,...

Pros: Paid survey site and They’re accepting new members Cons: doesn’t pay as much as it used to; poor customer service; some unpaid surveys Bottom line: sign up while you can I has been aware of Pinecone Research for some time ...

Pros: Earn five dollars for taking surveys.
Cons: Nearly impossible to sign up.

There are many products and services that I had to find out more about because of Epinions. Acorn Research is just one of them. I began reading review after review praising Acorn Research (now known as Pinecone research) and I decided I had to sign up...

Pros: Compensation for every survey, Informative and professional, Surveys are well designed
Cons: Surveys are not as frequent as I would like

I must have signed up for Acorn Research at the right time, because it seems that they are not currently recruiting new members. However, I have been a member for about two months now, and have found their claims to be valid. In fact, I've participated...

This one is hard to get into I am a member of a few survey sites. Pinecone Research is a tough one to join. A lot of times they aren’t looking for new members and may take you a while before they will accept you. A friend of mine had to ...

Pros: Easy money, very reliable
Cons: Nothing!

I've been a member of Pinecone research for a little over 2 months now and have been extremely impressed! When you sign up at Pinecone research, you fill out a profile and give them your name, address, etc. You will then be notified by email every...

Like many computer users, I am always looking for an extra way to make money online. I've pretty much tried it all from epinions when you earned penny per click, to a variety of programs that pay you to click on links in an email, and some even paid you ...

Pros: High pay rate
Cons: Not easy to sign up

A number of months ago, I signed myself up for another of these sites and was having fairly good luck. I had signed up for American Opinion Research and have completed three surveys with them since sign-up. I have received three checks in the amounts of...

Pros: free money and merchandise
Cons: none

Pinecone Research, formerly Acorn Research, is a marketing research company which works with major manufacturers to gather people's opinions on new and existing products. Once you sign up with them and agree to participate in their studies, you will...

Pros: Reliable, and they pay you before you do the survey!
Cons: Currently closed to new applications

Yes.. you read that right, $20/hr. That's approximately what PineCone Research (formerly known as Acorn Research) pays its members.

I registered with this site when it was still relatively new, and I was a college student desperately looking...