Working for Public Opinion Research

Posted by Mary

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Public Opinion Research is a Maryland-based company that employs home-based workers as Independent Contractors. The work consists of making outbound telephone calls for the purpose of completing market research surveys. Your production determines your pay, along with the amount of money each survey is worth. The more complicated surveys pay more, but it is harder to get people to stay on the phone to take them. The company does random sample call-backs to check and make sure that you really interviewed the people that you are claiming payment for. Dishonest people are soon caught and let go, without pay. You are paid by check, and checks are mailed promptly. I have never had a problem getting paid with this company. Vicky Spiegel, the contact person for the company, is a very nice person who takes a personal interest in you.

The application process is very simple compared to Alpine Access and several other work-at-home companies. You submit your application online, and are then given a telephone number to call to record your voice for a voice quality test. The whole process took only a few days to complete, and then I was hired. The training is self-directed and done completely online. There are no conference calls, meetings to go to, etc. However, you must be self-directed and disciplined to get this done on your own. You also must complete the training before you are allowed to work. The training takes about 20 minutes, and you can repeat it as often as you feel the need to do so.

My only complaint about this company is that they don’t seem to have enough work to go around. It’s a feeding-frenzy whenever there is work. I did manage to make about $50 for three and a half hours work doing a very simple call reminding people about an election, and that money bought our Thanksgiving dinner. But, don’t count on Public Opinion research for steady income to pay the bills. It is easy work for extra money, but you’ll need to have another egg in your basket.