Prolific minitip - What can I do if my survey is rejected?

Prolific - a few comments recently that studies have been rejected - here's what Prolific say on the subject:

A researcher may reject your work if they believe that some answers you gave are wrong, the study was not completed correctly or that the instructions were not followed. If you believe that your submission was rejected in error, you may decide to contact the researcher directly. You can easily do this via our messaging system. Under "Manage Studies", just click on the researcher's name to send him/her a message.

Sneak preview: We are currently developing certain mechanisms to make Prolific a fairer platform. In the future, researchers will have to go through a rejection justification process, i.e. they will need to specify (in a message to the participant) why exactly a submission needs to be rejected. Also, we'll introduce partial payments, so even if a submission is not entirely satisfactory to the researcher, he/she can still choose to pay a partial compensation.

So what to do if your study is rejected? In the first instance get in touch with the researcher via the messaging system and find out why you were rejected. If you disagree, argue your case politely and courteously and you may find that the researcher changes his/her mind. If all else fails and you're sure you shouldn't have been rejected, go direct to Prolific and plead your case.

Not sure whether you have a point or not? Come and tell us about your situation in our Facebook group where there are plenty of people to help.

Referrals minitip - it's not just your family and friends

Don't forget that if you can get referrals on sites such as Swagbucks then you earn 10% of their earnings for life.

Not only that, but if they earn 300sb in their first calendar month (not their first 30 days) then both you and they get a 300sb bonus at the beginning of the following month, so it's worth having a think about how you could be getting referrals.

It's not just about people you know, I didn't know ANY of my referrals apart from my partner, and it doesn't mean hassling your family and friends, which I know is what some people worry about.

My referrals on all of the survey sites have come from:

- local and not so local selling pages on Facebook
- other groups I am a member of on Facebook (check their rules on posting referral links)
- 'make money online' groups on Facebook
- 'work from home' groups on Facebook
- Listings on Craigslist and sites like Craigslist
- Business cards I leave on trains, in supermarkets, on notice boards etc
- Adverts I place in local shops (I don't do this so much now but it worked well when I did)
- Local 'real life' notice boards (church, visitor centre, community centre, school etc)

Think about it as advertising a business, not getting your mates to sign up, and you'll probably find a whole host of ideas I've not thought of!

Still struggling? Join my 30 Day Referrals Challenge and you'll be watching those referrals roll in in no time at all!

Prolific minitip - your Prolific score

Some people on our Facebook group  have mentioned their Prolific score - here's what Prolific say in their FAQs:

The Prolific Score is a a score that's based on the quality of your submissions. The better and more accurate your submissions are the higher your Prolific Score will be and the more studies you'll receive!

Everybody starts off with a clean score of 100/100. However, if there’s an issue with your submission and it gets rejected, then your Prolific Score will go down a bit. But do not worry! We have designed this new mechanism with care. For your first 10-20 submissions your score won't get affected strongly by rejections. Also, time-outs or returns won't affect your prolific score in any way.
With this step, we hope to increase the quality of our platform, so more researchers have an incentive to use Prolific.

You can find your Prolific score under the 'manage studies' section of your Account and it should look like this:

Facebook minitip - getting notifications of posts in groups

It seems that some people are missing out on notifications from the Facebook group - in order to be alerted every time a new post is put in the group, the best thing to do is edit your notification settings.

On the Facebook website, this is under 'notifications' at the top - simply tick 'all posts'.

On the Facebook app you need to click where it says 'joined', then 'edit notifications' and tick 'all posts'.

This will ensure you get alerted whenever a new post is put in the group.

Be aware there are a LOT of posts during the day so you may not want to see them all, but getting them all will mean you see swagbucks instant survey alerts, prolific survey alerts and any offers and promotions that are running on various sites / apps as soon as they are posted, rather than coming across them long after they've disappeared.

Not in the Facebook group? Come and join us!

Etiquette for getting referrals from Facebook groups

Just a quick reminder people, I know we all want to get referrals and one of the ways we do it is by posting in Facebook groups. However please be aware of he following if you do this:

1) Make sure that the group allows referral links - if you're not sure, ask an admin

2) Do not just 'drive by' spam your link in the group - if you're going to get points from a referral make sure you're also giving value to the group - participate and help others out for a while before even considering posting your links

3) Don't continually post your link in response to everything, even if it is related - people will get sick of seeing it and you'll end up getting complaints

4) If someone else has already posted their referral link on a post, back away - you didn't get this one, deal with it and move on - there will always be another post.

4a) Rather than posting every referral link you have on a post, pick ONE per post - it stops you looking desperate, doesn't overwhelm the original poster and gives other people a chance too. It could be a different site / app link each time, or the same one, up to you. I vary my links.

5) If there is a specific post / thread in a group for your app and admin has asked you to keep all posts on that topic in there, respect their wishes - it's their group and they've probably spent a lot of time building it up, it's a privilege, not a right to post in there.

You can get a lot of referrals from groups, but it is also easy to be kicked out, so have respect for the group you're in and you should be fine.

We welcome referral links in our Swagbucks Facebook group - come and join us!

When will I receive my cashout?

You've completed the surveys, watched the videos, subscribed to the offers and the time is finally here to cash out - you've made money and you're excited to receive it!

But when will you receive your hard earned Paypal payment / gift voucher? Many thanks to our Facebook group admin Jade for putting together this list of cashout times for the most popular sites and apps.

(We'll be updating this as we go along so new ones could be added at any time - it might be worth bookmarking this page so you can refer to it at any time.)

Cashout times for popular sites and apps in alphabetical order:

• AttaPoll - Almost instant to PayPal, definitely receive it the same day you redeem.
• Citizen me - Instant to PayPal as soon as you've completed a paid activity
• Embee Meter - Almost instant
• Lucky Leftovers - Approximately 3-5 working days
• Mintvine - Approximately 7 days once the cashout had cleared, can sometimes receive sooner.
• OnePulse - Instant to PayPal
• People.io - Approximately 48 hours to receive your reward
• Prolific - Can take up to 5 days. Appears to be a trend of cashouts being received on a Friday.
  Minimum cashout limit is £5
• Qmee - Instant to PayPal, no minimum cashout limit
• Shopmium - Can take a few hours to receive from redeeming
• Shopprize - Can be instant but can take up to approximately 5 days
• Swagbucks - Can take up to 10 business days. Sometimes can come a lot sooner but also can sometimes take longer due to the demand of a specific giftcard you are ordering / the amount of stock they have of that giftcard at the time you redeem.
• Vypr - Can take up to 7 days. 10,000 points = £5

Cashing out on a site or app we haven't mentioned? Come and ask in our Facebook group to find out when you'll receive your payout and we'll add it to our list.

Want to thank Jade for collating this info? Sign up to Swagbucks, Mintvine or Prolific now!

Swagbucks - Fancy winning 1000 swagbucks? Join our group!

Are you a member of our Facebook group for Swagbucks users in the UK?  If yes, read on for a really exciting piece of news!

Welcome to August!

We have some really exciting news for you today.  As we have so many wonderful members in this group, and added over 100 new members in July, we wanted to find a way to show you how much we appreciate all of you.  

Your admins have been talking to Swagbucks and, as a result, every member of our group has the chance to win one of two 1000 SB prizes.  

Now the prize doesn’t come without conditions, this is a contest, so there are some rules you need to follow.  We want to celebrate the members of the group who are active members, those who offer advice and help to others, those who don’t just post referral links, but give advice as well.  The members who keep this group as friendly, welcoming and useful as possible.

Therefore, in order to be eligible for the prize, you need to help other members by posting/commenting during August.   We will ask you for a direct link to, or timestamped screenshot of, one of your eligible posts/comments.  You will also need to provide your Swag Name so that Swagbucks can award the prizes to the two winners.

Please read the rules carefully and then enter when you’re ready.

SPONSOR:

Swagbucks has kindly offered to sponsor the rewards for this contest! Remember to show them that we appreciate their generosity! Thank them on Twitter or Facebook!

PRIZES:

• 2 winners of 1000 SB each (approximately £7)

WHEN WILL THE WINNERS BE ANNOUNCED?

• Winners will be announced within 10 days after sign-ups end.
• Sign-ups end on 31/08/17 at 11:59 pm BST.
• A post will be made, on or before 10/09/2017, announcing the winners and the SB will be deposited into the winners’ accounts.

RULES:  

1. You must be a member of our Facebook group.
2. You must have an active Swagbucks account.
3. You must be a resident of the UK.  Non UK entrants will be banned from this and any future contest/giveaways.  They will also be removed and banned from the group.
4. You must be an active participant of the group during August 2017
   1. You must have posted or commented in the group during August 2017.
   2. Referral links or promotion posts/comments are not eligible as participation.
5. You must submit both your Facebook name and your Swag Name to be considered.
6. You must be able to prove your participation by providing a screenshot or direct link to one of your posts/comments in the group.
7. Screenshots must include the date and time of the post/comment.  No edited images will be accepted.
8. Only one entry per user; signing up more than once will get you banned from this and any future contests/giveaways.
9. The contest closes on 31st August 2017 at 23.59 BST.  No further entries will be taken after this time.
10. The winners will be announced in the group on or before 10th September 2017 (Sunday).

CONTEST SIGN-UP FORM

Remember, you can only enter once!

If you don’t fit the requirements, don’t enter the contest. Your entry will be disqualified. Any attempts to cheat will result in a ban from the group.

SMALL PRINT:

• “WE” AND “US” REFER TO THE ADMINS OF THE GROUP.

• THE “GROUP” REFERS TO THE FACEBOOK GROUP: **UK** SWAGBUCKS, PROLIFIC, MINTVINE, SHOPPRIZE  – APPS & SURVEYS (HTTPS://WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/GROUPS/SHOPPRIZESHARERS)

• THE ADMINS OF THE GROUP RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EXCLUDE ANY MEMBER FROM THE CONTEST, IF THEY HAVE BEEN FOUND TO BE VIOLATING THE RULES OF THE CONTEST OR THE GROUP.

• MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WHO ARE DEEMED TO BE SPAMMING THE GROUP, I.E. CONSTANT POSTS/COMMENTS ABOUT THE SAME TOPIC, IRRELEVANT POSTS/COMMENTS ETC, WILL BE EXCLUDED WITHOUT WARNING.

• ADMINS ARE PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THE CONTEST.