How to Avoid Survey Disqualifications?

Getting disqualified from surveys is a very frustrating experience!

You sit in front of the computer and answer lots of questions only to receive the following message:

“Sorry, but you are not a good match for this survey” or…

“Unfortunately, you didn’t qualify for this survey.”

You want to smash your laptop when this happens. I know the feeling!

Sometimes they don’t even let you complete the screening process because the quota is already full.

Either way, you wasted your time, and I don’t need to tell you that time is money.

So, naturally, you may be wondering how you can avoid survey disqualifications.

There must be a better way, right?

Well, unfortunately, no secret or magic pill will help you qualify all the time.

However, there are a few things you can do to reduce your chances of being kicked out.

The Reasons Why You May Get Disqualified

It’s important to understand that a survey company get paid to perform the most accurate marketing research for its clients.

For example, a 20-question study may cost $3 per respondent.

It’s not cheap because they usually need at least 100 participants to get statistical significance!

Therefore, their goal is to deliver highly targeted and high-quality responses.

In other words, they are always looking for specific demographics and honest participants.

But how?

Simply by asking you several background questions to make sure you are the right candidate and maybe spot any contradiction.

So, the reasons why you may get disqualified are the following:

1. You are not a good match

Usually, you will get declined after spending 2-5 minutes answering a few qualification questions.

If your answers don’t match with the ones that the survey provider is looking for, then you will be disqualified.

For example, there is a marketing study looking for 18-25-year-old males who play Xbox for at least 10 hours per week.

You may be a 20 years old guy who has an Xbox, but you play less than 10 hours a week. So, in this case, you won’t qualify!

How to avoid this? 

There is nothing you can do in this situation because you can’t predict who is their ideal candidate.

You may be tempted to lie or even create a fake profile that you think will fit into most surveys.

For example, you may say that you play video games, have a car, and buy different services to increase your chances.

I don’t recommend doing that because they have smart techniques in place to spot any inconsistencies.

If you get caught out, they can not only disqualify you but also ban your account and forfeit all your earnings.

2.  The Quota Was Filled

You can get disqualified immediately after answering basic questions such as your age, marital status, household income, etc.

This can happen because the quota for a particular demographic was filled.

For example, a study may be looking for people of different age groups. They want a total of 100 people aged between 18 – 25 and another 100 people aged between 26-33. If the quota for the first group is filled and you are 20 years old, you will get disqualified.

How to avoid this? 

Always check your email for new invitations and start taking the survey as soon as you can.

Some reward website and apps have push notifications that will help you grab the opportunity even faster.

Apart from that, there is nothing else you can do.

3. You Are Not Taking it Seriously

In this situation, you can get disqualified halfway through the survey, or at any time!

All survey providers use techniques to detect whether you are reading all the questions and giving consistent and thoughtful answers.

These are usually in the form of quality control questions.

Here are some quality check examples:

1. What’s the next number if counting down 7, 6, 5, 4? If you get it wrong, it means you are not paying attention. 
2. They can ask “do you have a car?” to which you answer no. Then after a few questions, it asks “which car do you have?” and you answer Audi A4. You are inconsistent.
3. The survey should normally take 5 minutes until question 10, but you got there in just 1 minute. You are going too fast, which is a sign that you are not reading or giving careful thought to the survey.

How to avoid this? 

Read all the questions carefully. I know you want to complete this as soon as possible to earn more money.

BUT…

As the saying goes…

“A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.”

4. You Are Not Giving Truthful Answers

This goes hand in hand with not taking surveys seriously.

The company will never know whether you are lying or being negligent.

Either way, you may get immediately disqualified if the company spot any sign of inconsistency between two or more answers.

How to avoid this? 

To avoid survey disqualification, giving honest answers is always the best way to go!

Why?!

Well, it’s much easier to be consistent when you always tell the truth.

If you try to masquerade as someone else to avoid disqualification, you may actually shoot yourself in the foot.

Survey companies don’t like when a participant gives contradictory answers because it only means two things:

Either you lying or you are not taking it seriously.

Sometimes, you can make a mistake and give a different answer to the same question. That can happen to anyone!

If you think you have been penalised unfairly, send an email to the survey company and ask them to reconsider.

Survey Panel That Pay For Disqualifications

Luckily, there are a couple of survey panels that will give you a small compensation if you get disqualified.

I think all survey panels should do the same. What do you think?

Here is the list, from high to low compensations:

• Branded Surveys: 2 or 3 points ($0.02 – $0.03).
• The Panel Station: 20 points ($0.07).
• OneOpinion: 50 points ($0.05).
• Univox: 5 points ($0.05).
• i-Say: 5 points ($0.05).
• PointClub: 12 points ($0.012)

Conclusion

Taking surveys is easy, but over time, you will realise that it’s not for the fainted-heated.

The reason is that you may get disqualified frequently and waste a significant amount of time.

As you learned in this post, there are a few things you can do to avoid survey disqualifications.

However, in most cases, there is really nothing you can do.

Sometimes you may be tempted to bend the truth, but that is not usually a good idea.

Honesty is the best policy when completing online surveys!

Are You Sick And Tired of Surveys?

It’s very hard to make a decent amount of money with surveys.

At the end of the day, you will realise you are making less than half of the minimum wage in your country.

Some people are okay with that, and I understand!

Sometimes it’s much better to earn less without having to deal with a stressed boss or co-workers.

Unfortunately, the pay rate is too low, and we can’t make a living out of our opinions.

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Keep in mind that I started as a complete newbie!

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Final Words

That’s it for now, I hope this post helps you minimize your troubles with online surveys.

If you know someone who takes surveys, kindly share this post if you think this will help him/her.

And, if you have any question, let me know in the comment section below.

I wish you all the best!