Epoll: Earn Free Gift Cards Online

Epoll is a survey site on the web that periodically sends surveys to your email address. When you fill out the surveys, you earn points to exchange for various free gift card rewards. The surveys enable you to share your thoughts and opinions with companies that provide you with services and products you use every day. I am always a bit leery about sites like these that promise the world, and then don't come through with what they tell you. But Epoll is a legitimate way to earn great gift card rewards for a small amount of effort.

Signing Up is Easy

To sign up to become an Epoll Member, you must first go to the Epoll website: www.epoll.com/ The next step is to fill out a personal profile so Epoll will know which types of surveys to send you. The questions asked in the profile are as follows:

* Name

* Pick a password

* Street Address

* Phone Number ( optional)

* Gender

* Marital Status

* Racial Background

* Education Level Completed

* Number and ages of Children

* Your Employment Status

* Your Employment Industry

* Estimated Household Income

* Email Address

Once you have filled out all the information, and completed your profile,you will also be asked your interests/hobbies. You should check as many boxes as you can because the more boxes you check as interests, the more surveys you will qualify for.After that, you just wait for surveys to be sent to your email address. It's a good idea to check your email at least every other day because if you miss an email offering you a survey, you will get 1 reminder email, and then it's usually too late because they have reached the allotted number of surveys they need. So, you will miss that particular chance to earn points, but you will get another chance usually within a week.

Each survey you complete will take you 10 - 20 minutes. When you have completed the survey, points will be entered into your account. You can either earn 500 or 1000 points. The more detailed and the longer it takes to complete a survey, the more points you will earn. Surveys range from fast food choices to movies, favorite television shows and stations, to your health.

The Rewards

Now the fun part...the rewards! The following is a list of rewards you can redeem points for:

1) Charity: you can choose to give your points to various charities such as the Red Cross and St. Jude's Children's Hospital. They can then turn in the points for rewards.

2) Entertainment: You will be able to earn free movie tickets.

3) Food: You have a choice of $5 - $30 in gift cards, depending on how many points you have earned. Gift Cards are available for Starbucks, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, etc.

4) Home/Lifestyle: You have a choice of $5 - $30 gift cards, depending on how many points you have earned, to Target, Home Depot, or transfer your points to money which is put into your PayPal account.

5) Movies/Electronics/Music/Toys: This category offers gift cards to best Buy and Amazon.com.

Each year I am able to earn between $25 and $50 worth of gift cards. This is a great boost to go Christmas shopping with at the end of each year. I have been a member of Epoll since 2001 and I enjoy the rewards immensely.

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