Platform · active · Legitimate with caveats
User Interviews research participant
A credible research-recruitment marketplace with potentially valuable sessions, but competitive screeners and researcher-controlled payment logistics.
Scout's verdict
People apply to study screeners, selected participants attend research, and the platform or researcher delivers the listed incentive after confirmation.
Good fit: Consumers or professionals with genuinely matching experiences and reliable availability.
Advantages
- Incentive disclosed per listing
- Remote and local formats
Drawbacks
- Applications are unpaid
- Researchers, not participants, control selection
Red flags
- Any fee to reserve a study
- A fake-check purchase assignment
Getting started
- Build an accurate profile
- Apply only when you genuinely qualify
- Confirm who issues the incentive before attending
Why this score
The official participant site verifies research recruitment. Application loss, researcher selection, incentive fulfillment, and optional in-person logistics make results highly variable.
Composite Scout risk read: 35 (Lower composite risk). This is not a community aggregate — community reports start empty.
Economics
Pay basis: Study-specific incentive after verified participation
The listed incentive covers the selected session, not unpaid applications; selection rate, scheduling, travel, and researcher validation affect realized hourly value.
Fees: Participants should not pay to qualify; incentive format and delivery party vary by study.
Payout: After researcher confirmation under the listing's stated incentive process.
Time to first dollar: Often one to several weeks; applying does not guarantee selection.
Common expenses
- unpaid screener time
- internet access
- optional local travel
Keep gross, platform payout, expenses, pre-tax operating net, and time separate. Never treat gross receipts as take-home.
Fit & eligibility
Capital band: low · incremental startup $0–$25
Hours/week (typical band): 0–6
Skills
- interview communication
- accurate screening
Equipment
- internet-connected device
- camera or microphone for remote sessions
- transportation for optional in-person studies
Eligibility
- verified participant profile
- study-specific screener
- attendance and identity requirements
Geography: US · remote-capable · local
The marketplace includes remote and occasional in-person U.S. studies; each researcher controls location and screening criteria.
Official evidence
Official-source verified is not community verified. Reviewed 2026-07-10; review by 2026-10-08.
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Get paid to participate in research
User Interviews · company_help · accessed 2026-07-10
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Manage taxes for your gig work
Internal Revenue Service · government · accessed 2026-07-10
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Mystery shopping, (fake) checks, and gift cards
Federal Trade Commission · regulator · accessed 2026-07-10
Community observations
No reviewed reports yet. Report counts, comments, and payout statistics begin empty and grow only from moderated real records. We will never invent discussion text or leaderboard activity.
Volatile fields
Re-verify on a 30–90 day cycle: status, geography.note, economics.payout_schedule, economics.fees_note.
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