Springboard America is a well-respected survey company that actually has some interesting surveys to take. They're short, to the point, and easy to answer.  It's a good balance having this in your survey portfolio because the topics are usually very different than most survey companies. By joining Springboard, one of America’s leading online research communities, you’ll become eligible to receive invitations to their surveys, earn Survey Dollars and to help shape America’s future! The company behind the panel is Vision Critical. They are a major global research firm with some pretty big-name clients like Jet Blue, CBS, and Discovery. They’ve been around for more than ten years now

Unlike most survey panels which like to get started with some personal information from prospective panelists, you will be about your views on a number of subjects. You must be an American resident and be 14 years or older.

Most of its surveys award between $0.50 and $5 if you qualify and complete them. They’ll always let you know in the survey invitation how much you’ll receive for completing it, or if there is a sweepstakes. When you reach $50 in your virtual account, you can redeem your Survey Dollars for a personal check, have the money transferred to your PayPal account, request a Amazon E-Gift cards, make a donation to a US charitable organization.

All you do is visit the website here. Then, fill out some basic demographic information this is something that most survey panels you join are going to ask you to do. They need to know a little about you in order to determine which surveys they need you to take. Once you’ve done that, you’ll see a screen saying they’ve sent a confirmation email to you. Click the link in the confirmation email and then you’re officially a Springboard panelist.