Is Palm Research Legit? (In-Depth Palm Research Review)

Palm Research Rating


Palm Research has closed and you can no longer earn from it. If you want to earn by taking paid surveys, you need to use other options instead.

When first visiting Palm Research survey panel's website, my thought was that it looked very old-fashioned.

But an outdated design does not mean that a site cannot be good, so I still decided to join and test it, as I always find it interesting to test new survey sites.

So is Palm Research legit or a waste of time?

After having been a member for a while now, I will in this Palm Research review share my experiences with you, and let you know if it is really worth the time, or if you a better off spending your time on other survey sites.

Important Update: Palm Research Panel Closed!

Palm Research Panel has closed and no longer exists. So if you want to earn online by taking paid surveys, you need to use other sites instead.

You can see the best ways to earn by taking paid surveys here.

What is Palm Research Panel, and what does the site offer?

Palm Research is a consumer research company that has its base in California. There is not much information about the company on its own website, but according to the BBB (Better Business Bureau) it has existed since 2007.

It is a very simple website that does not have many ways of earning, but that also makes it easy to navigate on it and use despite of the outdated design.

You can mainly earn by doing paid surveys, but there are a few different kinds of surveys, and also one other opportunity to earn. The ways you can earn on Palm Research are:

Option 1 – Daily surveys:

The daily surveys is what Palm Research claims is a great way to make money. You will supposedly get 3 of these daily surveys offered every day, and they will pay you between $0.70-$1 per survey for a pretty short survey.

The idea is nice, but the thing is that you might be offered 3 of these every day, but there is no guarantee that you will actually be able to take them. How often you will be able to take them depends on where in the world you live.

palm research survey example
You can supposedly take the daily surveys 3 times per day.

I have however found that most of the surveys I have been offered are not a Palm Research survey, but just a link to a different survey site so it acts more as a survey router.

The image above, for example, shows I would get $0.50 for a survey but the exact same surveys can be taken on a site like GrabPoints for around $0.90.

And in general, I am mostly not able to take the surveys on Palm Research.

It is very normal not to qualify for surveys, and I am used to that from many other survey sites, and that is a part of doing paid surveys. But on Palm Research, I am more or less never able to take the daily surveys, so I am not impressed with this option.

Option 2 – Open surveys:

Other than the daily surveys, Palm Research also offers a section with open surveys, or what the site itself calls AdHoc surveys. In this section, you can find other surveys.

open surveys on palm research
In some countries, you might also find other surveys.

Palm Research says that there is no limit to how many of these surveys a day you can take. However, how many you will be offered depends a lot on where in the world you live.

Personally, I have very rarely been offered any surveys in this section, so it is not really a great opportunity to be allowed to take as many of these a day as you want when there more or less never are any, right?.

This might, however, be different in the country you live in.

Option 3 – Clinical trials:

In the members area, you can also find a section with clinical trials. There is no information on Palm Research about what this kind of surveys are.

Usually, clinical trial surveys are about medical conditions or medicine and can give quite high rewards.

But as there is no information on the website about it, and as I have never seen any surveys available in this section, I cannot be sure what this option is about, and what the potential rewards are.

Option 4 – Refer new members:

The last way to make money on Palm Research is by referring new members. As a member, you will get a link that you can share with other people.

If a person joins through your link, you will get a 10% commission of all their earnings. This is paid by Palm Research, and it does not affect what the person you invited will get paid.

Personally, I think it is great when survey sites have referral programs. 10% is, however, a bit low compared to some other sites.

Also, you only earn yourself, if the site actually has good opportunities for the people that join.

So Palm Research does not have the best referral program in my opinion, and it will not be something that will give you a lot of extra earnings unless you know A LOT of people you can invite and that will be active after joining.

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How do you get paid?

palm research payout options

Above you can see what earning methods Palm Research is offering. In my opinion, it is not impressive, and there are many survey sites with better opportunities.

But Palm Research can still give some opportunities for earning once in a while, and it is important to not only know how you can earn but also how you can then get those earnings out.

Palm Research only offers one method of payment and that is through PayPal. That is my favorite way of payment from survey sites, so I like that it has this option.

You have to earn $10 before you can get a payout, and once you have reached this threshold, the payment will automatically be processed at the end of the month.

That is why you have to register with your PayPal email address when you first join. There is however quite a long wait from you reach the threshold until you actually get the money.

The payouts are processed at the end of every month. If you are above the $10 threshold, your payout will be processed, but you will not receive the money until 45 days later.

That is a long wait, and most survey sites offer PayPal payment within days or even within hours in some cases. Palm Research says it is to avoid fraud, but I find it strange that it has to take 45 days for them when the quickest paying survey sites can do it in hours sometimes.

One great thing about Palm Research when it pays out is however that they pay all costs related to PayPal. So if you earn $10, you will also get $10 out, as you do not have to pay any fees to PayPal.

How much money can you make?

Your earning chances depend a lot on where in the world you live. Palm Research says that surveys on average, take 6-12 minutes per survey, and most pay $0.70-$1.

This is decent for a survey site, and if there are enough opportunities, it quickly adds up.

In my experience, the opportunities on Palm Research are just not very great, and there are not as many opportunities and chances of bonuses, etc., and the rewards are also often lower than on other sites for the exact same surveys.

So you should not expect to make a lot of money on Palm Research.

Can you use it on mobile?

Palm Research does not have an app, but you can, in theory, use it on your mobile phone by just opening the website in your browser.

The site is, however, not mobile-friendly designed, and it is not a very good user experience to use it on your phone.

Even on a computer, the design of the website is not very exciting and quite boring and dry to look at.

On the phone, the experience becomes even worse. So it is only something worth doing if you are really dedicated to doing Palm Research surveys on the go. If not, it is better to wait until you are at a computer or join survey sites with an app.

Who can join?

You can join from a long list of countries. As there are a lot, I am not going to mention them all here.

But if you want to join Palm Research, there is a good chance you can. The picture below shows some of the countries that the website itself shows when you first come to the site.

There are, however, more countries that can join than the ones in the picture.

palm research countries
Some of the countries where Palm Research is available.

Even though you can join from so many countries, there can be a big difference in how many opportunities you will get depending on the country you live in.

Also, be aware that even though it is available is so many countries, the interface on the website will be in English no matter where you join from. Some of the surveys will, however, be in your local language.

Is there a joining bonus?

Joining bonuses on survey sites can be a great way to get a good start and get some easy earnings from the beginning. That is why many survey sites offer a joining bonus once you have completed your profile on the site.

That is, however, not the case for Palm Research. You do have to fill out a profile so it is easier for the site to match you with surveys, but you do not get any bonus for this.

In general, I do not have a problem with a survey site not giving a joining bonus if it is a great site in other areas. But a joining bonus can be a nice extra touch. However, Palm Research does not give a bonus, so if you only like joining sites that do, this is not a site for you.

Final verdict

I have mixed feelings about Palm Research. It has some potential, but there are also many cons.

So let's finish this review by summing up the pros and cons so you can get a better overview before deciding if you want to join or not.

pros

Pros:

  • Easy to use
  • Decent rewards in relation to time spent
  • Payout through PayPal and pays the fees for this
cons

Cons:

  • Very old-fashioned design
  • Not very many opportunities
  • Takes 45 days to pay out
  • Not mobile-optimized

I have to say that the cons of Palm Research outweigh the pros, in my opinion. The main issues for me are that it does not offer very many opportunities, it seems outdated, and on top of that, the processing time for payout is very long.

So overall, I would say that Palm Research might have some potential in some countries. But there are many sites that give better opportunities, and that are a lot more interesting to use, in my experience.

If you have any comments, questions, or have any experiences with Palm Research yourself, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.

7 thoughts on “Is Palm Research Legit? (In-Depth Palm Research Review)”

  1. Hey there. Got a few questions. I’ve tried some paid survey sites in the past and never really succeeded. How much money do you make taking surveys online? Are there sites out there that pay more than this? How many surveys does it typically take to make a few dollars? Is it possible to go fulltime making surveys online?

    -Dan

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    • Hi Dan,

      Some great questions. How much you can make depends quite a lot on where in the world you live, because some countries just have more opportunities than others. But if you live in a country with good opportunities, join the best sites, and dedicate some time every day, it is possible to make $500-$1000 a month. So it is possible to make some nice extra money, but as you can see, it is not something to do as a full-time living. There are some sites that claim that you can become rich from surveys with very little effort – these are usually scam sites that you should stay away from. 

      There are definitely sites that give better rewards and better opportunities than Palm Research. I have made a list of my 10 favorite survey sites and Palm Research is definitely not on it for the reasons I explain in the review above. 

      You do not need to do a lot of surveys to get a payout, if you join the best sites. They often have low payout thresholds like for example $5-$10, and it will not takte a lot of time or effort to get to this on these sites. 

      Hope this helps, and feel free to write again, if you have any more questions.

      All the best,
      Mikael

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    • Sorry to hear that Diane. That is just not fair – it just once again confirms me that I should definitely not recommend Palm Research.

      Thank you very much for sharing your experience and warn others.

      There are luckily many legit sites that pays out within days (sometimes within hours), so I can only encourage you to try some of the top recommended sites instead.

      All the best,
      Mikael

      Reply
      • thank you. I am a member of many other survey sites that are really good. My fav one at the moment is Branded surveys – payment every week without a problem and very quick.

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    • Hi Masilo,

      Which survey sites have you signed up for so far? If you tell me which country you live in, I will be happy to give some recommendations for sites that give the best opportunities in your country.

      Mikael

      Reply

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