I used to do Lightspeed and Pinecone, but have since stopped because the surveys were more time consuming than I was interested in. Surveysavvy also pays via check, they are accredited by the BBB and they pay for referrals, but are a little stricter with the surveys. I did manage to do one and got into a panel that paid tons of gift cards ($20 Amazon per month + more if you participated in other stuff) from them. (I can link via PM if anyone is interested in it and hooking me up slightly in the process, I don't want to do it here and turn this into a huge referral thread.
I've moved on from the surveys to search and win sites (again, don't want to link here for the same reasons) because the gift cards come in a lot faster for less work. I've made over $300 from just two sites over the past year. If I dedicated more time to doing surveys, I'd be making hand over fist, but $20-30 a month for doing minimal work is much more my speed.
I've also done e-rewards and gotten one $25 GameStop gift card.
As for tips, the best way is to be honest. You cheating the system doesn't help anyone in the long run.
I've moved on from the surveys to search and win sites (again, don't want to link here for the same reasons) because the gift cards come in a lot faster for less work. I've made over $300 from just two sites over the past year. If I dedicated more time to doing surveys, I'd be making hand over fist, but $20-30 a month for doing minimal work is much more my speed.
I've also done e-rewards and gotten one $25 GameStop gift card.
As for tips, the best way is to be honest. You cheating the system doesn't help anyone in the long run.