Get matched to 30-90 minute paid interviews via Respondent.io and User Interviews.
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Companies doing product or market research pay well for direct access to real professionals in their target buyer category — a working engineer's 45 minutes of honest feedback is worth far more to a B2B software company than a generic consumer opinion.
Typically $50-$150/hour for consumer studies and $100-$300+/hour for specialist/B2B professional profiles (e.g. doctors, engineers, executives) on Respondent.io and User Interviews; niche professional expertise commands the highest rates.
Anyone with a genuine professional background (especially a niche one — healthcare, engineering, finance, executive roles) willing to do occasional video interviews.
Anyone relying on this for regular income — study volume for any one person is limited and unpredictable, and it works best as occasional extra cash.
The main risk is wasted time, not money: expect a high rejection rate from unpaid pre-screeners, and occasionally a study turns out to be a thinly-disguised sales pitch rather than genuine research.
5 steps to your first paying customer
Your professional background matters most — fill it out completely and accurately since studies match on it directly.
Done when Your profile fields, like job title, industry and tools you use, are filled out completely and accurately on every platform you've joined.
Screeners determine whether you match a study's target profile — apply broadly to increase your odds.
Done when You're applying to screeners across multiple platforms weekly, not waiting for studies to be pushed to you.
The rest of the playbook: what to charge, what you need in place before you take money, where the first customers come from, and what each step costs.
Free forever · no card · 30 secondsN/A — personal gig income.
A rare or niche professional background that few other participants have
None.
Same idea, different rules. One playbook, with the facts that actually differ overlaid per market.
Good access; income is 1099/self-employed equivalent for tax purposes in the US specifically.
Deepest study volume and highest B2B rates.
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