Hotspex: A Survey Site Review
Some survey sites are for those who are totally serious about taking surveys and others add an element of fun. Well, Hotspex is a survey site that believes in having fun. With graphics, cartoons and little tidbits to exercise your brain, you can have your daily fix of play while taking a survey.
Hotspex is a Canadian site, but U.S. residents can access and participate in the surveys and games, as well. I’m not overly impressed with the point system, though. You earn Hotspex BUX and have to redeem them at points.com for prizes.
I won’t go into points.com here; it may get its own review at another time. Some of the other things Hotspex offers are giving you the option of donating your points to a charity or donating them to the planting of a tree.
After I joined, I discovered that the surveys are rare. Those that I did receive were interesting and creative, but there weren’t enough of them. At the slow rate of receiving surveys and the system of redeeming the BUX rewards, it could take nearly forever to collect a reward.
I had been curious about the site’s high rating at SurveyPolice and after joining, I learned the secret. It seems Hotspex customer service sends out emails to some members asking them to visit SurveyPolice and give the site a high rating.
Some of the things this site offers seem good and worthy, and some members may decide to participate based on that. I guess I can be a little forgiving of the BUX system and the practice of requesting high reviews from their members.
