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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have been getting slow but steady surveys,and through octoqual enjoyed a 90 minutes discussion with a few others,on a very relevant matter. I look forward to more,both surveys and discussion groups,... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company can improve by going into liquidation. Information thieves and frauds. Don't waste your time, you would get more achieved by mopping your floor or watching paint dry. BEWARE of... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

High-paying surveys, compared to other survey companies. You get paid, even if you screen out (which doesn't happen to me anywhere near as much as it seems to the other reviewers on this site). I cash... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

More and more I'm finding my account loaded up with surveys that I spend 15 minutes going through and screening out one by one because I'm not in the target demographic. Becoming increasingly frequent... See more

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  1. Web Collaboration Platform

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We are shaking up the panel industry in Australia. Your time is valuable so we provide the best cash return for it, double the other providers, sometimes more.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

142 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cash Redeeming

I have tried on 4 occasions to redeem an amount,still waiting
It is now 1/11 and once again and not paid,maybe after completing last survey for and organisation that is 800 metres from home I think a visit will be necessary to let them know this organisation does not PAY
I have just tried your phone number with the answer being it's unavailable,just PAY ME look under Adrian Schofield

October 23, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

Have you contacted support@octopusgroup.com.au yet? I can't see anything under Joe Scho in the support tickets. This might help you. https://support.octopusgroup.com.au/articles/216535-i-cant-send-to-the-verificationconfirmation-number and there are other support articles to review

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

Their internal system to suspend people is a joke.
It's too harsh.

I'm a member of other survey sites where I have no issue with quality control, but Octopus Group will ban you at the drop of a hat.

Sometimes the survey client surveys fail, but they'll flag your profile because you incompleted the survey or did something wrong, yet the survey might freeze.

I’ve also tried to resolve this with staff.

It’s a company issue.

October 18, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

If you're account has been automatically blocked it will most likely be a security precaution regarding account access, this is simple to resolve by contacting support@octopusgroup.com.au
If you received a data quality notice that you don't agree with the you can also contact support@octopusgroup.com.au to have it followed up with the client.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Was alright until I reached the cash…

Was alright until I reached the cash out amount, now all of a sudden I haven't had a successful survey almost all of them have screened me out. Seems a bit strange that it works until your close to cash out.

October 6, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

I guarantee that our system doesn't do that, we don't get paid if our members don't complete surveys so it is counter-intuitive to put something in place that stops surveys being completed.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

There has been many times screen out my…

There has been many times screen out my surgerys but thats definitely not octopus group fault it’s because the survey taker also need what they want and they also don’t want to waste money on unwanted things. After all i’m happy with the service.

September 22, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please don’t bother they are scammers

Please don’t bother they are scammers. Before they use to be legit now they are absolutely useless.
Don’t Sign anything with them, you are just wasting your time.

September 15, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

I'm not sure why you are putting a review now as your account shows you've not attempted a survey since the 10th May 2023 and we've issued you over 90 survey invitations since then.... So what is it that we seem to have done during that period that you now feel compelled to share an.... opinion?

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent rewards for surveys…

Excellent rewards for surveys Unfortunately I don't qualify for all of them but that's okay because when I do I am pleased with the amounts I get paid. Would love to see more companies added to the egift cards and some removed, like priceline that don't allow online use All in all I would highly recommend for a little time you gain a bit of spending money

August 11, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company can improve by going into…

This company can improve by going into liquidation. Information thieves and frauds.

Don't waste your time, you would get more achieved by mopping your floor or watching paint dry.

BEWARE of these energy and time scammers!

Companies such as Octopus Group make an enormous amount of money by exploiting respondents time only to "screen you out". But where does the info you've provided actually go?

Think about it guys!

August 9, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

While you are entitled to your opinion, one fact you may not know is that we don't get paid if you don't complete the survey. We actually lose money when you screen out but that doesn't mean screening out isn't disappointing... for all of us.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I did one survey and not paid because…

I did one survey and not paid because my answers were not appropriate? The money and being suspended for 2 weeks does not concern me. But I am fascinated…How does one answer inappropriately? You tick the answer you want… so inappropriate can only be not supplying the answers wanted by the company. Funny really 😂

July 27, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

It was more likely from the questions with the type-in responses, however if you believe that you provided valid written answers then just let the support team know so they can go back to the client and ask for the specific data. As we don't receive all the survey data from clients it is important that we gain your permission to request your data from them. You can contact support from any of the emails we send you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Banned Accounts

Excellent Pay Rate, however the surveys are few and far between. Loved this company and so has my family. Unfortunately we all signed up together and as a result, after a couple of years they banned both mine and my brothers account and are now requesting ID verification?!

Very poor. I don't trust sending my ID to an email address nor uploading it. The main issue is we were often completing the same surveys and it identified us a duplicate account

I made over $1000 with this site and would love to get back to earning, especially as I continuously share octopus group with friends and have made a decent amount from referalls.

Such a shame, used to enjoy their service. I hope this can be fixed another way such as mobile phone number verification or email verification, it isnt right, been very disappointed.

February 27, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

As we have identified that both accounts look to be listed as the same person/email address, we must do something about it to make sure that everything is fair for all the other members that use our service. So we need to identify the account holder so they can proceed. If you don't want to provide via email we can do other mediums like via our support phone, just ask for a non-email option.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste of time

Waste so much time on the screening questions or even surveys just to be screened out. Literally got ten minutes into a survey to be booted off because it didn’t think I was reading the questions?! I’m not a moron, I can read at a normal pace. Waste of time.

July 24, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waste of time.

Every survey I am timed out. It takes 5 mins to fill the details in to then be told you are timed out. I gave all my details to Octopus when I signed up, I thought the purpose of this was so they could send surveys to me that I would qualify for. Obviously not. Biggest waste of my time. Very disappointed.

June 27, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

Looks like you didn't qualify for 3 of the surveys you attempted which means you were screened out.
While we attempt to gather information to assist in the qualification process, the clients will not always provide the screening criteria that we can use.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

All of a sudden I am not able to login…

All of a sudden I am not able to login and reset my password. Was getting error message saying I have been unsubsribed which I am not aware of. Sent email to support but it got bounced back. So I am no way getting back into my account for no reason and m the time and effort spent accumulated payable credit is not accessible now to withdraw. Is this a scam or something?

June 16, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

Hi Alice, if you sent us an email and it bounced then it is likely that the address had a typo in it, please make sure to send to support@octopusgroup.com.au, there are many reasons an account can be listed as unsubscribed so we need your email before we can look into your account.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

0 star rating

If I could give it a 0 star rating I would. EVERY single survey I am given I am timed out because I’m not what they are looking for, biggest waste of time.

June 10, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

Almost 100% of surveys have a screening section at the beginning of the survey. Some surveys may need a very specific group other not so specific; your responses in this section will determine if you qualify for the survey or not, if not you will be screened out. This is standard practice for all surveys.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

One off payment taken off.

Why has the one off payment bee removed. So you have no choice but to set up a direct debit. Then they can take what they want just like bulb did. That one off needs to been an option again. Me personally I'm off elsewhere. Not staying with these.

May 19, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Octopus Group is awesome!

Seems like people just dont know how surveys and how survey invitations work, I have never had major issues with Octopus, you get the few disqualifications here and there, a few validation issues also, but thats just how the survey planet works.

Octopus is an awesome survey platform if you're just looking to earn a bit of extra cash, personally I've earnt over 200$ passively within the past year.

If you're looking for a high paying survey site with awesome support, I would highly recommend you to use Octopus Group!

May 12, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Unsubscribed without notification or…

Unsubscribed without notification or explanation.

The Octopus group were very prompt and helpful with re-instating my subscription.

May 10, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

Hi Nicola, best you contact support@octopusgroup.com.au as your account was probably flagged for being accessed outside your registered country. This is a security precaution to avoid unauthorised access to your account. So quite the opposite of what you might be thinking.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Account unsubscribed for no reason - beware

Account was unsubscribed for no apparent reason.

After emailing support explaining that I was using another survey platform and perhaps this led to the account being flagged, I was asked for a picture of my driver's license and phone bill.

This sent alarm bells ringing, as it's terrible security practice to require users to email such documents. I complied with certain information redacted. I was then asked to also provide the same information about my wife. I sent through an updated phone bill showing my wife's phone number.

They still insisted on me sending through a picture of my wife's ID.

At this point, it became evident that Octopus are at best hopelessly incompetent when it comes to security and risks around identity theft, or are operating a phishing scam.

Octopus Group would be well served to update their support processes and get with the times.

May 1, 2023
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Reply from Octopus Group

Once an account has been flagged the initial levels of trust we provide around anonymity are no longer allowed. In order to maintain membership after an account has been flagged it is necessary to correctly identify the owner of the account. it is for the same reasons that banks won't create accounts without identification.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

you get paid for your work but its not easy

you get paid for your work. however, chances of being screenout for literally no reason or having a processing error is high. but rather than that, you can get paid lots of money. all survey websites i noticed have screenout issue but you do get 0.10 dollars or more for each screenout or technical error
but payout is high compared to most survey sites i use though

April 15, 2023
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