Upper Middle Research is a platform for readers of Upper Middle to get paid for sharing their professional and personal opinions with industry leaders. Upper Middle Research members who have filled out their personal profiles receive invitations to paid surveys, questionnaires, polls, product tests, and focus groups. Some companies want to know how semi-rich professionals (a big slice of the consumer market) feel about brands, new product ideas, and more. Other companies want strategic insights from experts.

Upper Middle Research works with a third party, ROI Rocket, to source opportunities. ROI Rocket is well-known within the consumer and professional survey space, having administered over ten thousand research projects over the last decade. They are good people running a smart business with whom we saw a natural alignment.

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Your opinion is all you share. When you complete surveys, your responses (along with those of others) are provided to companies to help them improve products and services. Your name and personal details are not shared. Your opinion is all you share. When you complete surveys, your responses (along with those of others) are provided to companies to help them improve products and services. Your name and personal details are not shared.

After you complete your Upper Middle Research, you will earn $5 in rewards and be added to relevant targeted survey lists. Once you earn more than $10 in rewards (the first time you answer a targeted survey), you will immediately have access to a gift code of an agreed-upon value redeemable at 1,800 retailers (including Amazon). There is no limit on rewards so the money can stack up.

Yes! You may be asked to take surveys which include product testing.

The information in your profile is used to see if you’re suitable for a particular survey. Be sure to complete all profiles to be invited to as many surveys as possible! To complete your profile, from the top of any page, click Earn & Redeem and then Complete Profiles. Some surveys need to know more and use "screener" questions at the start to confirm you qualify.

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