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More control
Five minutes free? Ten? Twenty? Choose your preferred survey length before you start.
Built for survey takers
Paid surveys without the HIT hunt.
If you used MTurk mainly for surveys, ScioLinks is built around the part you actually wanted: choose how much time you have, enter one survey router, complete a matching survey and have your earnings tracked automatically.
✓ No HIT hunting
✓ Choose your survey length
✓ PayPal payouts
Ready for a survey?
Survey Router
How much time do you have?
10 minutes
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Find a Survey →
Available balance
Your earnings
Tracked in one place
Recent surveys
Survey
Time
Earned
Consumer study
11 min
Credited
Media survey
7 min
Credited
A different reward model
Higher-value survey?
Your reward will reflect it.
Why ScioLinks?
Surveys deserve a survey-first platform.
MTurk was built for many kinds of microtasks. ScioLinks is deliberately narrower: a survey-first experience with less searching, more control over your time and a reward model that follows the survey you actually complete.
Typical MTurk survey HIT
ScioLinks
Survey access
Search and accept HITs
One central survey router
Survey length
Depends on the HIT
You choose your preference
Reward model
Fixed before the survey is known
Follows the survey you complete
Platform focus
General microtasks
Built specifically for surveys
Payout
Marketplace-based
PayPal-based
Simple. Clear. Fair.
A better workflow for survey takers.
ScioLinks is intentionally simple. Less time navigating a marketplace means more time spent on the surveys you actually came to take.
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Less searching
No list of survey HITs to browse. Enter one router and let ScioLinks look for an available match.
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Fairer pay
Your payout follows the actual value of the survey you complete instead of one fixed batch reward.
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Clear history
Keep track of completed surveys, actual duration and earnings from one simple account.
How it works
Choose your time. Find a survey. Get paid.
No complicated marketplace workflow. ScioLinks turns survey participation into a few straightforward steps.
1
Create your account
Sign up with your PayPal email address and password.
2
Complete your profile
Tell us a little about yourself so we can look for surveys that fit you.
3
Choose your time
Select your preferred survey length and enter the survey router.
4
Complete & earn
Complete the survey and your earnings are tracked to your account automatically.
Why the reward model matters
The same router. A very different outcome.
Under our former MTurk setup, one HIT reward had to work for every survey a worker might receive. That meant the reward was based on the guaranteed minimum value in the router — even when the survey actually completed was worth much more. ScioLinks removes that limitation: your reward is calculated from the actual value of the survey you complete.
Former MTurk model
One reward had to fit the whole batch.
The final survey was not known when the HIT reward was set, so the calculation had to start from the guaranteed minimum.
Possible survey$1.50
Possible survey$2.50
Possible survey$5.00
Even if you were routed to the $5 survey, the HIT reward still had to be calculated from the $1.50 minimum guaranteed value.
Minimum guaranteed survey value
$1.50
Platform share (20%)
− $0.30
MTurk marketplace cost
− $0.48
You receive
$0.72
ScioLinks model
Your reward follows the survey you complete.
There is no need to force different surveys into one fixed HIT reward. The actual survey value is used directly.
The value of the survey you select is the basis for your reward — not the lowest-value survey that happened to be available in the same router.
Actual survey value
$5.00
ScioLinks platform share (30%)
MTurk marketplace cost
$0.00
You receive
$3.50
$0.72
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$3.50
for the same $5.00 survey in this example
Illustrative comparison using the former MTurk setup and the current ScioLinks revenue-share model.
Survey on demand
Got 10 minutes?
No need to monitor a marketplace all day. Tell ScioLinks how much time you have and the router searches a large survey inventory for a matching paid survey.
FAQ
A few things worth knowing.
Is ScioLinks just another MTurk?
No. ScioLinks is not a general-purpose microtask marketplace. It is focused on online surveys and is designed around a central survey router instead of a HIT marketplace.
Can I choose how long surveys are?
Yes. Choose your preferred survey length before you start. ScioLinks uses that preference to search its large survey inventory for suitable opportunities.
Why can the payout be different from survey to survey?
Because each survey has its own value. ScioLinks links your reward to the survey you actually complete instead of forcing every survey into the same fixed HIT reward.
How do I get paid?
Respondent payouts are made via PayPal. Your PayPal email address is used as the payout destination.
Will there always be a survey for me?
ScioLinks gives you access to one of the world's largest survey inventories, so the chance of finding a suitable survey is very high. And unlike a HIT marketplace, access does not end after one attempt: you can use the survey router again whenever you want.
Will I still get screened out?
Yes, screenouts are a normal part of market research, but they are much less disruptive with ScioLinks. A screenout does not mean your survey opportunity is gone — simply return to the router and start the next survey whenever you want.
Less marketplace. More survey.
Create your ScioLinks account, choose the time you want to spend and start looking for matching surveys.