Earn money with Google User Experience Research

Like Yahoo! User Research, Google, also invites people from all over the world to help improving its existing or upcoming products. In return, Google is ready to pay the participants. Depending on the type of studies, it usually pays $75 for each hour. If you're 18 or older, it’s the time to make some money from Google survey.

Who can participate

You can be anybody from Web novices and experts, Google users and non-users around the world. For each study Google invite people who match their target user profile for the product of researching. So it wants to get a good balance of ages, backgrounds, and level of experiences. So it requests to be honest with your answers. It’s easier for Google to match you to a suitable study when they have more information about you. So if you fill in as much of their sign-up form as you can, it’s more likely that you will be invited to participate. But You will have to be at least 18 years old before you can sign up.

Work place

Most of studies of Google take place at its HQ in Mountain View, California, USA, but it has offices all over the world. Also, wherever you are, you can participate in a study remotely (from your computer), or fill in an online survey.

Types of studies

Google conducts different types of studies and on the sign-up form, you can point out which of the different types you are interested in. This does not mean that you’re definitely committing to anything-Google will always check with you before it makes any arrangement. you will typically spend one to one-and-a-half hours with a Google researcher. This will almost always be during business hours (Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm). If you are coming in to a Google office to participate, you will need to allow extra time for travel.

Usability study at a Google office:Typically, you will use a Google product or prototype, and give feedback on it. You could either meet 1-on-1 with a Google researcher, or work as part of a group. Most studies are done at our HQ in Mountain View, California, but we have offices all over the world, so please feel free to sign up for this type of study even if you don't live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Remote usability study:A Google researcher will call you while you sit at your computer, and ask you to try out a Google product or prototype via your internet connection, and give feedback on it. You can be anywhere in the world, but need to have a high-speed internet connection.

Field study:Google researchers will come to visit you, and interview you about how you use computers or the Web. We won't just show up at your door - we will always check with you, and make an appointment. Again, most of our researchers are based at our HQ in Mountain View, California, but we have offices all over the world, so please feel free to sign up for this type of study even if you don't live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Online Survey: you answer questions on the web or in an email, from your own computer.

Compensation

Types of studies	Duration	Where conducted	Compensation
Usability study at a Google office	1-1.5 hours or so	In Google offices all over the world	$75 each hour
Remote usability study	Do	Your location	$75 each hour
Field study:	Do	Your location (Google comes to visit you)	$75 each hour
Online survey:	Do	Your location	Varies depending on the length of the survey

Getting started

You will have to sign up to Google at first. But it cannot guarantee that you’ll be invited to participate in a study, and it may be some time before you hear from Google. They will keep your details on file until a study comes up that it thinks you would be suitable for. Then they will contact you to set up a date and time.

Learn more about Google User Experience Research

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