With Prime Panels, compensation for participants varies depending on the platform used. Different platforms have unique methods of incentivizing participation, such as donations to charities, gift cards, or reward points. As a result, we cannot specify an exact payment amount for participants.
Most market research platforms allow participants to choose their preferred form of compensation. This process is similar to platforms like Mechanical Turk and our own Connect, where participants voluntarily engage in studies in exchange for rewards they find fair.
Platforms with Defined Compensation Amounts
While most platforms do not disclose specific compensation amounts, Connect and certain micro-task platforms do. Studies conducted through Connect provide exact participant payments since these platforms advertise specific earnings per study. However, it’s important to recognize that micro-task and market research platforms differ in participant culture, motivation, and expectations.
Compensation Management and Pricing
The quoted price ensures that providers can recruit the required sample size while offering rewards that participants find worthwhile. Compensation is managed within each provider’s platform, ensuring participants receive their incentives based on the respective system’s policies.
Recommended Consent Form Language
To align with ethical guidelines, Prime Panels users typically include the following IRB-approved language in their consent forms:
"Upon completion of the study, you will receive compensation in the amount that you have agreed to with the platform through which you entered this survey."
Bonus Compensation Option
Self-service Prime Panels does not support bonusing or setting participant compensation. For researchers requiring a set compensation amount, we offer an optional Amazon gift card bonus for participants who opt in via email. Not all participants will choose to opt in, and an opt-out option must be provided to comply with Personal Identifiable Information (PII) regulations. Bonus payments are an additional cost beyond the base sample quote provided.