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Business review sites are an essential part of the customer buying journey today. Purchasers make snap decisions about a firm simply by reading business reviews — without ever calling your company, setting foot in your store or visiting your website.

What is your presence like on review sites? Have you found all the sites where customers review your business? Are the reviews mostly positive?

Managing your presence is called online reputation management and it’s something you should be doing on business review sites. Reputation management involves identifying, monitoring, and influencing your business’s credibility and reputation online. And central to review sites are customer reviews.

What is a Customer Review?

A customer review is when a customer gives a review of a product, service or brand online based on first hand knowledge. Customer reviews are not professional reviews and are never paid for. About 72% of U.S. consumers have written a review for a local business.

Customer reviews are a form of customer feedback. They usually include some text, as well as a star rating of 1 to 5 stars, with 1 being poor and 5 being excellent.  While there are many places you can find online business listings , the sites below go beyond listings and are popular places for customers to leave reviews.

Best Business Review Sites

The following 26 sites include the best B2C review sites, important for businesses that sell to consumers (examples: Yelp and HomeAdvisor). We also identify the best B2B review sites, for businesses that sell to other businesses (example: G2). Focus on the sites applicable to your industry so you can reap the benefits when buyers use them to make purchase decisions.

1. Google My Business

Google My Business (GMB) is the single most crucial review and listing tool for local businesses. It is is one of the top review sites, replacing what was previously called Google Local. An essential tool for garnering a credible online reputation, it can also help with ranking your business in various kinds of search results. Use this Google My Business Cheat Sheet to get started.

2. Bing Places for Business

Bing Places for Business is the Bing search engine’s version of Google My Business. Consumers can leave ratings and reviews about a company. Local businesses, including businesses with multiple locations, can claim their listing and complete a profile to add their listings to Bing Places, all for free. Once verified, information will appear in Bing Local search and map results.

3. Facebook Ratings and Reviews

Facebook is much more than a social media portal to share posts. The hugely popular social media site is also where followers can leave ratings, reviews, and recommendations on a business’s Page using its Facebook Ratings and Reviews platform. Businesses can turn off ratings and reviews in their Facebook Page settings.

4. Better Business Bureau

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) prides itself on being an ethical marketplace that allows individuals to recommend businesses. The BBB is one of the oldest and most trusted sites, and verifies all consumer reviews. Businesses can also become a BBB accredited business , and the Better Business Bureau assigns its own ratings from A to F but these ratings are independent from reviews by the public.

5. Amazon Customer Reviews

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Amazon has been allowing consumers to post reviews about products since 1995. Garnering a string of 4- or 5-star reviews on this leading online retailer’s site can help businesses generate many new sales and build a solid reputation. Business reviews also apply to any listing in Amazon’s Handmade section and to service providers in the Amazon HomeServices section.

Some small business owners and marketing managers have a love-hate relationship with Yelp , feeling that positive reviews at times get less visibility than negative ones at the site. However, you can’t deny Yelp’s importance. Its pages show up frequently in internet searches. It’s a consumer destination, too. The site also trains companies to respond to reviews. A Yelp listing can help businesses manage their online credibility and reputation. Yelp is one of the top review sites and an important place to encourage potential customers to do business with you.

7. Foursquare

Using its Swarm and CityGuides apps, Foursquare lets users check-in and rate venues they visit. Users can also leave “tips” for others visiting the establishments. Companies that sign up for Foursquare for Business can take advantage of user analytics. Businesses can also add their own tips to Foursquare and make customer reward offers. Foursquare data is often included in other sites and maps.

8. HomeAdvisor

If you operate a home improvement business or provide services to homeowners, listing your services on local business review websites like HomeAdvisor and collecting business reviews can positively impact your business and help you get new customers. All reviews placed on HomeAdvisor go through an extensive screening process and are verified by the site’s moderators.

9. Yellow Pages

You can get a free business listing on Yellow Pages which enables businesses to manage the reviews placed on the site about their company. Yellow Pages has transitioned from paper to digital, and is now supporting businesses online with local marketing and reviews. While the yellow pages are no longer the heavyweight driver of new customers the way they were decades ago when print books ruled, make sure to claim your business there.

10. TripAdvisor

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TripAdvisor is a review platform focused on the hotel, travel, restaurant, airline, or entertainment industries. Customers share reviews of hotels and other establishments connected to the travel industry. Given that TripAdvisor has collected more than 878 million reviews, it’s in every travel business’s interest to claim its listing and generate positive reviews on one of the largest travel sites in existence.

11. Angie’s List

Angie’s List is regarded as one of the most credible business review sites, being early to offer business listings. Reviews cannot be from anonymous sources on Angie s List, which again, adds to the credibility of the evaluations posted there. Companies can set up a page on Angie s List for free where customers can leave reviews.

12. TrustRadius

TrustRadius is an online review source designed for software businesses. Adding to the credibility of TrustRadius is the fact that all reviewers are authenticated via LinkedIn. This enables users to view what their connections on LinkedIn say about their business and software products.

13. OpenTable

If you own or run a restaurant, registering on OpenTable will enable customers to make reservations and write reviews. Restaurants receive a star rating on OpenTable based on the number of reviews and the percentage of people who recommend the restaurant. Naturally, the higher the review rating, the better a restaurant’s credibility and online reputation.

14. PlanetRate

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PlanetRate enables customers to write reviews on businesses of all industries. Companies can register on PlanetRate and actively collect reviews. Users can write in-depth analyses of companies on PlanetRate. Any positive feedback on this review site can influence how consumers perceive your business.

15. Salesforce AppExchange

Salesforce AppExchange is an enterprise cloud marketplace designed to extend the Salesforce platform. It lets users rate businesses through a five-star rating system. Businesses with a Salesforce AppExchange app can keep track of their app’s rating and monitor their online business reviews.

16. Trustpilot

Trustpilot allows businesses to generate a profile page and encourage customers to provide reviews. Companies can send customizable review invitations for a higher-level paid membership fee and share their reviews and social ratings on social media.

17. Glassdoor

Glassdoor users can search reviews and ratings of more than 700,000 businesses around the world. Employees can also share what it is like to work for a company on Glassdoor . With candid and honest reviews about a business’s services, products, and what it is like to work for, Glassdoor can be an invaluable source for enhancing a company’s reputation with prospective employees.

G2 (formerly known as G2 Crowd) is a business review site for companies that sell software. Business software apps are ranked on a five-star scale. With more than five million business users heading to G2 each month to read reviews and buy software, having quality ratings on G2 can directly influence business buying decisions.

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Customers can search for vendors of a particular industry and specification on VendOp . The site provides a portal for purchasers to share their experiences with other customers. Users can search reviews by ratings, service, and location on VendOp.

Manta is mainly a business review site, one dedicated to small business. Business owners can claim and customize their page to improve online visibility and marketability. Consumers can search from millions of businesses, and registered users can leave star ratings and write reviews.

Avvo is a business review site for attorneys. Consumers can review their lawyer for the benefit of other consumers and assign up to 5 stars. Avvo claims to include 97% of all lawyers in the United States in its database, and also lists them by practice specialty. All reviews are subject to approval by Avvo, which separately provides its own rating of 1 to 10, based on specified criteria.

WebMD is a vast site getting over 100 million visitors a month, containing medical information for consumers. It also has listings of doctors and dentists, and allows consumers to leave business reviews of them.

23. FinancesOnline

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FinancesOnline is an independent review platform that addresses B2B, SaaS, and financial companies. It helps users find and compare software products and services best suited to their needs. They can also read customer product reviews and reports from experts. Currently, the site has more than 50,000 online reviews from users of software products.

24. Merchant Circle

Opening its virtual doors in 2005, Merchant Circle has more than 15 million local business listings across the U.S. in its database. Consumers refer to Merchant Circle to find businesses, read reviews by consumers, and get competitive quotes from companies they seek out. Make sure you claim your business listing. It can be a source for acquiring new customers.

25. Sitejabber

Sitejabber is a site with online reviews of businesses which also lets customers get answers to questions from other customers and the business itself. After making a purchase, customers can leave their own feedback and get help resolving any issues that may arise.

Which?

Which? is an independent not-for-profit UK-based consumer review site that reviews services and products and then writes and shares the reviews. Managing to have commendable reviews written about your products or services on Which? can go a long way in generating a sound and credible online reputation.

Other Review Sites

There are over 100 larger sites that allow user-generated reviews, and many smaller ones. Most are niche specific. CitiSearch, Local.com, Viewpoints, ConsumerAffairs, Etsy, Goodreads, Cars.com, Edmunds, CarGuru, Care.com, Thumbtack, Fiverr, Zomato, VRBO, Airbnb, Zillow, Houzz, Apartments.com, Bankrate, and the Apple Apps Store and Google Play for apps — these are just a few that feature reviews today. Find the business review sites relevant to your industry and your business. Then start listening to what the public is saying about your company, and engage.

5 Tips for Leveraging Business Review Sites

The following best practice tips will help you use online review sites to get highly sought-after, positive reviews.

Claim Your Business Profile

You can claim a listing on many review sites such as Yelp and Google My Business — and you should. Doing so enables you to verify or add your business information such as your phone number, hours of operation and email address. You can respond to user reviews, add photos and sometimes add links to a blog post or articles. Your profile becomes an extension of your business website, and a great way to draw in new customers. Google My Business is especially crucial because Google is the world’s largest search engine.

Encourage Business Reviews 

Make it a habit to encourage customers to share a review or give feedback on your Facebook page, Yelp, the BBB, or other review sites. Reviews essentially are word of mouth. Instead of speaking one-on-one with a neighbor or friend, consumers take to review websites.

Some business owners dread looking at customer reviews because they expect them to be negative. Have confidence. Embrace each review as the equivalent of free advertising and an integral part of your digital marketing through happy customers.

Don’t Incentivize Reviews

While you can encourage reviews, do not incentivize users to give them. Also, it’s important to understand the rules for each review site. Some, like Yelp, have strict guidelines about asking for reviews.

Don’t Write Fake Reviews 

Writing fake business reviews could get your business banned from the review site. Review sites work hard to preserve consumer trust and have algorithms to detect and remove fake reviews. No matter how tempting, it is not worth the risk and could damage your company’s reputation should you be discovered.

Respond to Negative Reviews

Never let negative reviews go unanswered. Keep an open mind, remain unemotional and apologize if necessary. Take negative comments back to your team and use them to improve. If you did nothing wrong, acknowledge the situation and empathize. Avoid arguing with a customer or flaming the reviewer.

It turns out that 30% of consumers reverse negative reviews on online review sites when the company responds, according to a survey by ZenBusiness. Yet, only 12% of consumers say their reviews are often or always responded to. Therefore, by responding, you gain a real advantage over all the other small businesses that never respond.

Do I Still Need My Own Website if I Have Review Site Listings?

You should always have your own company website. Some businesses use their Google My Business profile, Facebook page or other business review sites as a replacement for a website of their own. But this is not wise, for one simple reason: third-party sites are outside of your control.

If Facebook decides — however unjustly — to delete your Page, it could take weeks or months to appeal and get it back, if ever. An effective digital marketing strategy should include both your own website as well as business review sites.

Should I Display Reviews on My Website?

Yes. A number of software apps are available to help with aggregating reviews and displaying them on your site. The software reminds customers to review your business post-sale. The apps also automate collecting reviews that have already been published on third-party sites, and provide widgets so you can embed and display reviews on your own website. Examples: GatherUp , Reviews.io and BirdEye .

Do Customer Review Sites Help with Search Engine Rankings?

Information from business listing sites, including user reviews, can show up high in search results in numerous ways. In particular, GMB and Bing Places information is often displayed prominently in the respective Google search engine and Bing search engine pages and maps. A search engine optimization (SEO) professional who specializes in local SEO can help you with a local SEO strategy and explain more.

Rather than focusing just on rankings, however, think broadly about “visibility”. Review sites give you more places to be found online. Too many small businesses are effectively invisible online. The more review websites your company appears in, with positive ratings, the better.

The internet has given consumers the power to make or break a business’s reputation by leaving reviews on social media sites like Facebook, search engines, or any number of business review sites like Yelp. It’s in your best interest to embrace review sites to make a positive brand impression.

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32 Customer Review Sites for Collecting Business & Product Reviews

Lindsay Kolowich Cox

Published: July 10, 2023

We (and the rest of the internet for the past decade) have already spent some time convincing you of the importance of acquiring online customer reviews for your business. (Did you know that in a recent HubSpot Research survey, 1/3 of respondents said review sites played an important role in their purchasing decision-making process?)

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But if you're new to customer reviews or not sure where to find them, let's brush up on some basics and highlight why they're relevant for your business.

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Customer reviews are pieces of feedback given to a business based on a customer's experience with the organization. These reviews can be public or private and are collected by either the company or third-party review sites. By obtaining and analyzing customer reviews, businesses can measure customer satisfaction and improve their customer relations.

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Benefits of Customer Reviews

There are two major reasons why customer reviews are important.

1. Customer reviews are a learning opportunity for your business.

Negative or neutral reviews provide your company with an opportunity to learn and develop. You can see exactly where your business is failing to meet customer needs and remove common roadblocks in the customer journey .

For particularly poor reviews, reps can follow up with these customers and prevent potential churn. They can highlight specific pain points and craft personalized responses geared to specific problems. This makes your customer service team appear more invested in your customers' goals, which results in fewer negative reviews and increased customer retention.

2. Customer reviews are marketing and sales tools for your business.

The other major reason for obtaining reviews is the opportunity to share them with potential customers. Positive reviews can be used as customer testimonials during lead acquisition and can help you add more contacts to your CRM . In fact, 91% of consumers read at least one review before purchasing a product. So, don't just pat yourself on the back the next time you get a five-star review; Make sure everyone knows how good a job your company is doing.

With that in mind, it's not safe to assume we all know where to track down those positive customer reviews. I mean, we might all be able to rattle off one or two sites ("Yelp! And I think you can get them to show up in Google Maps, too?"), but we don't exactly have a laundry list of options at our disposal

Check out our list of the best product review websites for B2B and B2C companies. Keep in mind that every industry has niche sites, too. For instance, those in the restaurant industry may want to be on UrbanSpoon or OpenTable. This blog post won't get into sites that are specific to one industry, but it will provide review sites that apply to businesses in almost any industry.

  • Amazon Customer Reviews
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1. Amazon Customer Reviews

Amazon was one of the first online stores to allow consumers to post reviews of products in 1995 , and it remains one of the most important resources for consumers looking to make informed purchase decisions. Even if people can and do buy a product elsewhere, if it's sold on Amazon.com — unless it's gasoline or drug paraphernalia , that is — then many people will look up its Amazon review before they decide to buy.

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What's going to separate your product from one that looks just like it? Those shiny gold stars and good customer reviews. Products are rated on a five-star rating scale, which is broken down by the percentage of reviews per star, followed by most helpful customer reviews and most recent customer reviews.

Benefits of Amazon Customer Reviews:

  • Amazon has over 300 million users who can see your review.
  • Amazon's rating system is straightforward and easy to understand.
  • Amazon offers a product ranking feature that rates your product's popularity.
  • Amazon users are loyal — 22% won't look at competitors if they discovered the product on Amazon.

2. Wirecutter

Part of the New York Times, Wirecutter is an excellent resource for customers looking for honest, independent product reviews. All products go through rigorous testing by the Wirecutter team so readers can rest assured that their recommendations are legit.

From a business perspective, there isn't much you can do to influence ratings on this site, but it should encourage your brand to make its products the best they can be.

Benefits of Wirecutter:

  • Reviews on Wirecutter are in-depth and highly researched.
  • Although Wirecutter earns commission through affiliate links, they do not earn if readers return a product they recommended that they are dissatisfied with — keeping reviewers honest.
  • Wirecutter gets about 12 million readers per month and serves as excellent promotion should your brand get chosen as one of its top picks.

3. Angi (Formerly Angie's List)

Geared toward U.S.-based service businesses, Angi is a "higher-end" review site, because users actually have to pay for membership. But you get what you pay for. The reviews, given on an A–F scale, are typically very well-thought-out — not a lot of that ranting and raving that's more common on free review sites. The reviews can't be anonymous, which helps cut down on fake or misrepresentative reviews, and companies are allowed to respond to the reviews posted about them, too.

It's free to set up a page for your company. Once you have yours, encourage your customers who are on Angie's List to leave reviews there — members are the only ones allowed to do it!

Benefits of Angie's List:

  • Reviews on Angi are typically of high-quality since users need to pay to use the site and can't post anonymously.
  • Even though this is a paid subscription service, it's free to list your company on Angi.
  • If a customer has a bad experience with a recommended provider, Angi will work with both the customer and the company to resolve the issue.

Have customers located in Australia? CHOICE is an independent, member-funded consumer advocacy website based in Australia. It independently evaluates products and provides detailed reviews to its members.

The bulk of its work involves consumer rights, exposing shady industry tactics, as well as providing product reviews. In addition, it allow members to rate and discuss specific products and services with other CHOICE members. If you have customers in Australia, we recommend encouraging those who are on CHOICE to leave reviews there.

Benefits of Choice:

  • Choice posts over 200,000 reviews each year and serves about 2,400 institutions worldwide.
  • Since Choice evaluates products and services independently, its reviews are unbiased.
  • Choice has a "Choice Picks" page where you can see the best products that it recommends.

5. Trustpilot

Trustpilot is a fast-growing, community-driven consumer review platform based in Denmark, although it has expanded out of Europe into 65 countries, including the U.S. The platform for businesses helps companies from all over the world proactively collect customer reviews. It's the customers who write both product and seller reviews, keeping it third-party verified.

While there is a basic version for free (this lets you create a profile page and collect customer reviews), the paid versions let you create customizable review invitations, share ratings and reviews on social media, and link review data to your internal business systems.

Benefits of Trustpilot:

  • Over 500,000 websites are rated on Trustpilot.
  • Trustpilot uses its own review system to rate its website. Based on about 136,000 reviews, Trustpilot is rated four stars out of five.
  • Trustpilot has advanced SEO features that help your website rank higher on SERPs when customers leave reviews for your company.
  • Trustpilot can be integrated with Shopify, Magento, and MailChimp.

6. TestFreaks

Similar to TrustPilot, the Swedish-based TestFreaks helps companies proactively collect customer reviews and write seller reviews to complement them.

Another cool addition? Its question and answer feature, which lets prospective customers post questions and receive answers directly from your customer service team.

TestFreaks customer review sites

Benefits of TestFreaks:

  • TestFreaks has 100 million crawled reviews from over 15,000 sources.
  • TestFreaks provides a content moderation team that analyzes content in over 20 languages.
  • TestFreaks has an import feature where you can upload external customer reviews into its website.

Which? is an independent consumer review organization that tests and reviews products and then writes about them. Unlike Angie's List, it's the folks at Which? who write the reviews — not the customers. They don't accept submissions for product testing or survey inclusion, but they do encourage people to let them know about their products and services by emailing [email protected] .

While this leaves less room for you to influence whether your products end up on their site, it's still worth knowing about and checking in on this popular site, especially if you have customers in the U.K. The website has product reviews for everything from dishwashers and tablets to cars and credit cards. It tests and reviews all these products, and then writes about both its methodologies and results. It also surveys customers for things like the best and worst firms for customer service .

A lot of its content is free, but customers can become members for £10.75 per month to get access to a "Best Buys" and "Don't Buy" list, the latest reviews of products from its test labs, and access to its consumer legal advice service.

Benefits of Which?:

  • Which? offers more than 8,000 free reviews.
  • Which? tests and reviews more than 3,600 new products every year.
  • To prove that it's impartial, Which? provides a video that shows users how it tests and reviews each product.
  • Which? is 100% independent. It doesn't accept freebies from product manufactures or retailers so its reviews remain unbiased.
  • Which? offers a "Safety Alert" feature that notifies users when a product is deemed unsafe. There's also a "Brand Alert" feature that lets you know if a brand has a history of creating unsafe products.

8. Consumer Reports

A nonprofit organization, Consumer Reports is an independent product-testing organization that runs unbiased tests to rate and recommend products. It has reviewed over 7.7 million products, accept no advertising, and pay for all products that it tests. (Fun fact: The company buys and tests 80 cars each year! ) This is about as legitimate as it gets. As such, there's not much you can do here "except" if you sell a product, make sure it's really, really good.

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If nothing else, you could take this website as a lesson in excellent content creation. For each product it reviews, it provides the review criteria, product overviews, a buying guide, and social sharing buttons. It's all quite comprehensive and, well, helpful. Pretty much the key to great content, am I right?

Benefits of Consumer Reports:

  • Consumer Reports has over 63 testing facilities — including its 327-acre auto test center.
  • Consumer Reports has spent over $30 million on testing and rating products.
  • The company plans to test more than 8,500 new products in 2021.
  • There are over eight product categories to choose from — each having several subcategories within them.
  • Consumer Reports provides an overall score for each product, so you know exactly how it compares to other products in its category.

9. Consumer Affairs

Consumer Affairs is a for-profit organization that reviews companies using an “overall satisfaction rating." This average is scored on a one to five-star scale that's updated every time a new review is submitted. Each company's page provides a list of all its reviews, which includes the consumer's star rating as well as a short explanation for its score.

Consumer Affairs also allows users to submit review recordings, which are two-minute videos where people talk about their experience with a brand. This makes the review much more compelling because you can actually see the person talk and express their genuine feelings about the company.

Benefits of Consumer Affairs:

  • Consumer Affairs offers a "trending" section where you can view its lastest and most popular reviews.
  • Consumer Affairs provides a demo for brands looking to buy a subscription to its service.
  • The "Review Feed" feature allows you to research all of your customer reviews in one, scrolling feed.
  • Consumer Affairs has a "Video Review" option where customers can record themselves giving a review.

10. TripAdvisor

If you're in the travel, hotel, airline, entertainment, or restaurant industries, you'll want to check out the reviews on the popular website, TripAdvisor. As the largest travel site in the world, it has over 225 million reviews, opinions, and photos taken by travelers. It also has some awesome content on low airfares, travel guides, rental listings, and advice forums for pretty much every location in the world you could possibly imagine. A lot of people look there before booking a trip.

The key to a successful profile on TripAdvisor is making it as close to the top of the popularity index as possible, so that people searching for information in a specific place see your listing. According to TripAdvisor , the popularity ranking algorithm is based on three key components: quantity, quality, and recency of reviews. Here's an excerpt of the advice they give businesses looking to improve their ranking:

"Quantity : Ask your guests to write reviews, and use our management center tools to remind them after they check out. Offering incentives for reviews is against the rules, though — take a look at our policy to make sure you understand what is and isn't okay.

Quality : Guests who enjoyed first class hospitality and a memorable experience are more likely to write positive reviews. Monitor what previous reviewers have written to see what worked and did not work best for your property so you can maintain and improve your service.

Recency : Recent reviews factor more strongly on your popularity rankings and older reviews have less impact on a hotel's ranking over time. Once again, encourage guests to write reviews to keep fresh content rolling in."

Benefits of TripAdvisor:

  • TripAdvisor has collected over 887 million reviews for eight million companies.
  • TripAdvisor Plus gives you access to discount hotel pricing for over 100,000 locations.
  • The average TripAdvisor Plus member saves about $350 the first time they use their membership.
  • TripAdvisor Business Advantage showcases your company's best reviews so customers see them first when reviewing your profile.

Yelp is a free review site that lets consumers rate businesses on a five-star scale. Any business can set up a profile on Yelp for free, and users can set up their own free profiles to review a business. You're free to respond to reviewers, too, but we recommend taking a balanced and polite approach to any negative reviews you receive, as Yelpers are in a pretty tight-knit community.

Yelp has also come under fire over the past few years for some slightly shady practices, like incentivizing businesses to advertise with them in exchange for gaming the search results for their business ("Pay us money and we'll push bad reviews down!"). Savvier consumers have learned to look at Yelp reviews as a whole and with the reviewer's clout in mind, instead of getting turned off by a business because of one bad listing.

That being said, it's still to your benefit to get a constant stream of positive online reviews coming to your business' Yelp account so happy customers are always at the top of your review feed — especially if you're a location-based business. Yelp profile information contains things like store hours and location information, so your profile will often turn up when people Google your business.

Benefits of Yelp:

  • Yelp has roughly 184 million monthly users worldwide.
  • Anyone can sign up for Yelp and it's fairly easy for customers to leave a review — making it a good source of customer feedback.
  • Yelp users are a tight-knit community. Active users will provide a lot of detailed feedback for your business.
  • Research shows an increase of one star in your Yelp rating can increase revenue by 5-9%.

12. Google My Business

You know those reviews that show up when you search Google for a business? Yeah, those things are on this list in a big way.

Google's Pigeon algorithm update uses distance and location ranking parameters to deliver improved local search results. So, in order for your business' website to be properly optimized for search, you'll want to set up verified accounts with local directories — especially Google's, called "Google My Business." Getting reviews, comments, pictures, and so on, especially on Google, can give you a boost in search. Only verified local Google+ pages can respond to reviews.

An added bonus? Google Maps pulls that information and those reviews into the app, so having a lot of content in there will make your business look more reputable.

Benefits of Google My Business:

  • Google is the world's largest search engine and controls over 90% of the search engine marketshare.
  • Google can localize your review search, meaning it will only show results for businesses located in the area that you searched.
  • It's free to create and customize your Google Business Profile. Setting up only takes a few minutes.
  • Nearly 10% of Google's search algorithm is influenced by Google Reviews. The more positive reviews that you have, the higher your business will rank on SERPs.

13. Influenster

If you sell consumer products, Influenster is a review site you'll want to make sure you've covered.

influenster customer review site

Influenster features customer reviews and news about consumer products — primarily skincare, beauty, makeup, hair, and other health and body products. Visitors can search the site by brand name or by a specific product they're looking for, and Influenster links to websites where visitors can buy the products.

The reviews are comprehensive and feature lots of detail and images to accompany them. So if you're in the beauty business, consider directing your shoppers to review your products on Influenster to help attract new customers, too.

Benefits of Influenster:

  • There are over six million users who are actively leaving reviews on Influenster.
  • Influenster users have left over 50 million organic reviews on the website.
  • Influenster sends its users "VoxBoxes" where they can test out new products for free.
  • Influenster helps businesses create "sampling campaigns" where you send users a sample of your product then follow up afterwards to sell them the complete version.

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14. hubspot's app marketplace.

HubSpot's App Marketplace is a space where businesses can browse through extensions, tools, and apps that connect to their HubSpot account. Some apps are built by HubSpot, while others were designed by partners and third-party organizations. Offering all of these tools in one place makes it easier for HubSpot users to add new features to their accounts that may not be included with their subscription.

HubSpot's App Marketplace customer review website

The nice part about this customer review site is that it's categorized based on the product you're looking to install. There's individual sections for Marketing, Sales, and Service tools, as well as other sections like finance, workflow integrations, popular apps, and more.

Reviews are rated on a five-star scale and customers have to answer questions like, "What did you like about this product? What did you dislike about it?" and "What problem did this product solve?" These questions provide more context into the review so you know exactly why a customer rated a business or product the way they did.

Benefits of HubSpot App Marketplace:

  • There are more than 500 apps featured in HubSpot's App Marketplace.
  • Product pages not only list reviews, but also pricing info, notable features, and account requirements for downloading each tool.
  • Customers have the option to upvote reviews that they find helpful.
  • The reviews on this site provide "quality ratings" for features like ease of use, functionality, purchase value, and customer support.

15. FinancesOnline

FinancesOnline is one of the fastest-growing platforms for B2B & SaaS software reviews, with more than 2,800,000 visitors every month . It gathers thousands of user reviews every month, with each reviewer authenticated via LinkedIn to ensure only actual users share their experience with the community. User reviews are based on detailed surveys, which offer a really in-depth look at each tool. Algorithmic analysis is also a foundation for quarterly reports in the most popular categories. To balance the user perspectives, each review also includes a detailed analysis prepared by the internal team of B2B software experts, who analyze key usability factors such as features, integrations, mobile support, etc. This evaluation is then combined into the unique SmartScore™ system, which gives readers an easy reference on what the experts' community thinks about each business solution. As an added bonus, the product pages rank high in Google, so getting a few positive user reviews on their site could be beneficial for your brand recognition.

Benefits of FinancesOnline:

  • FinancesOnline has roughly three million visitors to its site every month and over ten thousand detailed company reviews.
  • The SmartScore system grades products on several factors including functionality, collaboration features, customization, ease of use, and more.
  • FinancesOnline uses a customer satisfaction algorithm that calculates an overall score for a business based on reviews, comments, and opinions that are posted on various social media channels.
  • The "Verified Quality Seal" let's users know that a business or product is reliable and trustworthy.

16. Compare Camp

Compare Camp is a B2B review site that deals primarily with business software. If you're looking to introduce a new tool or system to your company, Compare Camp can help you pinpoint the exact software that's right for you. Not only does this site show you how other people feel about a specific product, but it also lays out the key benefits of the product as well as any new trends that may be occurring in that particular industry.

When you first navigate to the site, Compare Camp provides you with a list of software categories to choose from. After you select a section, it gives you a description of the category along with a detailed list of product and company options. Compare Camp also explains any varying types of products within that section as well as the top features you should look for when buying that software. It's a very handy guide to have especially when you're considering a product that you haven't purchased before.

Benefits of Compare Camp:

  • Over 100,000 companies use Compare Camp every month.
  • There are over 25 product categories to choose from, including CRM Software, Sales Software, eCommerce Software, and more.
  • Each category provides a "Top 10" list of the best software available in that section.
  • If you're not familiar with a product, each category provides a brief description of what the software is and why you might want it.

17. G2 Crowd

If your business sells software, you'll want to be sure you have a presence on G2 Crowd. Every month, more than 5 million people looking to buy software read the 1+ million user reviews on this website so they can make better purchasing decisions.

G2 Crowd customer review site

G2 Crowd operates kind of like Yelp, but in a specific niche. Companies are reviewed on a five-star scale, and reviews cover everything from setup and ease of use to security and support. Reviewers answer questions like "What do you like best?"; "What do you dislike?"'; and "Recommendations to others considered the product." Also, you can upvote and downvote others' reviews.

Benefits of G2 Crowd:

  • There are nearly 1.4 million reviews featured on G2 Crowd.
  • G2 Crowd offers a video review option where users can record themselves leaving a review.
  • When a customer leaves a review, you can see whether the customer is a verified user and how active they are on the platform.
  • G2 Crowd allows businesses to request reviews from customers. This helps you build a pool of customer reviews for your company.

18. TrustRadius

Like G2 Crowd, TrustRadius is an online review site for software businesses. Reviewers on the site are authenticated via LinkedIn to make sure they're users (although the reviews themselves can still be anonymous), which allows users to see what their LinkedIn connections are saying about particular pieces of software on TrustRadius. This adds a layer of trust for someone reading the site.

You can use the site to browse reviews of individual companies, or compare two companies side-by-side to compare their five-star ratings, screenshots of their products, pricing details, and user comments from reviewers.

In addition to the company reviews, TrustRadius has put together a whole bunch of buyer guides for categories including talent management software, business intelligence software, core HR software, social media, and A/B testing to help people find the right product for them based on hundreds of reviews and user ratings.

Benefits of TrustRadius:

  • There are over 300,000 customer reviews posted on TrustRadius.
  • TrustRadius does not sell leads or ad placement. This keeps reviews unbiased and vendors can't skew results.
  • TrustRadius reviews are more in-depth. On average, each review has more than 400 words.
  • Each customer review is vetted by TrustRadius' research team and is evaluated for quality, depth, and detail.

19. GoodFirms

GoodFirms is a B2B research and review platform that focuses on connecting service seekers with the right software and service providers.

best customer review sites: GoodFirms

GoodFirms analyzes the top-performing companies and software solutions based on three important pieces of criteria: Quality, Reliability, and Ability. These metrics are further segmented into authentic feedback by customers, a portfolio of the company, its market penetration, years of experience, and serviceability. The companies are then ranked based on their cumulative research scores. GoodFirms offers quick filters to sort the service providers by their hourly rate, location, and number of employees.

Benefits of GoodFirms:

  • GoodFirms has over 30,000 customer reviews and 60,000 business profiles on its website.
  • GoodFirms offers a discussion platform where customers can form an online community and talk about specific products and brands.
  • GoodFirms provides over one thousand unique case studies that outline new trends and technology emerging in your industry.
  • When searching for a specific company or product, customer reviews can be filtered by device, location, and industry.

20. Salesforce AppExchange

Have an app on the Salesforce AppExchange? Then you'll want to keep track of your app's ratings and reviews there.

Reviews are based on a five-star rating system, and each app has reviews listed with the most helpful positive review and most helpful negative reviews first, followed by all reviews, from which users can filter by rating, date, and helpfulness. This customer review site has embraced transparency, letting users access thousands of reviews and see the number of downloads with just a few clicks.

Benefits of Salesforce AppExchange:

  • There are over five thousand products that are listed in Salesforce AppExchange.
  • This site features a live chat option where you can speak with someone if you have questions about a business, product, or review.
  • Users in Salesforce AppExchange can comment, like, and report other customer reviews.

21. Better Business Bureau

A nonprofit site, the Better Business Bureau (BBB) evaluates all types of businesses against a set of best practices for how businesses should treat the public. It doesn't directly recommend or endorse any businesses, products, or services; it simply provides the public with information about businesses, and whether they have met the BBB's accreditation standards. It will also review both accredited and non-accredited businesses.

A business' profile listing on the BBB contains general overview information, like a short company bio and the company's accreditation status, a history of any complaints made about the business and whether they were resolved, customer reviews, and the BBB's A - F rating of the business.

Benefits of the Better Business Bureau:

  • There are more than 5.4 million business profiles listed on the Better Business Bureau.
  • As a government-sponsored organization, you can trust that its reviews are unbiased.
  • Attaining your BBB accreditation shows that your business is reliable and trustworthy.
  • Last year in the United States, BBB reviews were accessed more than 120 million times.
  • 88% of consumers prefer to do business with a company that is BBB accredited.

22. Glassdoor

Glassdoor is an employee review site that helps anyone — from prospective employees to prospective customers to investors — get an idea of what a company is really like from the inside. In other words, it helps measure the more qualitative factors of things like valuation.

customer review website: glassdoor

Employees can share what it's like to interview and work at their companies, and the site shows visitors which companies are rated highest by their employees. Many employers use it to build their employment brand so they can target and recruit candidates, but you can also use the reviews to share ideas internally for improvement among your management team.

Creating an employer account is free, and it's easy to track and respond to reviews. For example, you can set up alerts so you get an email each time a new review is posted so you can acknowledge and respond to each one.

Benefits of Glassdoor:

  • There are about 90 million reviews, salaries, and insights listed on Glassdoor.
  • Over 60 million people use Glassdoor every month to research a company or provider.
  • Reviews are left by employees who have experience working with that company.
  • When a company responds to a review, it shows you the name of the employee as well as their job title.

Similar to Glassdoor, Blind's platform provides a place employees can leave feedback about what it was like to work at a particular company — though it focuses on the tech industry. On the site, professionals can anonymously communicate with other members, ask questions, provide company insights, and get advice.

What sets Blind apart from its competitors is that it feels like you're dropping in on a water cooler conversation in your office rather than a standard review site.

Benefits of Blind:

  • Employers can view discussions in real-time from verified employees.
  • Get authentic, anonymous, and unfiltered reviews.
  • Over 7 million users across 300,000 companies.

Manta is a marketing agency that also functions as a customer review site primarily features small- to medium-sized businesses. Rather than displaying the top customer reviews right away, Manta organizes search results based on the relevance of your keyword. Then it displays the list of companies with their contact information, so users can quickly connect with a business.

Manta is different than most review sites because it focuses more on connecting people than it does on reviewing products and services. To find customer reviews, you need to select a business, go to their individual listing page, and scroll past their features and products before seeing a review. That way, customers use the reviews as one of the final selling points for purchasing a product or service.

On Manta, the goal is to rank your business as high as possible for each relevant keyword that users can search. So long as your company is in the top search results, you'll have a higher chance of connecting with leads using this site.

Benefits of Manta:

  • Manta has data on 35 million businesses spanning across 149 countries.
  • Every month, Manta adds 14,000 new listings to its website.
  • It's easy to leave reviews on Manta. You just fill out a star rating and write a short description justifying your rating.

25. Capterra

If you're a SaaS business, Capterra is a review site that evaluates software sold by B2C and B2B companies. It has an easy-to-use internal search engine which lets users search for software based on industry, company, or software type. Once a search processes, Capterra displays a list of companies relevant to your keyword and a brief summary describing their product(s).

Capterra reviews

Users can also compare products on the site. Capterra has a "compare to" feature which lets you select up to four companies and displays the benefits of each side-by-side. You can see everything from ease-of-use to the quality of their customer support, all in one comprehensive view. This makes it easy and efficient for users to find software that best fits their needs.

Benefits of Capterra:

  • There are over 1.5 million validated customer reviews posted on Capterra.
  • Capterra provides 800 categories to choose from as well as reviews for over 50 thousand products.
  • Before clicking into a review, Capterra provides a brief overview of the company, its products, and its mission.
  • Capterra provides a pros and cons list for each business profile. This gives users a snapshot of the best and worst features for each company.

26. HundredX

HundredX is a review site and a customer service tool . Businesses create an account on the website and ask customers to leave feedback after working with them. HundredX streamlines the process by providing tools that automatically send out surveys and collect feedback on behalf of the business. With this site, customer services teams don't have to manually seek out reviews or scan third-party sites to obtain customer feedback .

The benefit of signing up for HundredX is the reviews are private. If you get a bad review, leads can't see that feedback and be influenced by the negative comments. This gives your company a chance to correct your mistake before losing potential customers.

Benefits of HundredX:

  • HundredX provides profiles for over 1,600 businesses spanning across more than 60 unique industries.
  • HundredX offers incentives for users to leave reviews. Roughly 90% of its users participate on a regular basis.
  • HundredX's tools helps you create an automated system for creating surveys and collecting customer reviews. This provides an ongoing stream of feedback as you continue to grow your customer base.

Online reviews also exist on sites that aren't necessarily built just to publish online reviews. Some businesses use their social presence and website to encourage online reviews ... and some brands just get them unsolicited, for better or for worse.

Here are some sites that, if you choose to (please, choose to) can serve as additional hubs for online reviews. And they're awesome, because they have enormous reach, and you have some — if not entire — control over these properties.

27. Facebook Ratings & Reviews

Did you know there's a place on Facebook for fans to leave ratings and reviews of your business? There sure is ... it's named, aptly, Facebook Ratings & Reviews. It appears on the left-hand side of your Facebook Page, and you can't move or remove it like you can other parts of your Page.

Facebook customer review site

Anyone logged into Facebook can post a rating or review of a business. All they have to do is go to the Reviews section of your Page, click the grey stars to choose a rating, and then write an optional review. They can make that review public, visible to friends, or visible only to them.

Benefits of Facebook Ratings & Reviews:

  • There are more than 2.7 billion users who are active on Facebook each month.
  • To collect reviews on Facebook, all you need to do is set up a Facebook Business Profile.
  • 2/3 of Facebook users visit a local business's Facebook Profile at least once a week.
  • Facebook is a platform designed for communication. This increases the chance of having productive conversations with those who leave a review for your business.

28. Twitter

The ridiculously fast-paced nature of Twitter makes it seem like a weird place to try to accumulate reviews. But while users might not always search for reviews directly on Twitter (unless you started some kind of review hashtag, perhaps), tweets are still indexed in search results. That means a user's tweet, whether complimentary or less-than, could pop up in the SERPs when someone's searching for reviews on your business.

Not only that — there are things you can actively do with the positive tweets coming at you. For instance, we tested the element of social proof on conversions here at HubSpot, attaching three tweets that gave positive reviews on an ebook we were promoting at the time. Guess what happened? The CTA with the three tweets converted better than the CTA with no tweets. If you start to "Favorite" tweets that could serve as positive reviews in the future, it'll be easier to find them when you want to use them in your marketing.

Benefits of Twitter:

  • There are over 300 million daily active users on Twitter.
  • Twitter lets you communicate both publicly and privately with users. This means you can respond to customers on your feed, but also move the conversation to direct messaging if needed.
  • Feedback on Twitter is very immediate. When customers want to voice an opinion about your business, they can do it almost instantly on Twitter.
  • Twitter reviews are qualitative. You don't have to worry about an overall rating or satisfaction score when customers leave reviews.

29. Foursquare

Yes, people still use Foursquare. In fact, a ton of people are still using it: racking up 55 million monthly active users (MAUs) to be exact.

Not only can you check-in to different locations and businesses using the app, you can also leave reviews on Foursquare — making it another interesting platform where your brand or business could be discovered by potential customers looking for suggestions — and five-star reviews.

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If your business depends on walk-in foot traffic — restaurants, coffee shops, shopping boutiques, etc. — make sure your Foursquare business profile is filled out and updated so people can find you when they go to check-in — and then ask your visitors to review you there.

Benefits of Foursquare:

  • There are over 55 million monthly active users on Foursquare.
  • Over two million businesses are using Foursquare to connect with customers.
  • Foursquare provides marketing tools for your business. You can give special promotions and discounts to existing customers as well as provide tips for new users who are visiting your business for the first time.

30. Superpages

Superpages lets you search for businesses based on their distance from you, overall rating, industry subcategory, online videos, and even promotional coupons.

Once you find a company that you like, this site shows you where the business is on the map as well as a review summary outlining all of the reviews left for the organization. Visitors can quickly assess what other users are saying about the business and use the coupon links to get the same deals as other customers.

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Benefits of Superpages:

  • Customers primarily use the map/location features to search for businesses. This is ideal for small- to medium-sized businesses that many only be located in a few areas.
  • Each company profile has a "view services" tab that explains exactly what the organization has to offer.
  • Superpages provides a service that evaluates your brand's online reputation for free.
  • Superpages is centered around local participation. So, you can trust that reviews left for your business are coming from customers in your area.

31. Top Ten Reviews

It’s hard to resist a good top 10 list. Top Ten Reviews satisfies this craving by giving visitors a list of 10, detailed reviews for every post on the site. These posts have a wide topic range as well, touching on everything from mattresses to landscaping to laptops.

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There's also a "trending" bar that shows you categories that are currently popular on the site. As a business owner, this can give you an idea of what consumers are buying more of at that particular moment.

Benefits of Top Ten Reviews:

  • Top Ten Reviews has reviews for products ranging everywhere from gas-powered lawnmowers to eyeglasses.
  • Each review has an "our verdict" section that summarizes the pros and cons of each product as well as whether or not the website would recommend it.
  • For each product, Top Ten Reviews provides the latest deals available and links users to where they can find them.
  • Top Ten Reviews are very detailed. They have sections outlining the product's features, its specs, overall performance, user testimonials, and more.

32. Your Own Website

Finally, the one place where you have total and utter control: your website. It's an excellent place to publicize reviews you receive (perhaps embed some of those tweets you favorited?).

You could carve out a section of your website dedicated just to reviews and testimonials , and even include a form so happy customers can submit their unsolicited reviews.

But if you're actively campaigning for positive online reviews and you encounter happy customers who want to leave you a positive review but don't have accounts on sites like Yelp, Angie's List, or Google, it's handy to have a place on your website to publish their kind words. Consider adding testimonials to landing pages and product pages, too.

Benefits of your own website:

  • You have complete control over the format and rating system for your reviews.
  • You can dictate which reviews you want to publish on your website.
  • Having reviews on your website is timely. People browsing your site can read your positive reviews as they're shopping for your products.

Which customer review site is best?

The easy answer is all of them. The right answer is a little more subjective.

The best customer review site for your business will be whichever one(s) your customers are using most. The more reviews you obtain, the more you'll learn about your business and how customers feel about you.

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Kids' Book Review

3. The Book Muse

The Book Muse

4. AustCrimeFiction | Australia & New Zealand Crime Fiction Reviews since 2006

AustCrimeFiction | Australia & New Zealand Crime Fiction Reviews since 2006

5. Whispering Gums

Whispering Gums

6. Happy Indulgence

Happy Indulgence

7. Sydney Review of Books | A review site focussing on Australian writers & writing

Sydney Review of Books | A review site focussing on Australian writers & writing

8. Crokes Blog

Crokes Blog

9. book'd out

book'd out

10. Newtown Review of Books | Sydney's original online review of books

Newtown Review of Books | Sydney's original online review of books

11. ALPHA reader | my solo book club

ALPHA reader | my solo book club

12. ANZ LitLovers Lit

ANZ LitLovers Lit

13. Talking Books Blog

Talking Books Blog

14. Kathryn's Inbox

Kathryn's Inbox

15. Just Kids Lit Blog

Just Kids Lit Blog

16. Readability Australia

Readability Australia

17. The Burgeoning Bookshelf

The Burgeoning Bookshelf

18. Juanita Kees Blog

Juanita Kees Blog

19. The Chrysalis BREW Project

The Chrysalis BREW Project

20. The Never Ending Bookshelf | Where dreams are just a bookshelf away

The Never Ending Bookshelf | Where dreams are just a bookshelf away

21. Dusk Angel Reads

Dusk Angel Reads

22. Upside-Down Books

Upside-Down Books

23. Lost in a Good Book

Lost in a Good Book

24. BookishBron

BookishBron

25. The Mostly Books Blog

The Mostly Books Blog

26. Tinted Edges

Tinted Edges

27. Dina Davis Author Blog

Dina Davis Author Blog

28. A Book Escape

A Book Escape

29. The Boomerang Books Blog

The Boomerang Books Blog

30. Aussie Reviews | Reviews of great Australian books

Aussie Reviews | Reviews of great Australian books

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Booktopia

32. Aus Rom Today

Aus Rom Today

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Thoughts By J | Ramblings of an Aussie book lover

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Look who’s talking: Everything you need to know about employer review sites

Look who’s talking: Everything you need to know about employer review sites

Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yelp – SMEs should know by now they are being reviewed across a multitude of different websites every day.

But while SMEs have long been warned not to stick their heads in the sand when it comes to managing what customers say about them online – they may not have considered the full influence employees have on brand reputation.

Employer branding is a relatively new concept in Australia , but smart businesses are fast catching on to the idea of marketing their workplace culture. The idea is companies can reduce the time it takes to find the right employee, and they’ll look good to everyone else while doing it.

In recent years, there has been a rise in websites that help make this branding easy – by encouraging employees, past and present, to ‘review’ their workplace culture.

One of the most popular employer review sites in Australia, JobAdvisor, has more than 14,000 company profiles.

JobAdvisor also has numerous reviews for companies yet to make an official profile, so while some brands are being proactive about their employer branding, many SMEs may not even know what’s being said about them by their employees.

Unlike professional networking sites such as LinkedIn, these employer reviews are anonymous and include both the pros and the cons about working for a company.

So, who’s talking about you, what’s being said and why is it important to listen? SmartCompany has taken a look at employer review sites and pulled together everything you need to know.

The sites doing the talking

JobAdvisor is the largest player in the Australian market. Chief executive Justin Babet, who comes from a recruitment background, registered the domain name in 2007 on the hunch a site reviewing employers had huge potential to change the HR game.

“We thought, what lessons can we learn from traditional marketing about repositioning the brand in the market?” Babet told SmartCompany . “I started to look at other industries and saw review sites were really started to take off.”

JobAdvisor launched in March 2012 and now has profiles of companies including Commonwealth Bank, Adobe and Deloitte.

GlassDoor , which was founded in California, also in 2007, is the biggest employer review site in the US and is currently looking to expand its Australian presence. Its international database consists of 6 million company reviews, chief executive approval ratings and salary reports.

Some of the smaller sites to keep on your radar include Review My Employer , which is currently under construction, Work Place Fit and Right Place to Work .

The conversation

The good news is the majority of those writing employer reviews are happy campers.

“Our average review is 71% satisfaction, so most people are happy,” says Babet. “In fact, for current employees, the average is 75%.”

With JobAdvisor, current employee reviews are weighted higher than ex-employee reviews.

“It’s about relevancy,” says Babet. “If you worked there a year ago, your opinion is not as important as someone who still works there.”

While Babet admits there will always be ex-employees with an axe to grind, he says the site is more about portraying an “overall image”.

“Let’s use the TripAdvisor analogy; even the best hotels in the world have bad reviews,” he says.

“The best books have negative reviews, you’re always going to have one or two people with something bad to say, but that’s not what’s important. It’s about the overall sentiment.”

Digital marketing expert Michelle Gamble agrees, saying those reading reviews, which she says will include both potential employees and customers, will look at the big picture.

“There’s always one or two bad reviews, but people take that with a grain of salt,” Gamble told SmartCompany . “They make a decision based on the overall picture.”

Why you should listen

Gamble says businesses are increasingly marketing from the inside out.

“To be competitive you have to get best people and to get the best people, you need to sell the company culture,” she says.

Babet agrees there is an intersection between a company’s employer reputation and its wider marketing message.

“Everybody wants to buy a product or a service from a company that has happy employees,” he says.

Experience gift retailer RedBalloon is one company thinking about employer branding. The company currently has an employer rating of 4.9 out of 5 on JobAdvisor and over 2000 page views.

Megan Bromley, head of employee experience Red Balloon, told SmartCompany the site helps create an objective snapshot of Red Balloon’s workplace culture.

“It’s an independent platform to give employees a voice,” says Bromley.

“It creates a balance and I want it to be real … We’re not trying to say we’re the best employer in the world; we can’t be everyone’s cup of tea.”

Babet says it’s precisely this warts and all image that creates a “social proof” for your brand.

“You can say what an amazing company you are to work for, but who will believe it?” he says.

“It becomes more powerful when other people say it.”

Managing your message

Babet says most of the companies now registered with the JobAdvisor are small businesses. He finds they are decidedly more confident than larger companies about portraying a transparent workplace culture online.

“A culture of transparency is a really positive thing,” he says. “We collect reviews about a company whether they have a profile or not, so it’s a fair and open platform. You can ignore it, but a better way is to embrace it and be a part of what’s being said.”

Gamble says the best practice for using employer review sites is not to defend or ignore anything said about your workplace brand online.

“Sometimes people have a bad experience because of a bad fit,” she says. “The best way to combat that is to let other employees know about the site and invite them to write their own review. Dilute the bad reviews with good.”

“People freak out because they think they have no control, but that’s not true,” says Gamble. “You just have to work harder than you’ve ever had to.”

Bromley says if she had a situation where an ex-employee had written a bad review of RedBalloon, her actions would depend on the individual circumstance.

“Most of the time we hire the right people, so if someone wrote a negative comments… I would acknowledge that was their experience and that is okay,” she says.

‘Culture match’ recruiting

The primary objective of these sites is to act as a recruitment service for employers, and that’s why you’ll expect to pay more if you sign up for premium packages that stand you out from your competition.

“We call it a culture matching platform, which is a fancy way of saying we match candidates to companies based on good culture fit,” says Babet.

“The key thing for small businesses is that most companies only market themselves as an employer when actively hiring and the rest of the time they’re invisible,” says Babet.

He says the idea is to shift the recruiting strategy from a ‘reactive’ one, to a more active and constant search for potential candidates.

“Would you prefer someone to work for you because they tick a certain number of boxes on paper or because they’ve seen your business and are really excited and your brand?”

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Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) can make or break a small business. Word-of-mouth recommendations and local leaflet dropping might be useful up to a point, but you risk missing out on a lot of custom if your company website doesn’t rank on Google.

And with just 1% of Google users bothering to look at the second page of search results, according to SEO trainer Backlinko, appearing as close to the top of page one as possible is also key.

Many major website builders offer SEO tools to help their Australian users’ sites rank well in search engine results pages.

But, which of them fare the best? We’ve taken a look at the top contenders to see how their offerings compare. All prices are in Australian dollars unless otherwise stated.

Note: The below list represents a selection of our top category picks, as chosen by Forbes Advisor Australia’s editors and journalists. The information provided is purely factual and is not intended to imply any recommendation, opinion, or advice about a financial product. Not every product or provider in the marketplace has been reviewed, and the list below is not intended to be exhaustive nor replace your own research or independent financial advice. For more information on how Forbes Advisor ranks and reviews products, including how we identified our top category picks, read the methodology selection below.

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Built-in e-commerce.

While the starting price for Wix is $15 a month, you will need to pay for one of its higher tiers (Core at $30 a month, Business at $44 a month or Business Elite at $179 a month) to access its broad suite of SEO tools.

These include an SEO checklist, editable meta titles and descriptions, customisable permalinks, image optimisation, responsive design, 301 redirects, SSL certification, page-level SEO settings.

Users will also benefit from canonical tags, sitemaps, editable robots.txt file, integration for SEMrush, Google Search Console and access to Google Analytics plus structured data.

For more about what these SEO features do, refer to our SEO glossary of terms, below.

  • Broad selection of SEO tools
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  • Cheapest package doesn’t include SEO tools
  • Might be too advanced for novices

IONOS By 1&1

$1.50 AUD per month for the first six months, then $27 AUD

IONOS 1&1’s rankingCoach tool offers step-by-step optimisation for each page.

The tool allows you to track and monitor search engine results performance, and suggests keywords to target based on the content of your site. Users can even generate meta titles and descriptions automatically using artificial intelligence (AI).

Meta titles and descriptions are fully editable, images can be optimised, and the My Website feature identifies areas where your site’s load times can be improved. It’s also possible to implement 301 redirects.

E-commerce functions come as an add-on.

  • Very competitively priced
  • Strong level of customisation
  • Advanced features only available on more expensive plans

Squarespace

$16 AUD per month

Squarespace’s ‘advanced’ SEO tools include an SEO checklist for best practice guidance, Google Search Console integration, and automatically generated but customisable titles and descriptions.

Other features include automatic sitemap generation, automatic schema markup for events and products, SSL certification, responsive design and Accelerated Mobile Pages (AMP), while 301 redirects can be implemented.

  • Strong customisation
  • Responsive design
  • Relatively expensive

GoDaddy

$13.95 AUD per month

Built-in ecommerce

Most GoDaddy users get its SEO Wizard which will attempt to optimise your website based on your answers to a series of questions.

GoDaddy’s basic, $13.95 per month plan does not, however, include the integrated search engine optimisation tools.

There’s little in the way of optimisation outside of the wizard, which only offers the ability to make surface level changes. For example, you can’t easily do things like edit the page title or meta description of a blog page.

GoDaddy offers a premium, bespoke SEO service which, for a fee, will provide expert support to help your website improve in search results.

Visit GoDaddy’s Australian pricing page for more information.

  • Competitively priced
  • SEO Wizard is basic
  • SEO tools unavailable on cheapest plan

Weebly

$7 AUD per month

Weebly says sites created on its website builder are automatically designed with SEO in mind, complete with sitemaps, responsive design for mobile, editable meta data, image optimisation and more.

Its free domains mean your site’s URL will start with a less-SEO friendly “weebly” prefix, meaning people will find your site at weebly.sitename.com. If you want a fully custom URL, which can help you in SEO, you’ll have to pay for your site.

Weebly also allows you to add schema, which means you’re able to add custom header and footer tags, and other structured data, to boost your standing in Google. Users can integrate free and premium third-party tools to help with SEO via the Weebly app centre.

On the downside, Weebly’s text editor doesn’t go beyond H2 headings, so you can’t make subordinate H3-H6 headings to break up a page.

  • Editable meta data
  • Limited text formatting

We took the top entries already listed in our best website builders for 2024 and considered the tools and features they offer to help users specifically with search engine optimisation.

These include:

  • the ability to directly edit meta titles and descriptions
  • URL/permalink settings
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  • whether or not the user can implement 301 redirects and canonical URLs
  • the ability to add alt text to images
  • Sitemaps and Robots.txt settings
  • Integrations with third-party services

We then selected the best five and awarded them each a Forbes Advisor star rating.

Platforms that provided the most tools, and that went beyond ‘surface-level’ optimisation ranked higher than those that didn’t.

Website builders allow people without any coding or design skills to create websites quickly, often with interfaces that allow them to simply type the information they want on the site into text fields, and to drag and drop other elements into pages.

This lowers the barrier to entry for smaller businesses who may not have the budget to pay a professional to build a website.

Modern website builders go beyond content and aesthetics to also cover things like search engine optimisation (SEO), ensuring that a site has the best possible chance of reaching its intended audience.

In essence, SEO is a marketing discipline that involves setting up websites so that they appear as often and as prominently as possible in search engine results pages.

The idea is to appear before as many potential customers as possible by making sure a website’s content is relevant, timely and technically arranged in such a way as to tell search engines it is the best fit for their users’ searches.

For example, a website for a business selling mountain bikes might want to create content around popular mountain bike brands in order to capture the attention of buyers still researching their options.

As well as creating content, they’ll make sure that pages of their website include relevant keywords in their headings, text, and so forth. This is called ‘on-page’ or ‘on-site’ SEO.

There’s also off-site SEO, which involves having other, relevant websites linking back to your website – effectively telling search engines that yours is an authority on whatever topic it concerns.

Finally there’s technical SEO, which involves the ‘behind-the-scenes’ optimisation of things that users don’t typically see, but which help with the way search engines index websites and their content in results pages.

Websites need good on-site, off-site and technical SEO to maximise their potential for attracting web users.

Having a website with good SEO is like having a physical bricks and mortar shop or attraction somewhere with heavy footfall, in the sense that a greater number of people are likely to come across you, and hopefully become customers.

What makes SEO so important is that, when carried out effectively, it can be a cheap or even free way of marketing your business to customers online.

Unlike paid advertising, whether on or offline, organic search results are a means to get your business in front of hundreds, thousands – or even millions – of potential customers without having to pay for it.

SEO tools platform Ahrefs says 68% of all online activity starts with a search engine, and more than 53% of all website traffic comes from search engines. But SEO only really benefits those who do it well enough to take prime position in search engine results pages.

Less than 1% (0.63%) of search engine users make it to the second page of results, which makes appearing on the first page of results vital. The result in the top spot, below the last paid result, gets more than a quarter (27.6%) of user clicks.

Here are the definitions of some key SEO terms you’re likely to encounter:

Meta title: The main title of a page as defined by its underlying HTML code. Search engines such as Google use these as written in their results pages. The meta title of this page for example, is: ‘Best Website Builders For SEO’.

Meta description: A brief synopsis of a webpage designed to explain to a user, within search engine results pages, what it contains. Meta descriptions can be used to demonstrate to a user that your site is what they are looking for. The meta description for this page for example, is: ‘Find the best website builder to help your business appear in Google searches and attract more customers’.

Permalink: A static, unchanging URL for a page that can tell search engines more about what it contains. Some website builders allow you to customise your permalinks to target them for certain keywords.

Responsive design: A responsive website will be as easily readable on a laptop as it will on a mobile device, adapting itself dynamically to fit its space and give the user the best experience.

301 redirect: A digital signpost that tells a search engine to automatically forward a user from the page they chose to visit to another page. Websites use 301 redirects when an old or defunct page is replaced with a new one and wants search engines to send users to the newer version.

SSL certificate: A third-party verified, digital certification that authenticates a website’s identity for search engines’ purposes.

Canonical tag: A small piece of HTML code that tells a search engine which page to index from a set of duplicated pages. For example, your website might have two versions of a page for two different geographies. Putting a canonical tag on one of the duplicates prevents search engines from having duplicate listings in their results pages.

Sitemap: A file listing all the pages on your website and how they relate to each other. Search engines use these files to more efficiently index websites.

Robots.txt: A file that helps to control web requests from web robots (‘bots’) to your website. For example, a robots.txt file can be used to determine which parts of your site a bot can ‘crawl’ and which it cannot. You might, for instance, want to prevent Googlebot from crawling your login page.

Scheme/structured data: Structured data is a standardised format for web content that search engines can use for categorisation. For example, if you were to search for ‘events in London’, you’ll see a list of upcoming events that Google has pulled from websites using structured data to tell it that they are events.

HTML: A basic computer language used to build web pages.

URL: A Uniform Resource Locator (URL) is basically a web page’s address on the internet, readable by humans.

Are all website builders the same?

When it comes to SEO, not all website builders are created equal. Some allow for much greater control over factors that can have a big impact on your website’s performance in search engine results. For example, some website builders don’t allow you to customise page URLs – an important way of telling a search engine what a page or site is about.

Which website builder is best for SEO in Australia?

All of the platforms in our list offer great SEO tools to make optimising your website easy. Of those in our list, we found that Wix offered the best range of tools.

Do I need an SEO professional?

It depends on your needs and your budget. For example, research from SEO tools platform Ahrefs found that, of those businesses that pay for an SEO professional, costs range from between $800 AUD and $2500 AUD per month.

If you have a business in a very competitive space and can afford this fee, you may benefit from their expertise. If, on the other hand, your business is smaller, independent or in a less competitive market, the SEO tools offered by many top website builders these days may suffice.

Do I need to learn SEO?

Not necessarily. Many website designers have built-in SEO tools that will walk you through the process of optimising your site, which means you don’t need any detailed knowledge of how SEO works in order to get your website performing well in search engines’ results pages.

Staff writer Mark Hooson has been a journalist within the personal finance, consumer affairs and fraud sectors for more than 10 years. He is also Forbes Advisor UK’s resident tech expert. Mark says he thrives on making ‘complicated and dry topics easier to digest’.

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A great way to monitor (and display) your employer brand is through reviews from candidates and employees. To help you bolster your reputation, review our list of top employer review sites.

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What’s it like to work at this company from an employee’s perspective?

The answer to this simple question can make or break a candidate’s decision to work at your company, as 82% of candidates now consider employer brand and reputation before applying to a job — a 7% increase in the past five years.

This is why making an exerted effort to build and maintain a positive employer review reputation is more essential than ever to attract top talent to your workplace, especially in today’s competitive labor market. 

The good news is that today’s employers are spoiled with options for employer review sites, which cater to every demographic, location, industry, geography and virtually every other characteristic you can think of. 

While you don’t have to stress about up-keeping every single one, the more you familiarize yourself with possible options, and the more you can experiment and hone in the ones most relevant to your target talent audience, the more effective your reputation strategy will be. 

With that said, here are 19 employer review sites to worth checking out!

19 employer review sites to put on your radar

Blind : Not officially a review site per se, but still worth paying attention to conversations on this mobile app. Blind provides anonymous users from the U.S. and South Korea with a platform to talk about their experiences working for different employers and industries. Once enough users sign up from a company, a channel opens up in the app where you can anonymously discuss your workplace with co-workers – which could offer some strong insight into how your employer brand is perceived internally.

Career Bliss : A site with millions of employee reviews that focus on areas like job satisfaction, employee happiness and salary to provide a “Bliss score.” They’re also a job board with 3.5 million listings. Career Bliss describes their top demographic as “influential experienced professionals,” between the ages of 35 to 54, making upwards of $100,000 per year. Career Bliss is composed completely of user-generated content – so you can buy ads here, but you can’t claim or make updates to a company profile.

Comparably : Founded in 2015, Comparably presents an ultra-detailed breakdown of culture and compensation info gathered from employee reviews. The site, which raised $7.5 million in venture capital in 2017, offers a slick user experience and more employer stats than any other review site we’ve seen. Comparably also sets themselves apart by letting employers get in touch directly with candidates who express interest through the platform.

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Fairygodboss : A review site that spotlights women’s perspectives on their employers. They’re growing quickly – Fairygodboss reached 1 million unique visitors in January 2018. In addition to reviews, the site provides career information and advice, discussion boards and job listings. Employers can sponsor discussion topics and purchase a branded profile.

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Glassdoor : The most popular review site in the U.S., Glassdoor has 114 million+ employer reviews and more than 62 million monthly site visitors. Glassdoor offers employer branding and sponsored job services to get your company in front of talent. 

Indeed : Often considered first as the world’s largest job board, Indeed attracts more than 250 million monthly site visitors. Likely in response to Google for Jobs, Indeed has improved some of their secondary offerings and now offers an attractive “Company Reviews” section on their site. Company reviews are linked to profiles, so anyone looking at one of your company’s jobs can see what employees have to say about their experience.

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InHerSight : Like Fairygodboss, this employer review site is intended for women to leave reviews about their employment experiences. While this platform is very new (they have less than 10 employees at present), it has a lot of potential for growth because of a smooth user experience and great features for candidates. Users create profiles and select the things that matter most to them in an employment experience. Recommended jobs are then matched and delivered directly to candidates.

Ivy Exec: If you’re trying to attract c-suite talent, Ivy Exec is a great employer review site to consider. It offers company profile pages, recent and authentic employee reviews and ratings and in-depth looks at areas that executive candidates care about most.

Job Advisor : An Australian employer review site that launched in 2012. Employers can create visually appealing pages to show off their brand in the Australian market.

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Jobcase : A social media platform dedicated to empowering the American workforce. The site offers discussion boards, company reviews, user profiles, coworker ‘praises’ and jobs. The reviews section of their site is pretty inactive so far; however, they claim to have a membership of 70 million+ American users because their technology has powered hundreds of job sites since 2009. Jobcase also received $7 million in venture capital funding in 2017, so they’re worth keeping an eye on!

Rank My Internship : A Canadian anonymous review site for students and recent grads to rate their experiences interning for companies in Canada. Rank My Internship is also integrated with a popular intern and co-op job board in Canada, jobpostings.ca .

Ratemyemployer: Ratemyemployer caters to Canadian employees and employers. Employees can leave in-depth reviews ranging from 1-5 stars on a number of hot-button areas including “Stress”, “Business model, vision and strategy” and “Feedback”. 

SEEK : Founded in 1997, SEEK is the top job board in Australia and is also popular in many other APAC locations. The site receives more than 450 million visitors each month and now offers a “Company Reviews” section on their site.

The Job Crowd : An anonymous employer review and early career advice site for new graduates in the UK. The site markets itself as the “TripAdvisor for jobs” and receives millions of visitors per year.

Vault : Vault is a career resource site that encourages employer reviews, internship reviews as well as reviews about academic institutions. They also offer career advice for various professions and industries with the aim of helping professionals and students at each stage of their career journey. Vault has 2.5 million subscribers and offers a range of content marketing campaigns so employers can reach students and professionals with targeted messaging.

Xing : Is a professional social media site that’s particularly popular in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Comparable to LinkedIn, the site pulls in Kununu reviews and displays them front and center on company pages. A fun fact is that Xing has also owned Kununu, Europe’s #1 employer review site, since 2013.

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Lesser known (but equally important) employer review sites 

There are also a number of sites that, while not specifically created for employer reviews, are being used as sources of employer information by employees. With this in mind, it can be worth monitoring and responding to employees on:

Reddit: There is a subreddit for almost every topic imaginable on Reddit. Even if your company doesn’t have a dedicated subreddit, you may find that it comes up in relevant industry or job-related subreddits, where you can join the conversation and do your part to contribute to the narrative about your employer brand. 

Quora: If you search your company name on these platforms, you may find that employees and candidates are asking questions about you. Or, you may find that you’re being mentioned in answers to questions. Either way, Quora is another platform worth mentioning. 

Social media: Combing through comments on your content, or mentions in other places around social media, you’ll likely find comments, questions, concerns and straight out reviews by employees and candidates. You can keep track of these mentions manually, or with the help of a social listening tool like Hootsuite .

Pro Tips for Managing Your Employer Reputation

Now that you know where to look, let’s take a look at some pro tips you can use to help you manage your employer reputation effectively:

  • Set a regular checking cadence : Check back weekly or monthly to see what new mentions and reviews are popping up to make sure nothing falls through the cracks.
  • Set up in-platform notifications: To really make sure you’re staying part of the conversation, and be able to promptly respond, you can set up in-platform notifications. Many platforms support this by themselves, such as LinkedIn, but you can also use 3rd-party tools like Hootsuite. 
  • Monitor your top employer review sites: What employer review site is producing the most traffic to your careers site? You can look to Google Analytics to find this answer and hone in on the sites your candidates are frequenting the most. You can also keep track of the number of reviews across platforms to figure this out as well. 
  • Respond to negative reviews as much as positive ones: It might be tempting to ignore negative reviews but this does more harm than good. Candidates appreciate when you acknowledge challenge areas at your company, and responding to criticism, especially in a way that explains how you plan to fix it, is helpful for yoru employer brand. 
  • Repurpose positive reviews and workplace awards as employer brand content: Did an employee leave an especially glowing review on Glassdoor? Repurpose it into a quote and share it across your socials and in your talent network! Similarly, if you win an award like “Best Workplace for Women”, make sure to place the award on your careers site, post it on social and share it across as many other places as possible.
  • Use company updates on Glassdoor: Take advantage of Glassdoor’s blogging functionality to post about updates in your company that you think your candidates would care about. This could be an achievement by one of your employee resource groups, a DEI initiative you plan to pursue or a profile piece about one of your employees. All of this can work with regular reviews left on your profile to strengthen your employer brand.
  • Ask for feedback: Whether to existing employees or candidates currently interviewing with you, try asking them to leave a review with their honest feedback. For example, you can create a trackable link with a tool like Rally Inside leading to your Glassdoor profile, include it in your talent newsletter and ask people to leave a review. This way, you can take a more proactive approach to generate reviews rather than waiting around and hoping for the best. You can start tracking on a regular basis how many people you’re asking for feedback and correlate this with the number of reviews you’re actually receiving. Once a site gets enough traffic and attention from your target audience, it’s a good time to develop a strategy for how to respond and engage with reviews to manage your employer reputation on the platform.

Using the employer review sites above, and the pro tips outlined here, you can get started building or strengthening an employer reputation campaign today!

For more ways to strengthen your employer brand and attract today’s and tomorrow’s talent, check out our Ideabook, 8 Ways to Prepare for Tomorrow’s Talent !

About the Author

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Sam Elsley is the Content Marketing Specialist at Rally Recruitment Marketing and a regular contributor to the Rally blog.

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43 Best Paid Survey Sites for Australia (2024 Update)

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Online paid surveys can be a great way to make some extra money for free if you join the right sites.

There are many survey websites in Australia, but not all of them are worth your time. 

I have, therefore, made a list of the best paid survey sites for Australia in 2024 , so it will be easy for you to find the sites worth joining if you live here.

I have tested all of them personally and have also been paid by all of them, so I know they are legit and actually pay.

If you do not live in Australia, you can instead check out my list of the best survey sites in other countries .

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How are the opportunities for paid surveys in Australia?

Some countries just have more opportunities for doing paid surveys than others as there is more market research going on there, and therefore, more companies are willing to pay for information they can get through surveys. In general, the best opportunities for paid surveys are for English-speaking countries.

So, if you live in Australia and want to do surveys for money, you are lucky.

Australia is one of the top countries when it comes to the number of surveys you can do and the number of legit survey websites you can join.

Even though you live in a country where you are able to do many paid surveys, it does, however, not mean you will get rich from it. This is important to remember not to get disappointed.

You can make some great extra money with the number of opportunities you will find in Australia, but it will still not make you rich or a full-time income.

But if you are interested in making some extra money but without the expectation of making a living from it, paid surveys is one of the best and easiest ways and something you can do without any training or investment, and it will with guarantee give you a profit from day one.

That you have many sites you can join does, however, not mean that they are all worth joining. Some are a waste of time, and there are also scams that can end up costing you money instead of making you money.

That is why I have made the list of the best sites below that are all worth joining.

How to earn the most?

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To get the most out of paid surveys in Australia, it is important to know that many of the sites also offer other ways of earning than just paid surveys.

These sites are called GPT (Get-Paid-To) sites, as they offer you many ways to earn.

Using some of these other methods in combination with online surveys is a great way to boost your earnings and is something many people overlook.

You can, for example, often earn by playing games, testing websites, taking paid offers, watching videos, getting cashback when shopping online, and more.

Also, to get the most opportunities, I recommend joining several sites. The different sites have different opportunities, so the more you join, the more opportunities you will get.

For a start, it is great to join around 6-8 sites and then see which ones you like using the most. You can then continue to use all of them and join more, or stop using the ones you do not like so much and try others as well.

If you already know that you want to have as many opportunities as possible, you can also just join all the sites on the list. But if you have never done paid surveys before, it might be a little overwhelming for a start, and you might not be able to focus and get to know all the opportunities the different sites have.

Top 43 survey sites to join in Australia

The below is not a complete list of all the paying survey sites available in Australia. It is instead a list of only the best sites that will actually pay you and that are worth joining, and all of them are legit and free to join .

The list is regularly updated, so make sure to bookmark this page and come back and check for new opportunities once in a while.

#1 - Prime Opinion:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards, prepaid Visa Payout threshold: A$7 More information: Read full Prime Opinion review

Short summary: Prime Opinion is a great new survey site in Australia.

It is easy to use, you get access to a lot of paid surveys, it pays higher than most other survey sites, and once you request a payout, you get paid within 30 minutes.

Also, you get a joining bonus of up to 7.55 AUD right after joining. Overall, definitely a survey site worth checking out.

#2 - Toluna Australia:

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Payout methods:  PayPal, gift cards, products Payout threshold:  $10 More information:   Read full Toluna review

Short summary: Toluna Influencers is a big and popular survey site. It has a specific survey site for AU, and it only offers Aussie paid surveys, so you know they will be relevant, and a good way to have your opinion heard and get paid at the same time.

If you want to take paid surveys for money in Australia on your phone, Toluna is also one of your best options as it has a user-friendly app, and it usually has a good amount of surveys. They pay pretty well in relation to the time spent compared to other survey sites.

It has great payout options, as you can get paid through PayPal or choose from a big number of gift cards – an Australian survey site that is definitely worth joining.

#3 - SwagBucks:

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Payout methods: PayPal, big selection of gift cards Payout threshold: $3 More information: Read full Swagbucks review

Short summary: SwagBucks is one of the biggest and one of the most popular paid survey sites and online reward portals. It has over 20 million users. If you are looking to take surveys for cash in Australia, then you will find plenty of opportunities here.

In addition to offering a good amount of paid surveys, Swagbucks also gives very good opportunities to get cashback when shopping online, you can earn by watching videos, by surfing the internet, it regularly offers free contests where you have the chance to win some great prizes, and more.

You also get a $5 joining bonus, if you join through an invitation link (like the one below) once you have earned your first $25. Very few survey sites have a joining bonus like this, and it is a great way to get started, and it has some great reward options. Overall, definitely a site you should join if you live in Australia.

#4 - Freecash:

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Payout methods: PayPal, cryptocurrency, AirTM, gift cards Payout threshold: $0.25 More information: Read full Freecash review

Short summary: Freecash is one of the newer GPT sites, but you can find quite a lot of different earning opportunities in Australia here.

You can find plenty of paid surveys, paid offers, claim free points daily, participate in contests, and more.

It is one of the fastest paying survey and GPT sites in Australia, as you can get your earnings out already when you have earned $0.25 if you want to get paid in cryptocurrency. For PayPal or gift cards, the threshold starts at $5, which is still very easy to reach. And if you join through the link below, you will get a free case that will give you a joining bonus of $0.05-$250 into your account right away after claiming it.

#5 - Survey Junkie Australia:

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Payout methods: PayPal Payout threshold: $5 More information: Read full Survey Junkie review

Short summary: Survey Junkie is only available in a few countries, but luckily for you, Australia is one of the countries is offers paid surveys.

In addition to paid surveys, you can at times be invited to focus group interviews, phone interviews, or product testing. These options pay very well and are worth participating in if you get them offered.

You can get paid through PayPal once you have earned $5.

#6 - Pawns:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Bitcoin, gift cards Payout threshold: $5 More information: Read full Pawns review

Short summary: If you are looking for a passive way to earn online in Australia, then Pawns can be a great option.

You can earn just by installing it and sharing your unused internet bandwidth. But you can also earn more actively by taking paid surveys, and considering it offers quite a lot of surveys that pay well, the surveys can really boost your earnings.

Once you have earned $5, you can take your earnings out as PayPal cash, Bitcoin, or gift cards. If you join through the link below, you will get a $1 joining bonus into your account right away.

#7 - PrizeRebel:

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Payout methods: PayPal, crypto, big selection of gift cards Payout threshold:  $5 More information: Read full PrizeRebel review

Short summary: PrizeRebel is one of my overall favorite survey sites. It has many great opportunities to earn money and does not only offer a good amount of paid surveys. You can also earn by completing different online offers like, for example, signing up for websites or downloading apps, you can earn by playing games, and daily challenges.

Furthermore, PrizeRebel often offers free contests and free promo codes, where you can get free points into your account, and there are different levels, so the more you earn, the more advantages and benefits you will get as a member. PrizeRebel is open to all countries, but it has most opportunities for English-speaking countries and is a great site for Australians to join.

PrizeRebel has a low payout threshold, as you can get paid already when you have made $5, and it offers great ways to get paid. You can get paid through PayPal, crypto, or you can get gift cards to, for example, Amazon, e-bay, Starbucks, etc.

#8- Nielsen Computer & Mobile Panel:

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Payout methods: Vouchers, gift cards Payout threshold: Depends on the devices you are using More information: Read full Nielsen Panel review

Short summary: Nielsen Computer & Mobile Panel is not so much a survey site, but still, a site where you can earn by giving feedback. However, it is a very passive way of giving feedback and earning compared to the other sites on the list.

Nielsen has a panel for Australia for both mobile and computers, where they gather info about the use of the internet to use this to improve online services and products. All you have to do is to sign up, download the app, and then you will anonymously share some info about internet use, that is used for statistical purposes.

It does not offer huge rewards, but you can earn around $50 per year just by having the app installed, and you can install it on several devices and earn for each device, so a great and easy way to make some extra cash passively.

#9 - ySense:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Amazin gift cards, Payoneer, Skrill Payout threshold: $5 More information: Read full ySense review

Short summary: ySense used to be called ClixSense but changed its name but still offers more or less the same. It is a site that gives good opportunities in most of the world. And it also has good opportunities for Australia. There are mainly two ways to earn money on ySense. By doing paid surveys or by doing Figure Eight tasks. Not all countries have very many survey opportunities on ySense, but Australia has a pretty good amount. So this is then the best way to earn on here.

Be aware that you will often have to try several surveys to find one you qualify for. It is completely normal, and luckily you will usually know within a few seconds whether you qualify for a survey or not. So do not give up, if you click several surveys you do not qualify for (it happens on all survey sites). If you like doing Figure Eight tasks, ySense is one of these tasks, as it offers some great bonuses.

ySense offers several payout methods. You can get paid through PayPal, Payoneer, Skrill, or Amazon gift cards, which are all great options. The payout threshold starts at $5 but is $10 for PayPal.

#10 - PaidViewpoint:

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Payout methods: PayPal Payout threshold: $15 More information: Read full PaidViewpoint review

Short summary: PaidViewpoint is a unique survey site in what it offers. It only offers paid surveys as a way to earn. But the unique aspect is that you will never be offered a survey that you do not qualify for.

Furthermore, the surveys that are available are very short and easy to answer compared to what surveys sometimes can be. So mostly it is faster to do surveys on PaidViewpoint. You will however not have as many opportunities as on some other sites on this list.

PaidViewpoint is available all over the world, but it is only if you live in an English-speaking country that there will be enough opportunities to make it worth it. Australia is one of the countries that PaidViewpoint has good opportunities, so if you live there, it is a great site to sign up for this site.

Not as the only site, as it will not give you huge opportunities, but as an extra site, as it is so easy to use and has very easy and short surveys.

#11 - Surveoo:

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Payout methods: PayPal, bank transfer, gift cards Payout threshold: $20 More information: Read full Surveoo review

Short summary: If you want to take surveys in Australia and get paid directly into your bank account, then Surveoo is one of your best options.

You can also get paid in PayPal cash or gift cards. Even though the payout threshold is a bit high, it will not take too long to reach because it offers a lot of paid surveys.

It is easy to use, and you will get survey invitations via email or you can log in to the website to find the available surveys.

#12 - Triaba:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $7 More information: Read full Triaba review

Short summary: Triaba has a specific survey panel for Aussies. It is a nice extra survey site to join as it is very easy to use, even though it does not give the most amount of surveys.

Once you have signed up, you will just once in a while receive an email invitation for a survey. So the only time you have to log in to the site is when you want a payout.

You can get paid through PayPal or gift cards and the payout threshold is $7.

#13 - Opinion Edge:

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Payout methods: Gift cards Payout threshold: $5 More information: Read full Opinion Edge review

Short summary: Opinion Edge is a fairly new Australian survey panel and it has a good number of paid surveys.

What makes it unique is that you get up to $0.10 for the surveys you end up not qualifying for. Overall, it is user-friendly and it also has a great pp you can use to take surveys on the go.

When you join, you need to earn $15 to withdraw, but as you continue being active, you will get a higher membership level and the threshold will be lowered to only $5.

#14 - OpinionPioneer:

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Payout methods: PayPal Payout threshold: $10 More information: Read full OpinionPioneer review

Short summary: OpinionPioneer is a very user-friendly survey site and it offers quite a lot of paid surveys for Australia.

In addition to this, it pays quite well for the surveys you take, you get a bonus even when you do not qualify for surveys, and it pays a quite high bonus if you invite others to join.

It is a newer survey site, but definitely one worth checking out. Once you have earned $10, you can take your earnings out in cash via PayPal and more payout options will soon be made available.

#15 - Surveyeah:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Amazon gift cards Payout threshold: 10 AUD More information: Read full Surveyeah review

Short summary: Surveyeah is honestly not the site with the most surveys available in Australia. But it is still on this list of the top survey sites in Australia because it is so easy to use.

You just simply join and wait for the occasional survey invitation. So, it is not a site you have to spend much extra time on, and that is why it can still be great to join.

You can choose between getting paid via PayPal when you have earned 34 Australian dollars or withdraw an Amazon gift card or Visa gift card when you have earned $10.

#16 - TGM Panel Australia:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: 16.83 AUD More information: Read full TGM Panel review

Short summary: TGM Panel is a global survey panel but it also has a site where you can take surveys for money in Australia.

It is easy to use and you qualify for the offered surveys quite often compared to many other sites. In addition to taking paid surveys, you can also earn by inviting friends to join and they are working on introducing more earning methods also.

As soon as you have earned 16.83 AUD, you can get paid instantly through PayPal. If you want gCodes instead, the threshold is 17 AUD.

#17 - Surveytime:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $1 More information:   Read full Surveytime review

Short summary: Surveytime is a bit different than many of the other survey sites on this list. And if you are looking to take surveys for fast cash in Australia, this is a great option. What makes it different is its extreme simplicity that in the beginning can be almost confusing.

Once you sign up, you just need to fill out a survey profiler, and then you will get access to a list of available surveys. They all have the same reward – you will get $1 for each survey. Some of them are very short and others a bit longer.

When you have completed a survey, you choose your reward and get paid immediately. So you do not gather money – you instead get your reward right away every time.

#18 - Superpay.me:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Instant PayPal, Skrill, Bitcoin Payout threshold:  $1 More information: Read full Superpay.me review

Short summary: Superpay.me is available worldwide, but has the most opportunities for English-speaking countries, so in Australia, it gives a good amount of options. In addition to earning on surveys, you can also earn by clicking ads, watching videos, taking offers, participate in their free contests, and more.

It has many daily opportunities to earn. At first, it can, however, be a bit confusing to use, but if you take the time to get to know the options there, it gives good earning opportunities.

Superpay.me has the added benefit that you can get paid very quickly through PayPal, as you can request a payout already when you have earned $1, and the payout usually happens within hours after you request it.

#19 - Timebucks:

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Payout methods: Crypto, Skrill, AirTM, Payeer, Bank Transfer (via Wise), Neteller Payout threshold: $5 More information:  Read full Timebucks review

Short summary: Timebucks is a GPT site that gives you a lot of different ways to earn some extra cash online in Australia.

In addition to offering plenty of paid surveys, you can also earn by doing social media tasks, watching videos, participating in free contests, and a lot more. In fact, you can always find a way to earn here.

Once you have earned $5, you can get your earnings out via bank transfer (through Wise), crypto, Skrill, AirTM, Payeer, or Neteller.

#20 - Ember Fund:

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Payout methods: Bitcoin Payout threshold: $5 More information:   Read full Ember Fund review

Short summary: If you are looking for a passive way to earn Bitcoin in Australia, then Ember Fund can be a great option.

You just need to click a button once per day, and then you will mine Bitcoin in the background. You can also earn by taking paid surveys, playing games, participating in tournaments, predicting the outcome of current events, and more.

Once you have earned $5 worth of Bitcoin, you can transfer it to any BTC wallet, or you can invest it or hold it inside the Ember app. If you join through the invitation link below, you will get a boost to your mining rate, which will help you earn faster.

#21 - Earnably:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $1 More information:  Read full Earnably review

Short summary: Earnably is a GPT site with a lot of different ways to earn in Australia.

You can earn by taking paid surveys, watching videos, taking paid offers, and more.

The best thing about Earnably is the low payout threshold, as you only need to earn $1 to take your earnings out. You can get paid via PayPal or choose between a lot of different gift cards.

#22 - YouGov Australia:

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Payout methods:  PayPal, gift cards, charity donations Payout threshold: Depends on the reward More information: Read full YouGov review

Short summary: YouGov has a specific Australian survey site, and it is very easy to use. Once you sign up, you will receive an email, when there is a new survey available. The only way you can earn is by taking surveys, but YouGov has a good amount of surveys available, and they do not take long to do, and are mostly about interesting and relevant topics.

On YouGov’s website you can even see the results of the surveys they have conducted, which is a great extra feature. You can get paid through PayPal, gift cards, mobiles credits, or donate your earnings to charity.

#23 - Iri Shopper Panel:

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Payout methods: Gift cards, products, entries into prize draws Payout threshold: Depends on chosen reward More information: Read full Iri Shopper Panel review

Short summary: Iri Shopper is different from most of the other sites on the list as taking surveys is only a small part of the earning options there.

The main way to earn is by scanning your groceries with there mobile app and then you will answer surveys around your shopping habits as well. It is convenient as you can just do it with your mobile and can be fun but it, of course, takes a bit of effort.

For every week you have scanned, you will earn point that can be exchanged for great products or gift cards and you will also get entries into the monthly prize draw.

#23 - Honeygain:

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Payout methods: PayPal, JMPT Payout threshold: Depends on payout method More information:  Read full Honeygain review

Short summary: Honeygain is quite different than the other sites on this list. But if you want to earn some extra cash completely passively from Australia, then this is one of your best options.

You will earn by sharing your unused internet bandwidth, so once you have installed it, you do not have to do anything else to earn.

You can get paid via PayPal or the crypto JMPT. The threshold for PayPal is $20. There is no threshold for JMPT. And if you join through the invitation link below, you will get a $5 joining bonus right away , which will give you a great start.

#25 - appKarma:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $3 More information:   Read full appKarma review

Short summary: If you like playing games on your phone, you will love appKarma.

The main way to earn on this app is by playing games, and you can find a lot of available games you can get paid to play in Australia. But you can also find a decent number of paid surveys.

You only need to earn $3 to take your earnings out. And if you join through the invitation link below, you will get a 500-point bonus into your account right away.

#26 - FeaturePoints:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Bitcoin, gift cards Payout threshold: $3 More information: Read full FeaturePoints review

Short summary: FeaturePoints is not only user-friendly on a desktop but it is one of the sites with a great survey app for Australia. But you can actually earn in quite a few ways.

In addition to taking surveys you can take paid offers, get paid to download apps, participate in free contests, and play games.

A great thing about FeaturePoints is its low payout threshold of only $3 so it does not take long to reach. It also has good reward methods as you can choose between PayPal, gift cards, or Bitcoin.

#27 - Reward XP:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Bitcoin, Prepaid Visa, gift cards Payout threshold: $5 More information:   Read full Reward XP review

Short summary: Reward XP offers both paid surveys and other ways to earn and it is quite easy to use.

If you like playing online games, then you will like this platform as it offers plenty of games you can download and then get paid when you reach a certain level in the games.

You can get your earnings out already when you have earned $5 and choose between PayPal cash, Bitcoin, prepaid Visa, and other gift cards.

#28 - LifePoints Australia:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold:  $10 More information:   Read full LifePoints Panel review

Short summary: LifePoints Panel is a survey site with a specific Australian survey site. It is a fairly new survey site that was launched after the merger of GlobalTestMarket and MySurveys.

It is very simple to use as you just sign up and then you can wait for the survey invitations. It can, however, be a good idea to also log in to the platform regularly to check for available surveys. It has quite a good amount of surveys which decent rewards for the time spent.

Once you have reached around $10, you can request a payout through PayPal or choose between several gift cards. The exact payout threshold depends on your chosen reward.

#29 - GrabPoints:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Skrill, gift cards Payout threshold: $5 More information: Read full GrabPoints review

Short summary: GrabPoints is a GPT (get-paid-to) site with several ways to earn, and you can find decent opportunities in Australia as long as you are willing to just spend a little time to learn to navigate on the platform.

You can earn by taking surveys, watch videos, download apps, take offers, and more.

GrabPoints has really great rewards as you can choose between several Australian gift cards or get paid in cash through PayPal or Skrill.

#30 - Viewfruit Australia:

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Payout methods: PayPal Payout threshold:  $5 More information:  Read full Viewfruit review

Short summary: Viewfruit is another survey site that has a panel specifically for Australia. It has a very good amount of surveys. At times it takes a bit of patience to find the ones you qualify for, but there are usually also many you will qualify for, and it does not take long to find out whether you qualify or not.

Surveys are the main way to earn, but you can also invite people to join your own survey team and earn some extra money this way. In addition to this there are sometimes other activities and polls you can participate in on Viewfruit to earn a bit extra.

When you take surveys or participate in other activities on the platform, you earn points that can be exchanged into cash through PayPal once you have earned $5.

#31 - InstaGC:

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Payout methods:  PayPal, gift cards, bitcoin Payout threshold:  $1 More information:   Read full InstaGC review

Short summary: InstaGC is a get-paid-to website that does not only offer surveys as a way to earn. It is available worldwide and has decent opportunities to earn for Australians. In addition to earning by taking online surveys, you can watch videos, click ads, take Figure Eight tasks, bet on sports games, and more.

It is not as user-friendly as some of the other sites on this platform, but it still does not take too long to figure out how to use the different options it has. A really great thing about InstaGC is that you can very quickly get paid, as you only have to earn $1 to be able to request a payout through PayPal.

#32 - Cointiply:

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Payout methods: Crypto Payout threshold: $3.50 More information: Read full Cointiply review

Short summary: If you are looking for free ways to earn Bitcoin or other crypto in Australia, then Cointiply can be a good option.

It is a GPT that is specialized in crypto rewards, and you can earn in many ways. For example by taking surveys, playing games, clicking ads, watching videos, claiming free points, and more.

You only need to earn $3.50 to take your earnings out, but the threshold can vary depending on your chosen crypto reward. But the highest threshold is $5, so it will still be easy to reach.

#33 - OpinionWorld:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold:  Depends on rewards More information: Read full OpinionWorld review

Short summary: OpinionWorld is a survey site that has been around for many years, but it is still a site worth considering joining, if you live in Australia, as it has a specific Australian survey panel with decent opportunities.

You will not get a huge amount of surveys, but you do not have to go to the site to check, as you will receive email invitations when there is a new survey available, so it does not take a lot of time or effort to use OpinionWorld.

It also has great payout options, as you can get paid through PayPal or gift cards, so it can be great to join as an extra survey site.

#34 - Nielsen Homescan Australia:

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Payout methods: Products, sweepstakes Payout threshold: Depends on chosen reward More information: Read full Nielsen Homescan review

Short summary: Nielsen Homescan Australia is a different way to earn by giving feedback than the other sites on this list. Since it can be a fun alternative it is on the list.

When you sign up, you will get a free handheld scanner. You then need to scan products you buy in supermarkets, etc. and this way you give feedback about shopping habits that will be used for market research (anonymously, of course).

You will get points for each product you scan and can then exchange these points for appliances, electronic devices, household goods, shopping vouchers, and more. You will also get entries into sweepstakes.

It takes a bit more effort but can be fun and can be a great way to get some free products or gift cards.

#35 - Australian Beauty Panel:

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Payout methods: Gift cards Payout threshold: $20 More information: Read full Australian Beauty Panel review

Overview: Australian Personal Care & Beauty Panel is run by Nielsen that also has several other panels.

This is a panel specifically for you if you ever shop personal care or beauty products. If you do, then this can be an easy way to get some free gift cards. You simply have to scan barcodes of the beauty and personal care products you buy anyway.

You will earn points for each product you scan and these can be exchanged into great gift cards. You will also occasionally get bonus rewards.

#36 - CashKarma:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $10 More information: Read full CashKarma review

Short summary: If you want to use your mobile to earn online, CashKarma is an easy way to do this.

You can download the app and start earning by taking surveys, paid offers, watching videos, and more. It has plenty of opportunities in Australia and is easy to use.

Once you have earned $10, you can get paid in cash via PayPal or gift cards. And if you join through the invitation lonk below, you will get 500 points as a joining bonus.

#37 - Valued Opinions:

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Payout methods: Gift cards Payout threshold: $20 More information: Read full Valued Opinions review

Short summary: Valued Opinions is another great and easy-to-use Australian survey site which a decent number of available surveys. Once you have signed up, you will start receiving invites via email

In addition to earning by taking surveys, you can also at times get the chance to earn by testing new products before they are released, as well as review packaging and advertising campaigns.

You can get your earnings out once you have earned $20 and choose between many different gift cards. Overall, a great survey site but if you want to get paid in cash, you have to choose some of the other options on this list.

#38 - Mobrog Australia:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Skrill Payout threshold: $6.25 More information: Read full Mobrog review

Short summary: Mobrog has an Australian survey site that is just for Australians and it is very easy to use.

You just sign up and then you will receive email invitations for surveys. Compared to other survey sites, it can, however, take more patience to find the surveys you qualify for on Mobrog, but it offers a decent amount and is very easy to use.

You can choose to get paid in cash either through PayPal or Skrill once you have earned $6.25.

#39 - MyOpinions:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $10 More information: Full review coming soon

Short summary: MyOpinions is a survey site only for Australia, so it is obviously only offering surveys relevant to Australians, and it has a decent amount of surveys.

Online surveys are the main way to earn here but you can also earn a bit extra by inviting friends to join, and the platform has a loyalty program that will give you more benefits and bonuses, the more surveys you complete.

In addition to earning rewards for taking surveys, you will also earn entries into the quarterly draw, every time you complete a survey. This draw gives $5000 to one lucky winner. You can get paid through PayPal on MyOpinions or choose from many gift cards. The payout threshold for gift cards is $10, while it is $20 for PayPal.

However, I have seen mixed experiences about this survey site and some say they have had their account closed down. Others are, however, happy with it. So just make sure to take your earnings out as soon as you can to be on the safe side.

#40 - Ebuno Survey Panel:

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Payout methods: PayPal, Bitcoin, gift cards Payout threshold: $10 More information: Read full Ebuno review

Short summary: Ebuno is a fairly new survey site and it is actively looking to recruit new members from Australia. The main way to earn is by taking surveys, but you can also find a few other earning methods.

In addition to the surveys, you can earn by inviting friends, taking paid offers, you can bet when playing games, and you can get some free points several times per day.

The payout threshold is $10 and you can get your earnings out via PayPal, Bitcoin, or gift cards.

#41 - Opinion Bureau:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $5 More information: Read full Opinion Bureau review

Short summary: Opinion Bureau is a very simple survey site with a specific panel just for Australia. It does not give the most survey options but because it is so easy, it can still be worth joining as an extra site.

Once you have joined, you just wait to receive survey invitations via email which is the main way to earn. You can also earn a bit extra by inviting friends to join.

The payout threshold is only $5 and you can get paid in cash through PayPal or get gift cards.

#42 - The Panel Station:

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Payout methods: PayPal, gift cards Payout threshold: $5 More information: Read full Panel Station review

Short summary: The Panel Station is actually not so much a survey site for Australia but more an app. You can, however, sign up on their website as well.

As a member, you should not expect more than 1-4 surveys per week. It can, however, still be worth signing up for as an extra site as it is easy to use.

Also, you can quickly get paid on Panel Station, as you can get your money out once you have earned $5.

#43 - SpiderMetrix:

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Payout methods:  PayPal, Amazon, charity donations Payout threshold:  $50 More information:   Read full SpiderMetrix review

Short summary: SpiderMetrix is not really one of my favorite sites, but it is still on this list, as it is mostly a site for Australians. It is open for other countries to join as well, but the company is based in Australia, and the most opportunities are for people living here.

You can mainly earn by doing paid surveys. There are often what is called quick surveys as well. The quick surveys will not make you a lot of money, but they also only take a few seconds to do. Paid surveys are the main way to earn on SpiderMetrix, but there is also a social aspect, where you can chat with other members. In general, SpiderMetrix is not the site that offers the best earning opportunities, even if you live in Australia. But it can be a nice extra site to join if you want to join as many as possible, and it is definitely a legit site.

The payout threshold is very high compared to other survey sites, and in my opinion way too high, as you have to earn $50 before you can get paid through PayPal or Amazon gift cards. If you want to donate your earnings to charity, you can do this already when you have earned $1.

Now you know what the best survey sites to join are if you live in Australia and what the different sites have to offer. The list is regularly updated, so make sure to bookmark it and come back and check it once in a while.

If you want more info about the individual sites, you can click the links above to read the full reviews of the sites. As mentioned several times, Australia is a great country to live in, if you want to make money doing surveys or doing other small online tasks. So now it is up to you to choose the sites that fit your preferences the most and start earning.

If you have any questions or comments, or if you have knowledge of a site you think is missing on the list, I would love to hear from you in a comment below.

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Hey I noticed swagbucks gives more like 1-20c per ‘quiz’ and a lot of the other offers are scams for crypto or to purchase content in mobile games. This isn’t a good site, and the better ones mentioned in comments above aren’t listed.

I need to ask lol is this site just prioritising websites with decent referral codes so you can get referral link bonuses?

Swagbucks has a lot of paid surveys and also many great paid offers in Australia but there are also some offers that will not be that great, so you just need to prioritize correctly. And the rest of the top sites on this list are also really great options to earn some extra money. If you disagree, feel free to share your expeirence about the ones you find the best. But be aware that which survey sites are the best can also vary from person to person dependoing on your profile and personal preferences. The list above is built manually after testing hudnreds of survey sites and have compared the diffeten opportunities and earning potentail through several years and from also taking to hundreds of users of my website to build a list that helps people as much as possible. But it cn be tricky to rate sites and there will always be people that disageree or have other expeirences but I can assure you that i put a lot of time and effort into continously testing and comparing sites, and also listen to feedback from my readers and update the list above accordingly.

how come you dont have “askable” on there???

I have not tested that site yet, but I will write it on my list of platforms to test, and if I find it is a great option, I might add it to the list. Thanks for the suggestion.

what about surveyz?

I have not tested it yet, but will write it on my list of sites to check out.

Surveyeah only offers $34 PayPal option fyi.

Looks like they have changed without me noticing it. Thanks for making me aware. I have now updated the list with the correct info.

What about octopus group. I have had literally thousands payed out by them. Surveys vary in reward value, minimum of ~$1 all the way up to well over $20 per survey

Thanks for sharing. I have a review of Octopus Group here .

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  • Best free movie streaming site : Tubi
  • Next best (with a library card) : Kanopy
  • Best digital catch-up service : SBS On Demand
  • Best free streaming site for families : ABC iview
  • Best free trial for movie streaming : Amazon Prime Video

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Ever since the Australian government started cracking down on file-sharing websites and BitTorrent clients like Popcorn Time and Putlocker, streaming movies for free has become a tad trickier Down Under.

We’ve all used one of these sites in our most desperate moments. Maybe that movie you wanted to see before the internet spoiled it for you was delayed in Australia, or maybe you just don’t want to pay for  another  streaming service . Both valid reasons but it’s fair to say, we should be paying for our movies and TV shows where we can. It’s just that paying for it can prove difficult in Australia.

There are plenty of paid streaming services readily available in Australia (maybe too many) but far fewer opportunities to stream for free these days. Thankfully, the following services will allow you to stream an outstanding selection of TV shows and movies without any price barriers. 

You can read on for more information on each free streaming site but if you just want the key details, take a look at the list below. 

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Tubi is a free-to-use streaming site that was purchased by Fox in early 2020. It was first launched in the US back in 2014 but only made its way to Aussie shores in late 2019. And, in case you were wondering, it is 100% legal to usel. Unlike most services’ subscription models, Tubi is 100% ad-supported. Here in Australia, giving Tubi a go won't cost you a thing.

Despite this, there aren’t quite as many ads as you might expect. According to Tubi’s support centre, their ad breaks are short (one to two minutes long) and only interrupt your stream every 15 minutes or so. To test it, we watched a movie and a couple of TV episodes and only experienced about half a dozen ads. That’s still nowhere near as many ads you’d have to sit through watching an episode of Masterchef.

Tubi’s no-cost admission is its biggest selling point but its massive library of movies is its second strongest draw. As you could probably guess, its catalogue of movies isn’t short of a few duds and B-grade bangers but that’s part of the charm. You can stream award-winning films like Brokeback Mountain and Birdman, bonafide classics like Metropolis and Nosferatu, as well as some of the worst and best-of-the-bad flicks like Samurai Cop and Plan 9 From Outer Space.

Looking for something new to stream tonight? These services offer free trials so you won’t pay a cent unless you decide to keep subscribed once your trial’s up.

  • Apple TV+ 7-day free trial:  Stream Severance, CODA and more award-winning TV shows and movies
  • Prime Video 30-day trial:  Award-winning originals and shopping perks
  • Foxtel Now 10-day trial:  Wide range of live and on-demand content, including TV shows, movies and sports events
  • Binge 7-day free trial: Foxtel's streaming service offering some of HBO's most popular series 

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Kanopy houses over 6,000 movies and over 100 TV shows but more important is the quality of movies you can find there. A huge number of Kanopy's movies hold an IMDB score of 7 or above. It’s also the only place you’ll find masterpieces like Kurosawa’s Rashomon or Tarkovsky’s Solaris, which is why it’s considered an invaluable free resource for anyone studying film.

But therein lies the biggest problem (and catch) with Kanopy. To access it, you need an eligible library card from a library that pays for it. While it might be free to you, a subscription to Kanopy can cost your library a small fortune, and depending on what plan your library pays for, you might be limited to ten streams per month.

Those caveats make it hard to recommend to a broader audience. Kanopy’s competitor Beamafilm offers a similar service but also gives the general public the option to pay for a subscription. That said, paying for it means it no longer qualifies as a free streaming service.

3. SBS On Demand

Best catch-up streaming site.

3.8 out of 5 stars

Where Kanopy is free with a few strings attached, SBS On Demand is a bonafide free movie streaming service so long as you’re willing to put up with the ads. SBS On Demand might not have the biggest movie library out there (just over 1200 movies at last check) but it does offer a curated collection of some truly outstanding films. On the fresher side of its collection, there’s Bong Joon Ho's award-winning Parasite, 2018 cult-horror flick In Fabric, and Barry Jenkin's drama If Beale Street Could Talk. There are a few quality classics too, like Rabbit-Proof Fence, Lion and Fitzcarraldo.

As you can probably tell by now, it’s not typically the place you go for action-packed comfort viewing but it’s not all so serious. I mean, it’s got the Timecop, The Fifth Element and cult-classic Near Dark at the moment but you probably won't find the latest Fast and the Furious movie streaming on SBS On Demand. 

SBS On Demand's better strength is the access it gets to critically acclaimed television. Donald Glover's Atlanta has long called SBS home here in Australia, but it's currently joined by comedy sci-fi The Orville. comedy quiz show Taskmaster, Fear the Walking Dead and AMC all-timer Halt and Catch Fire. 

4. ABC iview

Best free streaming site for families.

4 out of 5 stars

ABC iview and SBS On Demand are birds of a feather. Two of Australia's most cherished TV networks, evolved for the on-demand age. While SBS On Demand has a focus on highlighting multicultural voices in Australia, and more mature, high-brow content, ABC iview's focus is on family programming and locally produced comedy and drama. It's partnership with BBC also makes it Australia's closest thing to a free-to-air UKTV. Amongst the best of the Brits, you'll find popular crime shows like Midsomer Murders and Broadchurch, as well as modern hits like Killing Eve, Schitt's Creek and of course, everyone's favourite, Bluey. 

Bluey itself is more than enough to draw most Australian families in, but ABC iview is a veritable treasure trove for kids of all ages. The little ones will squeal with joy at the site of Peppa Pig, Octonauts, Bing and Sesame Street, whereas young teens will dig the selection  cartoons available; Dragon Ball Z, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Avatar: The Legend of Korra, just to name a few. 

And, of course, ABC iview is always worth signing up to if you follow the network's various national and regional news programs.

5. Prime Video

Best free trial for streaming movies.

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When it comes to the sheer number of movies available, it seems you can’t go past Prime Video. Amazon’s streaming service had over 7,000 movies available when we last checked. More importantly, it seems they are the movies people want to watch.

Here's just a sample of some of the most popular movies on Amazon Prime Video at the moment:

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home
  • Last Night in Soho
  • Venom: Let There Be Carnage
  • House of Gucci
  • 007: No Time to Die
  • The Godfather
  • Dear Evan Hansen
  • Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City

And that's just the movie offering. Some of Prime Video's most popular titles are its exclusive, original TV shows, such as The Boys, The Terminal List, Fleabag, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and Bosch.

Of course, it only comes for  free for the first 30 days , after that you will pay $9.99 per month if you would like to continue streaming. But that $9.99 gets you a lot. Not only do you get access to Prime Video, but you also get all the regular benefits of being a Prime member (including exclusive Prime Day deals ).

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The Best Paid Survey Websites in Australia (August 2023)

Updated 12 August 2023

  • A quick search online, and you’ll find dozen s of online surveys begging for your attention. They all promise to ‘pay cash’ just by answering a few questions. But unfortunately, many are scams and want to steal your information or waste your time.
  • Our extensive research process puts 20+ survey sites into two groups – those that are legitimate and those which require caution .
  • Our focus is on ensuring you don’t waste your time and sign up for sites that are transparent about what they offer. Our research focuses on the pros and cons of each website, and how you will be paid.

Our guide covers the following:

10+ Legitimate Paid Survey Websites Available to Australians

Paid survey websites requiring caution, frequently asked questions.

Before you sign up for paid surveys, please be careful:

  • Always read the fine print and know what you’re getting with a survey site. Not all tasks on their sites are paid; focus your efforts on the paid tasks.
  • You’ll answer screeners before any survey. You won’t get paid if you don’t qualify , so use your time wisely.
  • Please don’t fall for survey sites that sound too good to be true because they probably are and might steal your information . Our research team frequently receives emails from frustrated Australians about dubious survey sites making big promises but delivering very little – we keep a close eye on survey sites and edit this guide accordingly. 
  • Remember – please ensure a survey site is 100% transparent before giving them any information. Our shortlist of legitimate survey sites is designed to help you do just that. 

Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

Our list below is continuously updated. If you have any feedback you’d like to share, please contact our research team . Please be aware that for any of the survey sites listed below, you need to be ‘transactional’ to be surveyed. The number and type of surveys can be limited based on demographic profile; the more you spend and behave like a typical consumer, the more you’ll be invited to surveys.

Ipsos i-Say Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#1 – Ipsos iSay

Overview: Ipsos iSay is a popular and widely used online survey rewards platform. Ipsos, a  French global market research company , has operated since 1975. Thousands of Australians sign up to Ipsos iSay every month, and its members participate in online surveys on various topics and receive points for the time and effort invested.

More details: Ipsos iSay Review

How to Join:

  • Register here to join Ipsos iSay
  • Complete the registration form
  • Verify your email
  • Watch for survey opportunities
  • Need a visual guide? Watch our step-by-step signup video explainer

What Can I Earn?

  • Once you’ve accumulated enough points, you can redeem them for various rewards. The rewards catalogue on Ipsos iSay includes various options, such as gift cards for popular retailers, cash payouts via PayPal, and more.  The transactions are instant, and Australian users receive their rewards almost immediately.
  • Keep in mind that each reward option requires a different minimum point threshold, as outlined below (where 2,000 points buys an eGift card). You can spend eGift cards with 100+ retailers  including Coles, MYER, Woolworths etc. 
  • In general, 100 points = $1, and each survey will take around 10-25 minutes to complete, roughly earning 10 points for every minute (based on Ipsos Isay’s estimates).
  • Reward options are by way of gift cards or donations. Gift cards can be redeemed for $10, $20 and $50 denominations.
  • Global trust: The platform is operated by a globally recognised and reputable market research firm which has operated since 1975 and has decades of experience in Australia.
  • Continuous opportunities:  There are a wide variety of surveys on different topics, with numerous surveys appearing weekly. 
  • Clear and straightforward points system:  There are no tricks or complexity; every time you complete a survey, your points are promptly credited. 
  • Variety of reward options:  PayPal transfers, vouchers which can be used at Coles, Big W, Woolworths, Myer, Amazon, Supercheap Auto, Apple, Google Play and many more from our GiftPay Flexi eGift Card, among others.
  • The rewards can take some time to earn:  The minimum reward is around $20, which requires 2,000 points. If a survey pays 200 points, you’d need to complete ten surveys to earn enough to generate the reward.

Opinion World Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#2 – Opinion World

Overview: Opinion World is a popular and widely used online survey rewards platform owned and operated by Dynata, LLC .  Every year, thousands of Australians sign up to Opinion World and confirm their identity. Members participate in online surveys on various topics and receive points for the time and effort invested.

More details: Opinion World Review

  • Register here to join Opinion World
  • Provide your name, postcode, age, and gender
  • Agree to the terms and conditions
  • Start to receive surveys
  • Once you’ve accumulated enough points, you can redeem them for various rewards. The rewards catalogue on Opinion World is simple – 500 points = $10 PayPal transfer.
  • This means a 50 points survey is worth around $1. Some surveys will be 40, 50, 60 points etc, and they’ll take around 15-30 minutes to complete.
  • Opinion World also offers Flexi eGift cards and Uber vouchers as awards.
  • Global trust: The platform is operated by a globally recognised and reputable market research firm which has operated for several years and is trusted in Australia.
  • Clear and straightforward points system:  There are no tricks or complexity; every time you complete a survey, your points are promptly credited.
  • Variety of reward options:  PayPal transfers, vouchers and Uber credit are the options, with an accessible $5 redemption threshold . 
  • None:  We believe Opinion World is a survey site that has wide appeal for everyday Australians.

Survey Junkie Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#3 – Survey Junkie

Overview: Survey Junkie describes itself as an “online market research community” wholly owned by consumer insights platform DISQO , which describes itself as delivering “data and analytics to the market research industry”. Despite not being as well known as local-themed survey sites, thousands of Australians sign up to Survey Junkie every year, and its members participate in online surveys on various topics and receive points for the time and effort invested.

More details: Survey Junkie Review

  • Register here with Survey Junkie and choose ‘log in’
  • Under the log-in tab, choose ‘sign up’
  • Enter your personal information
  • Confirm your email and complete the general profile (earning 100 points)
  • Make sure your profile is complete so you get as many surveys as possible
  • Once you’ve accumulated enough points, you can redeem them them for cash via PayPal transfers. The minimum reward cost is 500 points, which is worth $5, and if you choose this reward the money will be sent to you in 1-3 days.
  • Each survey will take around 10-25 minutes to complete, roughly earning 10-15 points for every minute (based on  Survey Junkie ‘s estimates).
  • We estimate you’ll earn around $6+ an hour if you continuously complete surveys.  However, this is near-impossible, so YouGov will, for most people, serve as something you access every few days for 10-30 minutes.
  • Global trust: The platform operates in the USA, the UK, Canada and Australia and has operated for 10+ years and has 10,000+ positive reviews from customers from these countries. Survey Junkie has 8+ years of experience in Australia.
  • Continuous opportunities:  There are a wide variety of surveys on different topics, with numerous surveys appearing weekly.
  • Simple earning:  1 point = 1 cent. Each survey states upfront how many points will be rewarded so you can pick the most relevant and lucrative options and easily see the dollar (or cent) value.
  • Low threshold for payouts:  500 points is the minimum, whereby you’ll be sent $5 via PayPal. 
  • PayPal payout is the only reward option:  While we like cash as a reward option, some Survey Junkie members may want gift cards or similar.
  • The rewards can take some time to earn:  The minimum reward is around $5 which requires 500 points; in most cases need to complete 8-12 surveys to earn enough to generate the reward.

Lifepoints Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#4 – LifePoints

Overview: LifePoints is a popular and widely used online survey rewards platform. LifePoints is run by Lightspeed, a Kantar Group company , one of the world’s largest custom research and analysis providers and has been online for 20+ years offering surveys and paying rewards.

LifePoints’ umbrella company has an office in Sydney and rewards are Australian-specific. Thousands of Australians sign up to LifePoints every year, and its members participate in online surveys on various topics and receive ‘LifePoints’ for the time and effort invested. 

More details: LifePoints Review

  • Register here to join LifePoints
  • Enter your name (first and last) and email address
  • Verify your email address
  • Complete your profile
  • Watch for new surveys
  • Once you’ve accumulated enough LifePoints, you can redeem them for various rewards. LifePoints, as an organisation, is upfront with what you’ll earning, estimating it will be around  $3 to $5 an hour  assuming you continuously complete surveys.
  • The rewards catalogue on LifePoints includes various options, such as gift cards for popular retailers, cash payouts via PayPal, and more.  The transactions are instant, and Australian users receive their rewards almost immediately.
  • Keep in mind that each reward option requires a different minimum point threshold, as outlined below (where 550 LifePoints buys a $5 Coles eGift card). 
  • You can also redeem LifePoints for sweepstakes, charity donations and competitions, but our view is that Coles is a rewarding option.
  • In general, 1 LifePoint = 1 cent, and each survey will take around 5-30 minutes to complete, roughly earning 5-7 LifePoints for every minute (based on  LifePoints’  transparent platform).
  • Global trust: The platform is operated by Kantar, a globally recognised and reputable market research firm which has operated LifePoints since 1946 and has decades of experience in Australia.
  • Variety of reward options:  PayPal transfers, and vouchers which can be used at EB Games, eBay, iTunes, JB Hi-Fi, Myer, Priceline Pharmacy and charities such as Plant a Tree.
  • Clear and straightforward points system:  There are no tricks or complexity; every time you complete a survey, your LifePoints are promptly credited within 15 minutes.
  • The rewards can take some time to earn:  The minimum reward is around $5, which requires 550 LifePoints. This will take 1-2 hours of continuous surveys, but, as is the case with many survey sites, the hourly wage is around $3 to $5.

Empowered Surveys Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#5 – Empowered Surveys

Overview: Empowered Surveys is a popular and widely used online survey rewards platform and is owned and operated by  GrowthOps Ltd which launched the site in 2017  per its ACN history . GrowthOps is based in Sydney and hundreds of Australians sign up to Empowered Surveys every month, and its members participate in online surveys on various topics and receive points for the time and effort invested.

Warning: While the site is new  compared to the other survey sites on this shortlist , and user reviews are limited, our research suggests that Empowered Surveys is a trusted local option and reliably pays rewards. However, we continue to monitor and interact with Empowered Surveys given its unique position as an Australian-owned survey site.

More details: Empowered Surveys Review

  • Register here to join Empowered Surveys
  • Provide your email and verify it when prompted
  • Once you’ve accumulated enough points, you can redeem them for various rewards. The rewards catalogue on Empowered Surveys includes various options, such as  gift cards for popular retailers provided by Prezzee , cash payouts via PayPal, and more.  The transactions are instant, and Australian users receive their rewards almost immediately.
  • Keep in mind that each reward option requires a different minimum point threshold (where 2,000 points buys a  $20 eGift card , whereas you’ll need 5,700 points for a $50 PayPal voucher). The more points you have, the bigger the discount on PayPal rewards. 
  • Empowered Surveys helpfully publishes a step-by-step guide on how to redeem points for rewards.
  • In general, 100 points = $1, and each survey will take around 10-25 minutes to complete, roughly earning 10 points for every minute (based on  Empowered Surveys ‘ estimates).
  • Local trust:  The platform is operated by a Sydney-based company with Australian consumers being the primary target. The rewards are also Australian-specific, all of which is  rare among survey sites in general . 
  • Clear and straightforward points system:  There are no tricks or complexity; every time you complete a survey, your points are promptly credited, where 1 point = 1 cent (in most cases). 
  • Variety of reward options:  PayPal transfers, vouchers which can be used for a range of retailers.
  • The rewards can take some time to earn:  The minimum reward (a gift card  provided by Prezzee ) is around $20, which requires 2,000 points. If a survey pays 200 points, you’d need to complete ten surveys to earn enough to generate the reward.

YouGov Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#6 – YouGov

Overview: YouGov is a popular and widely used online survey rewards platform, launching in 2000 in the UK and coming to Australia in 2017 after the company bought Galaxy Research , a Sydney-based polling company to get exposure to the Australian market. YouGov is a  listed company in London  and conducts surveys globally. Locally, it’s heavily quoted during state and federal elections given the amount of polling it undertakes. For all the reasons above, we believe it is legitimate and actively recruiting new members throughout Australia.

More details: YouGov Review

  • Register here to join YouGov
  • Receive invitations to surveys
  • Once you’ve accumulated enough points, you can redeem them for cash via PayPal transfers and Gift Cards. The minimum reward cost is 5,000 points, which is worth $20 (e-Gift Card), but if you build up more points, 10,000 points can be exchanged for a $50 e-Gift Card which means you get 25% more voucher credit for your points.
  • Each survey will take around 10-40 minutes to complete, and we estimate you’ll earn around $4+ an hour if you continuously complete surveys, however this is near-impossible so  YouGov  will, for most people, serve as something you access every few days for 10-30 minutes.
  • YouGov states that they “add new rewards all the time, based on your feedback” but our research team has not noticed any new additions since first publishing this review, although we continue to monitor YouGov’s initiatives.
  • Global trust: YouGov is arguably the most media-friendly survey company, polling elections in many countries and providing consumer insights to big companies across Australia. YouGov has 5+ years of experience in Australia and is a committed local player with an established Sydney-based team.
  • Simple earning: 1 point = 0.4 cent, based on 5,000 points redeeming a $20 e-gift voucher. Each survey states upfront how many points will be rewarded so you can pick the most relevant and lucrative options and easily see the dollar (or cent) value.
  • High threshold for payouts:  5,000 points is the minimum, whereby you’ll be given a $20 voucher, is high compared to other survey sites which offer $5 or $10 redemptions. I n most cases need to complete 15- 30 surveys to earn enough to generate the minimum reward.

Swagbucks Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#7 – Swagbucks

Overview: Swagbucks is a popular and widely used online survey rewards platform. It’s owned by  Prodege LLC, a  Californian-based market research firm founded in 2007. The company specialises in surveys, online tasks and helping to unite consumers with businesses looking for insights, it also owns ySense (which we summarise below). 

Swagbucks is heavily gamified – almost everything you do earns a Swagbuck. While there are some arguably unnecessary promotions around cashback, as well as negative reviews online about the Swagbucks platform, this is typical of any survey site and our users rarely report any issues with the platform.

More details: Swagbucks Review

  • Register here to join Swagbucks
  • Start accepting paid tasks
  • Once you’ve accumulated enough Swagbucks, you can redeem them for various rewards. The rewards catalogue is extensive, as  outlined on their website .
  • Swagbucks includes various options, such as Amazon vouchers (1,500 Swagbucks = $15), Caltex petrol vouchers (3,900 Swagbucks = $50) and David Jones vouchers (various denominations, where 1000 Swagbucks = $10). You can also enter sweepstakes using your Swagbucks; we suggest being cautious here as it’s gambling.
  • If you want cash, 2,500 Swagbucks can be redeemed for a $25 PayPal transfer.
  • Keep in mind that each reward option requires a different minimum point threshold, as outlined below (where 1,500 Swagbucks buys an Amazon Australia voucher).
  • In general, 100  Swagbucks  = $1, and each survey will take around 10-30 minutes to complete, roughly earning 5  Swagbucks  for every minute (based on Swagbucks’ estimates).
  • Swagbucks claims that over $900 million has been paid out to customers over its lifetime; this applies worldwide, and why we can’t verify this amount, we believe Swagbucks is a popular website in Australia and worldwide.
  • Global trust: The platform is operated by a globally recognised and reputable market research firm which has operated since 2007 and has 10+ years of experience in Australia.
  • Continuous opportunities:  There are a wide variety of surveys on different topics, with numerous surveys appearing daily. 
  • Clear and straightforward Swagbucks system:  There are no tricks or complexity; every time you complete a survey, your Swagbucks are promptly credited. 
  • Variety of reward options:  PayPal transfers, Amazon vouchers and more, all  transparently outlined on the website .
  • The rewards can take some time to earn:  The minimum reward is around $15 (an Amazon voucher), which requires 1,500 Swagbucks. If a survey pays 200 Swagbucks, you’d need to complete ten surveys to earn enough to generate the reward.
  • Swagbucks offers sweepstakes: We see this as a fast way to throw away your balance, given the odds of winning are 1/100 and the upfront entry costs are 50-100 Swagbucks. We would like to see Swagbucks eliminate this ‘rewards’ option given the low value it offers users.

#8 – MOBROG

Overview: MOBROG is owned and operated by German-based Splendid Research , a company specialising in consumer research founded in 2008. MOBROG is widely trusted; t housands of Australians sign up to MOBROG every year, and its members participate in online surveys on various topics and receive a fixed dollar or cents payment for the time and effort invested.

More details: MOBROG Review

  • Register here to join MOBROG
  • Enter your email, name, birthdate, postcode, occupation, education level, and agree to the terms
  • Take surveys
  • As outlined above, 40 cents and $3 per survey is the range, although our research suggests most surveys will pay less than $1.
  • Once you have $8.50 in your account, you can redeem the balance for a PayPal transfer.
  • Global trust:  The platform is operated by a globally recognised and reputable market research firm which has operated since 2008 and has 10+ years experience in Australia.
  • Clear and straightforward payment system:  There are no tricks or complexity; every time you complete a survey, the agreed amount of dollars or cents is promptly credited.
  • A lack of continuous opportunities:  Our research suggests the number of surveys available is limited, compared to other  trusted survey sites  and how MOBROG operates overseas. This means your account balance may take some time to grow.
  • The reward threshold is $8.50 and can take some time to earn:  Surveys pay around 40 cents and $3; we believe you’ll need to complete around 10-20 surveys to earn the minimum payment threshold.
  • A lack of reward options:  MOBROG doesn’t offer vouchers or gift cards; it’s PayPal transfers only, so you’ll need to have a PayPal account set up to get paid.

#9 – Surveyeah

Overview: Surveyeah is a popular and widely used online survey rewards platform, although most users are based in Europe where the company is based. Surveyeah launched around 2014 and came to Australia shortly after, and  describes itself as a “panel provider with more than 500,000 members in 50 countries worldwide (as at August 2018); the members are known as “Panelists” are profiled on specific topics”. 

The company is based in Switzerland, and a  profile of the founder explains more .

More details: Surveyeah Review

  • Click here to join Surveyeah
  • Answer the questions
  • Once you’ve accumulated a sufficient balance, you can redeem them  per their list of rewards ; PayPal transfers, Visa credits, Amazon.com.au vouchers and gift cards. The minimum reward cost $10 (for the Amazon voucher), while PayPal transfers need a $34 balance.
  • Each survey will take around 10-30 minutes to complete, roughly earning between 30 cents and $1.50 for every minute (based on Surveyeah’s estimates).
  • We estimate you’ll earn around $3+ an hour if you continuously complete surveys, however this is near-impossible so Surveyeah will, for most people, serve as something you access every few days for 10-30 minutes.
  • Global trust:  The platform operates in Europe and offers surveys worldwide and has operated for around ten years, years and has hundreds of positive reviews from customers from these countries.
  • Simple earning: Each survey has a payment amount stated upfront, so you know what you’ll earn and pick the most relevant and lucrative options and easily see the dollar (or cent) value.
  • Low threshold for payouts: $10 Amazon vouchers are the entry-level award, or $34 via PayPal.
  • It takes up to three weeks for survey payments to be added:  We think that’s far too long – other survey sites credit points or money in minutes, and it’s not unfair to users to impose such a long delay.
  • The rewards can take some time to earn:  The minimum reward is around $10 (Amazon.com.au voucher), but as surveys pay between 30 cents and $1.50, this can take some to generate the reward.

Market Agent Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#10 – Market Agent

Overview: Market Agent is owned by Marketagent.com Online Research GmbH, a German-based company that has operated since 2000. Our Market Agent review confirms that Australian users continue to report a lack of survey opportunities given the company’s European and American focus.

More details: Market Agent Review

  • Register here to join Market Agent
  • Receive survey invitations
  • Once you’ve accumulated enough points, you can redeem them for cash via PayPal transfers. The minimum reward cost is 1,000 points, which is worth $16.44, and if you choose this reward the money will be sent to you in 1-3 days.
  • Each survey will take around 10-25 minutes to complete; we estimate you’ll earn around $4+ an hour if you continuously complete surveys, however this is near-impossible so Market Agent will, for most people, serve as something you access every few days for 10-30 minutes.
  • We have had user feedback at Market Survey offers very few survey opportunities compared to other platforms, which is something our research team also experienced in putting together this review. For this reason, we suggest considering other platforms outlined on this list.
  • Global trust:  The platform operates in Europe and the US, and has thousands of positive reviews from customers from these countries, but it does lack presence and survey regularity in Australia.
  • Simple earning:  1 point = around 1.6 cent. Each survey states upfront how many points will be rewarded so you can pick the most relevant and lucrative options and easily see the dollar (or cent) value.
  • Low threshold for payouts:  1,000 points is the minimum, whereby you’ll be sent around $16 via PayPal. 
  • A lack of continuous opportunities:  Market Agent doesn’t have the survey flow you’ll find with sites such as  Ipsos iSay  and  Opinion World . Furthermore, the profile-building surveys are unpaid.
  • PayPal payout is the only reward option:  While we like cash as a reward option, some Market Agent members may want gift cards or similar.
  • The rewards can take some time to earn:  The minimum reward is around $16 which requires 1,000 points; in most cases need to complete 10-25+ surveys to earn enough to generate the reward, given some surveys pay as little as 5-10 points.

ySense Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

#11 – ySense

Overview: ySense is a member of Prodege LLC, which is a  Californian-based market research firm founded in 2007. The company specialises in surveys, online tasks and helping to unite consumers with businesses looking for insights. Despite not being as well known as local-themed survey sites, thousands of Australians sign up to ySense every year, and its members participate in online surveys on various topics and receive cents or dollars for the time and effort invested. The approach taken by ySense to avoid points and rather reward members in cash is unique and respected.

More details: ySense Review

  • Register here to join ySense
  • Enter your email and create a password
  • Verify your email and complete your profile
  • Start answering surveys
  • The gift vouchers or cash transfers offered by ySense start at varying minimums. The lowest starting point is  $15 , which applies to Amazon, Starbucks, JCPenney, Amazon Australia, Gap, Bass Pro Shops, Banana Republic, Athleta, and Foot Locker. Next is  $20  for iTunes, Dan Murphy’s, and Rebel Sport. After that, Skrill, Payoneer, and PayPal have a minimum of  $25  while Caltex Petrol, Adrenalin, and David Jones vouchers start from  $39 .
  • Each survey will take around 10-90 minutes to complete, whereby a fixed cash payment is made to your account.
  • We estimate you’ll earn around $3+ an hour if you continuously complete surveys, however this is near-impossible so ySense will, for most people, serve as something you access every few days for 10-30 minutes.
  • Global trust:  The platform operates in Australia and 20+ other countries and has amassed thousands of positive reviews from customers from these countries. ySense has 15+ years of experience in Australia. 
  • Simple earning:  There’s no points system; each survey or task has a fixed reward in cents or dollars.
  • Low threshold for payouts:  $25 is the minimum for PayPal transfers, whereas gift vouchers start at $15. 
  • PayPal payments require a $25 balance threshold:  Given we estimate members earn around $3/hour, a cash transfer will take some time to earn.
  • Too much temptation:  We don’t like the gimmicky sweepstakes which burn your credits. We also dislike the casino or other affiliate marketing ySense offers which can distract people and reduce the amount of focus they have for earning money on the site.

Paid Survey Websites Requiring Caution Australia

We’re always updating our list below; just because a site isn’t listed doesn’t mean it’s safe. We have extensively reviewed the sites below and don’t deem them suitable for Australians given the lack of surveys on offer, user experience issues, technical limitations and/or other issues. If you have any comments to make, please contact our research team .

PrizeRebel Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

Overview: Prize Rebel is gamified, ‘earn quick, spend quick’ on sweepstakes and prize draws-type survey site. We’re not a fan of it for this and many reasons, and we believe there are far better alternatives. We believe too much time is spent on profile building (where you’re not rewarded for your time) and most Australians will leave the platform after two or three surveys due to ongoing technical issues. We continue to monitor Prize Rebel and will update this summary if and when things change.

More details: PrizeRebel Review

Should you still want to join, this is the process: 

  • Register here to join PrizeRebel
  • Provide your name, email and create a password
  • Answer surveys

slicethepie Best Paid Survey Websites Australia

SlicethePie

Overview: Slice The Pie pays around 30 to 40 cents an hour, and many users have raised issues getting paid. This is based on the requirement to listen to each song for 90 seconds, whereby you’ll be paid 1 cent. There are also problems with completing surveys; the website has bugs and you can spend countless minutes trying to earn 1-2 cents.

Our research suggests it will take 25-40 hours to earn a US$10 (AU$15) reward, whereby you will have reviewed 1,000+ songs. For these reasons we suggest caution about joining Slice The Pie – as an alternative, please consider trusted survey sites as outlined in our guide.

More details: Slice The Pie Review

Best Paid Survey Websites Australia Frequently Asked Questions

We outline common queries below to help you know the rules and pitfalls of paid survey websites. Do not enter your details if you sense a red flag about any survey website. The survey sites listed in our guide are trusted and reliably pay out , but many scams are promoted on Facebook, YouTube and other social media.

How do I get paid for taking surveys?

Most online survey companies pay participants through PayPal or gift cards with Australian and overseas retailers. Some may also offer rewards such as merchandise or sweepstakes entries. Sometimes, you can earn cash paid into an Australian bank account.

How much can I earn from taking surveys?

The amount you can earn from taking surveys will vary depending on the company you are working with and the type of survey you are completing. Some surveys may pay a few dollars, while others may pay more. It is important to remember that you will not ‘get rich’ by taking surveys, and it should not be considered a full-time income. With the minimum wage above $21/hour it’s probable online surveys won’t pay above this.

How often will I receive surveys?

The frequency of receiving surveys will also vary depending on the company you are working with. For example, some companies may send you several surveys per week, while others may only send a few per month. For this reason, many Australians sign up for multiple survey sites.

Is it safe to provide my personal information to online survey companies?

It is generally safe to provide your personal information to online survey companies as long as you work with a reputable company. However, it is important to read the company’s privacy policy before providing any sensitive information.

How do I know if a survey company is legitimate?

You can research the company online to see if it has a good reputation and is well-reviewed; if they don’t pay out, there will be a lot of complaints. Our guide extensively lists trusted survey sites, and we monitor those listed regularly to ensure they’re playing fair and paying out.

Do I have to pay to join a survey panel?

No, you should not have to pay to join a survey panel. Reputable survey companies will not charge you to become a member. If you’ve been asked to pay upfront, it’s likely to be a scam.

Can I work with multiple survey companies at the same time?

Yes, you can work with multiple survey companies at the same time. This can help increase the number of surveys you can take and potentially increase your earnings.

How long do surveys take to complete?

The time it takes to complete a survey will vary depending on the company and the type of survey. For example, some surveys may only take a few minutes to complete, while others may take longer.

Will I be disqualified from a survey after starting it?

You may be disqualified from a survey after starting it if you do not meet the specific criteria for the survey. For example, you may be disqualified if the survey is only looking for responses from people in a certain age group and you are outside of that age group.

Can I use a VPN to take surveys?

A VPN (Virtual Private Network) may allow you to take surveys unavailable in Australia. However, some survey companies may ban VPN users, so checking the terms and conditions before using a VPN to take surveys is important. Our list of survey sites accepts anyone living in Australia so you won’t need to use a VPN or anything similar.

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Impact of racism and discrimination on physical and mental health among Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander peoples living in Australia: a systematic scoping review

  • Camila A. Kairuz 1 , 2 ,
  • Lisa M. Casanelia 1 ,
  • Keziah Bennett-Brook 2 ,
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Racism is increasingly recognised as a significant health determinant that contributes to health inequalities. In Australia efforts have been made to bridge the recognised health gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and other Australians. This systematic scoping review aimed to assess, synthesise, and analyse the evidence in Australia about the impacts of racism on the mental and physical health of Aboriginal and Torrens Strait Islander peoples.

A systematic search was conducted to locate Australian studies in English published between 2000 and 2020. Five electronic databases were used: PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Web of Science and the Australia’s National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research. The search strategy included a combination of key words related with racism, mental health, physical health and Indigenous people. Data were extracted based on review questions and findings were synthesized in a narrative summary.

Of total 338 searched studies from five databases, 12 studies met the inclusion criteria for narrative synthesis where eight were cross-sectional studies and four prospective cohorts. General mental health and general health perception were the most frequently studied outcomes followed by child behaviour, smoking and substance consumption and specific health conditions. The prevalence of racism varied between 6.9 and 97%. The most common health outcomes associated with racism were general poor mental health and poor general health perception. More specific health outcomes such as anxiety, depression, child behaviour, asthma, increased BMI and smoking were also associated with racism but were analysed by a limited number of studies. Three studies analysed psychological distress, negative mental health, sleeping difficulties and negative perceived mental health according to severity of exposition to racism.

Racism is associated with negative overall mental and negative general health outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Strategies to prevent all forms and sources of racism are necessary to move forward to bridging the health gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians. Further research is needed to understand in more detail the impact of racism from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander definition of health and wellbeing.

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Racism has been defined as the manifestation of racist beliefs, emotions, behaviours, and practices that perpetuate and aggravate disparity of opportunity of an ethnoracial group [ 1 ]. Racism has been described to occur at three main levels [ 2 ]. These levels include a) interpersonal racism, which refers to the discriminatory behaviour from one individual towards another, b) systemic or institutional racism, expressed by institutions through policies or practices that reduce benefits and opportunities among the oppressed group [ 3 ], and c) internalized racism defined as the adoption by the stigmatized people of negative beliefs about their capacity and value [ 4 ]. Globally, research is demonstrating with increasingly solid evidence that racism and discrimination have detrimental impacts on health and is a significant factor contributing to health disparities in different countries [ 5 , 6 ]. Although the exact pathophysiological process involved in racism affecting health is not completely understood, it has been demonstrated that racism causes alteration in some physiological activities that lead to permanent changes associated with disease [ 7 ]. It can also reduce access to other important determinants of health such as employment, housing, and education [ 8 ] and can lead to unhealthy behaviours such as smoking and alcohol consumption [ 9 ]. Global efforts against any kind of discrimination have been made and are reflected through conventions and declarations such as the international convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination [ 10 ], the Universal Declaration of Human Rights [ 11 ] and, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples [ 12 ]. Despite this, racism towards indigenous peoples continues to be consistently reported worldwide [ 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ].

Australia is inhabited by two different groups of Indigenous peoples: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. Each has its own distinctive and established values, cultural protocols, and unique living manner [ 17 ]. The term “Indigenous” is often used to describe both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. However, many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people dislike being referred to as “Indigenous” as the term homogenises two different cultural groups into one word that has also been used to describe flora and fauna [ 18 ]. Within this manuscript, we capitalise the term Indigenous according to terminology preferences when referring to Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples set by the Council of Social Services [ 19 ]. The word “Indigenous” refers to Indigenous Australians whilst the word “indigenous” is used to describe all indigenous peoples of the world. Discrimination and racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia is a current reality aggravated by shared experiences of dispossession and intergenerational trauma from ongoing colonial practices [ 20 , 21 ]. The 2014–2015 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, evidenced that one-third of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 15 or older had felt treated unfairly in the previous year because of being Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander [ 22 ]. According to the Reconciliation Barometer survey, 43% of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander respondents experienced racial prejudice in the last 6 months compared to 20% of the rest of the community [ 23 ]. A recent study available in the Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues revealed that three in four people unconsciously hold a negative prejudice against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [ 24 ].

In Australia, the “Indigenous health” panorama is well known for the existence of what is called by the government and public health sector as “The gap.” It refers to the wide health disadvantage that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have in comparison to the rest of Australians. The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare estimated that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people born between 2015and 2017 had 8.6 and 7.8 fewer years of life expectancy than other male and female Australians, respectively [ 25 ]. In the year 2011, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experienced 2.3 times the total disease burden (disability-adjusted life years or DALYs) of other Australians [ 26 ], they also have nearly three times the risk of being physiologically distressed and two times the risk to die by suicide than other Australians [ 27 ]. A statement of intent called the “Close the Gap initiative” was signed in 2008 by the prime minister of the time to narrow the health disparity experienced by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples by the year 2030 [ 28 ]. However, 10 years after the initiative started, follow-up showed negligible progress, and the program is very far from achieving its goals [ 29 ]. In 2020, the Closing the Gap targets were refreshed after many years of advocacy from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and organisations to widen the focus. The Closing the Gap refresh now includes four “priority reform areas” and 16 new targets; however, it has been met with a critique on the ability for communities to enact true self-determination and lacks focus on structural reform needed to address racial disparities [ 30 , 31 ].

Nationally and internationally, academics have argued that failure of efforts to bridge health inequalities has been due to interventions focusing primarily on behaviour change at individual and interpersonal levels despite the solid evidence recognising the relationship of structural determinants of health such as racism and health disparities [ 32 , 33 , 34 ]. The “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” by the United Nations and the Australian Medical Association have recognized the need to address indigenous health inequalities and have made a call to increase indigenous peoples participation and reduce institutional and interpersonal racism [ 35 , 36 ]. Studies have already showed that initiatives addressing racism have indeed the potential to improve health [ 37 ]. However, solid evidence of the unique characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is needed to move forward to create and implement more effective interventions in Australia [ 38 ]. Consequently, this scoping review aims to localize and analyse evidence in regard to the magnitude of racism and its association with multiple physical and mental health outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It aims to provide a precise description of racial discrimination and its impact on the physical and mental health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The results will serve as foundation for researchers, policymakers and, change-makers to design and implement culturally tailored public health interventions to tackle this issue and hence, improve the persistent health inequalities between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and other Australians.

The protocol for this scoping review was previously completed and published [ 39 ]. The reporting guidelines and criteria set in Preferred Reporting Items for systematic review (PRISMA) [ 40 ] were also followed and a PRISMA extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-SCR) checklist was filled (Additional file  1 ).

This review followed the stages proposed on the methodological framework for scoping reviews by Arksey and O’Malley [ 41 ] and later revised by Levac [ 42 ]. The reviewe involved six phases explained below:-.

Stage 1. Identifying the research question

The aim of this study is to understand and analyse the impacts of racism on the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Australia.

Stage 2. Identifying relevant studies

A systematic search was conducted between between the 01st of January of 2000 and June 2020 using the following databases: the Australia’s National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research, CINAHL, PubMed, Embase and Web of Science. This timeframe was decided based on findings evidencing that no primary studies are lost when performing searches that include studies from the last 20 years [ 43 ]. We Used a combination of different keywords related to “Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples”, “Racism”, “Discrimination” and “health”, using “OR” and “AND”. The complete list of key words is shown in Table  1 . Additionally, citation tracking was performed using the reference lists of all selected studies and a manual search was conducted using Google and institutions websites relevant to the topic.

Stage 3: study selection

All the search results were exported to the citation manager EndNote X9 [ 44 ] and duplicates were removed. Then, tittles and abstracts were screened independently by two reviewers to select relevant papers. Full- text articles meting inclusion criteria were assessed independently by two reviewers. Discrepancies between reviewers was resolved by discussion to reach consensus.

Inclusion criteria

Studies in English conducted among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of all ages and gender regardless of any socio-demographic characteristics.

Perceived experience of racism defined as the feeling of receiving an unequal valuation or unfair treatment for being an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person. The experience of racism could be self-reported or reported by a child’s carer or a witness such as family or friends. Papers analysing health outcomes with racism exposure at any point in time before the study were included.

Outcomes measuring physical and mental health spheres along with other health-related outcomes. Physical health outcomes included chronic conditions such as, cardiovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma, hypertension, diabtes, cancer and abnormal body mass index. It also included health risk behaviours (smoking, alcohol consumption and other substance use). Mental health outcomes including psychological factors like depression and anxiety, psychological distress, social and emotional wellbeing, illness representations (satisfaction with life, quality of life, self-efficacy, satisfaction with illness) and suicide.

Only studies using quantitative methods (control-case studies, cross-sectional, and cohort studies) were included.

Exclusion criteria

Articles studying autoimmune disorders, and cystic fibrosis. (This decision was based on i) The multifactorial cause of such conditions and their strong polygenetic component [ 45 , 46 , 47 ] which we consider is an important limitation to draw conclusions about a causal association and ii) The lack of studies assessing the association between racism and autoimmune disorders found during our pilot search in the Australian context.)

Experimental studies (randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and controlled clinical trials (CCTs)).

Studies published in language different to English, studies found only as abstract, letters to the editor, commentaries, editorials and reviews.

Stage 4. Charting the data

Primary investigator extracted the data into an excel spreadsheet. The following information was extracted when available: author, year of publication, journal, type of study (study design), location of the study (state or city), sample size, sample source, sample demographic characteristics, exposure measure including tools or instruments, exposure timeframe and severity, studied outcomes, strength and direction of the associations between racism and health outcomes along with the type of data used to quantify the association (odds ratio, hazard ratio, correlation coefficients). UNY randomly selected 10% of the articles meeting eligibility criteria to double check all the data listed before. Data was compared, and any discrepancies were resolved by consensus.

Stage 5. Collating, summarizing and reporting the results

The data of the studies included was analysed and summarized following a descriptive synthesis process based on the recommendations of the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewer’s Manual [ 48 ]. Quality appraisal of the studies included in the review was performed using the Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools, according to each study design [ 49 , 50 ].

Stage 6. Consulting with key stakeholders

Two members of this review team (authors KBB and JC) who represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in Australia reviewed and validated the interpretations of the data.

After searching on the five databases, 335 articles were found and three more were located by manual search. From these, 120 duplicates were removed, and 218 papers were initially screened. Of 218 titles and abstracts, 20 studies were eligible for inclusion in this review. After full-text assessment 8 more articles didn’t meet inclusion criteria and were excluded as indicated in the PRISMA flow diagram ( Fig.  1 ).

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PRISMA 2009 Flow Diagram

Study characteristics

Of 12 studies included, five (5/12, 41.%) were conducted across different locations within Australia [ 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], Three (3/12, 25%) were conducted in the Northern Territory [ 56 , 57 , 58 ], three (3/12, 25%) in Victoria [ 34 , 59 , 60 ], and one (8.%) in an isolated rural town with a non-specified location [ 3 ]. Fifty percent (6/12) of the studies included were published after the year 2015 [ 34 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ], another 42 % (5/12) between 2010 and 2015 [ 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ], and 8 % (1/12) were published before 2010 [ 3 ]. Most studies (8/12, 66.%) were Cross-sectional studies [ 3 , 34 , 53 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ], whilst four (4/12, 33%) were prospective cohorts [ 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 ]. Seven studies were conducted among teens over 12 years and adults [ 3 , 34 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]; four focused on children younger than 12 years [ 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 ], and one on elderly people [ 53 ]. The total sample size across the 12 articles consisted of 44,517. The article with the smallest sample included 164 participants [ 57 ], whilst the larger sample included 2606 participants [ 53 ]. It is important to mention that more than one article used the same study for sampling in some cases. Four articles extracted their sample from the Longitudinal Study of Indigenous Children (LSIC) [ 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 ], and two articles used the Diabetes and Related conditions in Urban Indigenous people in the Darwin region (DRUID) study [ 56 , 57 ]. The sample source of each article and the characteristics of the studies are described in Table  2 .

Exposure to racism

All articles studied the effect of direct racism except one study that also studied the indirect effect of racism on the child where racism was experienced by the parent or carer [ 54 ]. Eight of the included papers studied interpersonal racism [ 3 , 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 59 ], one study included both interpersonal and institutional racism [ 53 ] and three had broad measures of racial discrimination, without considering specific types of racism [ 34 , 58 , 60 ]. The majority of the included papers (10/12, 83.%) studied exposure to racism through questions about having experienced bullying, discrimination, or unfair treatment because of being Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander [ 3 , 34 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 58 , 59 , 60 ];whilst two [ 56 , 57 ] used the Measure of Indigenous Racism Experiences (MIRE) [ 61 ]. In most of the articles, the instrument used (8/12, 66.%) didn’t specify the exposure- timeframe [ 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 60 ], whilst a 12- months exposure timeframe was used by three (25%) [ 34 , 53 , 59 ] and only one [ 3 ] used a 4-week timeframe. The instruments used to study the exposure to racism along with the time and severity of the exposition are summarized in Table  3 . The prevalence of at least one self-reported experience of racism or racism reported by the parents or carer was variable with one study reporting a prevalence of 97% [ 59 ]. The prevalence of racism reported by each study and across the different States and Territories and age groups is shown in Table  4 and Table  5 . According to the studies included, the state with the highest prevalence of racism was Victoria with reports of prevalence ranging from 52 to 97%. Moreover, first exposure to racism was reported to occur as early in life as 4–5 years of age [ 55 ] and according to the studies, people between 12 and 45 reported racism most frequently.

Studied outcomes

Fifty percent (6/12) of the articles studied mental and physical health outcomes [ 3 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 60 ], 33 % studied mental and behavioural outcomes [ 52 , 53 , 56 , 59 ], whilst one article examined self-reported general health [ 34 ] and another studied mental, physical, behavioural outcomes and smoking or alcohol consumption together [ 51 ].

Mental health and behavioural outcomes

Among the mental health component, negative general mental health was the most reported outcome (10/12, 83.%) [ 3 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ] followed by depression (3/12, 25%) [ 56 , 58 , 60 ], sleeping difficulties (3/12, 25%) [ 51 , 54 , 55 ], bad behaviours (measured in two studies [ 51 , 55 ] by carer’s report of having been contacted by the school because the child had bad behaviour and in one [ 52 ] using the items of conduct problems, hyperactivity and peer problems from the strengths and difficulties questionnaire) (3/12, 25%) [ 51 , 52 , 55 ], and anxiety (2/12, 16.%) [ 52 , 58 ]. Smoking and alcohol consumption was examined by one study [ 51 ] as well as suicide [ 58 ].

Physical health outcomes

Regarding the physical health component, its association with experiences of racism was mainly studied through the assessment of general health perception (7/12, 58%) [ 3 , 34 , 51 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 60 ]. Four articles (33.%) studied the association with Body Mass Index (BMI) [ 51 , 54 , 55 , 58 ], one examined Waist-to-hip ratio [ 58 ] and one asthma [ 54 ].

Significant associations

Racism was associated with a negative overall mental health component in 100% of the studies that reported the outcome (10/10) [ 3 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]. Two studies of three repoted association of depression with racism [ 56 , 58 ] (66%). Studies that assessed bad behaviours [ 51 , 52 , 55 ] and sleeping difficulties [ 51 , 54 , 55 ] showed its association with racism (3/3, 100%), whilst only half of the studies showed association of anxiety with racism(1/2, 50%) [ 58 ]. One study that examined behaviours such as alcohol and cigarette consumption among children aged 4–12 years, found association of racism with having tried cigarettes but not with alcohol consumption [ 51 ].

Almost 43% of the papers studying general health perception found that a negative health perception is associated with racism (3/7, 42%) [ 3 , 34 , 60 ]. One out of four studies [ 51 ] examining BMI found that racism is associated with obesity (1/4, 25%). The study that analysed specific conditions found association between asthma and reported racism [ 54 ].

Association between level of exposure to racism and outcomes

Three articles studied the association between racism and health outcomes according to the severity of the exposure [ 34 , 53 , 54 ]. Temple et al., (2020) found the participants who reported experiencing racism always had a higher risk of presenting psychological distress compared to the ones reporting racism sometimes [ 53 ]. A study by Shepherd et al., (2017) found that children were more likely to present negative mental health outcomes and sleep difficulties when the carer reported persistent racism exposure compared to one-time exposure [ 54 ]. The results of the study conducted by Markwick et al., (2019) showed that the likelihood of reporting negative perceived health was three times higher when experiencing racism monthly and 1.5 more likely when experiencing racism yearly [ 34 ].

Quality assessment

The quality of the 12 studies included was assessed using The Joanna Briggs Institute critical appraisal tools for cohort and cross-sectional studies [ 49 , 50 ]. This tool has been considered a valid approach to assessing the methodological quality of studies in systematic reviews [ 62 , 63 ]. Two reviewers appraised the articles independently (authors CK and UNY) and discrepancies were resolved by discussion to reach consensus. Six studies were classified as high quality, whilst the other six met criteria for moderate quality. The results of the assessment are found in Table  6 .

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have survived and thrived over millennia and are the world’s longest continuing living civilization. Since colonisation, however, disempowerment and ongoing manifestations of racism have undermined Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples [ 8 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 32 , 58 , 64 , 65 ]. Addressing racism as a determinant of ill health has been identified as a national priority [ 28 , 58 ] and a paramount component to effectively closing the health gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other Australians that previous efforts have failed to do during the last 10 years [ 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 ]. Accordingly, this study intended to collect and synthesize available evidence on the impacts of racism on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s mental and physical health, which adds to the evidence base for First Nations communities within Australia. Our findings may guide the design and implementation of strategies to reduce racism and therefore contribute to improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health. With our results, efforts can be directed towards better understanding health racial inequities in particular mental health and cardiovascular conditions, which have previously demonstrated clear racial disparities in prevalence and progession [ 66 , 67 ]. If racial discrimination is perceived by the larger society as a health risk factor similar to smoking, obesity or substance abuse, this may promote greater interest in reducing behaviours that unintentionally disadvantage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

For Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, health is holistic and understood from a whole of life view that goes beyond the physical to encompass social, emotional, and cultural wellbeing of not just an individual but also the whole community [ 68 , 69 ]. Differentiated from mental health, the term “social and emotional wellbeing” is more culturally appropriate and recognises that connection to culture, land, spirituality, family, and community. These are important to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and can impact one’s wellbeing [ 70 ]. It includes social justice, equity, rights, traditional healing, traditional knowledge, and connection to a country [ 69 ].

Current scoping review results are in line with international evidence demonstrating the association of racism with poorer physical and mental health outcomes. In this review, the studies reported the association across different age groups indicating that racism produces detrimental health effects on physical and mental health outcomes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at any stage of life. Racism had greater negative effects on the mental health component, especially with negative general mental health which was the most studied outcome [ 3 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 ]. Association with depression, behaviour problems in children and sleeping difficulties were also consistently reported although only three articles included in this review studied those outcomes which is a limitation. However, multiple studies performed in different countries including the biggest systematic review on the topic, supports the association linking racism with depression, post-traumatic stress and suicidal ideation on ethnic minorities [ 8 , 71 , 72 , 73 ]. Although further studies could provide a better picture of the association of racism with those and unmask other conditions, our study suggest that tackling racism is necessary to achieve better mental health outcomes among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Three out of seven articles (42.%) that studied general health perception found a statistically significant negative association with racism [ 3 , 34 , 60 ]. Only one study found an association with obesity [ 51 ], and asthma [ 54 ] in children, whilst none of the included articles measured conditions such as blood pressure, diabetes, COPD or cardiovascular disease. The association of racism with these conditions should be interpreted with caution since the limited or inexistent number of articles studying these outcomes may lead to an underestimation. Although the findings show that racism can lead to the detrimental health impact. The scarcity of articles studying more specific health outcomes and an Indigenous paradigm of health and wellbeing indicates that further research is needed to demonstrate that racism is inextricably linked with adverse health outcomes and health inequities among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. A starting point for this is the study by Priest et al., (2020), which found that Australian children from different ethnic minorities, including 18 Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children, who experienced racism on two or more occasions had increased BMI z-scores, systolic blood pressure, waist circumference and saliva inflammatory markers [ 74 ]. Supporting our findings, international studies have demonstrated the association between racism and hypertension among ethnic minorities [ 75 , 76 ]. More research is needed with strong methodological designs grounded in Indigenous methodologies and taking a human rights-based approach that demonstrates the association of racism with different chronic health conditions and its negative impacts on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ health across the life course. This would contribute to placing racism on the public health agenda and provide an alternative to the current approach to policymaking that often reinforces racism resulting in health inequities [ 77 ].

In the present review, one study reported the association of racism with smoking and alcohol consumption [ 51 ]. Studies conducted with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peers in New Zealand, indicate that experiences of racism have been linked with smoking behaviour from early adolescence, hazardous alcohol consumption, binge drinking, and substance abuse [ 78 , 79 , 80 , 81 ]. A study among African-American youth found that substance abuse was a racism coping strategy [ 82 ], however, within an Australian context, this association with racism would need to be considered as an ongoing manifestation of colonisation [ 83 , 84 ]. These results suggest that reducing racism could positively impact health by reducing hazardous substance use among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

There is an urgent need to address institutional racism as a strategy in Australia in order to improve the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders [ 85 , 86 ]. Whilst in the present review, most of the studies focused on the health impacts of interpersonal racism; Temple et al. (2020) observed that over 50% of older Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who experienced unfair treatment in health care facilities (52%), service settings (50%) and education (55%) were psychologically distressed [ 53 ]. Moreover, although most of the papers studied experiences of direct racism, one study [ 54 ] found significant negative health outcomes on children whose carers had experienced racism. Similar findings have been found in other countries [ 87 , 88 , 89 ]. This adds evidence on the different mechanisms by which racism can cause poor health and highlights the need for strategies to address all different forms and sources of racism if the health gap wants to be bridge.

The prevalence of racism varied from study to study and was as high as 97%. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people aged 12–45 years represent the group with the highest racism experience. A high prevalence of racism against indigenous people has also been reported in other developed countries [ 90 , 91 ]. Looking at the situation from the other side of the coin, helps to explain the data. In Australia, a study including non-Indigenous Australians aged 25–44 evidenced that 1 in 5 people admit they would discriminate against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in some situations, 30–40% have negative stereotypes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and 24–30% understand acts of discrimination against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as an automatic response [ 92 ]. This illustrates that effective interventions to reduce the health gap must not be directed towards changing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ behaviors but needs to include a change in beliefs and behaviours of all Australians.

There were five studies conducted across all of Australia [ 3 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 ]; however, the study settings were not clearly mentioned. There were no studies that focused specifically on Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia or Tasmania, and none in New South Wales where the highest population of Aboriginal people live [ 93 ]. Further studies are needed with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities living within these geographic areas.

No studies were found comparing differences of the health impact of racism between Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islander people. Comparative research could provide more understanding of possible variations in factors such as the most prevalent type of racism by location or differences in the impact of racism on health outcomes in different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

The quality of the included studies was assessed by two authors (CK and UNY) using the Joanna Briggs Institute tool [ 49 , 50 ] and was found to be moderate to high quality. One of the main strengths of the included articles was their robust sample sizes. Although most had a cross-sectional design, four of them were prospective cohorts, which helped establish temporality. Moreover, from the included papers, three articles [ 34 , 53 , 54 ] measured health outcomes according to the severity of the exposition and their findings suggest a dose-effect association. In line with this, the study by Priest et al., (2012) found a higher and significant association between carer’s and householder’s experience of racism and children presenting 2–4 illnesses during the last two weeks compared to children presenting 0–1 illness [ 94 ]. Similarly, a study including 40,000 households in the UK found that progressive exposure to racial discrimination is associated with increased adverse long-term effects on mental wellbeing [ 95 ]. The consistency of our results with previous demonstrated dose-response association, adds supporting evidence to infer that racism leads to negative health outcomes [ 96 , 97 ].

Strengths and limitations

Strengths of the present study include i) the use of meticulous database search and following standard guidelines during the review process, ii) use of the well-developed protocol with including members from indigenous community (authors KBB and JC), iii) the inclusion of four electronic databases in our search strategy plus manual search on the websites of relevant organisations and snowball technique, iv) a quality appraisal of the included studies using a widely used tool [ 49 , 50 ].

One limitation of the studies included that nearly all of the studies measured the racism exposure within a 12-month timeframe and used a 4-week timeframe. Although asking explicit timeframes is deemed to be cognitively easier [ 98 ], restricting the time period can cause bias [ 99 ] since detrimental effects of racism could take a long time to exhibit and participants may not have reported traumatic experiences outside the given timeframe [ 61 ]. Another limitation was that although the studies included large sample sizes, the samples were not necessarily representative of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. More than 1 article [ 51 , 52 , 54 , 55 ] used the same study as a sample source, which limits the generalisability of the results [ 100 ]. Despite attempts to perform this review as comprehensively as possible, we might not have identified all studies available on the topic. Only quantitative studies were included, and the search process may have been subject to publication bias. Furthermore, no researchers or experts were contacted for additional studies meeting inclusion criteria that we might have missed.

Contrary to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s definition of health, the approach used in this review separated physical from behavioural and mental health outcomes and didn’t evaluate cultural or community wellbeing. This approach was taken since we understand that this method facilitates the statistical analysis and demonstration of the impacts of racism on measurable and objective outcomes. Our research team included two members who are representatives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and with extensive expertise in this research field. However, this limitation highlights the need to include Indigenous methodologies in further studies to ensure that the methods and data analysis better represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s health conception [ 101 , 102 , 103 ]. Moreover, and even more importantly, it highlights how Indigenous participation in policy and program development is paramount to ensure that research results are translated into culturally accurate interventions that effectively improve Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s wellbeing.

Our study findings indicate that racism is strongly related to adverse effects on the mental health wellbeing. Furthermore, it was found that racism is also negatively associated with general health self-perception whilst its direct association with more specific physical health conditions might be underestimated due to lack of studies. Based on our findings, we suggest the need for the implementation of strategies to address all forms of racism against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as part of the efforts to bridge the health inequity in Australia. Hence, we believe that public health practitioners and policymakers could use our findings as guiding evidence to address racism in partnership with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities without any delay. We also argue the need for effective implementation of strategies against racism. More research is needed that understands racism and its impacts from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander definition of health and wellbeing. Furthermore, research using longitudinal designs to study the impacts of racism on health outcomes and studies comparing outcomes among states and territories and studies comparing outcomes among states and territories is needed. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led research studies would also guide self-determined and culturally safe, tailored, and effective interventions for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets generated and analysed during the current study are available upon submitting a reasonable request to the corresponding author.

Abbreviations

Body mass index

Controlled clinical trials

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Disability – adjusted life years

Diabetes and related conditions in indigenous people in the darwin region

Longitudinal study of indigenous children

Preferred reporting items for systematic review

PRISMA extension for scoping reviews

Randomized controlled trials

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  • 1. Hostinger
  • 3. WordPress
  • 6. Bluehost
  • 9. HostGator
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What Is a Website Builder?

A website builder is a program that allows users to create a website quickly and easily. They typically feature a dashboard, filled with drag-and-drop options to make building a breeze, as well as web page templates for creating a full-faceted website in no time at all.

Most website builder platforms work both online and offline, leaving builders to add elements and other software to their website at any time from anywhere.

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Now that you know what to expect from a solid website builder, it’s time to get acquainted with some great ones.

I’ve done some digging around the web and now have a list of 10 of the top website builders for 2024.

Check out their features and pros and cons, finding the one to use to create your masterpiece.

1. Hostinger Website Builder – Our #1 Best Site Builder in 2024

Key features:.

  • Solid uptime guarantee
  • Simple to use editor
  • SSL certification is included with all packages
  • Integrated logo maker, perfect for branding

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  • Great pricing
  • Beginner-friendly
  • AI-powered tools
  • Tons of integrations
  • Photo editing options are basic
  • No free options

As an overall testament to the platform’s commitment to improvement – and the reason we’ve selected it as our top choice – the Hostinger Website Builder is the new and improved Zyro, complete with an intuitive interface that’s great to look at and easy to use for both rookies and seasoned designers looking to create their perfect web page.

While Hostinger lacks a few advanced options that other web designers include, all of those features they do have are solid. 

Its integrated SSL certificate is just the thing to help builders secure their websites, and its logo makers can help with branding.

It also has some cool SEO tools, some of which will generate content and even write articles to help move you up on the top search engines. 

Even though there is no free option, the Hosting Website Builder provides pretty great pricing that starts as low as $2.99 per month.

Even the most basic plan comes with great tools perfect for building websites, and you can add features as you need them to customise your experience.

2. Wix – Best Website Builder for a Range of Templates

  • 500+ themes to choose from
  • Free domain + unlimited bandwidth
  • Useful automation tool
  • Advanced tools

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  • User-friendly platform
  • Economically priced
  • Tons of tools to get the website you want
  • Automated website builder available
  • Customer care is mediocre 

When it comes to website builders on the web, Wix is definitely one of the more advanced options that we’ll be covering throughout this list. It has a ton of building tools, all of them set up to help users of all technological savviness build their perfect website. From desktop versions to adding special features that are compatible with today’s top mobile platforms, Wix has it all.

Widgets are abundant and adding them to your website is quick and simple. You can choose from a long list of templates, all of them perfect for adding the perfect final touches to your website. Lists included those for business websites and even personal blogs, just to name a few.

One of my favourite features is its drag-and-drop feature, which allows you to edit your website simply by clicking, dragging, and dropping objects to their preferred place, meaning that there is never any coding to write and run in order to get things done.

3. WordPress – Best Web Designer for Customisation

  • Social media integrations
  • Free options available
  • Home to open-source software
  • Simple to use

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  • Tons of plans that offer flexibility
  • Abundant template options
  • A long list of plug-ins
  • Perfect for beginners
  • There are a lot of updates that users will have to keep up with

WordPress also deserves a top spot on the list, earning its name as one of the most used website builders on the web. It has free web-building plans perfect for those who want to create a website without having to spend a fortune. 

Beginners and pros will love their templates, of which there are well over 1,000 to choose from. Browse and try them on for size, picking the one that best represents your company or personal web page. All of its tools are open source, making it a great option to use to carve out the small details that make your website unique. 

For designers who are looking for a challenge, or beginners who are ready to take their knowledge up a notch, WordPress comes with tools to modify CMS – creating a full-featured website that works with both desktop and mobile and includes all of the most important parts of the website in the most user-friendly way.

4. Weebly – Best SEO Tools Available

  • Great SEO tools

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  • Tons of templates to choose from
  • Solid customer care
  • eCommerce options and integrations
  • Limited with customisable features

For those who are looking to build a website where they can sell their product, look no further than Weebly. Its free options and wide range of advanced tools are just the things that eCommerce enthusiasts need to set up shop and start selling quickly. 

With Weebly, you’ll find templates galore to choose from, along with social media integrations. All of these together can create a profitable selling experience, along with options to make websites compatible with all of today’s hottest mobile platforms. 

All users that sign up have access to a free domain and customer care via live chats, email support, phone support, and more. It has a great uptime guarantee and even ensures that inventory is tracked with a built-in tracker for those looking for eCommerce options.

5. Webflow –  Best Web Builder for Veteran Designers

  • Template library
  • Extensive design control
  • Supportive community
  • Website building without coding
  • Professional audience
  • SEO challenges

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  • Great features for pros, but you don’t need to be one to get use out of Webflow
  • Impressive range of templates
  • Requires research to get the most out of the platform
  • Not the best option in terms of content management features
  • Fairly limited options for SEO

Next on our list, we have Webflow, which, although it primarily caters to the more experienced designers out there, is also the perfect platform for creating websites without any kind of formal experience when it comes to coding or web design. 

For the seasoned designers reading, though, expect to find a pretty extensive range of options that you’re able to customise – whether it’s the ability to adjust padding, margins, border radius, or even line height to match whatever preferences you have for yourself or your business.

If you’re not interested in spending the time to provide your website with a personal, you’re also able to use a selection of templates for a fairly small fee.

Having said this, although you don’t need to be super experienced to use their platform, the interface of this website builder might feel a little bit complex if you’re looking to move outside of the templates and build your own website completely from scratch – requiring you to invest a pretty substantial amount of time in learning and researching how to adjust small details.

Still, you’ve got all the tools you need directly via Webflow’s large community and readily available learning resources, so you don’t need to feel intimidated if you’re blown away by the selection of web design tools you have at your disposal.

Finally, it’s worth mentioning that if your primary reason to build a website is for marketing reasons, it’s best to choose one of the other options on our list that excel more in search engine optimisation features; we found Webflow to be slightly tricky when it comes to things such as content publishing and setting up SEO.

6. Bluehost Website Builder – Best Web Designer for Creating WordPress Websites

  • An alternative interface to WordPress
  • Seamless WordPress integration
  • Plenty of resources available for learning
  • Emphasis on the overall WordPress ecosystem
  • Reliable web hosting

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  • Gives you an opportunity to become more comfortable with the WordPress CMS
  • Pretty extensive selection of stock photos and templates that you can use to build your website
  • Comes with WooCommerce storefront options
  • Impressive uptime that’s rarely ever down
  • Great selection of AI tools to expedite the overall web-building process
  • Comes with a free SSL certificate
  • Excellent customer support team
  • Unfortunately, there isn’t any free subscription tier
  • You don’t have the most advanced options when it comes to image editing
  • Unable to switch between various templates
  • It is not the most organised or intuitive platform to get started on

Generally speaking, all the best website builders out there aim to make the process of creating websites as simple as possible – regardless of what particular skill level you have when you first start using their platform.

Fortunately, Bluehost is one of the best examples on this list for a service that excels in this regard – offering you an alternative interface to the already widely used WordPress platform that’s far less clunky and easier to create websites with. As such, Bluehost is probably best for anyone who’s looking to become part of the WordPress ecosystem rather than opting for a more independent and less spoon-fed solution.

WordPress already comes with plenty of quality eCommerce options, but the content management system can be incredibly complicated to come to terms with if you’re only a newcomer to web design in general. 

So, by utilising Bluehost, you’re ultimately able to take advantage of all the same features without needing the same in-depth understanding of how it all works – and if you are looking to improve your knowledge, Bluehost provides plenty of different resources to help you learn as well.

Moreover, aside from essentially just being a web-design arm of WordPress, Bluehost already has a pretty solid reputation as a reliable traditional web hosting service; its site-building tools only further make the platform valuable for existing users.

7. GoDaddy Websites + Marketing – Best Website Builder for Search Engine Optimisation Tools

  • Seamless integration with GoDaddy domains
  • Unlimited monthly data transfers and storage across all subscription tiers
  • Access to e-commerce features for creating online stores (available in select premium plans)
  • Built-in marketing tools embedded directly into the platform
  • Comprehensive SEO functionality to enhance website visibility
  • User-friendly website builder for easy site creation
  • Support for promoting websites, businesses, or online presence efficiently

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  • Can create fairly impressive websites regardless of what device you use
  • Unlimited monthly data transferring storage options
  • Perfect for SEO and other marketing tools
  • Extensive selection of templates available – over 100+ options
  • Generally constant uptime and comes with a reliable customer support team
  • Exciting range of AI tools to take advantage of
  • Free plans that are still useful
  • Not the most customisable option in terms of website layouts
  • eCommerce-related tools do not come with every subscription tier

Moving forward, we have GoDaddy’s website builder, which actually works fairly similarly to Bluehost in that it’s meant to be used as a way of complimenting your pre-existing web domain.

If you’re a small business owner who can’t afford to add yet another business productivity tool to their list of company expenses, you’ll be happy to know that the free subscription plan that GoDaddy Websites + Marketing comes with is more than enough to provide you with a stunning website. 

Either way, regardless of whether you opt for the free plan or one of the more expensive premium options, GoDaddy Websites + Marketing will allow you to make as many data transfers per month as you desire – not to mention unlimited storage. Obviously, there are plenty more benefits if you sign up for the premium plans, though, such as the various eCommerce features that you can use to help set up your online store.

Ultimately, what really sets this tool apart in comparison to some of the other options we’ve covered is its focus on marketing – It’s not just about building websites; GoDaddy’s builder gives you the tools you need to boost your site’s visibility. 

Furthermore, GoDaddy has you covered as far as marketing and SEO features go, so it’ll be a brilliant option if you’re looking for a tool that’ll help drive natural traffic towards your website.

8. Shopify – Best Web Builder for eCommerce Businesses

  • Varied payment plans
  • All-in-one website building platform with hosting services
  • Extensive template selection for visual enhancement
  • Intuitive drag-and-drop interface for customisation
  • Shopify Payments for secure online transactions

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  • Relatively easy platform to use regardless of skill level
  • Unmatched in terms of eCommerce capabilities
  • Comes with integrated payment solutions
  • Build your website with one of the 100+ templates or via the drag and drop model
  • Relatively expensive in comparison to other options
  • It can take a while to get used to

When it comes to eCommerce, Shopify is undoubtedly the best option out there, but it can still feel slightly pricey compared to some of the other alternatives we’ve covered already on this list, like Wix or Hostinger Web Builder. In addition, it might take some time to get used to using Shopify at first, but this is generally a fairly short learning curve.

Still, it’s only particularly complicated to use because of how many features Shopify is packed with – handling things from hosting and automatic updates to backups. 

Design-wise, you’ve got plenty of templates to choose from, so you can make your online store look exactly like you want it to by simply dragging and dropping a few text boxes and images. Plus. Shopify works quite well with other third-party developers, so you can integrate a range of other business management software you may already be using.

Finally, there’s also a built-in payment system with their Shopify Payments system, but you can obviously still use any other payment gateways you want – not to mention the POS solutions Shopify offers.

9. HostGator – The Web Builder with the Best Features

  • Amazing uptime
  • Perfectly laid out interface
  • Pricing is amazing
  • Templates that are bold and modern
  • Collection of royalty-free photos

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  • Switchable themes
  • Beautiful template options
  • Affordable pricing tiers
  • Advanced features that make customisation a breeze
  • No options to schedule blog posts

With HostGator, one of my favourite features is the switchable template. In case you get tired or just want a change from your current setup, all you’ll need to do is switch up the template and voila, you’ve given your website new life. 

It offers strong uptime and a long list of advanced features that are there to help you create the website of your dreams in no time. From royalty-free photography to its gallery of cool and modern templates, you can create dazzling websites, all of which take little to no time to build. 

While no free plans are available, users will find that prices are excellent and affordable, even those packed with advanced features. Customer care is a breeze to get a hold of, and you can create an eCommerce website that accepts payments starting from the lowest pricing tier.

10. Squarespace – Best Website Builder with Unmetered Storage

  • All plans come with a free domain
  • SSL certification included with all plans
  • No limits on storage or bandwidth
  • Perfect for eCommerce

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  • Perfect for bloggers, businesses, and eCommerce
  • Highly customisable
  • Easy app integrations
  • More complicated interface

Using Squarespace might take some getting used to, though I promise it will be worth it. Top reasons including the fact that this website builder offers solid features with its base package includes a free domain and SSL certificate. 

It also offers a useful feature that saves all changes and creates backups, making sure that if there is an issue with a page, a previous version can easily be retrieved. The platform sections off all different pages of the website, making it simple to keep organised when making changes to the integrations and appearance. 

There is a little something for every kind of website, including businesses, bloggers, personal pages, and even eCommerce. Those who have a Squarespace account can make changes to their webpage and automatically post details of those changes to social media, for easy advertising and promoting.

If you’ve been wanting to create a webpage, you’ve likely scoured the web looking for ways to do it. A lot of people out there get the wrong idea that website builders have to cost a fortune or you have to have coding experience to use them. 

Both of those assumptions are wrong, mostly thanks to website builders. The need to create a great and professional, fully-functioning website is high, which is why you can find services of all kinds.

Before choosing the one for you, consider these key things to find the best one for you and your business. 

Your Focus 

There are all kinds of website builders on the web. While many of the best ones feature multiple options when it comes to building websites, others are geared toward one area. Before you start to shop, find your focus and only go with those that give you the tools and features that you need. 

For example, if you’re into eCommerce, you’ll need tools that offer built-in shopping carts, a checkout page, and iron-clad security to ensure that your customers’ data is safe . On the other hand, if you’re trying to create a blog that’s focused on your interest, integrations like social media sharing, beautiful templates, and the ability to switch templates are all features you want to look for. 

User Friendliness 

For people without a lot of coding or technical website-building experience, the easier a platform is to use, the better. The last thing you want to deal with is complicated features that are difficult to set up, which is why taking a look for those that are easy to use is recommended.

If you’re new to the entire experience of creating a website and are unsure how your experience will work out, be sure to go with a website builder that has a simple platform, templates, and technical support that you can get a hold of around the clock. 

Mobile Sites 📱️

These days, more surfers access the web with their mobile phones than ever before. This means it’s vital to have a mobile-friendly version of your website. Many of the top website builders come with mobile building options, though you may find a few out there that do not. If you want to build a website that generates traffic, you’ll need a site that works on both mobile and desktop. 

Social Media Uploads 

Social media is one of the top ways to advertise products on the web. You can reach large audiences by making fun posts that drive traffic, and even toy with the possibility of going viral. The top website builders out there know that, and they include options to add content directly to social sites or to schedule posts to make things a lot easier. 

If one of your top advertising tools is social media, consider choosing a website builder that has options like plug-ins and options to improve SEO content, to help get you on the map. 

Tutorials 📝️

No one is an expert the first time around, especially those who have never before dabbled in the world of website building. If you’re one of those who doesn’t know much about website building, you’ll want to find website builders with tutorials. 

These tutorials are there to make life easier and even have both video and interactive forms to provide you with practice before you take off and start building. It can take some getting used to when it comes to creating detailed sites, which is why tutorials can save the day. 

Your Budget 💵️

Just like with other business decisions, choosing a website builder should take your budget into account. While you can find free versions, some of them lack key features that can improve your building experience. It’s better to look at all pricing tiers and plans, choosing one that comes with the features you need at a price you can afford. 

You might be able to shop around and find website builders with more or fewer features, using them as a way to tailor your budget to the experience that you need. Make sure that whichever you choose, the website builder has the options you need, offers security , and doesn’t charge you more than you can afford. 

Before taking off and choosing the website builder that’s perfect for you, read through these pros and cons. Consider if it’s more of a positive move for your website needs or whether you should look for other ways to establish yourself on the web. 

No coding required ✔️

It should come as no surprise that the top advantage that comes with using a website builder is the fact that no coding skills are needed.

Coding can get complicated, especially if you’ve never done it before. Website builders offer simple templates and design tools that anyone can use. 

Fast and cost-effective ✔️

When you need a website fast and don’t have a ton of funds, website builders are a solid option. Anyone can create a good-looking website in a matter of minutes, going live and getting up on the web in no time. 

Simple to export ✔️

Business domains and web pages don’t always stay in the same place. Still, when it comes to making changes and moving around the web, exporting your site can get complicated.

Website builders are typically easy to export, coming with simple templates that are exportable to other platforms. 

Lack of uniqueness ✖️

If there is one disadvantage that’s above them all, it’s the fact that there is less opportunity to be creative. Templates are cool but, there is a chance that another page will use the same layout.

Customers love to see new and unique websites, something that you might not get too much of with a website builder. 

Not for all users ✖️

For the professionals out there, a website builder might not be the answer. Not that you can’t make it work but, professional websites need a wide range of features and will work better if those features are embedded. In the case of super professional sites, it may cost you more in the long run if you take shortcuts. 

Slow loading times ✖️

While this isn’t the case with all web builders, some of the free and low-cost options out there come with very slow loading times. In a fast-paced world, a slow-loading website can cost your business and drop your reputation down a few notches.

There are some web builders with quick loading times, though you may have to go with a higher-priced plan to achieve it. 

Using a Web Builder: Final Thoughts 💡️

If you’re still on the fence about using a web builder, it could be worth it to try one out and see how it works.

If you need a website fast and are looking for a cost-effective way to get one up and running, a web builder could be your best bet, giving you the opportunity to get prime web real estate faster than you thought possible.

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In today’s fast-moving world, it can be tough to pick the right restaurant. With so many choices, figuring out which ones are worth your time and money can be a real challenge.

That’s why we’ve put together a guide to the best restaurant review sites in Australia for 2024.

These restaurant review sites stand as the most dependable and trusted resources for discovering and sharing insights about eateries. Offering everything from detailed critiques to customer ratings, these sites provide comprehensive information.

These top restaurant review websites will assist you in making an informed choice, whether you’re a foodie searching for the newest hot spot or simply seeking a delicious dinner.

Without further questions, let’s explore the restaurant review sites for Australian restaurants.

Facebook

Facebook is one of the world’s most popular and widely used social media platforms, and it’s no surprise that it’s also an excellent resource for finding and sharing information about restaurants.

Many restaurants in Australia have their own Facebook page where customers can leave reviews and share their experiences. This makes it a great resource for finding out what others think about a restaurant before you visit.

Usually, Facebook pages also offer a wealth of information about the restaurant , such as menus, photos, and locations. In fact, many restaurants use Facebook to post updates about special offers, events, and promotions, making it a great way to stay informed about what’s happening in the restaurant scene.

While Facebook is not a dedicated restaurant review site like some of the more popular restaurant reviews websites, like TripAdvisor, Yelp, and Zomato, it’s a valuable resource to consider when looking for information about restaurants. Many customers rely on Facebook reviews as they come from friends and acquaintances, which often brings a sense of trust and credibility .

It’s worth checking out a restaurant’s Facebook page and other traditional restaurant review sites.

Google My Business

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With the help of Google My Business (now Google Business Profile), businesses, including restaurants, can control their online visibility across the entire Google network, including search and maps.

Customers can submit evaluations on this free platform, which enables businesses to update information about their location, hours, phone number, and website. As a result, it serves as a valuable resource for those looking for restaurants in a particular area.

Google restaurant reviews are a great way to understand what customers think of a restaurant before you visit . The reviews are easy to find by searching for the restaurant’s name on Google and looking at the reviews on the right-hand side of the search results.

The reviews on Google Business Profile are deemed reliable since they are verified by Google and can only be posted by customers who have actually visited the restaurant. Furthermore, Google employs a sophisticated algorithm that considers multiple aspects, including recency and relevance, to guarantee that the reviews presented are the most useful for the user.

Google Business Profile is a valuable restaurant review site for anyone looking for information about restaurants in Australia.

OpenTable

OpenTable will be one of Australia’s most trusted restaurant review sites. The platform allows users to easily search for and book reservations at various restaurants , from small independent eateries to large restaurant brands.

In addition to providing a convenient booking service, OpenTable also allows customers to leave reviews and ratings for the restaurants they visit, providing v aluable feedback for both diners and restaurant owners.

The platform’s user-generated content and comprehensive restaurant search and booking functionality make it a go-to resource for diners looking to find and book a table at the best restaurants across Australia.

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If we’re talking about one of the most reliable restaurant review websites in Australia, we should never leave Zomato out. The platform features a wide range of online restaurant reviews, including negative and positive customer feedback.

By doing this, customers can acquire a comprehensive impression of a restaurant before booking a reservation or dining there. Additionally, the platform has a search feature that enables users to locate restaurants according to various criteria , including location, cuisine, price range, and more.

The website also has a function that enables visitors to browse the restaurant’s menu, reserve tables, and place food orders online, making it a one-stop shop for all dining-related needs.

Zomato is a go-to resource for diners searching for honest and educational reviews before making dining decisions due to its extensive database and user-generated material.

Yelp as One of Restaurant Review Sites

Yelp is one of the most trusted and top restaurant review sites in Australia. The platform is a go-to resource for restaurant-goers looking for honest and informative reviews before making dining decisions.

Yelp offers a comprehensive restaurant listing with information on their location, cuisine, pricing range, and more. It also provides a wide range of online reviews, including good and negative customer comments.

The platform also includes a search function that allows users to find restaurants based on location, cuisine, price range, and more . Yelp also has a feature that allows users to order food online and book reservations directly from the platform.

With its extensive database and user-generated content, Yelp is a valuable resource for restaurant goers looking to make informed decisions when dining out.

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor

TripAdvisor is a valuable tool for both restaurant-goers and restaurant owners, allowing users to easily search for and book reservations at a wide variety of restaurants and leave reviews and ratings for the restaurants they visit.

This platform is also a valuable tool for local businesses looking to improve their reputation management for restaurants .

TripAdvisor allows restaurant owners to respond to reviews and manage their listings , making it easy for them to address any customer concerns or issues. The platform is a go-to source for customers trying to locate the top restaurants in their area because it enables users to search for restaurants based on geography, cuisine, price range, and more.

When wanting to make educated choices about dining out, customers and restaurant owners can benefit from TripAdvisor.

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Foursquare , one of Australia’s most reputable restaurant review sites, has been known for its rich database of restaurants and its ability to connect users with the perfect dining experience.

One of the most striking features of Foursquare is its ability to provide detailed insight into the restaurants by highlighting both positive reviews and negative reviews. This allows users to make an informed decision before making a reservation or visiting the restaurant.

Foursquare is the perfect platform for food enthusiasts who want to discover the best restaurants in their area.

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Zagat in 2020

It has a long history of giving honest and accurate reviews of establishments across the country. Zagat ‘s rating system allows customers to rate restaurants based on food quality, service, atmosphere, and value for money.

As a result, diners can make well-informed decisions without relying solely on word-of-mouth recommendations or popular opinion.

Zagat’s ratings also help restaurant owners gain valuable insight into how their customers perceive them. Through the feedback given in Zagat reviews, restaurant owners can identify areas that need improvement and take corrective action if necessary.

This feedback helps them maintain high standards and build loyalty among their patrons. On the other hand, it also allows restaurant owners to address any negative reviews quickly and improve customer experience in the long run.

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Gayot is one of Australia’s leading restaurant review sites, helping guide consumers to the best restaurants.

Rated by diners and restaurant industry professionals alike, Gayot features a comprehensive database of restaurant ratings from across the country. Whether you’re looking for top-notch sushi or an intimate restaurant, Gayot has you covered.

Restaurant owners can also benefit from Gayot’s rating system, giving them an unbiased assessment of their restaurants that they can use to help improve customer service and attract more customers.

With a focus on quality over quantity, Gayot is a go-to resource for anyone who wants to find the best restaurants in Australia.

The Infatuation

The Infatuation

The Infatuation is one of Australia’s most trusted restaurant review sites, with a dedicated team of reviewers passionate about discovering the best local restaurants.

The Infatuation offers thorough reviews to assist customers in selecting restaurants with knowledge.

The website is the ideal resource for anyone looking for the most outstanding dining options in their area. It also provides advice on where to go for particular cuisines or occasions .

Users may quickly search for restaurants and narrow down the results by location, cuisine, price, and occasion. This tool offers accurate and trustworthy information that enables residents to choose their next favorite restaurant.

Whether you’re looking for an evening of fine dining or simply want to grab something quickly, The Infatuation is sure to help you make an informed decision when choosing where to eat out.

Most Frequently Asked Questions

Do reviews matter.

Restaurant reviews can matter as they provide valuable feedback for diners and restaurant owners. They can provide information for potential customers, allowing them to make informed decisions about where to dine.

Reviews can also help identify areas where a restaurant may need to improve and can assist restaurant owners in making changes to their menu, service, or atmosphere.

However, it is essential to note that reviews should be taken with a grain of salt, as they are subjective opinions and may not always reflect the actual quality or experience of the restaurant.

It is always recommended to read various restaurant online reviews from different sources to get a more well-rounded view of the restaurant.

Should I Respond to Reviews?

Restaurant owners should consider responding to reviews, whether they are positive or negative. Responding to reviews can show that the restaurant owner is actively engaged with their customers and is willing to address any issues or concerns that may have been raised.

The use of online review sites for restaurants has notably increased in Australia’s restaurant industry. Given the growing need for customer feedback and expert opinions, it’s crucial for restaurant owners to know about the top restaurant review sites out there.

Many sites provide valuable information and resources to help restaurants succeed in today’s competitive market. We hope this article offers helpful insight for your plan in implementing your restaurant marketing ideas .

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The Albanese government has ruled out breaking up Australia’s dominant supermarkets after likening such a measure to the old Soviet Union’s command and control economy.

While the government’s position will disappoint some of Coles and Woolworths’ fiercer critics, meaningful reform doesn’t necessarily require a hammer, according to industry and supply chain experts.

Supplier access

Last year in New Zealand, a scandal known as “Weet-Bixgate” erupted. It referred to a decision by Sanitarium to cut supplies of its well-known breakfast cereal to The Warehouse, which competes with the country’s two dominant supermarkets, Foodstuffs and Woolworths-owned Countdown.

The decision, which Sanitarium blamed on supply constraints, caught the attention of the country’s commerce commission and raised questions over why the food company prioritised supplies to the majors.

The Warehouse had been significantly undercutting its bigger rivals on the price of Weet-Bix leading up to the decision.

“It’s a really good example of the challenges of trying to get scale in this market,” The Warehouse’s chief product officer, Tania Benyon, told Guardian Australia.

“We can generally access products but not necessarily at a competitive price. And that’s really the crux of our issue because we need access to fair pricing in order to be able to grow.

“There’s a structural unfairness.”

The issue, which Benyon said would also affect non-duopoly grocers in Australia, shows strong reforms could be required to ensure wholesale deals are not stifling competition in the grocery sector.

Wholesale supply arrangements would need to be consistent with what would typically be negotiated in a competitive market.

Amid a public uproar, Sanitarium promptly reinstated supplies to The Warehouse “albeit with a price increase”, according to Benyon.

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A Sanitarium spokesperson said: “We are not in a position to comment in relation to the New Zealand market.”

Products such as Weet-Bix are seen as staple foods for many Australian households, making them prized items for supermarkets given their availability can influence where a person shops.

While many stores sell smaller Weet-Bix packages, the big two supermarket chains dominate the supply and sale of the larger 1.2kg value packs, which they sell at identical prices.

The Sanitarium spokesperson said the company was committed to making Weet-Bix, and larger value packs, available across a broad spectrum of Australian retailers.

Property squeeze

Large German retailer Kaufland invested several hundred million dollars in Australia before abruptly cancelling its plans in early 2020 due to difficulties setting up.

The decision robbed Australia of a new and formidable entrant that could have put pressure on Coles and Woolworths.

Kaufland built up a property portfolio of sites in Adelaide, Melbourne and south-east Queensland as it planned for its opening, although Australia’s most populous city, Sydney, was notably absent.

Jeremy Prestoe, head of NSW asset management services at real estate agency Knight Frank, said it was very difficult for a new entrant to compete with incumbents when it comes to land access.

“You’ve got to first find distribution sites, which is a challenge, followed very quickly by having well-placed supermarket space. Being able to find thousands of square metres for parking is virtually impossible in metropolitan Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane,” said Prestoe.

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“The only way that they could contemplate an opportunity in Australia would be an acquisition or a merger or a significant joint venture with a major investor who is prepared to wait 10 years to make any money.”

It has taken Aldi more than two decades to build a 10% market share after opening its first Australian store in 2001, although the property market has tightened considerably during that period.

The task of generating more competition is made all the more difficult by the large market share of the majors.

Metcash, which operates IGA, said in its parliamentary submission that in the 1980s the combined market share of the two biggest supermarkets was less than 40%, compared with their current share of about 70%.

Prestoe said there might need to be a coordinated effort from government agencies to help non-duopoly supermarkets access sites, otherwise Coles and Woolworths can use their dominance to shut others out.

“The majors could take a ‘loss leader’ to keep the others out, which is what happens when you have a duopoly. They can take a site and settle for making money there in 15 years’ time because they don’t want the other guy there.”

Proactive approach

The major supermarkets are subject to a Senate inquiry, which will hold its first public hearing on Thursday, and a 12-month probe by the competition regulator.

There is also a review of a voluntary code of conduct, designed to govern how the food retailers deal with suppliers, amid concerns they are too scared of retribution to complain.

A Woolworths spokesperson said the market, found by the competition regulator to be “workably competitive” in 2008, is now much more so.

“Being price competitive is critical in trying to win our customers’ shopping basket and the vast majority of consumers will shop across different retailers, so being competitive is key to attracting customers to shop with us,” the spokesperson said.

Coles has consistently defended its business and pricing practices and has described competition as “fierce”.

“We are focused on keeping the price of food and groceries low for our customers, while paying our hardworking farmers and producers fairly,” a spokesperson said.

Farming groups have accused the big supermarkets of using their power to distort the market, leading to elevated prices for shoppers and low prices for producers.

An ACTU-led inquiry recommended that a competition and prices commission be created to investigate potential cases of price-gouging, with the results publicised.

Sanjoy Paul, an associate professor in the UTS Business School who works on supply chain risk and resilience, said there needed to be proactive, rather than reactive, investigations.

“There is a scope for proactive investigations, because complaints are not reported regularly,” said Paul.

“We need to talk to suppliers to get the real stories of competition behaviour in Australia.”

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Australia has witnessed a dramatic increase in rent over the past twelve months, pushing rental affordability to its lowest point and leaving countless tenants grappling with the toll of the rental crisis .

Soaring rental prices, limited property listing (filled with horror rentals ) and a booming population have combined to make this the toughest rental market in decades.

New PropTrack data revealed Sydney is the most expensive city in Australia to ren t, with a house costing $1,044 a week on average – 15 per cent higher than 12 months ago. Across the combined capital cities in Australia rent has increased by 17 per cent over the past 12 months.

Meanwhile, the national vacancy rates have dropped to record low of 0.7%, highlighting the gap between limited housing supply and increasing demand.

Affordability for Australia’s lowest income renters is also at a dire level, with a household earning $67,000 annually needing to spend nearly a third of their income on rent. With many tenants struggling to find the extra cash to keep up with the growing cost-of-living, it may be some time before renters experience any relief.

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How much does rent cost in Australia?

Here’s a look at how much rent has increased for Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania over the last twelve months.

Average rent in Melbourne

Rent in Melbourne has experienced an average increase of $70 a week. Median rent for houses have soared most in the northwest suburb of Aberfeldie (42.86 per cent), followed by Kew East (34.86 per cent).

Suburbs in Victoria with the highest rent increases annually

  • Aberfeldie, house, $750, Annual growth 42.8%
  • Newborough, unit, $470, Annual growth 42.1%
  • Kew East, house, $938, Annual growth 34.8%
  • Aberfeldie, unit, $525, Annual growth 31.2%
  • McKinnon, house, $950, Annual growth 29.2%

Click here to see the full list of rent increases across Victoria

Average rent in Sydney

Median rent in Sydney has climbed by more than $150 per week in close to 100 city suburbs over the past year. This increase effectively meant tenants paying the new rent needed to channel at least $20 more each day into their housing cost than a year ago – or at least $7800 more a year.

Suburbs in New South Wales with the highest rent increases annually

  • North Manly, house, $1,395, Annual growth 51.6%
  • Miller Point, unit, $1,100, Annual growth 41%
  • Haymarket, unit, $1,095, Annual growth 36.8%
  • Tamarama, unit, $1,300, Annual growth 36.8%
  • Bellevue Hill, house, $2,700, Annual growth 35%

Click here to see the full list of rent increases across New South Wales

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Average rent in Brisbane

The median unit rent in Brisbane jumped almost 17 per cent compared to the start of last year to $560. The median Brisbane house rent is not that far ahead at $620 a week.

Across the rest of the state rent jumped by as much as 35 per cent, while just 26 suburbs out of the 860 analysed by PropTrack have become cheaper to lease.

Suburbs in Queensland with the highest rent increases

  • Rosewood, unit, $380, annual growth 35.7%
  • Miles, $420, house, annual growth 31.2%
  • Spring Hill, $840, house, annual growth 29.2%
  • Fairfield, $550, unit, annual growth 27.9%
  • Beaudesert, $420, unit, annual growth 27.2%

Click here to see the full list of rent increases across Queensland

Average rent in Adelaide

More than 90 suburbs in Adelaide recorded double-digit growth in their weekly house rent over the past year. PropTrack data shows the median weekly rent for houses rose between 10 and 30 per cent in 93 suburbs. Semaphore topped the list, with 28.02 per cent growth taking its median to $663 per week as of January.

Suburbs in South Australia with the highest rent increases

  • Campbelltown, unit, $500, annual growth 29.8%
  • Grange, $450, unit, annual growth 28.5%
  • Murray Bridge, house, $420, annual growth 28.2%
  • Semaphore, $663, house, annual growth, 28%
  • Sellicks Beach, $528, house, annual growth 23.3%

Click here to see the full list of rent increases across South Australia

Average rent in Hobart

PropTrack’s report showed that between the March quarter of 2020 and December 2023, Hobart’s median advertised rent increased by $50 per week. In regional Tasmania, the increase was $100.

Suburbs in Tasmania with the highest rent increases

  • Devonport, Unit, $350, annual growth 12.9%
  • Mowbray, Unit, $400, annual growth 11.8%
  • Mount Stuart, Unit $420, annual growth 10.5%
  • Trevallyn, Unit $380, annual growth 8.5%
  • Devonport, House $410, annual growth 7.8%

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How to get approved for a rental

Recent growth in rent values have averaged a 9.1 per cent a year for the past three years in Australia, showing that renting in Australia has never been more expensive . Experts believe the squeeze will continue throughout 2024, noting that rising property prices are making it even more difficult for tenants to become homeowners. With scores of tenants competing for the same rental listings, find out how to stand out from the crowd with our applying for a rental guide .

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Private health insurers are set to raise premiums by just over 3 per cent in April, following a green light from Health Minister Mark Butler.

In December, Mr Butler rejected an opening bid from insurers for an increase of up to 6 per cent, using his ministerial power to block price hikes on public interest grounds.

He has now approved a revised bid of 3.03 per cent, to take effect on April 1. The figure applies as an industry average and does not mean insurers must increase all premiums by this amount.

No further increase can be approved until next year.

The size of the increase is similar to what has been approved in the last six years, but much lower than what was typical before that. It is the second consecutive year in which average wages have risen by more than health premiums.

Mr Butler said the industry's initial bids were unreasonable given their "record profits" and the context of cost-of-living pressures.

"I wasn't prepared to just tick and flick the claims of health insurers," he said. "I asked [them] to go back and sharpen their pencils and put forward a more reasonable offer for the 15 million Australians with private health insurance."

"We know that any increase will be hard to bear during a global cost of living crunch … When costs rise, Australians want to know that higher premiums are contributing to system-wide improvements."

At the time their initial bid was rejected, the industry said a high increase was justified because insurers had been hit hard by inflation, but flagged a willingness to work with government.

The opposition has accused the government of "deliberately hiding" news of the premium increase until after the Dunkley by-election.

"It is astounding that this government is not providing health providers or Australians with private health insurance enough time to adjust to possible premium increases, which are due to come into effect in only a month's time," Shadow Health spokesperson Anne Ruston said last week.

Mr Butler's determination was finalised later than determinations made by health ministers in any previous year since 2008-09.

Private health insurance laws allow consumers to switch policies or insurers without having to wait the normal waiting period before benefits can be paid.

What happens now?

While 3.03 per cent is the headline number, in practice the health minister's determination works on an insurer by insurer basis.

That is, individual insurers have told the minister how much they want to increase their premiums, and the minister has approved these for each insurer.

The average of all the increases is 3.03 per cent, but the specific increases vary by insurer.

The largest approved increases were for CBHS Corporate Health (5.82 per cent on average across its policies) and NIB (4.10 per cent).

NIB said in a statement its high increase was necessary because of rising costs. The insurer's increase in the previous two years was below average.

The two largest insurers, Bupa and Medibank, have also been allowed above-average premium increases of 3.61 per cent and 3.31 per cent, respectively.

Both insurers said they would contact customers shortly to formally notify them of their changes. A spokesperson for Bupa suggested "now is also a good time to review your policy".

The full list of approved premium increases, including figures for previous years, can be found on the Department of Health's website.

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Recruitment of the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the Administrative Review Tribunal

The Australian Government has commenced the search for the dual role of Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar of the new Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), the body that will replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT).

Subject to the passage of legislation that will establish the ART, the role will commence in 2024. This is an opportunity for an appropriately qualified individual to make a significant contribution to the most important reform of the federal system of administrative review in decades.

The Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar will support the President of the ART in managing the Tribunal’s administrative affairs and pursuing its objectives. They will also manage the corporate and registry services of the Tribunal.

The Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar will be pivotal in establishing the ART, finalising the transition from the AAT and setting up the new Tribunal for long-term success. The successful candidate will lead with integrity and promote a safe, respectful and inclusive workplace culture.

This appointment will be made for a period of five years through a transparent and merit-based assessment process informed by the legislation currently before parliament and the AAT Appointment Guidelines .

Information about the Chief Executive Officer and Principal Registrar position and how to apply is available on the Attorney-General’s Department website. More information about the reform and proposed key features of the legislation is also available.

Applications will close at 5pm AEDT on Tuesday 2 April 2024.

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