Prolific surveys
What is Prolific surveys Prolific was founded in 2014. At first, it was actually called Prolific Academic, and many people still seem to call it this name. But because the name was a bit long and clumsy, it was changed to just be called “Prolific” which is now the official name of the platform. Its website is now Prolific(dot)co But if you hear or read the name Prolific Academic, it is the same platform as Prolific – but some people are just still not aware that it has changed its name (even though it was changed already in 2015). As I mentioned earlier, Prolific.co is a bit different than many other survey sites. So let’s start by going over how it is different and then how you can earn as a member. How Prolific is different The story behind Prolific is what first of all makes it different from many other survey sites. It was founded because two PhD students found it difficult to recruit participants for their research. They, therefore, decided to start a platform on their own that wo...