I been using Light Speed for a year and everything was fine. In the past month I haven’t received any surveys and I have a pending balance for cash out. I will hate to lose those points I earned for doing these surveys. As we all know sometimes they are time consuming for 75-150 points. Are they still in business or just on a long extended vacation?

Some have it and some don’t, but this is one of those rare ones that have it all. LightSpeed consistently offers its members much more than the customary routine online survey. If you want surveys just about every day, they got ‘em. If you want to receive free cutting edge products to test at home – and get paid for doing so– they send ‘em. And if you like those high paying studies – where you send them simple information or keep track of certain habits – they offer these as well. All of this is based on my personal experience as a panel member and here are just a few examples of what you can expect should you join:

1. I receive at least 20 invitations each month and qualify for about 65%. Most pay 75 points – you need a minimum of 575 points to cash out for $5.00 – and there are a few for 50 points and some for 150 points. I have also taken surveys paying 300, 500, 1000 points and more. Cash out is via PayPal and only takes about 12 days to receive in your account. NOTE: Should you join this panel make certain to visit the site several times daily to see if there is a survey available as I’ve found they don’t always send out email invitations.
2. I have received – absolutely free of charge – and tested all types of high quality new products. The best part of this is getting paid for the initial survey and then using the product and saving money on my shopping bill (as most of these products replace similar ones I would have purchased anyway). Every product I have tested has been very relevant to me and it’s quite rewarding in itself to know that I am among the very first to try something brand spanking new.
3. I participated in a study back in June 2010 wherein I was paid 300 points for taking the survey. At the end of the survey I was asked if I would like to participate in a study, which involved my sending LightSpeed panel certain mailings I received pertaining to credit card offerings and other financial offerings such as changes in terms of existing accounts. NOTE: No personal financial information or account numbers were requested or required. I faxed them several and for this I received a number of points equal to $55.00. It was easy and took no time whatsoever. At present I am doing another one of these studies and have so far earned $17.00 for less that 20-minutes work (and that includes the time it took to take the survey). ANOTHER NOTE: Just in case you don’t have access to a fax machine you may send the info my snail mail or scan to email. Either way they provide all the info you’ll need plus a schedule of how much they will pay for each type item.
4. I’ve done several “special” in home studies with this panel but the one that sticks out most involved them sending me a specially equipped Palm Pilot wherein I kept track of my beverage consumption for a 2-week period. I estimate the total amount of time spent, entering simple data, during that two-weeks was less than 90-minutes for which they paid me $70.00 after returning – in the postage paid box – the Palm Pilot. It was as easy as shooting fish in a barrel!

I would highly recommend that anyone join this panel to validate, first-hand, the accuracy of this review. Thanks, good luck and best wishes.

I have been a member of LightSpeed Consumer Panel since late 2008. So far, I have earned about $200 and completed over 100 surveys. I usually cash out at 2,200 points for $20 PayPal. I’ve never had a problem with receiving payment and usually receive it within a week or so. There is a reward catalog on their website to spend your points which includes gift cards and other items such as DVDs, but I usually stick with PayPal because it’s the most useful to me and most of the items do not appeal to me in the catalog.

Points range from 50 points to 300 points (or more) per survey. I am currently doing a 10-day study on medication usage for 150 points each day. I have only done one or two product tests with this company. They don’t seem to offer product tests often, as least not for me. Survey length various from very short (5 minute) to quite long (an hour) depending on points offered and what the topic is. They are usually very easy to complete, though, and well-worded so there is no confusion.

I qualify for most of the studies offered, although if I wait too long to take it, the quota group fills up quickly and I end up not qualifying. All in all, though, I qualify for a very good portion of the studies they send me.

The only problems I’ve had with LightSpeed are their customer service and technical problems. As others have stated, customer service is pretty awful. I’ll ask for help because of a technical issue on a survey or a question regarding points by sending off an email to “Lauren,” but I’ll either get no response or get a response two weeks later that isn’t very helpful or relevant to what I asked. Technical problems can also be an issue, especially if you accidentally click a survey link twice or get booted because of server issues. I’ve also noticed their site can sometimes be incredibly slow when logging in, especially lately.

All in all, though, this is a great survey site and I highly recommend it. It’s definitely in my top 10.

This is a decent survey panel but not as good as surveyspot. They do pay but incentives are way to low for a 20-30 minute survey. I did a 25 minute survey yesterday for 75 lighspeed points (75c) They hardly answer your questions when you contact customer support but they have paid me. I will give them credit for that.

i’ve been a member of lightspeed for 3 months now, and i love it. i’ve cashed out 6 times now. i always cash out once i reach 1100 points (thats $10 via PayPal), so i’ve made $60 here. i get A LOT of survey invites, at least 1 per day, but usually 2-3 per day. i highly recommend this site

I’ve used LightSpeed surveys several times and many times they have sent me products to try, some were great some weren’t, but always filled in the surveys, I use it for PayPal just to purchase things around the house or birthday gifts for my family. some of the surveys clocked out and I wrote Lauren and she told me she couldn’t do anything about it but logged in my points. AS far as i’m concerned they are great!

The main problem is that when you complete a lengthy survey (usually for $1 for ~40 minutes work), you’ll often discover that there’s a technical problem and you don’t even get your points, so never get paid. Emailing their “customer services” results in an automated, standard reply, never, ever, ever have i even had a personal reply, even if it’s to say “sorry, nothing we can do”. Recommendation: avoid – there’s others out there.

Lightspeed is one of my favorite online survey sites and i have got paid about 200$ since i joined it.I dont like to take any survey reward sweepstakes(i dont believe i can win a big prize and dont want to waste my time).
At the beginning i got about 3-4 surveys a week(ranging from 75-600 points) and failed half of them.Now i only get 1 survey a week but it is easy to complete.Sometimes they send me a couple of interactive surveys which paid 1000 points or more.but those are few and far between and hard to complete them(i only success one).
I choose amazon gc as my first payment method,then the paypal.
If you want to join it,My suggestion:yes and fill up all member profiles you will have more chance to get surveys.

I have been a member of this panel for approximately three years and without question it ranks in my top 3 survey sites. On this site you are given surveys which usually range between 150 and 300 points. A 150 point survey $1.30 and a 300 point survey is equal to $2.60. This may not seem like a lot but I receive many surveys a week and I have made very good money using this site.
POSITIVES: There are many prizes this site offers. This includes payments by pay pal, amazon gift certificates, blu ray dvd’s, regular dvd’s, jewelry and many other items. The only item I have ever redeemed are pay pal payments. I have never had a problem receiving a payment. For paypal the minimum points needed to redeem are 575 points which equal $5.00. When there are new surveys available you will receive email invites at the email you use when you sign up. My completion rate is 60-70% and the sooner you attempt to complete the survey the better the chance you have at completing it.
BONUS: As a bonus this site has also offered credit card studies regarding apr rates which payed 1000 points per credit card apr statement faxed in. This was a great chance to earn good money.
NEGATIVE: The only negative I have is that the customer service is HORRIBLE. A few times I’ve had some technical issues involving surveys and wrote numerous emails to customer service. Out of 15 emails 1 only received 1 response and it didn’t answer the original question I asked.
OVERALL: I think this is a top notch site and if the customer service were a little decent I’d give it 5 stars. The frequency of surveys and the compensation is great and i strongly urge everyone to sign up.

I have been a member of lightspeed panel since before 2006. I totally enjoy this survey panel it happens to be my favorite panel ever. I get a handful of survey each and every week and i qualify for almost all of them. If i dont qualify they alway put my name into a sweepstakes drawing. It is very easy to gather up points, and the points add up quicker than any other site ive tried. I have already cashed in my points for $155 worth of amazon e-certificates, and a $5 paypal amount. Some surveys can take you just a few minutes and others up to 30 minutes but the points you receive in return are well worth your time and effort.You can choice what you want to turn your points in for, gift cards, e-cerificates(which when you redeem for these you almost immediately receive your code to plug into the site and you can add your amount to that site right away), merchandise, and you can even give to charity if youd like. I love this panel it is #1 in my opinion. If a problem ever arises all you have to do is contact the panel with an email and they’ll get back to you in a timely manner as well. What more could one ask for. I love this survey panel and will continue to do surveys for them for as long as i can.

The Lightspeed panel is a decent site. I’ve earned 8 rewards, and I’ve only been a member since 8/1/09. I receive surveys for me and my child. They are easy to answer, but a few are too long.

Sometimes, I can spend 10-15 minutes on a survey before finding out I don’t qualify, but that is stated up front. A helpful thing about this site is the time of the survey is also given up front, so you can skip them if they are too long.

In my experience, I’ve earned points and rewards faster on this site than any other. They don’t waste your time like other survey sites, and they frequently send surveys. Just be honest about yourself, and you will receive many surveys. The only thing you invest is your time.

I have been with Lightspeed for several years. Most of the time my experience has been good; however, there are times that on a long survey (over 15-30 minutes), you get 10-15 minutes into spending your time on the survey, then you are suddenly told you do not qualify and will be entered into their monthly drawing. You are then dropped out of the survey.

They need to find a better way of screening potential survey takers earlier in the process so they are not dropping people out after spending serious, valuable time on the survey.

That is not only irratating, it wastes the time of the survey taker.

I’ve been participating in online surveys for a few months now, and this site currently ranks #1 in my list. I receive a handful of surveys each week, and qualify for most of them. I have already cashed out once in such a short time! I’ve rarely had any technical difficulties with the site, and was paid (by PayPal) in just a few short days of claiming my reward.

I’m a very happy client! Be sure to fill out as many of their screeners on your profile as possible – once I did that I received quite a few more qualifying invitations.