Comments on: LightSpeed Consumer Panel

By: Mary Krochmalni

Mary Krochmalni — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 19:26:58 +0000

I enjoy answering surveys from Lightspeed, their survey questions are well written, easy to understand and very interesting. After completing a survey you get points, which you can convert to either cash or Amazon gift certificates. I have requested both of these payments and haven’t been disappointed. I would recommend Lightspeed to anyone who enjoys answering surveys. Thanks for reading.

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By: jenna

jenna — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 18:56:54 +0000

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

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By: Cecelia

Cecelia — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 23:57:57 +0000

I was with Lightspeed for 2 years so I took a survey then when I tried to log in they wouldnt let me, then they tried to make me sign up again as if I was a new member so I emailed them and they told me there was nothing that they could do .I just wanted to cash out for all of the hard work that I had done so they took all of my point which I had about $40.00 for the 2 years I was with them. I cant get my money or sign in with them so I will never join this site again I wonder did they take my money and spend it on themselfs? Dont sign up with this one .I wonder if I took them to court would I get my money ?Probally not they have no way of showing I took all of those surveys.Good Luck every one ,maybe you had good experiences with them . Put there email in your spam folder then delete it

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By: Sharlene McCasland

Sharlene McCasland — Sun, 16 May 2010 06:36:38 +0000

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!

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By: tam

tam — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 14:51:03 +0000

I use it for amazon gift cards more than paypal now- either way I am a very happy camper

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By: robert a

robert a — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 09:53:34 +0000

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.

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By: Eric

Eric — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:35:59 +0000

I was a member of Lightspeed Panel for a couple of years and one day I noticed that I hadn’t received any survey invitations in a while. I proceeded to login to my account and to my surprise I was unable to login. I emailed Lauren to no avail. About a week later I called the service team and was told that my account was deleted because I “failed a quality test”. This is a ridiculous as I had been a member for a long time with no problems. I always answer my surveys honestly. The woman thinks that I may have taken surveys too quickly. So I was basically penalized for being efficient. The worst part is there was no warning nor email letting me know what happened. It was a good site while it lasted but I think they have lousy customer service.

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By: andy

andy — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:12:31 +0000

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.

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By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 14:07:00 +0000

Original Post 1/8/2010

I have just recently joined Lightspeed and I’m already almost to the minimum pay out! After I signed up it took a little bit to start receiving surveys but now I get one about every other day or so and they’re 50-150 points each! When you answer all the screener surveys in the beginning, you are awarded several entries into their $5,000 sweepstakes. You also get entries when you complete a survey as well. The quality of surveys has been good so far. I’ve only had one that I thought would never end. You get to give your opinon on what you thought of the survey at the end which I think is good. Overall, this panel is in my top three and I look forward to continuing with them.

3/6/2010

I’ve been a member for over 2 months now and will have cashed out 3 times for an earnings total of $40 so far. I choose to recieve cash via PayPal and its in my account in 7 days. Recently I got to participate in an interactive web-based “chat” style survey where you answer questions and interact with the panel members. It was neat! It lasted 75mins and I recieved the equivalent of over $10 for it which was reflected in my points in 2 days! Reaching the minimum cash out of 575pts ($5) and above is not hard at all with most surveys worth 75,125,150 & 300 points. JOIN THIS PANEL! You won’t be disappointed!

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By: Brenton

Brenton — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:55:25 +0000

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.

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By: Lee New

Lee New — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:12:59 +0000

24. LightSpeed $70 (575 = $5 cash out) (PayPal) (product tests) (Joined: 2008-03-02) ($70 rec’d)

LightSpeed has been better than average for me since I joined nearly two years ago. I receive several weekly surveys. I have qualified for and completed 52 surveys, worth between 50 and 300 points each, since March 2, 2008. I am currently engaged in a nightly Pain Diary that pays 275 points per night for 14 days plus a 75 point bonus for completing all 14 nights.

The $70 I have earned has been redeemed in the form of $20 worth of Amazon gift certificates and $50 in PayPal, but now I always receive PayPal after resolving a problem I had with them last summer. If your PayPal address is different than the address you receive your survey email invitations at, then they will not be able to send you funds via PayPal. I never received replies to my emails sent to Lauren@lightspeedresearch.com, but once I realized that all of their reward incentives are handled by Perks.com the problem was quickly resolved by emailing Lindsey Kight at: lkight@perks.com, who handles customer service for LightSpeed, Elite Opinion (the business arm of LightSpeed) and any other survey site that uses perk.com for their reward incentives.

There is also a $5,000 Lightspeed Sweepstakes, which I fully intend on NOT winning, but someone wins it every three months and their pictures are posted here: http://us.lightspeedpanel.com/US/public/winners.us

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By: roger craft

roger craft — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:53:58 +0000

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.

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By: bobbie craft

bobbie craft — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:41:44 +0000

I have been a member of LightSpeed Panel since 2007. I receive a few surveys a week and qualify for most of them. However, there have been times where i spend over 10 minutes on a survey only to find out that i didnt qualify for it, but even though i didnt qualify i still got entered into a sweepstakes. Most surveys i take have been really fun to complete, some are for me and some are for my children to take. I enjoy this survey panel as it is the best ive found yet. It is very easy to rack up points and you can do so fairly quickly. You get to turn in your points for giftcards, paypal cash, merchandise,ect. I have earned $100 in amazon gift cards and $20 in paypal so far. Also this panel has found another way to keep their panel members happy by making the redeem amount lower. You used to have to have at least $5 worth of points to redeem and now i can redeem my points if i have only at least $1 worth of points. I have always received my redeemed items in a timely manner as well. This survey panel is a all around great site to be part of. I make sure i complete all my surveys from this panel first before i go onto my others.

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By: Lillian Jones

Lillian Jones — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 23:41:50 +0000

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.

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By: Tracy V.

Tracy V. — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:28:10 +0000

I recieve survesy for myself and my children almost daily and often more than once a day. Rewards are paid out on time and quickly. I enjoy the surveys and the length of the surveys are not too long.

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By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:28:27 +0000

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.

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By: Larry N.

Larry N. — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:50:39 +0000

Back in 2007, I joined LightSpeed Consumer Panels. As a Canadian, I got about 6 surveys in total, and I am not amused by the lack of surveys for people who are not American. Though their surveys were very well done, and weren’t too lengthy, the lack of inter-nationality is very upsetting, as I am unable to redeem anything, and I am losing my patience with LightSpeed. They should simply advertise as an American only and be done with it, as a 2-year veteran, I think I should be entitled to far more opportunities, regardless of my country. That’s my experience with LightSpeed Consumer Panel.

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By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:18:43 +0000

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