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How to Become an Amazon Product Tester: Step-by-Step Guide

Amazon Product Tester means that you have a chance to get free or marvelously cheap items in exchange for true feedback. To be specific, it is possible to become an Amazon Vine reviewer, use third-party websites to leave reviews or build your way into becoming an influencer for product testing. Here’s how you can get started:

1. Join the Amazon Vine Program

The Amazon Vine program is the most prestigious way to become an Amazon product tester. It is invite-only, meaning you cannot directly apply. Amazon selects top reviewers based on the quality and helpfulness of their previous reviews. As a Vine Voice, you receive free products to test and review. To increase your chances of getting invited, consistently leave detailed, insightful reviews on products you purchase from Amazon.

How to Improve Your Chances:
Post genuine and comprehensive comments complete with photographs or brief videos.
Answer questions from other buyers or customers.
It is advisable to ensure that you categorize products and only pay attention to those product categories that you are conversant with.

2. Continue to access Product Testing Websites
Two examples of third-party platforms that bring together testers and Amazon-selling companies are still available. Many of these platforms provide an option where the participant is given an opportunity to receive free or considerably cheap products in exchange for feedback.

Popular Testing Sites:
Rebaid: They use cashback for Amazon products which means, enabling you to get a certain product for free as you purchase it​(Voc.ai Blog).
Vipon: They also offer as much as 90% off products and the customer may review it.
Snagshout: Allows the reviewer to connect with Amazon sellers; In return, the reviewer gets an opportunity to purchase products from the same seller at a reduced price and or get cash back in exchange for the reviews that they write (Webmonkey)
Each platform has its terms, so make sure you go through them since you don’t want to fall for a scam. These are excellent websites to begin experimenting with Amazon products even if you have not been selected for the Vine program.

3. Become an Influencer
If you have a large number of fans on social networks or your blog or YouTube channel is popular, you can become an Affiliate of Amazon sellers and receive free products for trials for $ 0. It is common to see many brands seek out influencers for product advertisement on social media channels such as Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.

Steps to Become an Influencer Tester:
Establish awareness for a category, but focus on a subsegment like gadgetry, home goods.
Be real to your audience as this helps in attracting them towards your content.
Fill in an application to join Amazon’s Influencer Program, where you have an opportunity to create your own store and earn commission.
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4. Join Facebook Groups
It is recorded that several Facebook groups are only for product testing. In such groups, many Amazon sellers flood the groups with free and/or cheaper products in exchange for positive reviews. Although these groups are not affiliated with Amazon, they represent another way to become a product tester.
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5. Join Affiliate Programs
Being an Amazon affiliate you can also become a product reviewer as a member of the Amazon Associates program offering products through affiliate links. This method is quite effective if you have a blog or a page in social networks where you post links to products and receive a commission for sales​(Webmonkey).

Advantages of turning into an Amazon Product Tester
Free Products: Buy products and never have to pay the price for it.
Early Access: Research new forms of market products before they are released into the market.
Build Credibility: This means that the more reviews you contribute to, the higher your reviewer rank and the more opportunities are available to join, like Amazon Vine.