How to Get Paid to Test Products at Home?
Paid Product Tester at Home
For 9 years, I've been testing and reviewing new products for cash and getting more free merchandise to keep at home. This has been a way to help me make extra money and also learn about the next big thing that companies are about to introduce on the market. I test about 5 or more different full size products a month.
A lot of people don't realize that Big Name Brand Companies are paying people to test their stuff and give their reviews about them so that's why I've created this article.
Product testing is always free to consumers and your information is never sold. It's fun being able to test stuff that are not yet in stores. It's like getting the exclusive first look on up and coming new products!
You can also visit my blog for a list of over 30 companies that provides free paid testing jobs.
Product Testing Poll
Have you ever tested products for cash?
I've Helped People All Over The World!
I've been helping people for the past 10 years find legitimate companies that offers free product testing at home. I've also been featured on eBay's blog of a person that find ways to get free products from Top Name Brand Companies and Dr Oz's The Good Life Magazine Feb 2014 issue.
How Does Paid Product Testing Work?
How Can You Earn Money?
Do you ever wonder how companies come up with ideas on items that we use today or improve current products that are in stores?
Companies look for everyday people like yourself to test their stuff and give your reviews about it and they're willing to pay you for your time and opinions.
When you qualify for a product test, the advertiser will send to your home a product of theirs to test for a certain amount of time and write down each day how you like or dislike it and if there is any changes that needs to be made.
Sometimes you may receive a product you've already use in your home, so the company would like for you to stop using it for the time being and use the product test they've sent you in the mail.
Within a couple of weeks, the company will send you an email with a survey questionnaire you have to answer about the product you've tested. The survey can be a bit repetitive but do know your making a difference by voicing your opinions about the product because your letting the advertiser know if you liked their stuff or not and if they needed to make changes or just drop the product idea all together.
Having consumers test their products helps let the advertisers know if the product would sell in stores. If companies just put out a product in stores without getting opinions from consumers can be risky because the product might not sell and the company would've wasted their time and money.
Incentives for the stuff you've tested at home varies. Payments can be about $5-$100 depending on what product you test and how long the product test trial is.
I remember testing a website for HBO in beta format and they paid me $100 for testing their website for about a month. I was able to watch free movies on the internet and on the go free. It was very fun to give my opinions about their new project they were doing and also getting a reward for it!
This is a product test I did with Glade
How Can I Qualify?
Companies are looking for certain types of people to test their products, for example, lets say a company has created a new fruit juice product and wanted to get consumers opinions about; if you do not drink fruit juice you more than likely will not qualify for the product test.
To see if you'll qualify for their product test, the advertising company will first send you a screener to fill out. Once the screener is complete, it'll tell you if you've qualified for the product test or not. If you've qualified, you'll be asked for your name, address, phone number, and email so they'll know where to mail your product test. Remember that advertisers only send product test to real addresses, not P.O. Boxes.
This is a test I did with Bic Razor
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Group of Seniors.
Group of Toddlers.
Group of Models.
Group of Surfers.
Group of Guidos.
Becoming a Product Tester is a Great Way to Make Extra Money Free at Home
Get Paid For Your Reviews!
I've been a product tester for years and being able to voice my opinions with the products I've tested is very rewarding! Being able to see products I've tested now on stores shelves makes me proud that I've made a difference!
There are so many different products I've tested that I've lost count! LOL! Some products I've tested are shampoos, conditioners, taste testing different kinds of frozen foods, food kits, and granola bars. I also tested lotions, perfumes, paper towels, toilet papers, wipes, diapers, air fresheners, and so much more!!!!
Remember that you'll not make a whole lot of money becoming a Product Tester, but it's a great way to make extra money on the side. So don't quit your day job! LOL!
Join a Paid Medical Trial Study
Another Way to Make Money for Free
Another way to make money for free is to have different products tested on you in a hospital setting. These types of studies can pay you thousands of dollars!
A medical trial studies are done with volunteer patients with certain conditions to find out whether a new drug will be safe, effective, and treat the patients current condition.
Now doing these types of studies is at your own risk and the health care provider will give you a consent form for you to fill out.
Benefits
- You'll play an active role in health care.
- You'll gain access to new research treatments before they're available.
- You'll get expert medical care at leading health care facilities during the trial.
- You'll be helping others by contributing to medical research.
Risks
There are risks to medical trials.
- There may be unpleasant, serious or even life-threatening side effects with the experimental treatment.
- The treatment may not be effective for the participant.
- The trial may require more of your time and attention, including trips to the study site, more treatments, and hospital stays.
Product Testing is Always Free
Working from home as a product tester is always free! If you run across a company saying you must pay first to test products...DON'T DO IT!!!!!! It's a SCAM!!!!!!
© 2012 Lou Martin
Have You Ever Worked From Home As A Free Product Tester?
No i have no
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All you have to do is click the links to sign up with what ever company you're interested in.
I am every interested in getting started. What can I do?
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Must be 18 years old or older.
I love to here more about the product, sounds like fun
How old do you have to be?
Any ideas where to get someone who could do a video review of a software?
Great Lens we love it!
Wow, I am so impressed with your work, it's so clear and laid out beautifully. Yes, I am surely coming back and will try the ones suitable for England as I think a lot of them require you to be a US resident? Thank you very much for sharing this superb list!
No but I would love to give it my best at trying different products I love shopping for new and different products
no but i am very interested!!
@Louidam1 LM: hi louidam1- i really like your blogging page- which site would you say you can make the most cash quickly?
hello thank you for sharing all this amazing useful info ive been signed up with numerous surveys but they take forever to pay my email is jessicapeet93@yahoo.com if you have anymore info on testing products at home thanks again
Great lens.
HI,, iam jordanian from the middle east,is there any chance to get test opportunities,can you give some advices plz..have a good day
Would you plz email me? deniserae81@gmail.com I need help with my blog, and nothing works :/
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@mars007: Make sure you're filling out any screeners survey panels gives you. Also, companies are always looking for certain demographic. I noticed that women with younger child get more opportunities to test products and make more money completely surveys. I make several hundreds of dollars a year with survey panels but not lately since I haven't been doing them since now I get free products directly from companies to test and review on my blog.
i'm registered with most of these survey companies, but rarely get test opportunities. maybe one once a year w all combined. mostly just do surveys for very little points that takes me over a year to make the $20 needed to cash out or i fill out most of the survey and get told its no longer available and get zero points,
no but i would like to valerie leclere test products in my home without having to take surveys
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@anonymous: For some reason I haven't gotten any good surveys from them lately. Only do surveys that has points that you can later redeem for money.
Some surveys will lead to testing a product at the end so don't give up! But right now my favorites are MySurvey, Toluna, and Valued Opinions because they seem to always have product test surveys. I'm doing a product test now for Valued Opinions.
Hi Louidam,
I just signed up to take surveys with SurveySpot. You mentioned receiving products to test from them and cash for testing. So far all I'm doing is filling out surveys for a chance to win $10,000 in a drawing. Is there an opportunity for more than this on Survey Spot that I'm missing?
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@dilipyadav: You're welcome! Enjoy!
thanks for the lens!
nice list.... will try one of them.
Great lens. I'll be checking them out.
Any link I clicked on tells me that service is not available on my territory? Is Europe therefore in outter space for those companies?
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@Angel_Lou: Hello Angel Lou,
Sites are mainly for people in the US. Visit my blog to find International companies.
thanks for the information on home product testing. I have never done it before because I fought it was a scam. But Im going to try to do it. thank you
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@lilbrat69: I'm not for sure what survey companies you've joined but some pays the next day and some can take up to a month to pay. Make sure you read their payment policy for details.
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@lilbrat69: Thanks for stopping by! I know you'll enjoy product testing!
thanks so much for all your helpful info my email is jessicapeet93@yahoo.com if you come across anything else thanks again ill let you knowhow it works out for me
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@klckustoms: Click on the links I provided in this article and just sign up from there.
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@klckustoms: Click on the links I provided in this article and just sign up from there.
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@klckustoms: Click on the links I provided in this article and just sign up from there.
hi how do i sign up?
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@jmedina3332: Right now they're only accepting new members ages 18-24.
I tried signing up for PineCone Research, but I don't know if I was successful. How can I check? My email is Joe.Medina22@Gmail.com
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@velvet53: It's saying your email is invalid. Please contact me.
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@velvet53: I'll be emailing you shortly with invite.
Hi, I am sure interested in the link for Influenster if you still have one left. My email is sando1053@yahoo.com
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@mars007: With Survey Panels it all depends on your demographic. I do very well with getting products from different companies and it could be because I'm a woman with children and do all the shopping in my household. Keep trying and don't give up!
I am signed up with the majority of the sites listed but most of them so rarely sent me any product testing offers, just survey links for surveys that take a year to cash out. I think I got a macaroni last year from Toluna and a brush from ACOP a few years ago, and after a few years of sending me nothing BzzAgent invited me to 3 out of 10 product testing campaigns that apply to me.
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@GeorgeneMBramlage: You'll enjoy product testing Cercis!
No, but it sounds fascinating. I've signed up with one of the companies you've listed.
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@dlgiacobini: Survey panels offers a lot of product testing as well as paid surveys without needing a blog and that's why I have them on the list. If you want to do strictly product testing then you can sign up for BzzAgent.com and Smiley360, and you won't need a blog with those companies either.
Hi, I don't know what I'm missing but the first 5 companies on your list I tried to sign up with are all "get paid for surveys". I don't want the surveys, I'm really interested in the product testing. Can you let me know what's going on please?
Thank You
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@pamala-mitchell-7: Hey Pam! All you have to do is sign up with companies that offers product testing at home. I've listed companies below you can join. They'll email you when product testing becomes available.
hellomy name is pam from mesquite tx how do this work can you help me out on this thanks
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@Evelina Sa: I'm not too sure but you can try a website called Sverve.com to see if there is a company looking for software testers.
Do you know any websites where people want test various online software and post the review on youtube?
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@anonymous: Thanks Dyvonne!
Very informative lens. I will have to revisit to check out the links indepth. Thanks.
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@rainel95: Hey Rainel! I've listed companies above that offers product testing, all you have to do is sign up by clicking the links. Enjoy!
Where can you apply for this
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@getmoreinfo: You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it!
This is really informative on ways to be a product tester, thanks so much.
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@RANADEEP: Hey Ranadeep! I was skeptical at first too, but once I gave it a try and started to receive free stuff in the mail, I WAS HOOKED!!!
I was skeptical about it,but now I will try to do that!!
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@Awhina: Just sign up and you can become a tester!
far i just wanna start already
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@laurenrich: You're welcome Lauren! Glad you've enjoyed!
This is a very informative lens. I have added it to my favorites. Thanks for sharing.
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@anonymous: Hey Angela! My favorites are BzzAgent, MySurvey, and Toluna.
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@tonyaalves3: You'll enjoy it Tonyaalves! Thanks for stopping by!
I have not try out free product tester. I will try out some of your choices. Thanks for sharing
what is the best site to sign up too to become a product tester??
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@MissRubyStars: Thanks!
Great info!
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@anonymous: Hey Bianca! All you have to do is sign up and companies will send you info in your email box.
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@anonymous: Hey Judi! I've listed companies above that offers product testing, all you have to do is click on the links and sign up.
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@anonymous: Thanks so much Laurice! I love helping others find ways to make money free from home!
How can I do it I wanna try to do this
please tell me where I sign up to be a product tester? thanks. E mail is jepps2550@gmail.com
you are great helper, you posted tremendous ways to make money for free. I really honor you
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@WhitF0711: Yeah, there are a lot of legitimate companies that offers free product testing at home. Just got to weed out the scams.
Wow, I cannot believe how many testing companies you have listed here! This is a great lens, as just randomly searching the web you can come across a lot of scams. I want to try some of these!
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@Doc_Holliday: Yeah that's not product testing if they don't ask for your feedback but you should try it out, you'll like it!
Cannot say that I have. I did once sign up for free sample products and it was cool receiving free stuff, but they never asked me for feedback.
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@happy-birthday: You should try product testing out....you'll love it!
No, I only did some surveys a few years ago. Thanks a lot for sharing this wonderful lens!!!
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@ChrisGoldInsights: Hey Chris! Yes, product testing is legitimate. Now if you're looking to get rich doing it then this is not right for you. It's more like making extra money on the side.
Hi, does this really work? I really need to make some cash fast and can't afford to waste any time..
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@anonymous: Hey Kris! I've never heard of this company and it sounds like a SCAM! Don't do it!!!! Product testing is always free and will never ask for your credit card information.
Have you ever heard of sample Awards.com ? They want me to pay a 1.99 for shipping and you have to put it on your credit card. Is this legitimate?
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@Pinasheart: You're welcome! You'll really enjoy product testing at home!
Thanks! It's nice to have recommended lists. I haven't tried this before but I've been wanting to!
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@anonymous: You're welcome Lolo! I'm glad this article is of help to you!
Hey Thanks for writing this up. I been looking all over for reviews for real people so I don't waste my time.
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@annayjo: Product testing is fun!
This sounds really fun, thanks for a great lens!
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@jura: You should try product testing Jura....you'll enjoy it!
Iteresting maybe I should try .
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@AngelaKane: I love receiving gift cards after completing my product test! It is the best way to earn extra cash for small bills!
I test products for items such as gift card or credit cards. I think product testing is a nice way to earn a little extra money for small expenses.
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@anonymous: Hey Jak! Wow that stinks! If you go to my international section of this article, you'll see a link that will send you to my blog with companies that offers product testing in the UK.
Good few years ago, my wife and i tested many products, from cigarettes to new disposable nappies.but when we moved out of London. we lost touch with the company.
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@anonymous: You're welcome!
I have never tried this, but it is something that I will check out in more detail. Thanks for the helpful resource.
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@anonymous: A lot of people don't know that big companies are looking for people to test their new products. It's fun and also great to be able to keep the products. You should try it out. Thanks for enjoying my lens!
I've never tried this but it sounds interesting... Nice lens, very well put-together and presented!
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@Vikk Simmons: Yeah the coffee was really good. I tested it recently with BzzAgent.com.
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