How to get paid for Amazon reviews

Getting paid to give your opinion on products might sound like a dream, but it’s actually not too difficult to make happen. That’s right, you can get paid for leaving Amazon reviews. It’s important to remember that Amazon has policies against fake reviews, so I’ll walk you through the legit ways to get paid for your product insights.

Some of these options directly pay you, whereas others offer you free products on Amazon. Either way, you can profit from writing reviews,

Go official with the Amazon Vine program

The official route is the Amazon Vine program. It’s an invitation-only system, and although you might not get cold, hard cash, you’ll get free products to review and then keep.

It isn’t easy to become an Amazon Vine voice, though. There’s no application process. Rather, Amazon chooses voices based on the quantity and quality of their reviews. 

You’ll need to become a credible reviewer by just legitimately reviewing products in an unbiased, in-depth, and understandable way. Next time you shop on Amazon, try leaving a review that utilises images or videos when necessary, and the more “helpful” votes you receive, the higher your reviewer rank will climb.

If you haven’t made it onto the program yet, you can still earn money by giving feedback on products. Sites like Freecash allow you to earn money through surveys, playing video games, and downloading apps, and you don’t have to be selected by Amazon Vine.

Make bank by becoming an Amazon influencer

If you’re already a content creator with a solid following, why not try becoming an Amazon influencer? 

You can leverage your following on platforms like YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook to earn money for your product reviews.

By joining the Amazon Influencer Program, you get your own customisable storefront where you can recommend products you love.

Drive traffic to this storefront by reviewing products on your social media, and you’ll earn passive income through sales commission. It isn’t direct payment for writing reviews, but it’s close!

Earn from links as an Amazon Associate/Affiliate

The Amazon Associates program is similar to the Influencer program, but more designed for people who have a blog or website that posts original content.

Basically, when a reader uses your unique link and makes a purchase within 24 hours, you earn a small percentage of that purchase - usually between 1-10%. Not a bad way to earn a quick buck, especially if you make review content that does big numbers.

Of course, you won’t get a lot of cash unless you drive a lot of purchases, and you’ll need to keep your website ticking over with unique content that resonates with people. If you take your foot off the gas, your earnings will decline quickly.

Test products on third-party websites

Some websites act as a middleman between brands and people who want to try their product, often for free, in exchange for feedback. Usually, you sign up to a platform like Rebaid or Vipon, purchase a product, and the site will then rebate you the cost.

This is a grey area when it comes to Amazon’s policy, as you aren’t allowed to do ‘paid reviews’ on Amazon. Instead, these platforms will often class themselves as ‘deal and rebate’ sites, instead of paid reviews.

Regardless of the wording, you are putting your account at risk by doing this, and Amazon may ban your account if you are found guilty of breaching their terms of service. It’s super important to only use platforms that don’t require you to leave a review.

Become a freelance review writer

If you’re a freelance review writer, you get the product and money in exchange for your review. If you offer your writing services on platforms like Upwork of Fiverr, brands can hire you to write compelling, honest reviews or product descriptions they can use in their marketing.

This is more of a writing job than exclusively to do with reviews, so you can even expand the work you do into other sectors. It’s also vital that you remain professional and keep to deadlines when working, as if you start getting negative reviews yourself, clients will dry up fast!