This is not in conjunction with Amazon but rather with the sellers directly! Amazon has their own program Amazon Vine that is by invitation only, but they issue 1099 tax statements now (NOT FREE to me!) Amazon also forbids you to sell or give any of those products away. I am not describing Amazon Vibe. I am not affiliated with that program.
The method I use is not affiliated with Amazon.com, it deals with the sellers directly and does not involve any tax forms. You must use and review the product your self, but afterward you are allowed to give the item away. Most sites forbid selling these items!!!!!!
The way this works is you sign up on certain sites and you request items you are interested in. If you are picked the site will send you a code to enter at checkout that makes the cost of the item either free or at discount. (you will know that when you request the item)
Amazon does have rules for ALL reviewers...
YOU MUST BE HONEST! If you think it deserves a 5 star give it that. But,if a seller requires you to give a certain star rating then you need to report it to the site you are on, and to amazon. If you do not and amazon finds out you will be banned and your account will be wiped! It is not worth it!!!
If a seller or promoter asks you to up vote (click thumbs down) or down vote (click thumbs down) anyone else reviews you must report them to the site you are on and Amazon. If you do not and Amazon finds out you will be banned and your account will be wiped! Its not worth it!
Do not accept payment for your review! That is against the rules and if Amazon finds out ..well you see a trend right?
If a seller does not want to to send you a code but instead wants to send you money via pay pal DON'T DO IT!That is against Amazon Rules and you will be banned and your account wiped if Amazon finds out! Report that seller/promoter right away!
You must include a disclaimer..it can be a simple..Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount or for free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review. Or it can be long.... Full Disclosure: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest, fair and unbiased review. This item was tested and evaluated this product before I made this review. This disclaimer is required, but the fact is that required it does not make my Amazon reviews any less true. All opinions in my reviews are my own and are not swayed by any outside interest. I am under no obligation to leave a positive review and I do my best to give feedback that will be valuable to anyone considering purchasing this product. I am never paid for my opinions and all thoughts reflected in this review are my own. I have discovered a lot of great new companies and products because of these review opportunities. If you found my review helpful please click the Yes button below. Thank you for taking the time to read my feedback.
All that said, if you have an item that has a problem contact the seller before making a review. Give them a chance to make it right. These people are small businesses that are trying to start up on Amazon and they deserve a chance to solve the issue before shooting them in the foot. IE treat people the way you would want to be treated.
I don't know if you have noticed that the trend here is honesty! If you are honest in everything then this is legal and fun!
First off, open up some sort of word processing program like: word, note, google drive. Make a file and name it something like Review information. (You will be using this file often!)
Now...
I am going to explain this as if you have no social media accounts. If you do have any of these accounts you skip the set up part of the instructions and go right to the copy and save the link part.
Set up a Amazon prime account. Copy and save the link to your file. This one is the most important things you need because you are going to be getting lots of items and if you do not have prime you will have to pay shipping. That is not free! You save money in the long run by getting signed up with prime. Plus you get the amazon prime access to streaming movies as well so all in all its a great deal!
How to find your Amazon Public Profile Link:
Go to www.amazon.com and click “Your Account” on the top right of the page.
Locate the orange font located on the left side of your screen that says “Orders.” After you find that, scroll down towards the bottom of the screen until you see in orange font, “Personalization“.
Within that section, click on “Your Public Profile” which is under the Community category.
Copy (Command/Ctrl C) the URL on the top of the page and paste (Command/Ctrl P) the link into the required box.
Set up a YouTube Channel. Copy and save the link to your fileTo find your channel address:
- Sign in to your YouTube account.
- Click My Channel on the left.
- Copy the URL from the top of the browser.
Set up a blog. I recommend Blogger.com. Copy and save the url to your fileTo find your Blogger URL, just follow these steps
- Sign in to Blogger.
- On the blog you want to find the URL for, click View Blog.
- The URL is in the address bar, at the top of your browser.
To find your Facebook page URL, just follow these steps:
- Go to www.facebook.com and login.
- For your personal page URL, click on your name at the top-right of your window -in the top blue banner.
- The URL will then be in the address bar of your browser.
- Go to twitter.com and sign in.
- At the top-right, next to your image, click on your name to view your profile page.
- The URL will then be in the address bar of your browser.
Set up a pinterest account and save your link to your fileTo find your Pinterest board URL:
- Sign in to your Pinterest account.
- Select the board that you'd like to share. ( I created an Amazon Review Board)
- Copy the URL at the top of the browser.
The URL to your Instagram profile on the web is
- http://instagram.com/<your Instagram handle>.
- For example, my Instagram handle is @SquidgeMelissa so my Instagram profile can be found at https://instagram.com/SquidgeMelissa
There are websites dedicated to this and there are facebook groups...
I recommend these websites to start with...there are many online but these have been successful for me.. if any of them ask who referred you Squidge@ymail.com
http://amazingdealsgroup.com/
https://www.amzreviewtrader.com (My personal Fave)
https://elitedealclub.com
https://www.reviewkick.com/
https://www.snagshout.com
OR....
Log into facebook and type Amazon review there will be a lot of groups you can join.
Once you are added into a group read their rules immediately! Some of the groups are really strict and will toss you for breaking a rule like leaving a conversation before you have permission..Just know the rules and you will have no trouble...
Most of these sites will have promoters/sellers post their item and then you have to pm sellers (I don't do that often, but I have if its something I super want) or you reply to the post in the comment section something like: Interested pics, or Me please...My reply is always this (Me Please! I will provide a well written review, pictures, seller review, social media share, and video if requested)
There are two types of products you can get 1. free 2. discounted.
This is always listed in the post and if it is not ask don't guess! If you are picked for the product you will receive a group pm and a code for the item. Once you order the item you usually will have to go to a link and enter the order number that amazon issues you for that item. (This is how the promoters/sellers keep track of who actually buys what with their codes.) After you fill out the form you go back to the pm window and put in the information they request. This will usual be just the phrase; Order complete, form submitted. or the actual order number, form submitted. After this just sit back and wait till you get the item...
Use the item! Test it out! Form opinions
Wait 5 to 7 days to do a review. Your review will not be flagged that way usually. If you do them too soon Amazon might flag them as suspicious. And you can get banned. So just wait, if a seller pushes you report them to the site you are on.
What you need in your review..
Photos...i do unpacking photos so people can see how its packaged..then in use photos! You can upload up to 20 photos for each item.
A detailed description of the item.
What you like about the item!
What you dont like about the item! Just as important ...the sellers and buyers need to know
What would you change? If you would change nothing say so!
Try to write like you would be speaking to a friend while making sure it is easily read.
Do not downgrade your review for shipping packaging. This review is only on the product itself. Packaging should go in the shipping review and seller stuff should go in seller feedback. So, keep in mind this is just for the product.
I make sure my reviews are all at least 150 words even if the sellers request 70. Because I want the best review rating I can get and the more words you write the better your reviewer rating is. This means you can be picked for more awesome products!
If you do videos you can post those too! (if you do go you!!!)
I am a member of a couple of private fb reviewing groups and once you get the hang of the facebook sites and feel comfortable private message me @ https://www.facebook.com/melissa.english.shattuck and I will add you to these private sites. I get a lot of fun and interesting things from these sites.
If you have any questions or I have not been clear Please ask!!
Here is the link to my amazon reviews...you can check them out..see what I have been doing...click like if you do find any of them helpful...:)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/A33XZQ3JQ4C1UR
Also here are my social media links..feel free to add, follow, friend me!
blog https://imhoanhonestassessmentofeverything.blogspot.com
YouTube http://www.youtube.com/c/MelissaShattuckTheQuirkyOwl
facebook https://www.facebook.com/melissa.english.shattuck
twitter https://twitter.com/SquidgeMelissa
Pinterest https://www.pinterest.com/melissashattuck/
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/melissaenglishshattuck/
Google+ https://plus.google.com/+MelissaShattuckTheQuirkyOwl
Remember if you have any questions or comments please do comment I can reply to you as soon as possible.
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