How to get free products from Amazon

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• 💻️  How to get free Amazon products

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WRITE REVIEWS AND GET FREE AMAZON PRODUCTS

Today's email is going to be a little different. 

It's not necessarily going to make you money, but it’ll allow you to get free products from Amazon.

Now, if I were to make a poll and see how many of you guys shop on Amazon, I’d bet it would be over 99%.

Heck, I’m not proud to say this but this is how many orders I placed on Amazon this past year… 😅 

I don’t know if this is normal or if I just spend wayyy too much time on Amazon. But I prefer convenience, and there’s nothing like their overnight shipping. 

But I'm curious, let me know how many orders you had and if this is normal, or am I just crazy…

Now the reason I bring up Amazon is because the side hustle I have for you today is joining the “Amazon Vine Program” 

I know you’ve heard of hundreds of ways to make money on Amazon but I’m willing to bet this is something you’ve never heard of. 

What is the Amazon Vine Program?

It’s an invite-only program that includes only Amazon-vetted reviewers.

If a seller is launching a new product and wants reviews before they go live on Amazon they can join the Vine program to pre-populate reviews.

How it works
The seller sends a free product to the “vine voice” to be reviewed. Then the vine voice, you, in this case, use the product and write an unbiased review - good or bad.

On average, positive reviews increase sales by 20%. Meaning, this makes sellers A LOT more money (assuming the review is good) so this free product is nothing in the grand scheme of things if it gives them more sales.

Once you write your review, you’re done. The free product is now yours. Doesn’t matter if it’s a toaster or a brand new pair of headphones. Starting to see how lucrative this can be?

There’s only one big problem. The program is invite-only. There’s no sign-up button. Amazon chooses you based on your past purchases and reviews.

So this should come as no surprise.. you need to actually be good at writing reviews.

How can you increase your chances of being invited to the Amazon Vine Program?

I’d start by reviewing all your past purchases. Be honest and detailed as possible.

The good thing is Amazon isn't focused on the number of reviews you’ve written but on the quality. So, you could still get invited with a handful of reviews.

This Redditor says they got invited after just 10-15 reviews.

But at the end of the day, there's no clear science to getting an invite. 

To increase your chances of being invited, your reviews should be: 

• Different than the average review. According to our Reddit friends, Amazon likes reviews that are creative, funny, and different

• Super helpful and show expertise in a specific product category (e.g., electronics)

I mean, look how many people found this Solo Cup review helpful (but probably just hilarious 😂)

While this number is high, you only need a couple of people to consistently find your reviews helpful to get an invite.

Now technically, you’re not being paid for writing reviews but because you’re getting free products, you can:

1. Just use it for yourself (so saving money you might otherwise spend)

2. Sell it

If you do decide to go with number 2 and list them on Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace, make sure to wait like 6 months before selling, as most of these products are unreleased.

I know it sucks that you can’t just apply for the program but it doesn’t seem too hard to get an invite. And since it’s exclusive, you can get some pretty cool, expensive stuff. 

From my experience, if it were easy, everyone would be doing it. 

So go out there and start reviewing all your old purchases, and let me know if you end up getting invited to join the program! Or if you already are a part of it somehow.

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