Wouldn’t it be great to get paid to test products? There are so many new products entering the market these days that you would think that there are plenty of product tester jobs on offer, but the truth is:
- They are usually only available in certain areas
- And they are pretty popular (I mean, who wouldn’t want to get paid to test new products?)
So the big questions are:
- What Is A Product Tester?
- How Do I Become One?
And these are the questions I aim to cover now.
What Is A Product Tester?
Being a product tester basically means that you receive products from businesses, you then test them and a detailed evaluation of the product. These companies then use your evaluations and analyse your feedback to help them improve their products for their target market.
How Do I Get Paid To Test Products?
When it comes down to finding positions as a product tester, there are two real options.
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Use A National Company
Your first option is to sign up with one of the major Australian research companies. They mostly have conduct surveys related to products that you have seen and experienced already but a few of them also include free products to test at home.
Toluna is one of these companies, and actually conduct research and product testing internationally.
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Find A Local Business
Your other option is to find a local market research company that specifically does product testing. There are a few of these, but the majority of these are in capital cities and jobs/places with these companies are very limited.
In fact the only one I could find was Alta Research.
So your options are pretty limited if you are looking to work with a local research company because they usually only want up to 10 people at a time and I am sure that you can understand that there would litereally be 100 of people wanting to get paid to test products – so your best best is to sign up with a company like Toluna, complete their surveys (and get paid) and hope that they offer you a product to test every now and then.