How to Write Reviews for Amazon and Get Paid

It is undeniable that reviews are the core of online shopping.

In fact, according to a survey by Backlinko, over 66 percent of US customers are very influenced by customer reviews when shopping online.

This shows how day-to-day shoppers are more keen to purchase a product based on product reviews, especially when it comes from experienced customers.

Amazon is one of the leading e-commerce platforms with over 3 billion customers visiting the site every month. The advantage with writing reviews for Amazon is you'll have the opportunity to get your review featured to a good number of this overall site traffic.

So if you are looking to become an Amazon product reviewer, you've come to the right place.

In this guide, I'll show you how to write reviews for Amazon and get paid.

The Trend and Importance of Product Reviewing

We earlier saw that over 66 percent of customers get to purchase products based on product reviews. It shows that customers are more influenced by reviews rather than simple descriptions available on the product page.

In short, product reviews help customers make informed decisions when purchasing online.

It makes sense because honestly, everyone would like to hear from someone who has experience with an item they're looking to purchase.

Personally, I can't purchase a product without reading reviews and I believe a good number of you can't as well.

All of this shows that reviews, whether written or video are key to online shopping.

Why Become an Amazon Product Reviewer

Amazon is a giant e-commerce business counting over 3 billion visits monthly. Writing reviews for Amazon products can help you score a chance to get your review to a wider audience making you known to more and more customers which all favor your chances of being eligible for invite-only programs like the Vine program.

As an Amazon product reviewer, you'll have the opportunity to order products from thousands of brands and get them to your doorstep without paying anything and if you are willing to make video reviews, you'll earn even more commissions from your reviews.

The major advantage you can get for writing reviews for Amazon is that you'll receive free products that you can sell or keep after review.

Moreover, you can earn commissions by driving customers to a more detailed review on your blog or social media account whose views will be converted to real money in this case. So it's a win-win situation for you.

How to Write Reviews for Amazon and Get Paid

Writing reviews for Amazon can be one of the lucrative ways to make money online and even if you are not a good writer, you can still review products as long as you've had a first-hand experience with the product you are looking to review.

Everyone can write reviews for Amazon and if you write quality reviews for Amazon products, you can get invited to the Vine program, an invitation-only program that selects insightful reviewers in the Amazon store to serve as Vine voices.

The best way to write reviews for Amazon and get paid is by joining the Vine program.

Here's how you can get invited to this program.

Step 1: Purchase Products from the Amazon Store

The first thing you'll want to do is to purchase products from the Amazon store because you can't write a review on something you don't have in the first place.

Step 2: Receive and Use Your Product

When you receive your purchase start using it as you'll normally do with any other product, but this time take note of the product's benefits and defects as well. Let nothing about the product escape your watch.

Step 3: Meet the Requirements to Write Reviews

There's an eligibility requirement to be met before you can write a review for Amazon.

You must have spent $50 on Amazon.com, using a credit or debit card, in the past 12 months. Once you're sure you've met this requirement, you can proceed to the next step.

Step 4: Write Your Review

• Go to the product's page and scroll until you see a review of this product.
• Click on the "Write a customer review" button.

Now write an insightful and honest review on the product mentioning everything you noticed with the product whether good or bad. Write your review in a convincing way that can help any customer who comes through it make an informed decision on whether they should purchase the product or not.

To make your review look even more convincing, write a draft of it mentioning all you noticed and ask ChatGPT to make it even more insightful.

Pro tip:
Images are the first content to be featured in the reviews section. So including images will help in moving your review to the top and also convince customers and Amazon that you've purchased and used the product and showcase your experience with the product.

Step 4: Submit Your Review to Amazon

After you're done writing your review, submit it. You can write and submit reviews for as many products as you want from the product pages.

Just make sure your review is honest and that you have first-hand experience with the product you are reviewing.

Step 5: Get Invited to the Vine Program

This step relies on Amazon's decision. But you can influence their decision in getting you invited to the Vine program by providing quality reviews on as many products as you can while making sure you have first-hand experience with them.

Once you get invited to the Vine program, you won't have to purchase products to review anymore. They'll be shipped to you at no cost and all you'll have to do is do what you do best—provide an honest review.

While this program doesn't pay reviewers directly, you can make money by selling the free product you received from Amazon as a way to get paid.

The Magic Trick—Start a Blog

Writing reviews as a comments is good because it is straightforward—but not all products can be reviewed by only a few words.

Starting a blog offers you a great way to write in-depth reviews on products and get paid through the many ways you have to monetize a blog.

Starting a blog is very easy and many free platforms let you own a blog without having to pay a dime. A good example is Blogger.com which lets you create free blogs to write about your passion.

After creating a blog, you can start offering quality and in-depth reviews on many products you receive from Amazon and earn in many ways including; through affiliate links to Amazon products and display ads.

Join the Amazon Influencer Program

The Amazon influencer program is another lucrative program offered by Amazon that allows influencers to earn commissions for every qualifying purchase. This means as an Amazon influencer, you'll need to recommend Amazon products to your audience from your storefront on Amazon and earn a commission for every qualifying purchase they make through your personalized URL.

Of course, you'll need to be an influencer on social media to qualify for the influencer program. Once you're in, you can even paste your personalized URL on your blog or social media to increase your chances of earning more commissions.

Make Video Reviews for Amazon and Get Paid

Video reviews are highly demanded in the market as people prefer to watch videos showcasing what they need to see rather than read.

According to recent stats, millions of customers discover products and make informed decisions on any item they're looking to purchase from Amazon through video reviews.

With that said Amazon recently launched a lucrative program that allows reviewers to earn commissions for providing quality video reviews.

Video reviews on Amazon have a wider reach unlike written reviews since these ones get featured on Amazon's homepage, product pages, and shopping results on search engines.

You'll need to be part of the influencer program to get started with making videos on Amazon.

Final Thoughts

Product reviewer jobs are on the trend and online shopping continues hitting the peak.

Because many customers are more likely to make informed decisions based on product reviews, you can leverage this lucratively by becoming a product reviewer.

Writing reviews for Amazon is very easy, all you need is to get eligible to write reviews and start providing quality reviews on products you had to use.

Writing as many honest reviews as possible will increase your chances of getting invited to the Vine program, where you'll be receiving free products to review. The choice to sell or keep these products after the review is solely yours—but either way the product is much like a payment for Vine voices.

Also, you can start a free blog and provide in-depth reviews for most Amazon products at the same time monetizing your blog traffic through affiliate links and display ads.