Is it possible to receive free products from Amazon? Yes, but with limits. Here’s what the Amazon Vine program is and how to get selected.
The chance to obtain top-notch products without spending a single penny may seem like a dream, but there is a program on Amazon that has the potential to revolutionize the way you shop. Yes, you read that right, there is a way to get free products directly from the world’s largest e-commerce platform.
This is a legitimate program - not a scam - that allows anyone to access a variety of products without spending any money. The only requirement from Amazon is to produce an authentic review.
The goal of the Amazon Vine program is precisely to ensure that every review in Amazon stores is reliable and reflects real customer experiences. For this reason, positive and negative reviews are welcomed, but false reviews are prohibited.
Amazon rules against fake reviews
Amazon has developed machine learning models that analyze thousands of data points to detect risks, including fake reviews. Throughout 2022, over 200 million suspicious reviews have been blocked. The work led to 90 lawsuits against individuals and over 10,000 subpoenas from Facebook group administrators, who attempted to post fake reviews in exchange for money or free products. The first criminal complaint at the European level was presented in Italy, again in 2022.
How to make money with Amazon?
Given Amazon’s stringent policy against scam reviews, which often implies the sending of free products by producers, a new system has been designed. There is an Amazon program that allows you to receive products for free to review them. It’s called Amazon Vine.
The bad news is that you can neither apply nor sign up. Amazon Vine is an invitation-only program and it is the company itself that selects the most capable reviewers. Once you have the invitation, you have the opportunity to order items for free and share your experience with the product.
How does it work and how to get selected for Amazon Vine?
What is Amazon Vine? It is an “invite only” program that selects the most insightful reviewers in the Amazon store as “Vine Voices”. “Vine Voices have the unique opportunity to order items free of charge and share their product experiences with Amazon customers to help them make informed buying decisions,” the site says.
But how does it work? Once you sign up to Vine, you can request products from any brand and they are shipped to your home for free. Reviewers will then have to use the products and provide an in-depth review, but one that reflects honest and unbiased opinions (positive, neutral, or negative). Reviews of a product ordered through Vine appear in the same place as other reviews, but are distinguished by a special badge, “Vine review of a free product”.
To access this program you need to write many accurate reviews so that the Amazon algorithm can notice you. Customers who consistently write in-depth reviews are more likely to be invited. It is good to know, however, that the beneficiaries of the free products are not paid.
Please note: To remain in the program, beneficiaries must write honest and unbiased reviews.
Original article published on Money.it Italy 2024-01-21 19:35:23. Original title: Come ricevere gratis prodotti Amazon
