Product Testing

Moms Meet: New Sampling Opportunitys!

“The Mom Ambassador Program is a network of confident, charismatic, and commited moms who are enthusiastic about parenting and green living.”

If you are not a member of Moms Meet yet, you can learn more about becoming a Mom Ambassador in my post here.

I have been a Mom Ambassador for about a year now, and it has been such a great experience! Not only do they provide your group with very generous sampling kits of healthy family products to test out, they also offer FREE webinars on tons of interesting topics.

I know that when I did my last post a lot of you had questions about getting started, and how you would be notified when new events were available. Sampling opportunities are invite only, based on your profile… Things such as the age of your children, area of the country that you live in, etc.

If you did sign up last time, I just wanted to let you ladies know that new event invitations are going out now!! I’ve gotten two invitations today, one for an eco-friendly dish detergent, and another for a new gummy supplement program. So check your email to see if you have an invite too!

If not, don’t get discouraged… There are a bunch more events coming very soon for spring, and I’m sure you’ll get to participate in at least one! When you do, be sure to come share your experience with everyone else :)

Posted by Meagan Paullin on April 5, 2011 Filed Under: Product Testing, Freebies | No Comments

Try FREE products with Viewpoints!

If you are not a member of Viewpoints yet, here is your chance to go get signed up! You can join Viewpoints here, and it only takes a minute.

Viewpoints is a great community of members that add reviews of products that they use, giving you a great way to get “real” opinions about items you are considering purchasing. This was so helpful to me when I was shopping and preparing for the baby last summer! There is SO much stuff out there for babies, and it’s awfully hard to know what is worth the limited funds you have to spend…. Before making purchases, I’d come here and search the item, so I could read all of the members feedback first, saving me from some bad purchases, for sure!

Viewpoints also has a ton of other perks:

Today is Monday Funday, and they are giving 20 lucky members a FREE Libman Longhandled Barbeque Brush, enter here. If you are not a member yet, it will give you the chance to sign up after filling out the entry form!

Viewpoints also has a Fantastic Friday giveaways (I won an amazing set of kitchen tools last year!), loads of product sampling opportunities, and rewards for being an active reviewer! I have earned tons of Amazon gift cards during their promotions.

To check out my profile on Viewpoints (you can “friend” people on here too, so that you can read reviews you trust) right here. As you can tell, I’ve been a member for quite some time.

So, go on over and enter the contest today, and get signed up if you’re not already a member already. You’ll love it!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on April 5, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies, Product Testing | No Comments

Become a BzzAgent! {Product Testing}

I love BzzAgent. A lot. If you are not signed up with them yet, you can sign up on the BzzAgent website here. You’ll love it too!!

As a BzzAgent, you’ll get to:

Discover and try new products and services (often for free)

Spread sincere word of mouth about them

Have your opinions influence some of the biggest companies and brands around!

Cool, right? The more active you are on the site, the more you get rewarded. Check out what I’ve gotten from BzzAgent this week:

This is my SC Johnson Smart and Easy Spring Cleaning shipment… I’m a bit of a clean freak, and actually get kind of excited to get new cleaning supplies, so I loved this one :)

This is the Maybelline SuperStay 24™ 2-Step Lipcolor kit, with 4 full-sized lipcolor products to test out! This stuff rocks, and I’ll be giving one away to a lucky reader soon, stay tuned!

To get started with BzzAgent, sign up on their website today. Then, log in often to check for any new surveys to fill out, they only take a minute or two. The surveys help them learn more about you, so they can offer you more BzzCampaigns, which is how you get product to test!

Since the companies are sending out freebies for you to try out, it is your responsibility to give some honest feedback on the product, and to share your thoughts about it with your friends and family.

BzzAgent makes it SUPER easy to share… You can link it to your Twitter and Facebook, and then make a quick post right from the BzzAgent site, they call it “Bzz Now” :)

PLUS, you get rewarded for sharing Bzz about a product… Each time you post some Bzz, you get awarded in MyPoints, which add up really quickly. If you’re not a MyPoints member yet, you can sign up below… MyPoints lets you earn points for online shopping, reading emails, filling out surveys, AND through BzzAgent! You can then redeem your points for gift cards. I’ve used MyPoints for years, and love it.

To see my profile on BzzAgent, and what I’ve been up to, check it out…

I’d love to hear if any of you are also BzzAgents, and your tips for using it successfully… Share any thoughts {or questions about how it works!} in the comments!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on March 25, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies, Product Testing | No Comments

Product Testing Opportunity today with Synovate!

If you are a member of Synovate, make sure to check your email today! I just had a survey invite, and I qualified for a new product testing opportunity!

The invite states that it will take about 5 minutes, and award you with 250 points… If you qualify after answering the survey questions, it asks for your mailing information. Synovate is having the manufacturer ship the product to you directly, and the testing will be on some new types of salad dressing. Love it!

So go check your email to see if you have an invite too! If you’re not signed up with Synovate yet, I believe they are still accepting new people, so get signed up today and maybe you can still get in on this too!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on March 24, 2011 Filed Under: Product Testing, Freebies | No Comments

NEW Bic Soleil Sunny Moments House Party!

Apply today for this NEW Bic Soleil Sunny Moments House Party!

You know I LOVE House Party! It is a great way to get a chance to try out new products, share them with your friends, and a sweet way to throw a party on a budget :)

If chosen as a host for this House Party you will receive:

FOR HOSTS:

3-pack of BIC Soleil razors
Coupon for BIC Soleil razors
USB bracelet to store digital photos
Colorful scrapbooking carry-all
Summer-themed scrapbook pages and stickers
BIC Mark-It^™ Permanent Markers

FOR GUESTS:

BIC Soleil razor
Coupon for BIC Soleil razors
Colorful scrapbooking carry-all
Summer-themed scrapbook pages and stickers

The Bic Soleil razors are my very favorite, and I love scrapbooking, so I’m pretty excited about this one! Go check it out, and let me know if you get chosen as a host!!

I had a blast with my last House Party, the Philly Dinnertime Dilemma Party…. I’m going to do a post on that one soon, and share some of the amazing recipes from the party. PLUS, I have an extra goodie bag from the party that didn’t get taken home, so I’ll be giving that away to one lucky reader, so stay tuned!

Posted by Meagan Paullin on March 24, 2011 Filed Under: Freebies, Product Testing | 1 Comment

How to find legitimate survey companies

I read a lot of big claims about survey companies… $100 surveys, free laptops, huge checks, you know what I mean. I’ve never seen any of these type of rewards, so I don’t know if that stuff is true, but I DO get a lot of great benefits from using these survey places consistently.

Years ago I lost my job, but my severance package allowed me some time to figure out my next move. I’d seen a lot of the survey advertisements and thought I’d give it a shot to earn a little extra since I had so much free time.

It didn’t take long to discover that a lot of these places were scammy and spammy. Some things to watch for:

You spend 10 minutes on a survey to be told you “didn’t qualify”… They should determine that within a minute or so, not get all of the information that they need and then not reward you. Scam.

The company gives you tons of “points”, but the rewards are always unavailable, or not valuable at all…. 10,000 points for a water bottle? Scam.

You very rarely get any surveys at all, just TONS of email with “valuable offers” from third party advertisers. Spam.

Or, worst of all, they try to make you PAY to complete offers, and promise to reward you enough to make it worth it. Do not believe it. Total scam.

So, after a year of trial and error, I narrowed it down to the companies that are legit, give generous rewards, and have other perks too such as product testing and giveaways.

The best way to use these companies is to sign up for a bunch. Take the time to fill out at least a few surveys each day, even if you can’t complete all of the offers that they send you. That way, you’re always earning.

Soon enough, you’ll start to see those points rack up, and get your first set of checks…. But warning, you might get hooked :)

Synovate is hard to get into… Unlike a lot of the other companies, they are not always taking new members. They are right now, but it doesn’t always last too long. If it is closed, just keep checking back. It is worth it! You are seldom screened out of surveys, the rewards add up really quickly, and this is one of the best for product testing… I’ve done home fragrance, shampoo, and skin care this year.

Swagbucks is a little different, not a traditional survey site, but it seriously ROCKS my SOCKS. You install a toolbar (super easy, trust me!!) and then use that bar to search, instead of Google or Yahoo. Every so often, it pops up that you have won Swagbucks. You earn them pretty quick, and earn more by doing surveys or polls. I use my points for Amazon gift cards, and I earn at least $5 bucks a week. I just put those in my Amazon account, and let them pile up. It is awesome.

Mypoints sends you some surveys to earn points, but if you only earn points that way, it’s pretty slow. Take advantage of all of the other options: print and redeem coupons, shop through them, and click on the ads they send you. The ads aren’t spammy, although, the more you click them, the more you’ll get. But they are legit offers, and if you want to shop through one you get big points, if you don’t, you just click it and earn 5 points. Mypoints rewards you with FREE gift cards, I earn a $50 card every couple months. And they have TONS of choices for cards… Macy’s, Target, Wal-Mart, Toys R Us, all good ones.

Inbox dollars was one of the first sites I every signed up with, so it’s like an old friend :) This is another one that sends you emails, and you earn points just for clicking the ad. If you use coupons (who doesn’t?? Lol) they have a big coupon list each month, and you earn points just for printing and redeeming them. They have a lot of new options too, like points for watching videos. Inbox dollars is another one that rewards you with actual cash checks!

Toluna is another really great one I’ve used for years. This one is strictly surveys, no other add ons. But I’ve gotten a few product testing opportunities here over the last year, and the rewards are given in a check which is sent really quickly.

These are my favorites, and I have earned real rewards from every single one of these. If any of you guys have tips for how to earn rewards faster, or other sites that you have had good experiences with, please share your tips in the comments!