Reviews on Amazon (and not only) are of great importance. They are the testimony of those who have already purchased and tried a product and can be very useful for other users to make informed purchasing decisions. For this reason the company is very careful and has developed a secure review systemwhich seeks to avoid the publication of content that is not genuine or arises from incorrect practices, such as publication stimulated with economic or other types of advantages.
It is therefore not possible to obtain money from sellers for reviews made on Amazon. If they offer money in exchange for positive reviews, they would be seriously violating the platform’s rules and could be banned forever. This doesn’t mean there aren’t any earning opportunities. With the Amazon Vine programIn fact, you can get products for free to try and review.
But how much does an Amazon reviewer earn? Let’s find out how Amazon Vine works and how to sign up for the program.
Amazon Vine, what it is and how it works
Amazon Vine is a program created by Amazon and addressed to the entire community who frequently uses the platform to make their online purchases.
With Amazon Vine, a group of customers are allowed to create reviews while earning money. A gain that is obtained not directly in terms of money, but through products that are received free of charge and which, therefore, it is not quantifiable. It is a way to receive the first reviews on new items, which will soon be included in the catalogue, or on those on pre-sale. The goal is to allow customers to always make careful and informed choices.
Amazon Vine is a program that can only be attended by invitation. Those who are selected and become reviewers have the opportunity to order the items. The only obligation is to share your experience with all other Amazon customers. When you are chosen, you become part of the Vine Voices.
The Amazon Vine program can be accessed by invitation. When you are selected by the company, you become part of the Voices of Vine, obtaining important advantages
The users who have been chosen they have the possibility to choose items from an extremely large cataloguewhich contains products from many of the brands sold online by Amazon and which is updated frequently.
The reviews that are released must be accurate and thorough, written correctly and, above all, must be impartial. It is not mandatory to leave a positive review, but you can also publish a negative or neutral opinion, as long as it is honest and based on your real experience.
All Vine reviews they are marked with a badgewhich indicates to users that what they are reading is an opinion that was published after the product was received for free, thus ensuring maximum transparency.
How to Get Amazon Vine Membership
You cannot sign up for Amazon Vine yourself and you cannot send your self-nomination. To be part of the project and to be able to order products to test and review for free and become a Voice on the platform, you must be invited directly by Amazon. The company can choose any of the users who are registered and make purchases on the platform.
There are no rules to follow, Amazon you can choose at your discretion who to let into the program and who to let out. However, those who frequently write in-depth reviews on the items they purchase have a better chance of receiving the invitation.
Those who write in-depth reviews for all items purchased on Amazon have a greater chance of being selected and becoming part of the Vine entries
In order to remain in the Amazon Vine program for as long as possible, it is important to share some detailed, honest and unbiased reviews.
The importance of reviews on Amazon and how the company guarantees their veracity
Getting truthful reviews is important for Amazon, as customers choose what to buy based on the opinions shared by other users. This is one of the aspects which make the experience on the platform very satisfying.
Amazon, which over time has actively fought against the phenomenon of fake reviews and those purchased by sellers, has structured an anti-manipulation policy of customer reviews, so as to always obtain real and authentic feedback.
If Amazon realizes that a user has a tendency to leave false and manipulated reviews, going against the platform’s regulations, can take serious action. It starts from a complete deletion of all written reviews, up to the revocation of all Amazon privileges and the suspension and cancellation of ongoing payments.
Amazon reserves the right to proceed through legal action if it detects any offences. This could lead to civil and criminal penalties, related to the potential damage that fake reviews can cause to the company’s image and reputation. These measures can, obviously, be taken not only against members, but also against sellers.
If you come across a review that appears to be false, you can communicate your suspicion to Amazon. The platform team will analyze the situation and take, if necessary, all the necessary precautions to protect buyers.
Recognize a manipulated review it’s not complicated. Generally they do not report the ‘Verified Purchase’ item, which Amazon adds when the purchase is made directly on the platform. Furthermore, they are almost always written in incorrect Europen and have overly enthusiastic or too negative tones.
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