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I can second this. I design, import, and sell products on Amazon, and when launching a new product I offer them for free or at a deeply discounted price to peo
by Peretus 10y ago
I can second this.
I design, import, and sell products on Amazon, and when launching a new product I offer them for free or at a deeply discounted price to people who agree to provide an honest review. From my experience, across hundreds of transactions, I can say that reviews that are solicited with free or discounted products are much tougher than those received organically. Most people participating in these review groups are so concerned about being viewed as biased that they move far, far in the other direction. If your product can earn decent ratings with incentivized reviews, you'll do very well with organic reviews.
- lawnchair_larry 10y agoThis is deceptive and you should stop doing it.
- Peretus 10y agoWould you mind describing what part of this is deceptive? Amazon offers its own product-to-review system called Vine that is invite-only. Not all sellers can participate in the Vine program as it's available to Vendor Central sellers, meaning that Amazon purchases the products directly and lists them as 'ships from and sold by Amazon'. https://www.amazon.com/gp/vine/help https://www.amazon.com/gp/vine/help Additionally, on each review, the reviewer is required to explain that they received the product in exchange for a review. How would you recommend getting reviews for a product, apart from offering them at a discount? Edit: Added link to Vine FAQ