One of the most popular ways people make money these days is through reviews on many e-commerce websites, the most popular one being Amazon. Almost everybody has or knows someone who makes money from Amazon with Amazon reviews. The perk of this job is that it is remote, flexible and pays well. It is an easy way to make cool bucks and a lot of people are hopping on the moving train.

This article is written for newcomers and novices who want to know how to make money with Amazon reviews. In this article, I will take you through a history crash course on the beginning of Amazon and the services it offers. Thereafter, we would find out how to make money with Amazon reviews and how to write great Amazon reviews. I believe that by the end of this article, you will be able to start making money for yourself from Amazon reviews.

Let’s begin.

Amazon: The Company

Amazon is an American multinational technology company specializing in e-commerce, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, online advertising and digital streaming. It is one of the largest online retailers in the world, offering a very wide range of products.

Amazon is also considered one of the Big Five American technology companies, which include: Alphabet (Google and its services), Apple, Meta (Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp), Microsoft and Amazon.

Amazon has its headquarters in Seattle and numerous subsidiary centers around the world.

Historical Timeline of Amazon

• On July 5, 1994, Jeff Bezoz founded Amazon in his garage in Bellevue, Washington. He was a vice president at a Wall Street firm, D. E. Shaw and Co., before he left his job to form Amazon.  The initial name of the company was Cadabra before he chose the name Amazon because it sounded “exotic” and the Amazon River was the biggest river in the world at the time. He saw a future of becoming the biggest online store in the world.

It is important to note that this period was during the infancy of the World Wide Web, and it was a big risk to begin a business on an emerging platform. It paid off for him, though.

• In 1995, Amazon began selling books online and became one of the first major online retailers.
• Amazon began selling music and videos in 1998 and acquired online book sellers in the United States and Germany in order to break into the international market.
• In the 2000s, Amazon expanded its product categories to include toys, electronics, and games.
• Amazon also launched Amazon Web Services (AWS), its cloud computing services for internet users and companies, in 2002.
• In 2005, Amazon began its prime affiliate program, Amazon Prime, offering unlimited free two-day shipping on millions of products. Today, it has grown to include: fast, free delivery; unlimited access to videos, games, music and books; shopping discounts; and food delivery.
• In 2006, Amazon launched the Fulfillment by Amazon programs, which gave small companies and individuals a platform to sell their products and services for a fee.
• In 2007, Amazon launched Amazon Music, its online music store and Amazon Kindle, its online e-book store.
• Amazon acquired Whole Foods Store, a large organic grocery supermarket chain, in 2017 and began a cashier-less grocery store, Amazon Go, in 2018.
• Amazon experienced great growth during the COVID-19 pandemic era.
• As of 2023, Amazon announced its artificial intelligence program, Amazon Bedrock.

Today, Amazon has a lot of products and services available for retailers and consumers all over the world.

Making Money on Amazon

It is a common habit among humans to purchase goods and services that have been approved and endorsed by other people. Simply put, I cannot buy a Kindle device unless I am sure someone else has bought the same device and used it without complaints. Reviewing products helps inform buyers of what they would gain or lose from buying a product.

Normally, reviews are free but paying customers to review products is a good way to promote the product, which in turn encourages sales. That’s my honest opinion about it.

How To Make Money With Amazon Reviews

Making money with Amazon reviews is not as simple as leaving a review under a product you bought on Amazon. There are several processes you have to go through to become a product reviewer on Amazon and I will explain every one to you.

It is important to note the following: first, Amazon is not the one paying you for these reviews, the payments are done by sellers on Amazon or companies that specialize in product reviews. Second, Amazon always tries to maintain legitimacy in its review sections and thus can restrict accounts that seem to have paid reviews or reviews that seem fake.

The censorship of reviews by Amazon is important because reviews help customers to make a good choice on products and services, and dishonest or biased reviews can affect the sales of the products and services. Reviews can either be positive, negative or neutral.

There are many ways you could make money with Amazon reviews. Some of them are:

• Amazon Vine
• Survey Sites
• Book Review Websites
• Write Reviews for Companies

1. Amazon Vine

Amazon Vine is a program run by Amazon and is strictly by invitation. If an individual is selected for the program, he or she gets Amazon products for free in return for an honest opinion about the product.

This means that the payment for this type of review is not money but the product itself. You’re basically receiving products worth a lot of money with no cost of delivery, for free. That’s another way of paying, isn’t it?

How can you be a part of Amazon Vine? By consistently leaving honest reviews on products in the Amazon store. If you are a shopper on Amazon, try to leave honest reviews every time you shop, and you might just be invited to join the Amazon Vine program.

2. Survey Sites

These are websites that let you review products on Amazon. These reviews are not made directly on Amazon but are seen by market research companies. These sites pay you for the reviews. Some of these survey sites include:

• Swagbucks

You can make money on Swagbucks by answering survey questions on Amazon products, shopping online, playing games and watching videos. For these tasks, you will earn Swagbucks (SB) points, which you can redeem for cash or gift cards for online stores.

• Survey Junkie

Survey Junkie pays you cash for surveys on most products sold on Amazon. You can also test products for free and write honest reviews of them. It is one of the oldest and most trusted survey sites in the world. You can earn points, which you can trade for cash or gift cards.

3. Book Review Websites

Up-and-coming authors usually need people to review their books and get them out in the market. Book review websites offer these services to them. If you love to read, you should sign up to these websites to review books sold on Amazon. Some of these websites are:

• Online Book Club

If you sign up with Online Book Club, you’ll do a free review for the first book, after which you can be paid between $5 and $60 per book reviewed. The first free review is to introduce them with your style of review.

• Reader’s Favorite

To review books on Reader’s Favorite, you have to browse through their catalog and send a request to the author for a free book. After reading the book, you leave an honest review for the author.

4. Write Reviews For Companies

Many companies offer discounted or free products to encourage people to leave a review. One of such companies is Brandbacker. Brandbacker connects Amazon sellers with influencers who will share and review their products. You either get free products in return or earn a commission with affiliate links.

Writing Great Amazon Reviews

It is one thing to sign up for Amazon review programs and another to write great Amazon reviews. Here are some tips for writing great reviews.

• Know all there is about the product and write in details about the product more than what is in the description. Be thorough and let your review match what you’d like to read in a review.
• Edit and proofread your review thoroughly. Get rid of all grammatical inconsistencies.
• Add pictures or videos about the products, how you used them, when you used them, and other details.
• Let your readers know you got the product for free or for promotion purposes.
• Rate your review on a scale and explain reasons for your rating
• Ensure your review is captivating and not boring.

Reviewing products on Amazon is a good way to make money. It is very simple and requires honesty, commitment and creativity. You can gain both money and free products, which is very good.

So, what are you waiting for? Sign up today for any type of review explained in this article and begin to make money. Remember, your review could be positive, negative or neutral, provided it is honest.