Product and website testing
A business gives you something they have built and pays you to use it properly and say where it confused you. Genuinely useful work, and among the better-paid categories.
What it involves
- Following a scenario: sign up, find a product, reach checkout.
- Recording what you did and where you got stuck, often out loud.
- Answering follow-up questions about what you expected to happen.
What gets rejected
Stated up front, because a rejection reason you only discover afterwards is not a standard, it is a trap.
- Saying everything was fine without describing anything specific.
- Not completing the scenario you were asked to follow.
- Feedback that could have been written without opening the product.
What it pays
Pays better than surveys per hour because the output is harder to fake and more valuable. Fewer sessions are available, and they usually target a specific kind of user.
We do not publish an hourly figure for this or any other category. The honest answer depends on your country, your languages and what clients are asking for this week, and a number on a marketing page would be the best case dressed up as the typical one.