Poll: Why Aren't You Part of the RoadTest Group?

I am part of the group and have submitted a couple plans for road tests although it seems that such premium products cause very low availability. Not that I would be complaining if I got one but I feel that, with a full time job (that is usually 60+ hrs a week), taking an hour or so to write a proposal that has a very low chance of success feels slightly pointless. I will continue doing it but I feel once I have invested too much time I may become discouraged.

Hi spraus,

Dont feel discouraged at the initial stages ... You can focus on less premium ones and prove yourself to the community and rscasny then the next time your applicaticon selection chances will increase (Provided the next time also you write a good one). Just remember the door might be difficult to open but when you open you can enjoy all the contents available inside .... Try checking out this presentation Webinar Recording: How To Write a Winning RoadTest Application.  to improve your chances of getting selected to Road test.

Also when you write a RoadTest application you get knowledge about the product. So that would not be pointless in doing.

But make sure you will be able to review the product as you say you have a tight schedule ... Best of luck...

Hi Dixon,

I appreciate your kind words and I understand what may be involved. I personally have written over 100 in depth and lengthy Amazon reviews (wife and I used to write them as a team, I think our account has close to 500) and are in the to 0.8% of the Amazon review community... Now that said, I was reviewing consumer products as opposed to hobbyist / professional products such as these. Looking at the products that I have seen so far (and to be fair I am new to the community) I feel like the majority are shooting for the stars. With that said as many have done before me I do not plan on stopping my starry eyed ambitions though!
Thank you again!
SPraus

Hi Dixon,

I appreciate your kind words and I understand what may be involved. I personally have written over 100 in depth and lengthy Amazon reviews (wife and I used to write them as a team, I think our account has close to 500) and are in the to 0.8% of the Amazon review community... Now that said, I was reviewing consumer products as opposed to hobbyist / professional products such as these. Looking at the products that I have seen so far (and to be fair I am new to the community) I feel like the majority are shooting for the stars. With that said as many have done before me I do not plan on stopping my starry eyed ambitions though!
Thank you again!
SPraus

Stephen,

Thanks for your comments. Since I read the applicants and make recommendations to the supplier, I found your comments useful and informative. I don't feel a roadtest applicant needs to write a book to get submit a roadtest application that the supplier will select. I'd say that 30% of all applications are the 1 or 2 sentence variety that basically say" "I'd like to get the board." I have upped the requirements. But I also don't feel you need to be a great writer or need to spend a lot of time on a roadtest application. Yes, people who write long applications have been selected, but not all of them. If you can write 3 paragraphs, that's all I want: tell me why you are interested, tell me what you know about the product, tell me what you are going to do and tell me that you can indeed finish a review in 60 days.

The supplier is looking for someone who can do what they will say they will do and who offers something interesting. But you need to get the review done in 60 days or offer a contingency plan.

Sincerely,

Randall Scasny

RoadTest Program Manager