MadeForMums is known for its expert, thorough and comprehensive product reviews and '10 of the best' product recommendations. A huge part of what makes our reviews and recommendations so highly-rated is the rigorous, detailed testing process we put products through – with the help of our 'home army' of parent and parent-to-be testers.

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There are the 3 key ways we do our testing – and 3 key ways you can become involved as a product tester....

Here are 3 ways to become a MadeForMums product tester

1. Join the MadeForMums Top Testers Club

The Top Testers Club is a community run by MadeForMums, currently on Facebook, made up of parents-to-be and parents of children aged 0 to 15 years old. As well as product testing opportunities, we also have regular product giveaways.

What happens if I want I'm selected to test a product for the MadeForMums Top Testers Club?

  • If you're selected as a tester, you will be sent the product(s) to test (and keep) and you will asked to provide your feedback on it, via email, by a specified date.
  • We will also ask you to send us pictures of the product in use.

How do I get selected to test products for the MadeforMums Top Testers Club?

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  • You'll need to apply to join the Top Testers Club first. Once you've filled out your application, we'll welcome you into the Club and then you'll be able to see the products we currently need testers for. If you're interested in any of them – and you fit the testing criteria – you just add a comment to the relevant post to be in with a chance of being selected.

2. Apply to be a tester judge for our MadeForMums Awards and/or our MadeForMums Toy Awards

Every year, we run both the MadeForMums Awards for all parenting products (except toys) and the MadeForMums Toy Awards (just for toys).

For the MadeForMums Awards, we recruit parents and parents-to-be as tester judges for the entered products; for the MadeForMums Toy Awards, we recruit babies and children up to age of 13+ – and their parents – as tester judges for the entered products.

We recruit for the MadeForMums Awards parents judges around October/November and for the MadeForMums Toy Awards child judges, we recruit around June/July time.

What happens if I'm chosen as an Awards tester judge?

  • You will be matched with product that's suitable for your pregnancy stage, or your baby/child's age and then contacted about what product(s) you'll be testing.
  • Then you will be sent the product(s) to test (and keep) and you will asked to provide your feedback on it – on an online feedback form – by a specified date.
  • We will also ask you to send us a picture of the product in use.

How do I get selected as an Awards tester judge?

  • You need to be signed up to MadeForMums (if you're not already, you can register here.)
  • Look out for our announcements that we are recruiting Awards tester judges. These are likely to be in October/November (for the MadeForMums Awards) and in June/July (for the MadeForMums Toy Awards). The easiest way to be sure of seeing the announcement is to sign up to our weekly newsletter, if you haven't already done so, or join our Top Testers Club.
  • Follow the link in the announcements to fill in a recruitment survey that will ask for details, such as your baby/child's age and your postal address.
  • Wait to hear if you have been selected from the pool of people who have filled in the survey.

3. Put your hand up to take part in a Product Test on the MadeForMums Chat Forum

We regularly run product tests on our MadeForMums Chat forum – on anything from buggies and car seats, to toys, skincare, baby food and pet food. You can find them in our dedicated Product Tests section of our forum.

What happens if I'm chosen as a Forum Product Tester?

  • You will be contacted and asked to confirm some details (such as your home address and the age of your child or your due date, for example).
  • Then you will be sent a product to test (and keep) and you will asked to provide your feedback on it – on a specific forum thread – by a specified date.
  • We may also ask you to post to the forum thread a picture of the product in use.

How do I get selected for a Forum Product Test?

  1. You need to be signed up to MadeForMums (if you're not already, you can register here.)
  2. Look out for new Forum Product Test recruitment threads: these will always be posted in the Product Tests section of the forum. You may also be alerted to new Forum Product Tests if you sign up to our weekly newsletter or if you're a member of our Top Testers Club.
  3. If you spot a Forum Product Test you’d like to take part in, follow the instructions in the recruitment thread for letting us know about your interest. These usually simply ask you to post on the thread but may also require you to fill in a survey.

What are you waiting for? Come and test with us!

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