Reviewer Program – Budvocate

How it works

ApplyTell us what you’d like to review and the gear you know.
Set up your profileYour byline, your address, and your preferences, in your own portal.
Get productsWe send gear to reviewers whose preferences fit. You can also review what you own.
Review it, and earnUse it for weeks and write it up with your photos and scores. Our editors publish it, and you get a share of what it earns.

What you get

Keep the samples Products sent as samples are yours once the review is done.
Your byline Every review is published under your name, with your bio.
Affiliate earnings Commission when readers buy through your reviews, paid monthly. A share of ad revenue comes once ads run.
Your own portal Drafts, photos, scores, messages, and every view, full read and click on your reviews.
An editor Every review is read before it goes live, with notes if it needs work.
Fair, fixed scoring The same criteria for every product in a category, so scores mean something.

What we ask

Real use. At least two weeks with a device; a full grow stage with grow gear.
Your own photos. Four or more of the product you tested.
Measured claims. Battery, heat-up, coverage: test them and say how.
Honesty. Say how you got it, and never take anything else from a brand.

What we review

Grinders Lighting Meters and testing Nutrients Storage Tents Vaporizers

Reviewer or tester?

Two different things. Pick one, or apply for both on the same form.

This page

Product reviewer

Tests gear and writes reviews published under their name.

You’ll: Use vaporizers, grow lights, tents, grinders and more for weeks, then write a full review with photos and scores
Published: Yes, with your byline
Time: A few hours a week while you have a product
You get: The products (samples are yours to keep) and a share of what your reviews earn

Apply

Website tester

Uses the Budvocate website and tells us what to fix.

You’ll: Browse the site on your phone and computer, try its tools, and leave quick notes on anything broken or confusing
Published: No, your notes only reach us
Time: Whenever you like, a few minutes at a time
You get: An early look, achievements, and Budvocate swag for the most active testers

See the tester program →

Questions

Do I need to be a professional writer?

No. We want people who know the gear and can explain it clearly. Our editors read every review before it goes live and help with the rest.

Do I pay for the products?

No. We send products to reviewers whose preferences fit. Samples are yours to keep; loaners go back with a return label we send. You can also review gear you already own.

How am I paid?

With the affiliate commission from your reviews: when a reader buys through a review’s Check price link, you get your share. A share of ad revenue from your review pages comes once ads run on the site. It’s worked out monthly and shown on your Earnings page.

How long do I have?

About three weeks from the day a product arrives. Grow lights, tents and nutrients need a full grow stage, so they get longer.

Can a brand pay for a good review?

Never. Brands don’t see reviews before they’re published, can’t pay for one and can’t change a score. Every review says how the product was obtained.

Do I need my own website or following?

No. A link to anything you’ve written helps, but it isn’t needed.

Do I have to use cannabis?

You need to be 21 or older and know the kind of gear you review. Grow gear reviewers need to be growing legally where they live.