The Beta Tester Blog

Interview with a Betabound All-Star: Dennis S

Betabound, in its current iteration, has now been around for a decade and throughout the years has been the best place to discover new beta testing...

What to Expect When Selected for a Beta Test

If you have been chosen for a Betabound-exclusive test, you know the excitement and anticipation that builds when you receive your selection email....

10 Essential Tips for Successful Beta Testing

Beta testing is a crucial phase in the development of any product, where real users put a product through its paces before it hits the market. As a...

The Importance of Returning Test Devices

When selected for a hardware test, you get the opportunity to try out an upcoming version of a company’s product. While every test is different,...

Get to Know your Betabound Test Managers! Part 6: Tim Moehring

Welcome back to another edition of the Centercode Program Manager Interview series! After interviewing many of the program managers at...

How to Best Participate in Our Public Betabound Exclusives

Our Public Betabound Exclusives offer a fantastic new way for you to dive into the Betabound community. They're the perfect opportunity to become...

The Surprisingly Good Reason Why We Don’t Pay Testers

Have you ever heard the saying, “too much of a good thing won’t be good for long?” The same principle applies to incentivizing testers. If you...

Get to Know your Betabound Test Managers! Part 5: Patrick Canez

Welcome back to another Centercode Program Manager Interview! Today, I am doing things a bit differently since I already made blog posts about the...

Get to Know your Betabound Test Managers! Part 4: Mike Fine

It’s a new year, and we are happy to bring you another Centercode Program Manager Interview! This time I sat down and talked to Mike Fine, who...

4 Qualities of a Good Beta Tester

When you're a new tester, it can be hard to know what to do in order to be considered a 'good tester'. Out of all the possible skills and attributes...

Introducing the Social Media and Kitchen Device Test Platforms!

Here at Betabound, we are always looking for ways to ensure we find the best users for our tests. One way we identify the right users is with the...

15 Common Questions Asked by Testers

We receive great questions from our testers every day, so we collected the most common questions in case you've been wondering about these things as...