The Beta Tester Blog

Practical advice for becoming a top-notch beta tester.

Expand Your Testing with an Extended Profile

Once you’ve signed up for Betabound and are filling out your basic profile, it might be easy to skip the option to fill out an Extended Profile....

Checking Your Inbox for Test Opportunities

When you sign up for Betabound, the most exciting part of being a member is receiving an email invite to one of our exclusive testing opportunities....

Decoding Our Homepage

Are you new to Betabound? You might have noticed that all of our featured opportunities include a small product description, but there are more...

Meet our Newest Test Platforms

We’re excited to announce the two newest additions to our ever-growing Test Platform list: Smart Switch or Outlet or Smart Irrigation Controller!...

What Do Testers Actually Do?

If you are new to testing with Betabound, you probably don’t know what to expect and how your feedback helps shape future products. If you’re...

What Motivates You? 2020 Edition!

We recently launched one of our favorite community surveys, and the results are in! Many of you took the 2020 edition of our “What Motivates...

Managing Your Test Platforms

As a tester, you’re continuously on the lookout for the newest gadgets to try out and are probably someone who constantly upgrades their tech. The...

Choose Your Betabound Path: 3 Types of Tests

Are you looking to join a Betabound test? Betabound offers many different types of testing opportunities. We feature a few different types of...

The Advanced Capabilities Behind Your Basic Profile

After the 5 minutes it takes to sign-up for Betabound, you're ready to get paired with testing the types of tech products you love. Creating a...

Welcome to the New Betabound

Today marks the beginning of a series of exciting changes we’re bringing to Betabound. We Have a Beautiful New Design The first thing you'll...

Hardware vs. Software Beta Tests

Betabound is a mix of hardware and software (including computer software and mobile apps) beta testing opportunities - so there’s something of...

The Importance of Quality over Quantity

Many Betabounders associate beta testing with bug hunting - the more issues you find wrong with a product, the better! But Betabound isn't about bug...