What to do:
Test whether new visitors can easily get on-boarded and then continue using the site after onboarding
Scroll through the homepage and identify the main headline that explains what ReadingRate does and why someone should use it.
Locate and describe the visual design elements (colors, typography, layout) that communicate the product's purpose without reading detailed text.
Create an account and go through onboarding
Add books to your library for read and want to read
Log pages for a book you’re reading
Evidence: Record screen while completing steps. Document: (1) clarity of value proposition messaging, (2) CTA button location and label, (3) visual hierarchy effectiveness, (4) any friction points or confusion encountered, (5) time to understand core offering. Provide written summary of whether homepage successfully communicates product purpose within 30 seconds of landing.
Keep the test to five minutes. Do not sign in, enter private credentials, complete a purchase, or make destructive changes.
Send video evidence for every issue in the accepted tester chat.
Record your screen and microphone audio for the full test. Narrate your actions, every error you find, and anything confusing, poor, or worth improving.
Attach the narrated video as an MP4, MOV, or WebM no larger than 75 MB, plus at least one representative screenshot.
For each issue include a short title, a severity (critical/high/medium/low), and exact steps to reproduce.
Submissions are reviewed automatically. $4.00 is released per accepted submission.
What you must do to be paid
Before you apply
Access to a device that can open https://readingrate.com/
Test whether new visitors can easily get on-boarded and then continue using the site after onboarding
1. Scroll through the homepage and identify the main headline that explains what ReadingRate does and why someone should use it.
2. Locate and describe the visual design elements (colors, typography, layout) that communicate the product's purpose without reading detailed text.
3. Create an account and go through onboarding
4. Add books to your library for read and want to read
5. Log pages for a book you’re reading
Evidence: Record screen while completing steps. Document: (1) clarity of value proposition messaging, (2) CTA button location and label, (3) visual hierarchy effectiveness, (4) any friction points or confusion encountered, (5) time to understand core offering. Provide written summary of whether homepage successfully communicates product purpose within 30 seconds of landing.
Keep the test to five minutes. Do not sign in, enter private credentials, complete a purchase, or make destructive changes.
Submission requirements
Video assignments require spoken microphone narration throughout. Captions, written narration, and on-screen text are not substitutes.
1Complete the assigned test stepsFollow every instruction above. If a step is blocked, name the exact step and explain what prevented it.
2Describe test coverageList the steps, pages, controls, devices, and paths you actually tested.
3Report concrete resultsExplain what happened, what worked, and any confusing or poor experience you observed.
4Provide the required video evidenceAttach an MP4, MOV, or WebM screen recording no larger than 75 MB with spoken microphone narration throughout, plus at least one representative screenshot. Captions, written narration, and on-screen text do not replace the required microphone audio.
5Map every attachment to the reportIn the same chat message as each upload, explain what every attached file shows and which tested step or finding it supports.
6Make every issue reproducibleFor each issue, include a short title, severity, expected behavior, actual behavior, and exact reproduction steps.
7Still report useful observations if nothing failedA no-issue result must still say exactly what you tested and include concrete usability observations.
REQUIREMENTS
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Access to a device that can open the target URL
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Report every issue with a severity and exact reproduction steps
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Only submit evidence you captured yourself during this run