Would you like to be an Influenster?

I've been a member of Influenster for only a little over a month and I have to admit, I didn't think much of the program at first. However today, I got my FIRST Voxbox approval and FREE products are on the way to me! Yay! 

 If you're not familiar with what they do, they basically are a community of influential people who can qualify to receive free mailings with products to try. The more you do (surveys, reviews on products, "favoriting" other's reviews and your reviews being "favorited", the higher your score, and the better your chances of being chosen for a Voxbox! Guess who received an email today from Influenster? Me! Yay! Influenster sends all kinds of products out to their community members; from toothbrushes and shampoo to gadgets like cell phones and iPads. Here is just a snippet of a friend's voxbox:

The program is similar to Klout in that your  score measures how much influence you have.  Your Influenster score is generated by multiple factors: your presence across social media platforms, your participation in Voxboxes, and your participation on the website itself (This is a BIGGIE).  You can earn up to five "Expert" badges, so it's important to choose ones that are truly relevant to your lifestyle.  I currently have the Gadgeteer and Sweet Tooth Badges. I haven't picked  my other three yet.  You can then increase your score within each of these areas of expertise by adding reviews to products on the site, sharing product pages, and much more.  

Influenster is really fun, and I love that the new site is so much more interactive than the old one.  The only downside to the site is that you never know what the product companies are looking for in regards to demographics, so you can't be sure when you'll qualify for a box, BUT it's worth a couple minutes per day and hey, they're FREE products that I can keep and use and then give my opinion on. Nice, huh?

Now, Influenster is currently invite-only and I have four invites available.  If anyone is interested, so if you'd like one leave a comment on this entry and your email address (so I can send it to you) and four people will be sent an invite! 

Have a GREAT day!