What's New on uTest

Hello uTesters!

June has been both a busy and an exciting month for uTest. Right now we are rapidly moving towards General Availability (GA) launch later this summer, ramping-up new clients, and maintaining the growth and anticipation of new projects to release for testing. As always, we are grateful for your continued patience and involvement as we work to bring you the best projects possible. June included many new announcements – so please visit our website www.utest.com for a complete list.

Thank you for all of your contributions and ideas! We are excited to have over 7,000 outstanding community members and we are thrilled to have you with us as we continue to grow!

Happy Testing,
The uTest Team

Referral Program

As individual ambassadors of uTest, we believe you are the best representatives of our service and we would like to share our success with you. If you have a contact with a good project, product, or company in need of software testing services, you may refer them to uTest and get a $500 referral fee once they sign as a customer . Keep in mind that our typical target customer is a consumer-based web or desktop application company with a strong belief in the importance and value of good testing. You can read more Here.

Read Your Testing Requirements

We would like to remind every tester how important it is to read the testing requirements for each project. Our platform lets developers define specific testing needs, and every product and application has its own set of requirements. Before starting a project, make sure you stop and take a few minutes to understand what's required. Skipping the requirements just means you work on bugs that won't be approved, and nobody wants that.

We know your time and expertise is valuable, so we want to make sure your energy and effort is well spent. Reading the requirements makes everyone better off - testers and developers both.

Community

Get to know other uTest community members and join us on the web! We have several places you can find us online:

• We just created a uTest room on FriendFeed. Join us, comment away, and share your thoughts and ideas about software testing.
• On Facebook we have both a Page and a Group. Become a Fan of our Page and a Member of our Group, and you can connect with uTesters from around the world.
• You can follow us on Twitter as well. Find out the latest that’s happening with uTest and testing.
• Our uTest blog lists the latest things we’re doing as well as where we’re headed. We also plan on including more information that’s relevant to testers and developers alike. Feel free to tell us what you think!

New Web Site

We’ve update the look & feel of our website! Check it out and let us know what you think. We are constantly working to improve our Testing Platform and website to make uTest the best platform possible!

PayPal

We have added PayPal as another payment method for testers (in addition to the uTest Debit Card). We hope you find PayPal to be another easy and convenient way to receive your tester payment. You can view and select your preferred payment method under the My Account / Payment Methods tab.

uTest awarded us the "Most Promising New Company"

We won a fantastic startup award in June! The Silicon Valley Association of Startup Entrepreneurs (SVASE) awarded us the "Most Promising New Company" at “Launch: Silicon Valley 2008.” We were thrilled to win such a great award and we received tremendously positive feedback from the audience, press, bloggers and industry experts. Read More