Become a Beta Tester for Google and Earn Money

Google has now decided that they're willing to pay people for taking the time to use Google products and to report back on their "user experience." According to the Google User Experience Research FAQ page, Google will be paying $75 an hour to users willing to spend time with a Google researcher answering questions about various Google products by Person or on Phone.

There appear to be four different ways that users can be called on to provide feedback:

* Usability study at a Google office: Typically, you will use a Google product or prototype, and give feedback on it. You could either meet 1-on-1 with a Google researcher, or work as part of a group. Most studies are done at our HQ in Mountain View, California, but we have offices all over the world, so please feel free to sign up for this type of study even if you don't live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
* Remote usability study: A Google researcher will call you while you sit at your computer, and ask you to try out a Google product or prototype via your internet connection, and give feedback on it. You can be anywhere in the world, but need to have a high-speed internet connection.
* Field study: Google researchers will come to visit you, and interview you about how you use computers or the Web. We won't just show up at your door - we will always check with you, and make an appointment. Again, most of our researchers are based at our HQ in Mountain View, California, but we have offices all over the world, so please feel free to sign up for this type of study even if you don't live in the San Francisco Bay Area.
* Online survey: you answer questions on the web or in an email, from your own computer.

Doesn't seem to be a specific type of person that they're looking for either, so no need to avoid applying simply because you don't feel "techie" enough. In fact, Google invites people from all types of backgrounds to sign up...