We are inviting everyday people — no software or website experience needed — to try The Factory and tell us honestly whether it meets their expectations: a tool to design and publish a web-based business, a website for any purpose, a place to show their art, or any web presence they want. You will also test the feature that lets you receive payment for what you build. When you send a report, we add 10 free builds to your Factory account, worth up to £35 — a full month of Pro. With the 3 free builds you start with, that is 13 in all.
Fill the application below, including a short identity check (KYC), and agree to a simple confidentiality agreement (NDA).
If selected, we give you access to the real Factory and free credits to build with — the same product the public will use.
Try every feature on your phone and computer. Build something. See if it's useful — maybe even something you could sell.
Send us an honest report through the form below. Each accepted report adds 10 free builds to your Factory account (up to £35).
You describe in plain words what you want, and The Factory designs it and publishes it live on the web — a business site, a shop, a page to show your art, or any web presence you need — and you own what it makes. You will test the genuine product, with your own free credits.
We especially want you to try the Get paid feature: connecting your bank through Stripe so you can receive payment for what you build. It runs in safe test mode until launch — no real money moves.
The Factory is for everyone, so it must be tested by everyone. We deliberately want a varied crew — different ages, jobs, countries, languages, and comfort with technology. Never built a website in your life? You're exactly who we need.
Testing means seeing the product before the public does, so we ask every tester to agree to keep it confidential. It is short and fair — please read it, then tick the box in the application.
Confidentiality & Testing Agreement — between Referee Innovations Limited (company number 17380676, 71-75 Shelton Street, Covent Garden, London WC2H 9JQ, "the Company") and you ("the Tester").
Everything you see, hear, or are given through this testing — the platform, its features, screens, prices, unreleased plans, and any faults found — is confidential information of the Company.
You will keep it secret. You will not show, describe, photograph, record, or repeat it to anyone outside the Company, during testing and for three (3) years afterwards.
You will use the access only to test the platform and report findings to the Company. You will not copy the software, take its code, reverse-engineer it, or use it to build or help anyone build a competing product.
Every bug, weakness, idea, or improvement you find and report becomes the property of the Company. Your reward — 10 free builds added to your Factory account (worth up to £35) for each accepted report — is the agreed payment for this.
Any app you create for yourself while testing remains yours to keep and use — the confidentiality is about The Factory itself, not your own creations.
All intellectual property in the platform stays with the Company. If you find a security weakness, report it only to the Company and do not exploit it.
You will report truthfully. You confirm the identity details you give are true. Confidentiality continues for three years after testing ends. This is a paid testing engagement, not employment, and is governed by the law of England and Wales.
We use these details to choose a varied crew, to confirm who you are (a light identity check), and to pay you. Nothing here is shared outside Referee Innovations Limited.