Comments on: Sponsored Reviews Now Live – In Depth Review

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:56:43 +0000

All reviews I now write are blocked by robots.txt

That doesn’t mean they won’t rank in the search results, but it does mean that unless the content is syndicated (which does happen) you won’t benefit from anchor text links.

My philosophy on editorial links is the same, if you request specific linking, I am more likely to refuse to review your product, and I am extremely careful over what products I review so that they are suitable for my audience.

By: art gift portraits

art gift portraits — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:57:25 +0000

We have tried to outsource this kind of work or service to some people. What we usually expect is a positive review. Do you ever give a negative review or something against?

If we request a review for our site or for one of our products, will you include some of the url or anchor text that we will give you? Do you think thatâ€™s possible or should we just leave it all to you?

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 04:45:37 +0000

Actually most people don’t bother, they accept your price. I don’t initiate negotiations for reviews with potential advertisers.

When someone orders a review through Sponsored Reviews, often they also contact me by email. Very few of requested reviews actually happen, I am very selective, and don’t write reviews for a living.

By: Negotiation Trainer

Negotiation Trainer — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:39:06 +0000

“there are methods to negotiate prices for reviews to have a win/win situation” So care to tell us more about your negotiation for the review Andy? ;o) I’d be fascinated to hear how you determined what value you offer to would be advertisers, and how you persude prospects.

By: Andy Beard

Andy Beard — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 17:17:18 +0000

Some people just use the link in my sidebar, other people use my contact form and offer me samples to test.
Others use the Sponsored Reviews or ReviewMe service

I only review stuff that is of interest to my audience and generally I need to be able to turn the review into some kind of cornerstone content.

Despite what is stated in the PayPerPost interface, reviews cannot be requested to be positive in tone, though I don’t accept reviews to then totally slam them. Expect warranted constructive criticism and advice.

Links are editorial, not guaranteed.

By: Maxim (VIP SEO)

Maxim (VIP SEO) — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 16:59:25 +0000

Hello,
what do I need to do if I want you to review my new project here?

By: tshirts

tshirts — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 17:14:04 +0000

I find something missing from this post, for me at least. You’ve told me what the system is about, what it does, what the competition is like. But for some reason, I still feel a little bit left in the dark. I mean, seriously, what’s in it for me? I can write niche marketing articles all day long about marketing, advertising and building web sites, but when it comes down to it, why would I want to get paid to review a web site? How many of them require you to give a positive rating? How many of them require you to write at least 500 words? I saw the part where you could bid $5 for the post. That seems a little low to me. I make more money writing articles and I get more referrals that way as well. So what’s in it for us when we do this? Obviously you’re very popular but for someone who doesn’t blog full time, this could be a waste of valuable cash-earnings time, which I think all of us need more, not less of, when we’re working from home. Don’t you think?

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By: Wang Internet

Wang Internet — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:04:55 +0000

What I like about Sponsored Reviews is the 65% cut and there are many advertisers who need their software reviewed. It’s good if you have a software review site.

What I dislike about Sponsored Reviews is the advertisers take too long to approve or disapprove your bid. I bidded for 9 opportunities since 5 days ago and so far only got 1 rejected. The other 8… the advertisers are still sitting on it. Probably the quality of advertisers isn’t as good as those from ReviewMe which usually promptly approves your review.

I guess one improvement Sponsored Reviews could make would be to allow bloggers to write some sort of sales pitch to the advertisers to aid them in making a decision whether to accept a bid. And if more advertisers are actively accepting bids, the chances for Sponsored Reviews to earn more can be improved.

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