ReviewMe: Make Money Off Your Blog
Blogging, Web November 12th, 2006Blogs can be a great hobby, but they are even more fun to write when you are getting rewarded with cash. It can give you that extra little edge and push to write great content, keep you focused, and keep you blogging for longer periods of time.
ReviewMe has made that goal achievable for every blogger in the world now, thanks to their great new service.
The basic concept of ReviewMe is simple. Bloggers are paid to write sponsored posts in return for a payment from advertisers. The payment is judged based on different stat rankings of your blog such as Technorati rank, Alexa rank and number of subscribers to it’s RSS feed.
If you are an advertiser and want to purchase a review of your product/service, simple. Just browse around looking for a site your interested in having the review on and click the “Add to Cart” button.
ReviewMe does have a few rules that bloggers do need to follow. For example, each review must be at least 200 words, and you must disclose that your review is a sponsored one.
Looking forward to seeing how this effects the blogging universe. What are your thoughts? let me know.
Disclosure: I will be receiving $30 for this post.
November 12th, 2006 at 7:47 pm
This whole idea irks me. It makes bloggers even less reliable sources of information. Unless there’s disclosure, it can be a dangerous game. I honestly believe that bloggers should stick to sidebar- or banner-ads.
What does everyone think?
November 12th, 2006 at 8:07 pm
I’m with Smaran. Do you still get paid if it is a negative review? If not this would just turn into commercials in blogs.
November 12th, 2006 at 10:41 pm
uhm I’m with Smaran and Dylan ,too. I like sidebar-advertisement like your ‘our sponsors’ section best.
November 13th, 2006 at 2:13 am
I’m all for it if it makes bloggers some money, but it absolutely should be disclosed. Like Dylan said, would you get paid for a negative review?
Are they telling you what to say, or just paying for you to mention them?
November 13th, 2006 at 2:40 am
It’s ethics really. I don’t know if you actually like the product your reviewing, or pumping it up for the money. Even with the disclaimer (which was a nice gesture thanks), I still don’t think I would be subscribed if you kept on doing this.
There’s better ways to make money out there.
November 13th, 2006 at 7:04 am
Yes you do get paid for bad reviews incase you were wondering wich i think is great
November 13th, 2006 at 10:30 am
This is from PStam’s site. I’m not a fan of the idea, but I am a fan of making money. Thanks for putting the disclosure on the post.
November 13th, 2006 at 10:34 am
@ Whp.
Paying for a mention, regardless of your feedback on the product/service.
November 14th, 2006 at 1:42 am
More press release posts to come?
November 16th, 2006 at 9:31 am
Yes, negative reviews are accepted. Their FAQ reads for the Advertisers section:
Can I require a positive review?
“We do not allow advertisers to require a positive review. The vast majority of reviews are measuredly positive, although many do contain constructive criticism. We view this as a bonus: how else can you quickly and cheaply get feedback on a product or service from influencers?”
November 16th, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Yeah, one thing I like about it Steve :)
October 28th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Thanks a lot for this article
April 6th, 2008 at 1:07 am
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