Why write product reviews?
Word of mouth is the most powerful form
of advertising. People will go for a product if enough people are
recommending. And if someone they trust recommends it to them, then it’s
most likely a yes. This is why companies are paying people to recommend
their products to others.
Another reason companies are turning
towards product reviews is, people no longer trust advertisements, due
to the spammy nature of some. Product reviews are a surer way of getting
more customers. But whatever the reasons, it’s a good source of income online. You can exclusively start writing product reviews, and earn a living out of it!
How does it work?
You can find two basic types of product
reviews. First, there are some revenue sharing websites that ask you to
write a product review for them. Those reviews are published on their
websites only. They are articles, which get search engine traffic much
like blog posts. The revenue these sites generate from your reviews, you
are given a share from it. There are pay-per-review websites as well.
These pay you a fixed amount for each review you write. These reviews
will either be published on the host site, or they will allow you to
publish it on your own site if it has good traffic.
To earn money by writing reviews, you can
either join some review websites, or you can create a website of your
own, and write some reviews on it.
Top 5 review websites to join
1. Shvoong
Shvoong accepts for almost any category
of products, such as gadgets, toys, travel destinations, movies, books,
health products, and so on. It is a revenue sharing website where you
pay them a part of what you earn through your review.
2. ReviewStream
This is another great website. Like
Shvoong, it will accept reviews on almost any product. But it is a
pay-per-review website, which means it will pay you initially for a
review. This amount could be as low as 50 cents, or as high as $10 or
more.
3. Ciao
Ciao is sort of an amalgam of Shvoong and
ReviewStream. Initially, it pays you a small amount (around 25 cents)
for a review, but you can also earns through other means such as when
someone views your review, or rates it as helpful. You earn some cents
for every such action.
4. SharedReview
Social networking-cum-review publishing. A great place to find reviews for products, and of course, to write some.
5. ePinions
Revenue sharing website. Works just like Shvoong and Ciao.
Review on your own website
Besides writing reviews on other websites, you can also write some on your own website. If you don’t have your own website or a blog, you should create one now. For this method, you will need to write different sort of reviews. While the review websites let you review products from various brands and companies, here, you will have to choose a particular company, and stick to it for the review. There are some web apps and services that pay you to write reviews for them once you sign up with them.
Most companies nowadays have affiliate programs
of some sort. You can also participate in the affiliate program, and
promote the product using your affiliate ads. That way, although the
company doesn’t require you to write a review, you can still convince
people to purchase the product through you, hence earning you some
money. This is in fact a great affiliate marketing strategy.
Some affiliate programs even require you to write a review for the
product. In any case, you have to do your homework if you want to make
any sales.
Writing reviews isn’t difficult. Often
times, the companies will tell you what they expect from the reviews,
and what you should mention. All the information will be given to you.
You just need to shape that information into professional words, and
you’ll be earning money in no time at all! )
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