Subscribe Feed (RSS)New Blog Advertising Platform ReviewMe.com Now Live!
November 9th, 2006 by Joshua Dorkin | Filed under Advertising, Blogging.
The site that was promised to us from two influential people in the blogosphere, Andy Hagans of Text Link Ads and Aaron Wall of SEO Book, ReviewMe, is now live! The announcement came in a simple email:
“Hey Guys, Reviewme.com has launched. Go check it out now!
- Roy”
So what is all the excitement about the company?
Putting it simply, advertisers pay bloggers to get their products or services reviewed.
It is like product placement in the entertainment business . . . anytime you see a product that you recognize on TV or the movies, it was intentionally put there.
Bloggers who have better traffic will get paid more money then a blogger who is green - reviews start at $40 $20.
As Wall put it in his blog:
Four elements which will work nice in our network to filter out bad products and bad offers are
* bloggers will disclose their relationship with the advertiser
* bloggers only review things that are interested in
* we encourage brutal honesty
* the comment sections on popular blogs will help keep advertisers and bloggers honestFraudsters and advertisers with junk offers will not want to risk paying people to write reviews that may expose their business flaws. But, if you have a good product honest feedback and conversation about your business should only help you.
One of the greatest aspects of this new “network” is that there is no pressure from advertisers to make the reviews positive. The advertiser is relying on the viral buzz created by these reviews to get some attention.
It seems like a great idea for both the bloggers and the advertisers - there is definitely money-making potential here! I’m going to sign up as a blogger . . . I’ll let you all know how it goes.
[...] I’ve mentioned before that I like the concept of ReviewMe.com. It provides bloggers with another stream of income and it allows advertisers to get an unabashed review of their product. I was just informed by email in bold yellow font, “A review has been ordered to be placed on your blog Real Estate Investing for Real. You have 48 hours to accept!” [...]
[...] Boy am I annoyed! I, like hundreds, if not thousands of others, was excited about the launch of ReviewMe last month. My first review request came in, and I followed all directions to the letter, posting my review of the company requesting it on November 23. [...]