Reviewing reviewme.com
If you haven’t already noticed, I write here, but I do it for fun. Sure I have the standard affiliate advertising in the sidebar, but I can assure you those ads are not paying the mortgage. No, I do this for strictly for kicks. So when the opportunity arises to make a few beans from what I already do for nothing, how can I say no? Enter reviewme.com, which pays bloggers a flat rate for reviewing products and services based on their rankings from a variety of sources like Alexa and Technorati. It works like this: you sign up at reviewme.com, they take a look at your site stats and what kind of niche you fill, then companies sign you up to review them. It’s that simple. The system legitimizes itself by making sure the payer understands there is no guarantee of a positive product review, just an honest one. If we all remember the maxim ‘consider the source’ we’re left with a system no different than traditional publishing where writers are paid to review products all the time. This post is an example of what Review Me is offering, as an introduction to the service they’re paying $25,000 out of their own pocket for reviews of teir own service. At the end of the month I’ll be cut a check (not the full 25 grand, unfortunately) for these words that will be for me, the equivalent of a years worth of affiliate advertising. It’s still not going to cover the mortgage, but it feels pretty good catching a check for a very little bit of work.
If you have a website and feel like a few extra bucks a month couldn’t hurt, check ‘em out at www.reviewme.com
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Brendan:
I am going to steal this one from you. I check out your blog 3 or 4 times per week, keep up the good work.
Bill
Guy to Brendan: So, what niche do you find yourself reviewing the most products in?
Brendan: Breast milk, of course.
So how particular are you going to be about what you review? I signed up after I read this and I’ve been asked to review a dating website, which is great because that’s what I do sometimes anyways. I guess I owe you a drink next time I bump into you.