Comments on: ReviewMe gets a little Shmarter: Better than A Press Release http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html I think there's an opinion on that subject lying around here somewhere.... Thu, 23 May 2013 02:02:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: dave http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-129553 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:47:21 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-129553 That sounds really good, I was thinking about using review me, not only to monetize my sites, but also for adding quality content as well. That sounds really good, I was thinking about using review me, not only to monetize my sites, but also for adding quality content as well.

]]> by: IncrediBILL http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6771 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 15:28:38 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6771 John, I understand the pricing and the concept but I think you miss the point of what I was aiming at with the term "marketing whore". If someone wanted to be successful making lots of money with ReviewMe it would make sense that most reviews would have to be somewhat positive otherwise they wouldn't get hired often, if at all. So the problem, as I see it, is you could end up selling off your credibility for as little as $125 which isn't worth it IMO. Otherwise, to save your credibility, it's really not a review, it's just a fluff piece for marketing purposes which then again begs the question of credibility. John, I understand the pricing and the concept but I think you miss the point of what I was aiming at with the term “marketing whore”. If someone wanted to be successful making lots of money with ReviewMe it would make sense that most reviews would have to be somewhat positive otherwise they wouldn’t get hired often, if at all. So the problem, as I see it, is you could end up selling off your credibility for as little as $125 which isn’t worth it IMO. Otherwise, to save your credibility, it’s really not a review, it’s just a fluff piece for marketing purposes which then again begs the question of credibility.

]]> by: Jason Bates http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6716 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 17:24:45 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6716 Iv been interested in buying some sponsored reviews via reviewme.com although i was wondering would Google penalise my search engine listings as it would assotiate the content with "This is a sponsor review" wich i suppose to Google looks like im link buying and i really cant do with my listings harmed because im currently appearing naturally for some really nice listings. I would want to buy some reviewme listings because it would be A) Good to know what different types of bloggers think of my site B) Lets the bloggers readers know what they think of my site and would let there readers have there own opinions by the comment form. This would be my question to Matt Cutts if i ever bumped into him on the street. If i do buy some reviews, i will sure get 1 here no problem. Iv been interested in buying some sponsored reviews via reviewme.com although i was wondering would Google penalise my search engine listings as it would assotiate the content with “This is a sponsor review” wich i suppose to Google looks like im link buying and i really cant do with my listings harmed because im currently appearing naturally for some really nice listings. I would want to buy some reviewme listings because it would be A) Good to know what different types of bloggers think of my site B) Lets the bloggers readers know what they think of my site and would let there readers have there own opinions by the comment form. This would be my question to Matt Cutts if i ever bumped into him on the street. If i do buy some reviews, i will sure get 1 here no problem.

]]> by: IncrediBILL http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6670 Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:47:58 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6670 John, we always knew you were a bit of a marketing whore at heart, now we know your price too! <em><strong>John replies:</strong></em> No, Bill. When I compare a sponsored review to a press release crafted for marketing purposes, the market sets the price. At $125 payment to the blogger, it's competitive. The other half is the net revenue generated by ReviewMe. At $125 share, they have a sustainable business (I expect they need their own marketing dollars to keep things moving, and they didn't have that with $30 fees as a startup). Of course the risk has been assumed by the buyer, but the buyer has the opportunity to choose the blogger so I think it's an effective disintermediation. So Bill, why not try it out by ordering a <a title="crawlwall reviews" href="http://www.johnon.com">review of CrawlWall</a>? John, we always knew you were a bit of a marketing whore at heart, now we know your price too!

John replies: No, Bill. When I compare a sponsored review to a press release crafted for marketing purposes, the market sets the price. At $125 payment to the blogger, it’s competitive. The other half is the net revenue generated by ReviewMe. At $125 share, they have a sustainable business (I expect they need their own marketing dollars to keep things moving, and they didn’t have that with $30 fees as a startup). Of course the risk has been assumed by the buyer, but the buyer has the opportunity to choose the blogger so I think it’s an effective disintermediation. So Bill, why not try it out by ordering a review of CrawlWall?

]]> by: Patrick Gavin http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6662 Fri, 23 Feb 2007 21:34:38 +0000 http://www.johnon.com/251/reviewme-pr.html#comment-6662 John, you can also now set your own price at any time: http://www.reviewme.com/blog/2007/02/20/set-your-own-review-price-at-reviewme/ thx for the mention! PG John, you can also now set your own price at any time:

http://www.reviewme.com/blog/2007/02/20/set-your-own-review-price-at-reviewme/

thx for the mention! PG

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