Comments on: Why 90% of Product Reviews You Read Online Are Worthless http://www.seanbluestone.com/why-90-of-product-reviews-you-read-online-are-worthles Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:13:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Chocolate Reviews http://www.seanbluestone.com/why-90-of-product-reviews-you-read-online-are-worthles/comment-page-1#comment-23990 Chocolate Reviews Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:15:55 +0000 http://www.seanbluestone.com/?p=713#comment-23990 I don't think bias is limited to just affiliate-induced reviews. I review chocolate and when I'm sent free samples to review it is extremly hard not to feel obliged to write positive reviews. Luckily the chocolate I've reviewed to date as ranged from good to excellent, whilst the chocolate I've purchased myself has often been extremely poor to excellent. It's tough reviewing products when you've got the free. But if a site is to have longevity then it has to remain unbiased at all times - however hard it is. Lee I don’t think bias is limited to just affiliate-induced reviews. I review chocolate and when I’m sent free samples to review it is extremly hard not to feel obliged to write positive reviews.

Luckily the chocolate I’ve reviewed to date as ranged from good to excellent, whilst the chocolate I’ve purchased myself has often been extremely poor to excellent.

It’s tough reviewing products when you’ve got the free. But if a site is to have longevity then it has to remain unbiased at all times – however hard it is.

Lee

]]> By: bob http://www.seanbluestone.com/why-90-of-product-reviews-you-read-online-are-worthles/comment-page-1#comment-10788 bob Sat, 14 Feb 2009 12:08:14 +0000 http://www.seanbluestone.com/?p=713#comment-10788 sorry, i take back what i said, upon closer inspection i was wrong and will be the first to say that i am a dick. good site by the way. sorry, i take back what i said, upon closer inspection i was wrong and will be the first to say that i am a dick. good site by the way.

]]> By: bob http://www.seanbluestone.com/why-90-of-product-reviews-you-read-online-are-worthles/comment-page-1#comment-10787 bob Sat, 14 Feb 2009 11:19:33 +0000 http://www.seanbluestone.com/?p=713#comment-10787 take a look at your payperpost.com review or am i on crack again. take a look at your payperpost.com review or am i on crack again.

]]> By: Sean http://www.seanbluestone.com/why-90-of-product-reviews-you-read-online-are-worthles/comment-page-1#comment-10730 Sean Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:12:18 +0000 http://www.seanbluestone.com/?p=713#comment-10730 @bob If I were to mask an affiliate ID I'd do it through tinyurl or create a forwarder. I certainly wouldn't put a small 'aff' mark next to it with a link to an explanation that this is an affiliate link. @bob
If I were to mask an affiliate ID I’d do it through tinyurl or create a forwarder. I certainly wouldn’t put a small ‘aff’ mark next to it with a link to an explanation that this is an affiliate link.

]]> By: bob http://www.seanbluestone.com/why-90-of-product-reviews-you-read-online-are-worthles/comment-page-1#comment-10637 bob Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:13:48 +0000 http://www.seanbluestone.com/?p=713#comment-10637 its ironic that you yourself have masked your own affiliate id linking to the sites you reviewed. Biased? its ironic that you yourself have masked your own affiliate id linking to the sites you reviewed. Biased?

]]> By: Jomark Osabel http://www.seanbluestone.com/why-90-of-product-reviews-you-read-online-are-worthles/comment-page-1#comment-10289 Jomark Osabel Tue, 03 Feb 2009 18:25:15 +0000 http://www.seanbluestone.com/?p=713#comment-10289 You've nailed it right with this article. there's not much I can say. You’ve nailed it right with this article. there’s not much I can say.

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