Comments on: Is it ethical offering paid reviews through your blog? – Part 1

By: Leo (Healthy Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle)

Leo (Healthy Tips For A Healthy Lifestyle) — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:15:20 +0000

I only accept “paid” reviews if I like the product.
If I don’t like it – then there’s no reason for me to write about it (or lie that I like it!).

By: Nadeesha Cabral

Nadeesha Cabral — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 23:54:02 +0000

True enough. But if my site has the 4 million + Alexa ranking, I don’t want them to portray my site as the best thing that there is, would I? But I really like your idea of sprinkling the paid reviews within the genuine ones.

By: Julian

Julian — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 14:43:17 +0000

I don’t think its a black and white issue. A LOT of gray.
I think it would be best to sprinkle your paid reviews amongst the genuine reviews. Not to say that all paid reviews aren’t genuine, but if your paying some to review your site, chances are you want them to say something nice, right?

By: Luke

Luke — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:13:23 +0000

That’s a good point. You’d have to have a disclaimer saying “This is a paid review.” But the process as a whole isn’t necessarily bad — a blogger has to pay the bills somehow.

By: Nadeesha Cabral

Nadeesha Cabral — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 17:15:25 +0000

But would getting paid actually force you to write an optimistic review about a negative product or a service?

By: Rose

Rose — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 15:35:52 +0000

If someone wanted me to do a paid review of their product and it fit into my blog then I would have no problem doing it. I don’t think it is unethical.

By: Nadeesha Cabral

Nadeesha Cabral — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 06:04:13 +0000

Yeah, probably you’re right. But then again, getting paid for something can alter your ego about the review. That’s the popular argument here.

By: Nishadha

Nishadha — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:35:05 +0000

I think a paid review is good as long as its related to the content of the blog, and ads some value to the readers of the blog.