No Comments Written by Anders on August 12, 2008 – 9:35 am

The topic of paid blogging is a hot debate in today’s Webmaster community. The debate centers on whether it is a conflict of interest for bloggers to accept payment for writing reviews about Web sites they know little about. However, many bloggers agree that ReviewMe is a dependable source of income and does not conflict with the integrity of their writing.

Once you enter your blog into the ReviewMe system, advertisers can contact you and make an offer for you to blog about their service. If you accept the offer, you write the post and get paid the agreed-upon amount. ReviewMe is owned by MediaWhiz Holdings LLC, which is a large and reputable online company that also owns AuctionAds, Text-Link-Ads, and several other online media properties.

ReviewMe has become an important service

ReviewMe has become an important service for advertisers looking to generate buzz and build links, and is a proven system for bloggers to generate income from Web site traffic.

Despite being a controversial topic, getting paid to do a review on your blog can be profitable. One of the more ethical companies in the realm of paid blogging is ReviewMe. ReviewMe rarely receives as much heat as some of the other pay-for-blogging networks because of its transparency.

ReviewMe also does not dictate the content of the blog post. Some networks require that you write a glowing, positive review in order to be paid. Not so with ReviewMe. Publishing paid reviews is a simple and effective way to monetize a powerful blog.

This form of advertising does not require you to have anything on your Web site that actually looks like an ad. So, if standard Web banners and text links are not an avenue you want to pursue, paid blogging with ReviewMe is a very attractive alternative. ReviewMe is also a very selective network.

You must go through an application process to join. Once confirmed, your site is then placed into the ReviewMe marketplace. Advertisers search through the marketplace when they are in need of blogs to publish posts about their products or service. They then select the blogs that they want to commission.

This means that you must have a professional blog, or at least a high-traffic and highpage- rank (PR) blog to make a considerable amount of revenue from ReviewMe. If you do not have a powerful blog, you will rarely receive offers from advertisers. That being said, you should ensure that your blog is already established and respected before expecting to see significant results from using a network like ReviewMe.

As with selling text links, which is discussed in the next two tasks, using a network is all about making new connections while saving time and energy. Often, contacting advertisers directly can be a frustrating process when you are first getting started. However, direct sales, which are beyond the scope of this blog post, typically make you more revenue because there is no middleman.

Using a service like ReviewMe takes the hassle out of the get-paid-to-blog model. There are no more worries about ensuring that an advertiser pays on time, or that a publisher actually writes the promised post. Having a trustworthy company acting as a middleman can prove to be very valuable, despite any fees that may apply. Once an advertiser makes you an offer, you may either accept or reject the offer. If you accept, you must then make a post on your blog about the specified product or service.

Keep in mind that the advertiser has no control over the tone of the review. If you do not enjoy the product, be honest. However, do ensure that your feedback is constructive. If all you do is bash every advertiser that makes you an offer, you may soon find yourself without any review opportunities.