Posted by Dave Collins
Many people would absolutely love the chance to make some real money on their blogs, rather than a few measly AdSense dollars a month. Well, that might just be possible with ReviewMe.
Launched last week by Aaron Wall and Andy Hagans, ReviewMe puts advertisers in touch with registered, approved bloggers. If an advertiser decides that your blog is right for their product or service, you will be paid between $20 and $250 to review it. Unlike other, similar services, ReviewMe requires bloggers to be open about the fact that their reviews are paid for.
So what’s to stop you from earning thousands of dollars a week reviewing products? Well, first of all your blog has to be popular enough to be accepted by ReviewMe. “A significant amount of readers” is probably a little more than your parents, your best friend, and your neighbour’s dog. Once you’ve been approved, you still have to sit back and wait for advertisers to approach you. In other words, all you can do is create a really great blog - easier said than done, perhaps.
Of course, there’s also the other side of the coin - if you have a product that needs some exposure, ReviewMe might well be useful. They have a list of popular blogs, and you pay (prices start at $40) to get a review that is bound to be read. Naturally, the reviewer might not like your product, but that’s a risk you have to take. Constructive criticism is always helpful.
It’ll be interesting to see how it turns out. There’s certainly a lot of potential, and the people behind ReviewMe are both clever and experienced. They spent a fairly impressive $25,000 to pay bloggers to review them - a great way to make sure that they reach a lot of people, very quickly.