Reviewme - Part Deux

As mentioned a few days ago, I got an offer via reviewme.com and I had some ethical concerns regarding it. Basically I decided I would give it a try, and then see how I felt when I was done. This never happened though, as it turned out that the buyers of the review wanted me to review a physical product, not a website. This meant that the product would have to be shipped to me, from the US to Norway, which pretty much makes it impossible for me to complete the review in the stipulated 48h. I contacted reviewme about this, and got the following reply:

Our system can't support reviews of actual products -- it is designed so that bloggers can review websites, designs and content.

I did, however, get contacted directly by the people that wanted a review and subsequently made a deal with them. I said no to the payment, but agreed to review the product if I got a copy. So, at least I'm home free regarding payment for reviews and I really don't think that I will take up any offers through reviewme again. The thought process this has stimulated made me realize that I really shouldn't get paid for reviews, but if I were to review a product I should at least get a copy of the product to play with. Reviewing products I haven't tested would make no sense after all.

Posted by Christian Mohn aka h0bbel