How to Write Reviews and Make Money At It

If you like to write, and are trying to break into a writing career, then writing reviews may be for you. It is a great way to begin writing. It is simple to learn and easy to start. You can review anything from humanities, history, social sciences, books, movies, websites, schools, etc.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• Love of Writing
• Computer
• Internet
• Product Knowledge

1. Review Products You Know Definition of Review: An evaluation or critique of an event, object, phenomenon, text, or place. A review is never just a summary, but also an argument that shows the positives and the negatives. It states your opinion, whether you find it exemplary or inadequate. Never be passive in your review. You will want a strong, yet respectful voice. You want an expert voice.
2. Submission Guidelines The length of a review should be between 300 to 1000 words. The length depends on the market you are writing for, not about. You will need to seek out their specific writing or submission guidelines.
3. Products, Products, Products To be a great reviewer always combines the following in your review. Be truthful. Do not make up things to sound knowledgeable. Be interesting. Always include as many details as you can. Explain all the benefits the consumer will get from this product. I always try to stay with positive reviews rather than negative. This is just a preference of mine.
4. Craigslist You may check Craigslist now and then. Here is an example of one that was listed on April 18, 2008, http://austin.craigslist.org/wri/647602877.html. The ideal states and cities are New York, Chicago, Austin, Texas, California, San Diego, San Francisco, and LA.
5. Ciao! There is http://www.ciao.com where you can sign up and write reviews. You then earn a revenue share as you do here. The only thing I noticed there is that it asks for your PayPal password. I gave mine and it kept saying it was incorrect. Try it out, maybe it will work for you.
6. ReviewStream Also, try http://www.reviewstream.com/?inv=lFKC3QTyTJPL. The current review rate is $2.00 and every vote pays $0.10! Not bad. You can also earn on referrals. So, please, by all means, sign up and start Writing Reviews. You can review anything from cosmetics, medicine, health, hotels, travel, insurance, cars, education, house wares, and so much more. I, myself, just signed up here.
7. Review Me Another great review site is http://www.reviewme.com. It looks a bit easier to get around than ciao. I just signed up. How about you?
8. Be sure to check the Resources below. I have listed a blog “The Art Of Writing Reviews by Anne-Marie Nichols and the second one is more instruction on review writing and format.