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Writing reviews

by the_viking
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Hi everybody,

When you write product reviews, do you use "I" or "WE"?

I started off by using "I", but after a while I thought that by using "WE" it might sound more professional. Yesterday I thought about it and found out that "I" might be more personal. And now I am just confused.

What do you guys and girls use?

Cheers
#reviews #writing
  • Profile picture of the author WaterSprings
    I personally like to use I myself,since your goal is to sell your self, as well as the product
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  • Profile picture of the author AmandaT
    I always use "I" for writing reviews. I get the best results when I write as if I'm talking one on one with the reader.
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  • Profile picture of the author canada94
    I always use ' I ' in my reviews, at the end of the day a review should be one persons assumption on a certain product or service.

    Hope this helps


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  • Profile picture of the author Griffin Smith
    Originally Posted by the_viking View Post

    Hi everybody,

    When you write product reviews, do you use "I" or "WE"?

    I started off by using "I", but after a while I thought that by using "WE" it might sound more professional. Yesterday I thought about it and found out that "I" might be more personal. And now I am just confused.

    What do you guys and girls use?

    Cheers
    When you write a review, YOU are reviewing the product or service.

    So that means that there is no "We" because you are giving your honest, heartfelt opinion that you you either spent time or money on to attain.
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  • Profile picture of the author the_viking
    Thank you all for the answers. I will go back to write "I".
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  • Profile picture of the author Suraj Muralee
    It depends on the Niche.

    If your reviewing a Mobile phone as a Professional company then use 'WE'.

    But if your promoting a Health product on ClickBank, then use 'I'.
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  • Profile picture of the author johnjonas01
    Use "I" for product reviews. A review is your opinion of a product that you used. It wouldn't make sense if you used "we".
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  • Profile picture of the author denmurch
    It goes without saying that you should use "I" for writing reviews. "We" does not look professional.
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  • Profile picture of the author tim_buchalka
    Definitely a case of I would think - It's all about what you did. "we" might work if you have two faces in your online business - for example my IM business includes me and myt brother and business partner Anthony.
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  • Profile picture of the author hasselcloud
    see when you write reviews if you use i that means your experience in using the product, and if you use we that states as if you talking on behalf of your company, so readers get attracted when they listen to words like i use it as, i felt, i liked.......all that. so you beeter use 'I'
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  • Profile picture of the author Ray Wilson
    Really, it depends a little bit on the niche. If it's for amazon products, then I would write more neutrally. I wouldn't use I all the time.

    If you do an email promotion and have used the product, then always write your own "I" review. A case study of how you used the product and what results you got is the best.

    But if it's TV's from Amazon, then this style doesn't suit so well for niche websites. Teenagers love the "I" side, but what if your review was read by 40> year old people? They could view it as unprofessional.

    Well, it sorta depends, though.

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  • Profile picture of the author asimbawany
    it depends on the site where that review will go...

    if its a small mini site which looks like its being run by an individual, I would be more appropriate. If its a huge review site, professionally made we would sound more natural...

    just my 2 cent
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  • Profile picture of the author wolfmmiii
    Some of my sites are my own personal sites. Some are sites that I run with partners. If I'm providing content for my sites, I go with "I". For partner sites, I obviously go with "we".
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  • Profile picture of the author tumbi
    Definitely with 'I' because it's you who is reviewing the product...it makes more sense with 'I'..

    Cheers

    Tumbi
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  • Profile picture of the author fpdeziner
    I always use "I" for product reviews. Because a review is your view point of any service or a product that you used, so how could you use "WE".. You should use "I" for writing reviews.
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  • Profile picture of the author IMTiger
    In my opinion You should Use "I" , Because it is you writing,People should connect to you,"WE" may confuse them and not relate to you personally,I recommend writing "I",It is Better and building more trust So they could BUY what YOU sell,Not what you and other people sell. Hope i could help!
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