Paid reviews

10 years ago

I don't see why Google would mind that. Bigger names than you are already doing it. If you're not careful, you might lose your credibility. I'd make it abundantly clear when the text is a paid review.

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sunlounger10004 10 years ago

No this will not hurt your blog in any way, I suggest going for it as this will only increase your revenue as it is . Hope this helps!!
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mastertushar

10 years ago

If you are giving them Dofollow backlink with anchor text rich keyword then it is against Google otherwise not at all.

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seangrasshopper

10 years ago

as master said there as long as its not for backlink anchor texting there should be no problem but who knows what google will bring to the table nex in terms of there rules

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Rehmat

10 years ago

Google doesn't dislike that. Just write honest reviews for your readers. Paid reviews earn big, so never miss even a single chance. I also publish paid reviews, but I accept the offers only when the sponsor's product deserves to be recommended.

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patadeperro

10 years ago

Originally Posted by speedylikesKJ

Hey guys i own a well known blog in my industry and i get offers from different companies to post paid reviews on my blog , Now my question is , Is that okay as per Google`s TOS ? will my rankings hurt in case if i publish paid articles or paid reviews ? most of the times they are not for SEO purposes but to gain the sales and customers ..of course advertiser would like me to link to their websites however its not something i am selling them links instead they want to buy a a post on my blog

Please advise

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The real issue with the paid reviews are the links that pass pagerank, so if you add the "nofollow" tag to your links you should have no problem

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jxam69

10 years ago

Paid reviews fall under the category of Native Advertising, and as such there are both laws and Google guidelines to comply with.

The FTC requires that they be clearly labeled as Sponsored or Advertising - Google also has the same requirement in addition to wanting you to nofollow the links.

For further info see:

Despite what people say above, it can hurt your blog if you do it without following the guidelines and you get caught.

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paulgl

10 years ago

Originally Posted by jxam69

Paid reviews fall under the category of Native Advertising, and as such there are both laws and Google guidelines to comply with.

The FTC requires that they be clearly labeled as Sponsored or Advertising - Google also has the same requirement in addition to wanting you to nofollow the links.

The FTC is only for the United States. I notice he's in Dubai.

Google does not know a paid review from a hole in the ground, unless you
tip them off.

If you are as good as you say you are, I'm sure you know what would tip
them off.

Paul

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jxam69 10 years ago

Originally Posted by paulgl

The FTC is only for the United States. I notice he's in Dubai.

I should have made it clear that the FTC was just an example, many countries have similar laws - although I don't know if the United Arab Emirates does.
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