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Asking for Reviews and not providing them; Is that a thing on the forum now?

by twranks
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Don't get me wrong; I did get reviews from some people, but the majority of people I sent my review copy to did not send me anything. This wasn't the case when I posted a review request two years ago. Has this happened to you? What did you do about it? Thanks for comments in advance
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  • Profile picture of the author AmericanMuscleTA
    Not everyone is going to leave a review, even when you ask them and send them a review copy.


    Happened all the time in real estate. I would ask for reviews, and about a third of the people would do it. Most just get busy and forget, so it's your job to follow up with them. You'll get a few more reviews that way that you would have never gotten if you didn't follow up.
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  • Profile picture of the author Mark Hess
    The saying: "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" sometimes applies to products.

    Some reviewers may not see the value....

    I've done this many times unintentionally. I see the sales page, apply to become an affiliate, get a review copy, I didn't feel the product delivered or it wasn't a good fit for my list.

    Years ago, I would have said something. Now, I don't even bother.
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  • Profile picture of the author gator1985
    I believe giving review copies to people based on there history of giving reviews, vetting them will give you a better return. Well at least you will get your review. Hope this helps.
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    • Profile picture of the author twranks
      Originally Posted by gator1985 View Post

      I believe giving review copies to people based on there history of giving reviews, vetting them will give you a better return. Well at least you will get your review. Hope this helps.
      Oh, I already do that. I can't give a review copy to someone who just joined the forum yesterday or has a total of 20 posts lol.
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      • Profile picture of the author Steve B
        You've got to also consider that time is a very valuable commodity. You might spend a couple of hours reviewing a set of videos or a long ebook. What's that worth in dollars? Probably not a free copy of a $17 product.

        I used to try to help out whomever I could if the product had promise. Now I turn down all reviews because the drain on my time became significant and I was getting requests from product developers that acted like I owed them something. Some even asked me to buy the product in order to review it.

        No more.

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        • Profile picture of the author twranks
          Originally Posted by Steve B View Post

          You've got to also consider that time is a very valuable commodity. You might spend a couple of hours reviewing a set of videos or a long ebook. What's that worth in dollars? Probably not a free copy of a $17 product.

          I used to try to help out whomever I could if the product had promise. Now I turn down all reviews because the drain on my time became significant and I was getting requests from product developers that acted like I owed them something. Some even asked me to buy the product in order to review it.

          No more.

          Steve
          Hi Steve,
          I understand where you're coming form. However, mine was a "reviewers wanted" post so I got people asking me for review copies; I didn't ask them for review copies.
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          • Profile picture of the author Walter Parrish
            I think it's probably best to pick who you want to review your products and get a copy to them. I would also focus on both veteran and some new comers to Internet/Affiliate marketing so that I have a good idea.

            As far as folks promising the review and not getting back to you put them on list of unreliable people.

            Also, you should research reviewers. Some folks on here right in this thread are simply unreliable. How do I know? dead links all across the warrior forum and the rest of the net. Programs they have started and abandoned and the tons of pissed off ex customers who actually wrote about them. Let's face most in our business just don't have what it takes so they do what they do and steal.
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  • Profile picture of the author discrat
    Originally Posted by twranks View Post

    Don't get me wrong; I did get reviews from some people, but the majority of people I sent my review copy to did not send me anything. This wasn't the case when I posted a review request two years ago. Has this happened to you? What did you do about it? Thanks for comments in advance
    No one is obligated to leave a Review. If they think your Product is terrible do you really want them leave a Review anyway ?



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  • Profile picture of the author Sid Hale
    All of the points made above are valid, but there is still (IMHO) one thing that was left unsaid.

    To many, "review copies available" is the same as saying "free download".

    It's another situation where relationships are very valuable.

    Instead of openly asking for reviewers on a forum, you might consider
    1. offering review copies only to a subset of your existing customers via private mailing
    2. offering review copies only to your affiliates (be selective about which ones)
    3. developing relationships here, on other forums, or via live events - and contacting those people privately.

    When review copies are provided to someone you already have a relationship with, most will feel a stronger obligation to follow through on their own. When the request is made more personal (privately), that person is no longer an anonymous downloader. You will probably reap a higher percentage of reviews, and better quality reviews at the same time.
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