WSO reviews trustable?

i believe its because when they 1st receive and view the product, it looks good generally so they give a good review, and then they really sit down and digest it it may be different already. and when they actually start doing it and using it then it will be more different.
so it depends in which season did they do the review. when they receive the product, or when they read it or when they actually do it.

and some rate it base on how good it sounds, which means its base on the idea or the how the method sounds, but not how it actually works for them.

this are some reasons.
hope it makes sense.

It depends, On my WSO all the reviews are real. I asked 15 people to review my product on the "warriors looking to hire thread."

Maybe some WSO's have fake reviews.. Im not sure.

I could be wrong but it seems that usually the first page of reviews is from buddies of the OP. Or they are simply reviewing/vouching for the OP himself/herself, not the actual product. Usually the real reviews come in after those. That being said, almost every WSO I have purchased has been great quality and you can't beat the price you're paying for them.

I usually go through the reviews real quick and make sure there's no major issues but if you cant afford $10 or whatever you're paying for the WSO you probably shouldn't buy it anyways.

It's part of your due dilligence to check who the wso poster is (how long have they been here and what have the posted before), if their wso has reviews check the history of reviewers.

Rich

You have to take every review with a pinch of salt, also you have to remember thats their opinion as well. Whats the saying, whats good for the goose isnt always good for the gander?

Anyways, you would be foolish to think people werent posting fake reviews on this site. At the end of the day scammers are after your money and they will go to any means to get it. For example theres a guy I have had experience with recently, an Andrew Manavi, or something like that.

Gets a WSO shone up to be a scam, gets found out and subsequently banned, however he and a bunch of warriors last year created hundreds of WF accounts for the very purpose of building up posts, putting in reviews and comments etc and when it came time to posting a WSO they would turn up and apparently give creedence to the WSO, meaning fair minded folk may think its a good offer and get scammed.

Generally, some people give good reviews because they feel obliged too because they got a free copy. I have had a couple of them in the last week or so and told the OP I couldnt post a good review. I could post an honest review but what WSO seller wants that lol

At the end of the day, only one opinion matters and thats yours. There is always the refund button if it doesnt work out for you.

All wso reviews are not trustable
Their are employees at microworkers paying warrior forum members with high post count to post positive reviews

Unfortunately, such is the psychology of reviews and testimonials. Here are a couple of tricks one uses to garner positive reviews (DO NOT USE THEM - I am only dishing them out because I understand them!)

1. Give out a free copy - 99% of the reviews will be positive. After all, the reviewer is getting a free copy, right? The problem is, the 1% that doesn't agree with the product will not go up on testimonial page (I REALLY think there should be transparency..seeing 100 different positive reviews and not seeing 50 refunds is really putting the blinds on people's eyes - but hey, everyone does it, right?)

2. Ask someone to JV. Thing is, if someone JV's with you, they are likely to give you a positive feedback, even if their name does not appear on the sales letter. Even if you ask someone to JV, and if it doesn't work out, they will still leave a positive testimonial for a review copy of the product.

3. Ask nicely and politely. Email someone who you thinks has high authority in the forum. Better still, get their feedback. If you include their feedback and make them privy of this, the poster is 100% likely to give you a strong testimonial. After all, their advice was heard - who doesn't like that?

Ok, I know I said a couple...but you get the picture.

The best advice is to get a refund as soon as possible. But then again, it won't warn the future buyers.

One thing I did before I almost bought some software from a TOP CLASS WF member was research. I found out that he had reneged on his commitment for FREE lifetime updates on the software, going ahead to release and sell the second version (albeit at a discount to previous owners). Obviously, purchasing from him would have meant that he would create the third version and forget about me (even though he offered the lifetime update guarantee in the second version).

Umm, so yea, do your research (about the marketeer), but if you do buy something pointless, get a refund.

Prince Capri raises an excellent point about free WSO review bias. It is rare to see negative reviews in threads.

Also, Newbiee makes a good point. Most reviews are made in the honeymoon period while people are still jacked up with sky high promises and dollar signs in their eyes. Give a few weeks and a few failed (or successful) attempts and their reviews may change.

Tenzho, I think your approach is very prudent. I started PMing prior purchasers of WSOs after receiving a few from perspective purchases of WSOs I have purchased in the past.

It depends entirely upon WHO gives the review.

If you want to know WHO to trust, take some time reading in the other sub-forums of the website to make your own determination on who is trustworthy and who is not.



Agree.

some of them are not trustworthy but I think you can tell...

Yes, I'm afraid that's quite common.

Still, at least it's good - I suppose - that they're honest when you send them a p.m.

The whole problem is simply an aspect of the "incentivized testimonials" problem.

It's true that many people listing a WSO, and especially those listing their first WSO, will ask people with high post-counts to review them in exchange for a free copy. (I've certainly never been offered payment for a review, but I'm offered a free copy for a review all the time.) I almost never do them, unless it was one I'd have bought anyway. And when I review those I say that I was "kindly shown the product before release" or whatever, to announce that I was given a free copy. If I've actually bought it, I say so, openly, too.

So I reviewed a WSO by Bill Platt (it was excellent) because he kindly showed it to me before it was listed as a WSO (he didn't ask for a review at all!), and I'd have bought it, if he hadn't happened to ask me what I thought of it first. And I reviewed one by CDarklock (which was also excellent) which I'd happily bought and happily recommended. (I'm giving "golden examples", here, admittedly: it's a bit of a no-brainer to buy WSO's from those guys, really, if the subject is of any interest to you at all).

But you have a wise approach: you're treating reviews with caution and checking with people. I often do the same, because many people "review" a WSO as soon as they've downloaded it, and one can see they haven't actually started using it yet. So those reviews don't really tell you all that much. It's "caveat emptor" in there, for sure.

I like WSO's which have one or two good reviews from people I know, who bought the product as a paying customer and say so, and have actually been using it, too. (There aren't many).

Having the opportunity to review some products in the past, I think the reviewer feels some sense of obligation to post at least SOMETHING positive out of the product they are reviewing, in return for a copy of the product. Although I can't speak for everyone, it seems like a natural way of wanting to say thanks. If there were 10 items in a product, and I disagreed with 8, I may only talk about the 2 awesome ideas I got from this. That is just me though.

As far as putting WSO's into practice, you can't be good at all things and I think too many IM'ers think that because they have an online business, they have to know everything about everything online. I think that can lead to paralysis of analysis. Pick your thing, practice at it, specialize at it, get good at it, make some money from it and then add things to your repetoire as you start earning.

There was a thread here on the warrior forum about what people do when asked for a review. Most (not all) responded with something along the lines of:

I will read and review the product. If the product is good I will post a glowing review, if the product stinks I will privately inform the product creator but not post a review.

What this means is that the reviews are worthless. They will only post favorable reviews and poor reviews never see the light of day. This eliminates the entire purpose of the reviews and makes all reviews untrustworthy.

That was straight from the mouths of the people who post reviews on WF in a WF thread.

Yes there is a reason.
People who love free things just give a good review in return of free service.
So a WSO offering free review copies would most likely have some unjustified reviews. There are many warriors on this forum who would admire the product if they will get it free.

What should be done ?

- WSOs forum should be improved.
- There should be an option to report a WSO if it doesn't do what it is supposed to do.
- There should be an option of reporting individual member too if someone buys a WSO and comes to know that the product isn't good. The reviewers should be reported to Admin.

I don't think many of the testimonials are "fake", but I don't tend to be too impressed by testimonials on the forum these days since they all seem to be so positive even for products that (after I buy them) don't live up to the hype.

I only put weight on positive testys from Warriors I trust... Although I do pay attention to the negative feedback as it can often be a good warning.

You may see rave reviews for products that later tank for a few reasons.

1. People who buy the product WANT to believe its great, because if its not, they have to accept they made a poor decision.

2. The product may start great but develope bugs (software) or get saturated, or rely on a website that changes etc.

3. People charge for reviews. Though they say they are honest, who will hire someone who has a history of leaving bad reviews?

At the end of the day, your best bet it to sit back and wait a week or so - yes you may miss the odd great deal, but thats the risk