Paid Reviews On Blogs

In last week’s Reader Poll I asked bloggers whether they had ever written a paid review on their blog.
Paid reviews on blogs have been something that have been going on for numerous years - however it’s only been in the last 18 months that they’ve become more mainstream as a result of the launch of numerous paid review services (including PayPerPost and ReviewMe).
The launch of these services (particularly PPP) caused a lot of controversy around the blogosphere - particularly because PPP launched with a policy which stopped bloggers disclosing that their post was a paid review) - but also because some bloggers didn’t see how a paid review fit on a blog at all.
PayPerPost and ReviewMe have both evolved in their services, changed policies and added features and many bloggers have made considerable money from the writing of reviews - however the debate continues (although has perhaps become less prominent.
My hope with this poll was to look at Paid Reviews 18 or so months after they rose to prominence to see how many bloggers had experimented with them. >>>more