The internet is booming with work at home opportunities, affiliate programs, how to lose weight, and just about every want or need being searched for. This makes it a good chance for others to profit from trusting individuals who are just hoping to be pointed in the right direction with their issues.
Reviews on products and services should benefit the consumer as well as the review site and the companies being reviewed. Unfortunately we still have sites that claim to offer their expert opinion only to find out that they never tried the product or service before giving the company a "thumbs-up" or 5 stars.
We need to consider how well the "word of mouth" use to work between friends, associates or anyone else that we personally came in touch with.
I'm sure you could remember a time when you almost paid an arm and leg for getting you're car repaired at a dealer until a friend mentioned their mechanic and the attention / services you'll get from saying their (your friend's) name.
Those are the exact kind of sites that benefit us, the consumer. How can a review site claim that company "a", "b", or "c" is the best or worse place to do business if all they know about company "a", "b", or "c" is what the commission per sale is.
You want that "next door neighbor" feel back without the "1-5 stars" or "thumbs up / down" routine".
The best way to do that, I've found, is to "review the review".
There's four points that key you in on how much these review sites know about the products or services they're offering and if they should be trusted:
1. A reliable review site wouldn't give bad reviews to a site just to seem as if they're offering a service to you. If you check out the site one review considers to be poor, most of the time the notes will not match what is offered by the site. It's all just a ploy to earn your trust.
2. Look for the personal feel in the presentation of the review. You can pretty much tell when your better interest is being considered. Search for context that hints to what you're experiencing or looking for.
3. Promises of "riches beyond your wildest dreams" will always be the hint that there could be something not to trust about the site. Affiliate and work at home sites that work (they do exist) will realistically set expectations of how much you can make in a certain amount of time depending on how much time and/or money you invest.
4. A quality referral site will always have additional sources (links) for you to research or find the product / services you're looking for if they don't have what your seeking on their site.
Keep these facts in mind when searching reviews, comparisons, or the best-of on anything you're looking for and the results you get will be the reward for your patience. Don't rush... these review sites will always be there. Be sure to browse around the sites they refer you to and compare the review notes to what you find there.
Glen is a fiber optics technician who spends time researching new technologies, services, and products hitting the market. For more information, please visit http://www.ebizreferral.com or forward any questions or comments to gburton@ebizreferral.com
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