Dont get tricked by fake reviews on amazon

[yaelpen92]

Many companies give free or significantly discounted items on amazon in exchange for a positive review on Amazon.

Don't be fooled...use fakespot.com to verify the reviews.

For example, this recent post on DDF http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=73829.0 has an F rating for its reviews

[Moshe_N]

Many companies give free or significantly discounted items on amazon in exchange for a positive review on Amazon.

Don't be fooled...use fakespot.com to verify the reviews.

For example, this recent post on DDF http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=73829.0 has an F rating for its reviews

amazon recently banned this. If companies do give free products to reviewers, the company will be shut down. so I think it's safe to assume that all reviews are more or less legit reviews.

[TimT]

amazon recently banned this. If companies do give free products to reviewers, the company will be shut down. so I think it's safe to assume that all reviews are more or less legit reviews.

There's other ways

[Moshe_N]

do tell

[Moshe_N]

I would love to review products for free

[davidmal]

I would love to review products for free

Me too

[troyarcher]

There's other ways

as an amazon reviewer, I l get lots of emails asking for reviews in exchange for free or discounted junk. Even after they changed the rule. None of it is worth it and i almost never take them up for their offers even before they changed the rule.

Obviously the closer you are to #1 the better the offers are
https://www.amazon.com/review/top-reviewers/ref=cm_cr_tr_link_1

TimT is right..........I even got an email saying buy at reg price on amazon, leave a "fair" review and they will pre-credit my paypal account  People are always figuring out new "work-arounds". Most of the emails are from china and lots for books.
I don't get involved, but I wonder how these guys don't get shut down.   

[zale]

Many companies give free or significantly discounted items on amazon in exchange for a positive review on Amazon.

Don't be fooled...use fakespot.com to verify the reviews.

For example, this recent post on DDF http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=73829.0 has an F rating for its reviews

Fakespot is not always accurate. Common sense always comes in handy. Always look at the negative reviews.

[Racer7400]

dont they have to write "i received this item at a discounted price in exchange...."

[Moshe_N]

as an amazon reviewer, I l get lots of emails asking for reviews in exchange for free or discounted junk. Even after they changed the rule. None of it is worth it and i almost never take them up for their offers even before they changed the rule.

Obviously the closer you are to #1 the better the offers are
https://www.amazon.com/review/top-reviewers/ref=cm_cr_tr_link_1

TimT is right..........I even got an email saying buy at reg price on amazon, leave a "fair" review and they will pre-credit my paypal account  People are always figuring out new "work-arounds". Most of the emails are from china and lots for books.
I don't get involved, but I wonder how these guys don't get shut down.   

I used to be an amazon reviewer but then amazon found out I was getting all these products for free and they shut down my account. they banned me from reviewing all products.

[Moshe_N]

dont they have to write "i received this item at a discounted price in exchange...."

they used to make people do that, now it's no longer necessary

[Racer7400]

they used to make people do that, now it's no longer necessary

ahh thanx. i wondered why i don't see them anymore. i always looked at the negative reviews anyway.

[Moshe_N]

ahh thanx. i wondered why i don't see them anymore. i always looked at the negative reviews anyway.

yeah the negative reviews are usually the most honest ones

[Yehuda57]

they used to make people do that, now it's no longer necessary

Not to be pedantic, but it's not that it's no longer necessary, but no longer allowed.

The point is its now not allowed to give away products expressly for reviews. You can, however, give away products and ask for a review.

The downside is sites like Fakespot will likely now be unable to discern paid reviews as they won't have the disclaimer.

[troyarcher]

Not to be pedantic, but it's not that it's no longer necessary, but no longer allowed.

The point is its now not allowed to give away products expressly for reviews. You can, however, give away products and ask for a review.

The downside is sites like Fakespot will likely now be unable to discern paid reviews as they won't have the disclaimer.

Amazon Promotions and Commercial Solicitations Rules
In order to preserve the integrity of Community content, content and activities consisting of advertising, promotion, or solicitation (whether direct or indirect) is not allowed, including:


-Creating, modifying, or posting content regarding your (or your relative's, close friend's, business associate's, or employer's) products or services.
-Creating, modifying, or posting content regarding your competitors' products or services.
-Creating, modifying, or posting content in exchange for compensation of any kind (including free or discounted products) or on behalf of anyone else.
-Offering compensation or requesting compensation (including free or discounted products) in exchange for creating, modifying, or posting content
-Posting advertisements or solicitations, including URLs with referrer tags or affiliate codes

[yuneeq]

Don't be fooled...use fakespot.com to verify the reviews.

For example, this recent post on DDF http://forums.dansdeals.com/index.php?topic=73829.0 has an F rating for its reviews

Fakespot isn't good. Just read the negative reviews and the verified positive reviews. Usually pretty easy to spot the shills. Worth noting that if a company runs a cheap sale the reviews won't be verified, so not necessarily is it a fake review.

[Moshe_N]

anyone know any companies that I can review products for?

[Yehuda57]

Amazon Promotions and Commercial Solicitations Rules
In order to preserve the integrity of Community content, content and activities consisting of advertising, promotion, or solicitation (whether direct or indirect) is not allowed, including:


-Creating, modifying, or posting content regarding your (or your relative's, close friend's, business associate's, or employer's) products or services.
-Creating, modifying, or posting content regarding your competitors' products or services.
-Creating, modifying, or posting content in exchange for compensation of any kind (including free or discounted products) or on behalf of anyone else.
-Offering compensation or requesting compensation (including free or discounted products) in exchange for creating, modifying, or posting content
-Posting advertisements or solicitations, including URLs with referrer tags or affiliate codes

Right, so exactly as I said. You can still give away products, and then ask nicely for a review, but you cannot make that a condition for receiving the product.
There are plenty of review groups (e.g. Giveaway Service) which still run like they used to, except now they say leaving a review is optional, even though it is "understood" that you are expected to leave one.
Then there are those that give away products for reviews, against Amazon's TOS. The difference now is that sites like Fakespot can't weed them out.

[Abebee]

anyone know any companies that I can review products for?

There are fewer and fewer because Amazon will shut you down!

[Moshe_N]

There are fewer and fewer because Amazon will shut you down!

is there a website similar to amazon that doesn't have these rules? or 3rd party companies that I can review on their actual site?