There is a new service available for bloggers and advertisers to get together and help each other out in a civilized and unobtrusive way. It’s called Review Me. I’m actually putting my blog to work by reviewing Review Me. If that reads a bit confusing, allow me to explain.
We bloggers love to write, and in my case, draw and sketch as well. Because bloggers constantly produce new, fresh material, advertisers have wondered if perhaps it would give them some good exposure on the Internet to have bloggers review their products and services. The people at Review Me have stepped up to the plate to put advertisers in touch with appropriate bloggers. So, I’m getting paid to review Review Me.
The way I see it, this is a good thing for three reasons:
- Bloggers are not obligated to post positive reviews. Thus, a review is highly likely to be an honest assessment. That makes the advertising trustworthy. Bloggers, like myself, have a high readership that they value. Bloggers won’t award high marks to something that doesn’t deserve it. There is too much risk in alienating their readership.
- Bloggers provide lots of exposure across the Internet for the advertisers. If there are some kinks in the advertisers product or service, then honest reviews will show them what needs fixin’ and they will likely get busy fixin’ it. If the advertiser’s wares are “right on the money” then the exposure will give them the attention and buzz they deserve.
- Bloggers can get paid for providing this intelligent, realistic, viewpoint in a creative way. And that will make bloggers become better bloggers. Better bloggers means better information for everybody and hopefully a reduction in the ginned up, manipulative advertising we’re all sick of anyway.
Now, if you happen to be a blogger, and you would like to put your blog to work, it’s not hard to do. Simply go to Review Me and read all about it. You might just find that the blogging spark is a little easier to fan into a flame.
As always, I will continue to illustrate my posts and my posts will contain the same dry witted, sometimes off the wall angle you’re used to. Honestly, I don’t have a clue how many reviews I’ll have an opportunity to provide. Some I will reject I’m sure. So, I doubt you will see me toodling around in a limo any time soon. So fear not. This is still a blog about daily life and sketching it as it goes by.
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Don: At the risk of sound like I’ve missed the point altogether, is that a waterbrush you drew there next to the pen? Do I need a waterbrush? Everyone on the planet seems to have one, but since I’ve never come across one at the art supplies store, I never think to get one.
I really liked the brain and eyeballs, by the way.
Hi Karen,
No actually I drew a standard brush there instead of a waterbrush. Although I regularly use a waterbrush, I thought a standard brush would be appropriate for the art supplies reference in the drawing.
Waterbrushes are really neat and convenient. They are great for sketch journaling. There are three or four out there now and I think the thing I should do is write a post about them with some links for purchasing them. I’ll do that for the next post or shortly thereafter.
Thanks for stopping by!
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