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August 10, 2007

Review Products and Services for Buyers and Build your Commissions

Filed under: internet advertising — Andrew Christiansen @ 12:06 pm

Use a Review Site to Build your Commissions and you might be good enough to be snapped up by Amazon.com (www.Amazon.com), like the Digital Preview review site (www.dpreview.com) did earlier this year.  Reviews have been around since apple-pie blue ribbon competitions, and Commissions have been around since the first door-to-door encyclopedia salesmen.  Today, we microwave pie and go online to find the information, products and services we’re interested in.  What used to be door-to-door and word-of-mouth has spiraled itself into the word of the web.  But Americans are still buying, and customer satisfaction in e-commerce sales is at an all-time high.  Instead of eating our pie and looking to buy, maybe we should be looking to sell.  By creating a review site to build your commissions, you could take advantage of America’s love affair with shopping.

“The proof of the pudding is in the eating,” so they say.  The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (www.theacsi.org) report from May 15, 2007 said that although customer satisfaction is slowing, it’s still at the highest quarterly national average in ACSI’s 14-year history.  On top of that, the report of February 20, 2007, showed E-Commerce improving for the second year in a row, “and is less than a point off from its all-time high.” Online retailing was one of the highest scoring industries, led by Barnesandnoble.com and Amazon.com.  Ebay, of course, led online auction sales for customer satisfaction.  Even financial industries were hitting new high levels.  One of the few industries that didn’t rise with the same enthusiasm, was the online travel industry.  Smaller travel websites dropped 4%.  People are traveling less, and buying more.  Notably, both Amazon and Ebay, the most successful online retailers, run affiliate programs.

Comparison shopping is a popular web activity, and review sites contribute to their support.  Using a review site to build commissions is a stable endeavor.  The internet is becoming more user-oriented with social networking sites, and people are more than happy to give opinions. Your review site should allow people to contribute their opinions.  These opinions can be good or bad, but they will demonstrate honesty and bring frequent visitors to your site.  Software programs are available to help you do this.

Some review sites are focused on a niche; others offer multiple categories, and others are directories or listings of review sites that offer reviews. Many of the websites run affiliate programs, and layers of affiliate networking are capable of being weaved into your website.

Ideas for a Review Website are limited to something people are interested in - but there are literally thousands of ideas.  You can build a digital camera website like Digital Preview, or set up a review site for movies, employment services, electronics, gifts, computer products, even love letters - the list is too long to even begin. For added commission, you can expand product lines and associate with other affiliates.

There are low-cost web hosting services and software programs to get you started.  E-Commerce customer satisfaction levels are ripe for the buying.  If you’ve been thinking about a Review Website to Build your Commission Levels, now is the time to do it.  Do your research, make a plan, and get online.  You just might get a nice commission check for doing it!


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