Like to Rant and Rave? Check out Epinions
If you like to rant and rave about goods and services, check out Epinions,an eBay comapny. At Epinions writers share the good, the bad, the sweet and the ugly on all types of products. There are two types of reviews at Epinions; Reviews and Express. Express reviews must be a minimum of 20 words and give a quick summary of a product or service. They may not contain enough information to help a consumer make a purchase decision and are not eligible to earn. Regular Reviews must be 200 words or more. You can use content that you publish elsewhere, though Epinions cautions that this may decrease your visitors due to search engine duplication. If your reviews are posted at price comparison sites it will also hurt your chances and may make you “ineligible for status as a Top Reviewer, Advisor, Moderator, or Category Lead”.
At one time Epinons paid for ”reads” of reviews and for referrals. They have discontinued paying for both. Writers are now paid based on income share. Income Share is based on how helpful the review is, either positive or negative at helping consumers make a purchase decision. Epinions will not share exactly how this is done in order to avoid fraud. The income is called Eroyalties. Payout is at a minimum of 10 dollars via a check.
I joined Epinons in ’01, and wrote 42 reviews. My total earnings there have amounted to $82.99. My highest earning article written in ’02 has made $17.01.
Overall, if you like to write reviews, this is a source to share them, but unless you plan to dig your heels in and go for Advisor, Moderator or other status, you will not make a lot of money. And even if you do earn that status odds are good your earnings will be slim.
If you plan to write the article and submit it to several sources for other income, you may want to consider Epinions also as a source for a little bit of additional income.
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This is one of the first writing sites I have seen mention epinions. It might be for good reason, I still haven’t earned anything but I only have 4 articles so far. I haven’t decided if I’ll continue writing there, maybe if I have a really good opinion to share about a new product or movie. Ehow and The Exmainer are probably more worth my time. Thanks for the post!
Hi Matt,
If you are looking for income from reviews I would look elsewhere. I actually make more from unpaid Amazon reviews. I get 50 offers or so a week to review books. I select a few that interest me and then sell them when I am finished reading and reviewing. This generates more income in a week than Epinions in a year.
Also Amazon invited me to their Vine reviewer program and though you can’t sell the items they send you, I get great free merchandise to review. Again I only pick what I am interested in.
There are several writing sites you can review for and I would recommend them over Epinions but then that is my Epinion