by Angela La Fon

Created on: October 06, 2009   Last Updated: October 07, 2009

Writing a good product review will offer potential buyers a preview of what it would be like to own or use a certain product. A helpful product review will help a reader decide whether or not to purchase a product. A good product review will require hands on experience with the product, some research, lots of details, objectivity, a very personal voice and, of course, good organization.

Hands-on Experience:

Writing an informative and helpful product review will require intimacy with the product. If you're reviewing a movie, obviously this means you should have seen the movie and not just the previews or your neighbor's reaction to it.

If you're reviewing a food product, you should have prepared it, served it and eaten it.

If you're writing a review for a techno product such as a television, cell phone or computer, it will helpful if you have set up the product and used it and all of the available options and features.

If you're reviewing a beauty product, you should have applied it, tried it out all day, removed it and waited to see if there were any negative or positive reactions.

It may seem obvious, yes, but hands on experience with a product will offer you a more personal voice and longer list of helpful information. Resist the temptation to review your new Slow Cooker right out of the box because you love the look and the advertised features.

Research:

While a good product review will be based on hands-on experience and not solely on research, research can also be necessary and helpful. Here are some examples.

If you are reviewing your new Blackberry and it is the latest version, it would be helpful to let owners of an older version know what is new here. Why would they want to replace their old one? What are the new features?

If you are reviewing a zero calorie sweetener, you may want to look up the calories in a spoonful of sugar to let your product review readers know how many calories they are cutting by using this zero calorie sweetener.

If you're reviewing a new movie you just watched, you may want to do additional research to let movie review readers know details you didn't get from watching the movie such as who directed it or what other movies the actors or voice actors have starred in.

Sometimes research is as simple as keeping a box or movie case, at other times the Internet can usually answer all of your questions and help you round out your product review.

Details:

Details, or the lack of them, are what makes a product review very helpful

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