by Melissa D. Ing

Created on: June 11, 2010   Last Updated: January 28, 2012

Reviewstream is a website that pays writers to write reviews on products, services, websites, books and movies. Having been a member of Reviewstream since 2006, I have made over $1000.00 (one thousand dollars) US. Reviewstream is a secure site that always pays, and once you reach $50 you are eligible to request payment into your Pay pal account, without waiting for a set day of the month. I have usually been paid within three hours of requesting payment, and have never had to wait more than one business day.

Anyone wishing to write reviews should familiarise themselves with Reviewstreams website. The website has an easy to follow layout; the homepage details testimonials from Reviewstream writers, and explains what reviews are being accepted. Directly below are two big green buttons, one is the Write Review button which you click on when you are ready to upload your reviews; the other is the Read Reviews button which will take you to 61 different categories of reviews, which can be searched by product or service. The site itself has over 100,000 consumer reviews from Auto's to Websites.

Earning with Reviewstream is relatively easy but you do need to write quality reviews. Writing non-specific reviews; short reviews of less than 300 words; grammatically poor reviews and plagiarized reviews are a sure fire way of making sure that you don't get published and you will get banned from the site. Always write your reviews in the first person, and if your writing about a product like shampoo or a DVD player, tell where you bought the product, what prompted you to buy it, and what you liked or disliked about it. Include any relevant descriptive information and any special features.

Once your ready to write reviews it's a good idea to make a list of things you want to review. I make a list once a week; add any new household products I purchased, any cosmetics, and include any restaurants I visited along with any new books or websites I liked or disliked, and make a few notes. When I do compose my reviews for Reviewstream I type them in word, and then cut and paste them into the online form. This is important to do, as there is no spell checker or grammar check on Reviewstream.

To optimize your earnings on Reviewstream always check for daily requests. Consumers contact the site and list products and services they are interested in learning about. If you have experience with any of the daily requests write those first as they usually pay the most. Electronics, Medicine, and many Cosmetic products will get you the highest rate of $2.50, while book and movie reviews and general household products will get you $0.50. This can add up pretty quickly. I try to do my reviews in groups of ten, which take me about an hour.

The beauty of Reviewsteam is that you can still write a review about a specific product or service even if someone else has already written about it. Each review is considered unique because it is written from YOUR experience. Once you become a member, there is no minimum daily requirement for writing reviews, and while you will never get rich from this website, it is a great place to share your knowledge, get paid and participate in a great community of review writers.

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