UPDATE: My book “How to Make $100 Every Day on The Internet” containing my NEWEST strategies for making money is now available. Click here now to learn more and download your copy.
How to Easily Make Money Online By Creating Your Own Review Blog
What’s one of the FIRST things you do before buying a product online?
You find out what others are saying about it.
These days, reviews are what practically sell products.
Sure, good marketing can convert people into customers.
However, to make selling easy, good reviews are the way to go.
Just look at how popular the review section in for the Amazon website.
How can this information put money in your pocket?
Easy.
Create a review blog and write your story about product’s you’ve used.
Every day, people hop online to find reviews before buying something.
In case you didn’t know, everyone’s very careful with their money.
They want to prevent getting ripped off at all costs.
…Why not be the one to make them feel safe by creating a review blog?
It’s incredibly easy to do, barely costs anything, and it’s actually a fun hobby.
Anyone who tells you review blog’s don’t work don’t know what they’re talking about.
I make affiliate sales constantly from my review articles.
There’s no reason to have a limited mindset.
The internet is FLOODED with opportunity for everyone.
And if you’re serious about putting money in your pocket, you’ll know how by the end of this article.
How much can you make?
The answer depends on how much time you dedicate.
Some people make a couple hundred bucks a month.
…Other’s make thousands.
Creating Your Review blog
First things first, you’re going to need to start your own website.
If you don’t already have one, you can follow the instructions in my book Mr. Website Builder where I guide you step-by-step on how to easily do it yourself quickly.
Once you have your website up and running, it’s time to review your products.
You’ll talk about why you decided to buy it, what it did for you, if you’ll continue to use it and why (very important), and whether you recommend it or not.
One of the most popular and high converting forms of marketing is what they call word of mouth marketing.
We humans tend to believe others about their experiences.
Therefore, when you write your story, chances are you’ll motivate someone to move forward with a purchase.
And it’s right here where you’ll begin seeing the money come in.
How to Make Money as an Affiliate
The way to make money by reviewing other products is by doing what’s called affiliate marketing.
Basically, you’re provided a link (code) by the company who sells the product.
The most popular affiliate company is Amazon since they have just about every product available for sale.
When writing your experience/story with a product, you’ll include your affiliate code for that product in your article.
This is what tracks any sales made and referred from your website.
For each sale you refer, you’ll get a percentage.
It’s unbelievably simple.
Take a look at one of my most popular product review articles Death Wish Coffee.
All I did was write my story and include my affiliate link at the end.
Now, every person who reads that article, clicks the link, and buys; puts money in my pocket.
I never have to look at or edit that article or in anyway.
It simply earns me money all on its own.
People go into Google, search “Death Wish Coffee Review”, and find it.
Affiliate marketing is one of the easiest ways to make money online.
And if you take it seriously, you’ll begin seeing profits very quickly.
Most affiliate programs are FREE to join.
Come to think of it, I’ve never seen one that charges money.
Just go to the website where your product is available for sale and search for the affiliate tab.
The easy and fast way to do this is to hit ctrl + F on your keyboard and enter the word ‘affiliate’ to search the page.
Then just follow the sign-up instructions.
Easy!
How to Get Traffic to Your Review Blog and Make Sales
Sure, creating a review blog is great and profitable.
IF…
You get traffic!
Without traffic (website visitors) no one will read your reviews and you won’t earn a single penny.
A review blog with no traffic is like a supermarket with no customers.
…You have all the goods but no one to sell it to.
So how do you get traffic?
One way is to use Google Alerts.
This option allows you to setup notifications for your product reviews.
You instantly get emailed whenever an article, blog post, group forum, and so on related to your product gets posted on the internet.
You’ll receive a link to the post and have the opportunity to leave a comment with a link back to your website.
Give your input and share your thoughts in your comment.
Next, mention how you wrote your own review to the product on how it helped you.
People who read your comment will click on your link if what you write is valuable.
Therefore, don’t just leave a comment saying:
“Great article. Click here to read my review.”
You have to give people a reason to click on your link in order to learn more.
What you’ll want to do instead is write something like this:
”I like your views on Death Wish Coffee. I see you had a similar experience to mine. However, I feel the need to ask if you’ve tried drinking the coffee on an empty stomach? (fasted) My experience was 10x more powerful. I later learned that coffee on an empty stomach gives you a better caffeine buzz compared to drinking it with food. Here’s the link to my review and if you want to learn more. Thanks for sharing your experience.”
See that?
That’s a valuable response.
You provide people knowledge without them even visiting your website.
They read your comment and think “That’s interesting. Maybe I should try drinking my coffee on an empty stomach to see if I get a similar experience.”
There’s a HIGH chance they’ll visit your blog to see what other interesting and informative things they can learn from you.
It’s that simple.
Action Steps:
1) Write a review blog
2) Use a product and tell your story
3) Set up an affiliate account
4) Get traffic
5) Get paid
Questions?
Many people will find your reviews in search engines (Google, Yahoo, Bing) but it usually takes a couple weeks before these websites crawl (find) your article and place in it their search results.
Be patient and don’t get discouraged, it doesn’t happen overnight.
This is why Google Alerts is so important at the beginning if you want to make sales quickly.
You can get traffic to your website instantly and begin making sales.
Besides Google Alerts, you should also share your reviews on social media.
Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr are the best.
I wrote a book (Terrfic Tumblr Traffic) on getting traffic with Tumblr which you can you get here.
Important things to remember
Keep in mind that once you’ve created a review, it’ll be on the internet forever.
This means people will find it and earn you money without any effort on your part.
In the beginning though, the more Google Alerts you respond to, the more traffic and sales you’ll get.
But if you only want to make sales from search traffic (people who search your product review in Google), then all you have to do is create a good detailed review and you’ll rank for it with time.
Check out these reviews of mine to use as examples of what a good detailed review looks like:
- The Best Body Hair Trimmer for Men
- How my Modafinil Purchase Made me The Productivity King of The Jungle
As you can see, review blogs are very popular and profitable.
These days, people are also making review videos on YouTube and then placing their affiliate link in the description area.
Why?
…Because reviews for products work!
People want to read/watch them.
And most importantly, it’s a lucrative hobby.
The trick to making the most money is to create as many products review as possible!
The more product reviews you have, the more people will find your review blog.
Just look at products around your house that you’ve bought and used.
It can be anything!
A specific razor blade, a body lotion, shoes, protein shake, headphones.
The rule of thumb is that if you use it and it works, you should consider writing about it.
After that, you can sit back and begin seeing the money come in.
However, before you reap the rewards, you have to do the work.
Again, if you take this seriously, you can have your blog up and running and begin writing your reviews in less than an hour.
So stop wasting time, download Mr. Website Builder now if you don’t already have your own blog, and begin earning money today.
You can thank me later.
Talk soon,
-Alex
PS – Download my NEWEST book “How To Make $100 Every Day On The Internet” because it’s going to show you my ALL my proven ways to make money online.
Al says
So just one single blog for all the reviews right?
Alex (Administrator) says
If you take this route, then yes. You can create a blog with the domain Rawandrealreviews.com. Feel free to steal that (Ha-ha). A review blog is technically a niche website. It’s niche is “reviews”.
People who come to your website know they’ll find one thing and one thing only: Reviews on products.
If you give honest reviews (very important), and they buy a product that works for them, you’ll become their go-to guy before making a purchase. You’ll even motivate them to buy things they weren’t considering just by talking about the benefits you experienced with a product.
Al says
Thanks! It seems that the “niche” route might be better only because the “review site” route will be hard to move up the ranks due to how generic it is. At least with the niche route you can research before hand to see of it’s worth pursuing or not. Either, this is another example on how to make money online!
Alex (Administrator) says
Both work just as great. My advice? Focus on one until it’s finished and then move on to the next. Keep in mind that I write about various topics on this blog and have MANY articles that rank on the first page of search engines.
Al says
When it comes to selecting a domain name, which is the better route (“widgets” niche for example): widgets.com or widgetreviews.com? I assume the domain name is just as important when trying to move up the Google ranks.
Alex (Administrator) says
If it’s for a review website, then I’d recommend using the word ”review” in the domain name for two reasons:
1) Better search engine rankings
2) People who find your website will immediately know what it is (a review website).
If it’s for a niche website, I wouldn’t use the word “review” in my domain name. A niche websites purpose is to educate the reader about the topic they’re searching for and then recommending them a product to buy. Sure, you can review products on niche websites. However, it’s not its ONLY purpose.
Al says
So I have reread this article 10 times and the more I read it, the more I want to go this route. First, I love buying stuff from Amazon. I trust them and their service. Two, you mentioned the word “fun” and I think this would be a fun hobby because I would actually own and use the products I review. And three, I think this idea has some longevity. With niche sites, you really have to do your research on a niche that you don’t already know.
I want to try out the niche thing but I can see a review site simply being more fun to do, which to me leads to sticking with it long term. I believe that these reviews should be thorough too, 1000 words easily ;).
I am a typical 30 year old male who likes to buy products that men would like to buy so I think I will make a review blog that is more geared towards them.
And by the way, I just bought that money clip so thanks for the recommendation.
Alex (Administrator) says
Make it happen! Let us know when you have the review blog up and running so we can check it out.
PS – You’ll love the money clip.
Al says
For my review blog, should I add a newsletter along with a basic comments section? I assume yes for both. It makes sense to do so but wasn’t sure it they applied for a review blog.
I will get the site up and running with some reviews by the end of next week in which I will update you.
Alex (Administrator) says
Yes to both. A newsletter notifies your email list each time you publish a new review. A comments section allows your audience to ask you further questions about a product you’re reviewing. Take a look at my steak and eggs article’s comment section for an example.
Al says
Non-related to this post but my question is regards to your home page. I use the Genesis theme but I have struggled making my home page look more uniform, especially when it comes to your article previews. Every image is the same size and your first few sentences are in paragraph form but once you click on the article, your sentences are broken out. How do you do that ,make your home page article preview match up? I use the “Read more” function like you do by my home page and the articles on there are not in sync with one another.
I hope that question makes sense?
Alex (Administrator) says
Go into your dashboard and click settings > reading > change “for each article in feed, show” from full text to summary.
Let me know if that’s what you meant.
Al says
I made that change but it did not work. I have some article where they are in paragraph form while others are broken out in sentences and they still look like they did before.
I struggled describing my issue as I did not know how to describe it. I will figure it out. Thanks
Alex (Administrator) says
I went over to your website. It looks like a theme related issue. I’d contact your theme creator if you can’t figure it out.
Al says
Disregard the dozen or so recent articles on the site. Go to the first half of them, the ones with an image at the beginning of each article. I was able to match the image sizes but the first few sentences for each of those articles are not uniform when viewing them from the home page. Adding the “read more” line helped some but it’s still not how I want it, or at least it doesn’t look as good as your site.
I’ll contact Studiopress and see what they say.
Alex (Administrator) says
Yes, I see what you mean. My theme automatically displays my content that way. You might have to do some coding to get it to look the same. I’m sure Studiopress customer service will help.
Al says
Why do you think there are very few review blogs out there that are not specific to a particular niche? Most of them I find are geared to a very specific niche. Maybe this is an untapped method of a review blog: a blog that contains and focuses on reviews of a wide variety of things.
I assume it will be harder to get traffic to this type of blog but after 1,000 reviews/articles (1,000 words each) then it may not matter that the site hasno specific niche.
Alex (Administrator) says
Al, keep in mind that Google ranks pages, not websites. In other words, each article you publish has the potential of ranking well. Think of it this way, each article you publish is its own niche site.
Perspective is everything. If I come to your website and you have 1000 product reviews, but go to someone else’s website who only has 5 reviews; who am I more likely to trust?
At the end of the day, those who do the work will get rewarded. How many people do you truly believe will write a 1000 articles? Some people can’t even write 10 articles before giving up.
Al says
Ah, I keep forgetting that it’s about good content.
I can think of hundreds of products I’ve bought over the years that I can easily write and review about. An authority site about honest reviews makes sense.
I have the wherewithal on building the site, I just picked out my domain name, and now I just need to write.
…By the way, I subscribed to your site a week or so ago but am not getting any emails on new articles. I never got the email confirmation that comes when subscribing.
Alex (Administrator) says
I’m using Mailchimp which doesn’t send a confirmation email. I just double checked and I have you on my list. You should receive all future emails on new articles.