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The following post is a sponsored post, paid for by the people at ReviewMe.

As an existing member of Text-link-ads, I was invited to join ReviewMe as soon as it launched, having my site pre-approved. Your site is approved based on factors such as Google PR, Technorati rankings, etc. In other words, if you got through TLA, you’re getting in fine here.

ReviewMe is similar in function to PayperPost, which hooks up advertisers looking for buzz for their products with bloggers who earn money by writing a review of the same.
This is a concept that begun quite recently, and looks set to be another good way of making money off your blog.

However, one criticism with PayperPost is that you are not required to indicate which reviews are paid. ReviewMe improves, in my opinion, in this regard, by making it compulsory to indicate that a review is sponsored. This, I believe, is a good move, as readers aren’t midlead into thinking that reviews are unbiased.

However, as with all products like this, there will be criticism. There are people who feel that sponsored reviews take away from the value of a blog. I, however, feel that if the review is well written, and is authentic, it should, in fact, give bloggers some much needed help in keeping up with hosting costs. Of course, how authentic this remains still has to be seen. For the moment, though, I’m impressed with it.

Also, this may help bloggers get more content across to readers. I’m excited to see where this heads.