Comments on: Sponsored Posts http://www.ceriselle.org/blog/2009/08/sponsored-posts/ Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:48:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kate aka Nose in a book http://www.ceriselle.org/blog/2009/08/sponsored-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Kate aka Nose in a book Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:05:08 +0000 http://www.ceriselle.org/?p=854#comment-469 Isn't that how all reviewing works? I used to write reviews of books, theatre, comedy gigs and art shows for my student paper and the deal was, you get the product/tickets for free and in return you write a review. I never felt pressured to be positive, in fact I quite enjoyed the chance to be critical. Isn’t that how all reviewing works? I used to write reviews of books, theatre, comedy gigs and art shows for my student paper and the deal was, you get the product/tickets for free and in return you write a review. I never felt pressured to be positive, in fact I quite enjoyed the chance to be critical.

]]> By: Tim C http://www.ceriselle.org/blog/2009/08/sponsored-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Tim C Sun, 16 Aug 2009 15:04:37 +0000 http://www.ceriselle.org/?p=854#comment-447 No disclaimers, no "i got this for free", just be totally honest and if it's shit, say so, and see if they still pay you. If they don't then you can slag them off LOTS. Happy days. No disclaimers, no “i got this for free”, just be totally honest and if it’s shit, say so, and see if they still pay you.

If they don’t then you can slag them off LOTS. Happy days.

]]> By: Zoe http://www.ceriselle.org/blog/2009/08/sponsored-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-441 Zoe Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:15:38 +0000 http://www.ceriselle.org/?p=854#comment-441 I think I would probably accept, but only if the product was something I was actually interested in trying out. But I would make it clear to them that I would only give a fair review, and that I would be including a disclaimer on my post. I don't think free stuff should sway people into dishonesty just because they feel like they should be nicer about the product. I guess you should review it as if you were imagining that you had paid the full amount for it. I think I would probably accept, but only if the product was something I was actually interested in trying out.

But I would make it clear to them that I would only give a fair review, and that I would be including a disclaimer on my post.

I don’t think free stuff should sway people into dishonesty just because they feel like they should be nicer about the product. I guess you should review it as if you were imagining that you had paid the full amount for it.

]]> By: Louise @weezykid http://www.ceriselle.org/blog/2009/08/sponsored-posts/comment-page-1/#comment-440 Louise @weezykid Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:32:28 +0000 http://www.ceriselle.org/?p=854#comment-440 If it had happened to me personally, I would check out the website in question and if you think it is worth writing about then do it. If not then I wouldn't bother. If you were going by the above I wouldn't write that you received stuff as ppl would not believe your honesty if you did actually like it You could mention they asked you to write a review though so ppl can see why it might not be in context to your usual posts If it had happened to me personally, I would check out the website in question and if you think it is worth writing about then do it. If not then I wouldn’t bother.

If you were going by the above I wouldn’t write that you received stuff as ppl would not believe your honesty if you did actually like it

You could mention they asked you to write a review though so ppl can see why it might not be in context to your usual posts

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