Maximising your earnings on dooyoo

Camp_Freddy

To add to what barongreenback has said above, here's some further information and advice which is my personal opinion. Some information has been gained from membership at places like http://www.opinionators.co.uk/index.php and http://www.reviewwritersforum.co.uk where review writers have been swapping opinions and ideas for years.

When writing your reviews, please remember that most people reading your review are not Dooyoo members. Typically the consumer already knows what they want before arriving at sites such as Dooyoo or Ciao, so you don't need to worry about "selling" the product to a "window shopper" (i.e. a Dooyoo member that's reading your review for non-consumer reasons). Referring to other Dooyoo members or other reviews of yours is counter-productive so try, within reason, to keep everything in one review but remember that every review does not need to be standalone because one review does not fit all.

Here's an example: the consumer may already know that they want a Sony Cybershot digital camera, and will already have been to the Sony website where they will have seen photos, read the technical specifications and know the price etc. What consumers expect from Dooyoo reviews... YOUR reviews is something that will confirm their purchasing decision or put them off and go off in search of another model/manufacturer. This consumer will also probably read a few reviews from the same category to get a better idea from a range of reviews. This is why it is important to make your review personal to you... maybe you have clumsy fingers and find it hard to press the buttons on the camera. Tell us this! Maybe you have small hands and find the camera uncomfortable to hold. This is exactly the kind of information that the non-member is looking for. There is no right or wrong way to write any review in terms of content or length and if you have nothing to say about a feature, then there's no need to mention it. If the review is personal to you, then write and post it. It's entirely possible that the content of your camera review will be significantly different to a review I would write of the same camera.

In the same way, don't be put off by lower ratings. This is not a personal attack on you or your writing skills, but should be a reflection of how useful the content of your review is. It's entirely possible that other members do not have the same wants/needs from a product or service and they're more than entitled to rate lower on this basis, in fact it's statistically impossible (or close to it), if people are rating honestly, that any review will receive 100% VU ratings. If someone s gives you a SU rating, it's not necessarily because something is "missing" from your review.
Avoid description... there's no need to explain that the MSE website is green with twelve buttons across the top to access the various aspects of the site or that in order to take a picture, you slide the settings to the left, open the shutter and press the button. It's this descriptive, instruction manual type reviews that are becoming prominent on the site, but they're effectively useless as they don't tell us anything at all.

If you have any questions, ask a guide... here's a list of them. No-one, not even guides, should be telling you what to include in your reviews beyond advising your own personal experience and opinion.

Remember to read around the site. I notice that there's a trend for only reading those that read you. I vehemently disagree with this attitude as it's reactive as opposed to pro-active. Get out there, find the topics on Dooyoo that interest you and read/rate them. Return reads WILL come if members see that you are actively taking part in the site. Don't worry about WHO you're reading, as long as you are reading.

If you do find yourself enjoying Dooyoo, then do consider the sites mentioned above http://www.opinionators.co.uk/index.php and http://www.reviewwritersforum.co.uk because the advice you'll get there is far better than elsewhere PLUS you get a chance to share advice and information with other members. Yes, they're a bit quiet, but it only takes one or two people to start posting and they'll get busy enough!

barongreenback

Hey Camp Freddy you be revealing my secret identity:rotfl:

Nonetheless you cannot argue with what you say at all. Personal opinion it might be but it is one that is shared by a large part of the dooyoo membership and one that will lead to a long and fruitful dooyoo membership.