Editor’s Note: Make sure your review site also complies with the FTC’s disclosure rules. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This August, Geno posted very useful data on the sources that consumers use in their pre-purchase product research. According to the report, review websites are in the top three online sources trusted by consumers. Whether
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An excellent question was posed by Eric Alexander earlier this morning: Does it [the passing of the new Federal Trade Commission’s disclosure rules for “endorsements and testimonials”] only affect product or service endorsements or even all affiliate links, banners, etc that a website may publish? I’ve just given the Guides
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Fake is as old as the Eden tree. — Orson Welles Blogs, forums and other websites that allow room for such elements of online social interaction as customer reviews are still a great way to promote merchants through affiliate programs. One thing to keep in mind though is the fact
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In continuation of my earlier posted thoughts on the effectiveness of blog reviews, it seems appropriate to now turn to the Federal Trade Commission’s plans to monitor blogs for paid/biased reviews. On Sunday, the Associated Press wrote that blogging, which continues blooming, “has taken on characteristics of community journalism —
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I’ve written about blogs as an excellent marketing method for affiliates to employ in promotion of affiliate programs. I have also published some encouraging stats and forecasts on blogging here. Yesterday eMarketer.com has published some additional statistics we should know about. While word-of-mouth recommendations still move the end users to
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I’ve been following the responses to Jangro’s “Damn Marketers. Affiliate Links in Twitter” post with great interest. Today Scott has asked a semi-rethoric question: “Isn’t it really that opinions and recommendations are suspect if there’s money involved?” Websites providing hosting reviews are the first ones that come to my mind.
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