Many bloggers review and recommend products and services they use. For example, books they've read. But these reviews are often positive, why is that?
Is it because it is not worth it to craft the review, if you're not gonna recommend it? Is it because, you don't dare to say bad things about the product? Are you afraid you'll lose the advertisers and/or partners if you publish a bad review?
This is the topic of the day for this discussion. I'd like to hear what you think. Join the discussion on the comments.
Bad review? Good review?
What is a bad review? Not recommending the product? Giving it a bad rating?
- bad review = "do not buy this"
- bad review = "this is not good"
- bad review = "rating: 1 out of 5"
Discussion
This is an open table and the word is free. Speak your mind about pros and cons of different kind of reviews. Below are some questions to get the discussion going...
Should you cover only the "good products" on your blog? Is it better to publish only positive reviews ("recommended"), or should bloggers publish bad reviews as well?
- Have you published a bad review on your blog? How did your readers react to the review?
- Do you only publish positive reviews, e.g. only products you like and recommend? Why?
