Advertisers, Get Buzz. Bloggers, Get Cash.

There are many ways to monetize a blog. There is Google Adsense, Text-Link-Ads, Adbrite, selling ad space on your own and joining a blog network.

And now comes ReviewMe.com.

As their tagline says “Bloggers get cash.” Am willing to try this one. Get paid posting a review. Like this post is one.

I once had the opportunity to be part of a focus group discussion where we got “paid” to give feedback about a beverage. Not a bad deal for about 90 minutes of talk. Not to mention there was also food served before the discussion. But I digress.

It also feels like paid survey, though these surveys usually award points that may be converted to cash.

The question in my mind is: Will Advertisers pay? They will surely get the buzz, but they will not have control on what bloggers will say. Will they be willing to pay for a negative review?

If I were the advertiser, I would. Why? Buzz is still a Buzz, and that is what counts. I remember GoDaddy.com had created a stir with its SuperBowl commercial. Not everbody liked it, and many disliked it, but everybody remembers it. If your mind works like Seth Godin, you can still turn a bad thing (a negative review) to a good thing by listening and keeping a conversation. Once you get the conversation going, you are halfway through a sale.

Now how about the blogger? Will he mind doing a paid review?

I believe about 99% of bloggers would not mind. I won’t! Many bloggers do reviews anyway. You post and get paid. A bloggers dream come true.

On a personal level, if I get paid $30 a pop, each post would be greater that the Adsense earnings I have so far.

My verdict? I truly wish ReviewMe.com success. It just might be the answer to my dream of having an extra income of $1000.00 per month.

PS:

I really liked the interface ReviewMe.com. Easy to navigate, no frills, pleasing to the eyes, uncluttered. A good usability and aesthetics design if you ask me. The used baby colors, no flash or fancy images. Simple but it gets the work done.

And that is how it should be.