Do you recommend any review software package?

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    A client is selling a product online through paypal and wants a simple program to allow his clients to add like 2 line reviews/testimonials. Anyone have good software to recommend on this?

    I'm going through hotscripts but that's usually time consuming to install it before finding out the "gotcha's" and I'll need to present the client the best option and the budget's tiny so I don't want to waste time.

    Thanks.
     
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    When you create a Paypal Buy Now button, doesn't it allow you to add a "comments" text area box to the order process? Could you not use that for the testimonials?

    Vito
     
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    I didn't know about that..but it won't show on the site will it?
     
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    No, it will only show in the order process once the customer has logged in to PP. Is there a particular reason you want it on the site?

    Vito
     
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    Yes. Because my customer asked for it. I thought there were several better more interesting ideas, but that's what he wants...

    Have you ever tried these?

    http://www.reviewpost.com
    http://www.review-script.com/

    I've used the first company's photo software...and it was decent (thought not AMAZING)...never heard of the second one....
     
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    If you want to keep the review/testimonial part on your site, I don't think you need any elaborate script. Here is what I would do -

    Let's say you have a product page called product123.html. The customer clicks the Buy Now button. But instead of directing them to PP right away, make it a simple hyperlink to a page (product123_2.html). On this page, you will have a basic form (name, email, textarea box), and 2 submit buttons. You will have some text that says:

    "If you wish to submit a review or testimonial, please enter it here. Otherwise, click the Buy Now button to proceed with payment."

    So if the customer chooses to forego the review/testimonials part, they simply click the PP Buy Now button and process payment. However, if they wish to submit a review/testimonial, they fill out the form. In the form hidden variables, you have a "redirect" that sends the customer to product123_3.html after submitting the form. You then display text on that page saying:

    "Thank you for your review/testimonial! Please click the Buy Now button to proceed with your order."

    That button will then be the actual PP coded button that takes the customer to PP.

    Vito
     
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    Thanks. The problem there is that the testimonial will come in a week or two later, when they have the product.

    Has anyone heard of censura? Any others I should consider?
     
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