When Someone Asks for a Review Copy

How do you pick which people receive a copy. Not just here, but anywhere.

Do you look at the number of posts and if so, what would the number be. Are they any other criteria.

thanks
phplife

 

I look at number of posts + itrader + if they have a credible blog/website.

The values vary for the first two but if they have a nice-looking blog then I generally let them score a copy in exchange for a testimony to put on my own blog.

 

i think itrader is important to give review copy

 

There is no criteria, as long as the advice is useful,

 

I don't even consider post count. What I do is look at other products that have reviews on them and start collecting names. Then when I see the same person giving reviews to multiple products I contact him or her and see if they would be interested in reviewing one of my products.

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Rob Whisonant

 

I will set a requirement for review copies. Date joined, iTraders and reputation. You can look at other successful sales thread to see which reviewer is the most reputable.

 

Yeah. Post count is squat. If you click on some names, you'd notice they have many one liner nonesensical posts amounting to the thousands.

I guess they do that to get freebies

 

Thanks everyone for the insight., Since I'm obviously new here, I'll check into what I itrader is and will not make the mistake of just going by post count (i.e. one line responses - great insight). Contacting privately is something I wouldn't have thought of as I thought it might offend people in some way.

thanks again
phplife

 

Well their reputation matters and also what kinda impact they have on the members.
How old they are, are they well known?
what kind of review response they had previously.

 

Give your review copy on this board to anybody who asks for it. Why only send out just a few? The more reviews you get, the better.

 

If you send free reviews out to everyone then who is left to buy it?

 

Who is left to buy it?! *slaps forehead* Ugh.

So all of the Internet users out there come here?

 

Perry Rose, interesting,

My question is have you had success using that method.

phplife.

 

I've never did it, phplife.

Besides, with the exception of one, I wrote my books years back, so....

But it just wouldn't make sense to hand out only a dozen or so review copies. Over half won't get back with you anyway.

You'll stand a better chance of getting more reviews if you give them just parts of your book, instead of the whole thing. Most people are just too damn lazy. Give them what you think are the best parts.

You should also ask your customers for their feedback. You'll have their e-mail address, so....

 

If you can get them to show you pervious reviews that would help. Also finding the right people to do the review and experience SEO might be bored by a linkbuilding 101 guide, where a newbie might think It rocks.

 

When buying E-books I don't usually look at the reviews anyways I am usually more sold by what the book says it has in it and if the website looks legitimate and price is right. I never believe any of the reviews/testimonials unless they are names of well known people in that niche.