How to Make Money Online Writing Reviews for Review Stream

Posted on September 2nd, 2008 in Online Writing by Sydney Hazelton
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I began writing reviews for Review Stream a few months back. At Review Stream, you can make money submitting reviews on anything and almost everything. Once you reach the minimum payout of $50, you can request for the payment. Let me explain to you how it works and my strategies to earn more money writing reviews for Review Stream.

At Review Stream, there is no registration needed. You simply need to decide on a pen name (you can use your real name if you like), key in your email address, and submit your review. Each review needs to have a title, the review content, a category and your rating (1-10). Subsequently, you have a choice of whether you want to paid at the bulk rate if your review is not being accepted for the full rate. The full rate currently stands at $2 per review. If your review is accepted only at bulk rate, you will be paid 20% of the full rate which is 40 cents.

Once you have successfully submitted your review, there will be an e-mail confirmation. The editorial team will then review your review, and send another e-mail confirmation upon acceptance or rejection of it.

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I have submitted some 23 book and website reviews, but they have all been paid at the bulk rate. So at one time, I thought that this must be a scam, paying us peanuts for our writing efforts. If all my reviews are at bulk rate, I would have to write 125 reviews to reach payout! That’s not very encouraging and simply too much work. The task ahead looks impossible, so left the site for a couple of months.

Then I read about a freelance writer who got paid by Review Stream after completing a certain number of reviews. Some of her reviews were paid at the full rate while others were paid at the bulk rate. Once she reached the minimum payout, which took 1 month to complete, she requested for her payment. She received it within 6 hours upon request. The site is legitimate afterall!

I was truly inspired by her achievement and decided to put in a little more effort writing the reviews. So I decided to implement some strategies to earn more money.

  1. Review topics

    First of all, the types of reviews matter. I was writing reviews on books and websites which are not among the “wanted” categories. Reviews on travel, hotels, cars, insurance are often the ones which are paid at the full rate. So I gave it a shot. I wrote a few hotel reviews based on the ones I recently went to, and I was paid at the full rate. Excellent!

  2. Check out the list of wanted reviews

    There is also a list of reviews wanted by readers. They are based on what people searched for at Review Stream. You may find something which interests you to write about. I have not really tried these categories, but I believe that your reviews will also be accepted at the full rate, since it is based on what readers are searching for.

  3. Bulk rate vs Full rate

    There are some reviewers who implement this strategy which I’m also trying out. They choose not to be paid at the bulk rate when submitting their reviews. Subsequently if they were not accepted, they would rewrite them to improve them and resubmit. It is a lot of work and time spent though.

  4. Review everything

    I have opened my eyes to everything I can see, touch, feel and experience when it comes to thinking about the different things I can review. When I’m at a loss, I usually think about what I did that particular day. For instance, I may have visited a restaurant, went shopping or watched a movie. Restaurants, shops and movies are all things you can review.

  5. Write a good review

    When writing a good review, it is important that you include your personal opinion and experience in it. People are not looking into getting descriptions they can find on the web, they want to know how you felt about the product or service. So be specific!

  6. Word Count

    So as not to have your reviews rejected by Review Stream, each review must have at least 200 words. It is best that you use an online word count tool and check for the number of words before submitting them. If you don’t have 200 words, your reviews will be rejected immediately and shown a message saying that your review is not valuable to them. The words may sound harsh but it deters people who write one-liner reviews in the hope of getting paid.

Review Stream takes 3-5 days to review your reviews before accepting or rejecting them. Sometimes, they take a bit longer. I do get a little frustrated though. Currently I have 8 reviews which have been submitted and awaiting confirmation. I just have to be patient since this really is a legitimate site afterall. To all reviewers out there, all the best!

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24 Responses to “How to Make Money Online Writing Reviews for Review Stream”

  • swapna
    September 2nd, 2008 at 9:58 am

    informative article….thanks for sharing….

  • Lindsay Dean
    September 2nd, 2008 at 10:30 am

    Thank you so much for this article! I just went and checked out the site and saw that electronics were on the list of most wanted reviews! I should have no problem writing some reviews! And thanks for all of the tips!

    I glanced at the site a bit and couldn’t find anything about a referral program, so I don’t think they have one (especially considering you don’t register for the site). But if they do and you have a referral link, just send it to me in a message on Triond so you can get credit for referring me!

  • Allison West
    September 2nd, 2008 at 11:13 am

    I read this article with great interest, because I had a disappointing experience with this site in July. I wrote a product review and sent it in. I was careful to follow all guidelines and submit it correctly. I got the confirmation screen that it was submitted properly and would be reviewed. I entered my email properly but I never heard a thing. It just fell through the cracks and I feel like I wasted my time. I read on a writers forum that other writers were having similar problems with Review Stream.

    This is a great article though, so maybe I’ll give them another chance and try again. Just wanted to share my experience. The bulk rate is so low I feel that I make more money writing for other websites.

  • Leafygreens
    September 2nd, 2008 at 12:03 pm

    Good article! Am going to bookmark this for when I am decide to try this site. Let us know how you do with those reviews you just sent in. Good luck!

  • Ruby Hawk
    September 2nd, 2008 at 2:58 pm

    It sounds good but I don’t think I have the time to do any reviews. I think I will check it out though, it might have something I would like to write about. Thanks for the information.

  • Melissa Joyce
    September 2nd, 2008 at 3:27 pm

    Thanks for the information. I hope you let us know if you get paid promptly when you hit your $50 mark.

  • chainprayer
    September 2nd, 2008 at 6:38 pm

    Yes! Please keep us updated!

  • Karen N
    September 2nd, 2008 at 9:33 pm

    Sounds like an interesting site,

  • jo oliver
    September 3rd, 2008 at 1:33 am

    how do they pay….check, pay pal, etc..?

  • Bruce Bostwick
    September 3rd, 2008 at 8:49 am

    Very interesting to say the least.

  • Mystical Whitewolf
    September 3rd, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    Very informative article. Thank you for sharing with us. It gives a free lance writer more avenues to look into.

  • neelam pandey
    September 3rd, 2008 at 5:25 pm

    very interesting information…i would certainly try this…and the amount paid also seems to be alluring.

  • Liane Schmidt
    September 3rd, 2008 at 6:13 pm

    Thanks for the great tips!

    Best wishes.

    Sincerely,

    -Liane Schmidt.

  • Sydney Hazelton
    September 4th, 2008 at 3:08 am

    Thank you for reading my article.

    I will definitely update you once I receive the payment and even show you proof of it. At this moment, I’m slightly more than the half way mark. But I’m hopeful and writing reviews everyday to meet the $50 payout. The payment will be through Paypal.

    In fact, there is a referal program but I do not have much info on that and I don’t know what benefits it might give me. If you would like to use my referral link to give me a little credit, here it is.
    http://www.reviewstream.com/?inv=j06qGw3s1KC8

    Thank you for all your support!

  • kathy uykiat
    September 4th, 2008 at 5:01 am

    i like it so much!!!

  • Chris Stonecipher
    September 5th, 2008 at 12:01 am

    Hi Sydney!
    Great article. I am definitely interest in this site. I could always use extra income writing. Thank you for reading and commenting on my articles.

  • Sydney Hazelton
    September 5th, 2008 at 1:18 am

    Thank for all your support!

    I have finally gotten around to read the FAQ at Review Stream to find out more about the referral program. It says that “you can refer other reviewers and get paid on every review written and published by them. The referral fee is equal to 1% from the current regular rate, doesn’t matter how much your referred reviewer was paid, regular or bulk rate. Referral payment will be added to your account immediately on every publication.”

    If you have any other queries about Review Stream, you can refer to their FAQ. All the best, everyone!

  • infernoman
    September 13th, 2008 at 9:34 pm

    nice might give this a try i am always looking for a fresh challenge

  • Sydney Hazelton
    September 20th, 2008 at 11:42 am

    Hi everyone,

    You’d be happy to know that I have reached minimum payout for Review Stream and cashed out $50 today. I received the money in my Paypal account within a few hours of request. You can check out my payment proof at my blog at http://sydneyhazelton.blogspot.com/
    It proofs that the site is legitimate!

  • goodselfme
    September 23rd, 2008 at 6:37 pm

    This has been such a benefit. So good of you to explain so fully and then to follow through with answers to all those who needed them. Thank you.

  • Deni
    November 6th, 2008 at 6:09 pm

    Hello..

    I think I like it,..but may I know, How many review may I write in a day in review stream, Is there limitation rule for write review in Review stream?

    Thanks

  • Sydney Hazelton
    November 7th, 2008 at 1:54 am

    Hi Deni,

    Thank you for your compliments. You can write as many reviews in a day as you want. There is no limitation that I know of. I have submitted five or more in a day. Then I waited for them to review and reward me for them. All the best!

  • Tracey Harton
    December 10th, 2008 at 11:14 pm

    ReviewStream can be a real pain to deal with. While they will eventually pay out, they will really make you work for it. I would suggest looking into some of the other articles like http://www.writinghood.com/Writing/Why-You-Shouldnt-Bother-Writing-for-Review-Stream.321429

  • Mr.Anonymous
    January 5th, 2009 at 8:43 pm

    I had my first review published today for a full rate of $2. This site seems legit to me and no site will stay in business if they scam. They might pay low but it cannot be a scam as there is internet laws and regulations.

    So don’t be paranoid is all I am saying.

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