Comments on: Why You Should Send Me (and Other Bloggers) Your Products for Free http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/ The Latest Trends in Technical Communication Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:22:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: sven http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-143846 sven Sun, 13 Sep 2009 13:27:15 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-143846 good stuff, following with interest, helping me firm up my travel plans. good stuff, following with interest, helping me firm up my travel plans.

]]> By: Grant http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-142306 Grant Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:17:41 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-142306 I am a tech reviewer and would love it if somebody would send me a product(s) to review on websites such as YouTube. If you would be happy to send me some products then please contact me on parkesy1996@googlemail.com It would be much appreciated. Thanks Grant. I am a tech reviewer and would love it if somebody would send me a product(s) to review on websites such as YouTube. If you would be happy to send me some products then please contact me on parkesy1996@googlemail.com

It would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Grant.

]]> By: Sid http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-133782 Sid Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:42:45 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-133782 I think sending out free copies of a game or book to reviewers is a very sound marketing strategy. If enough of the reviewers give you a backlink your page on the item is most likely to outrank the reviewers. Giving you the SERP you need to market your product to the customers first. I think sending out free copies of a game or book to reviewers is a very sound marketing strategy. If enough of the reviewers give you a backlink your page on the item is most likely to outrank the reviewers. Giving you the SERP you need to market your product to the customers first.

]]> By: Ad/Review for Free Software | Shanghai Tech Writer http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-131041 Ad/Review for Free Software | Shanghai Tech Writer Fri, 09 May 2008 09:53:28 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-131041 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] the example of another technical writer, I’m going to start reviewing various software in exchange for licensed software. Hopefully, [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] the example of another technical writer, I’m going to start reviewing various software in exchange for licensed software. Hopefully, [...]

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-120216 Tom Fri, 14 Mar 2008 06:27:29 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-120216 Brian, that's great news. I'm glad to hear you got a copy of the software through your blog. Way to go. Brian, that’s great news. I’m glad to hear you got a copy of the software through your blog. Way to go.

]]> By: Brian http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-119116 Brian Wed, 12 Mar 2008 11:20:41 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-119116 An update! I was contacted by the good people at FRAPS who were only too happy to provide me with a free copy of their software for my personal use on my blog! They went as far as to zip up a version that was pre-registered to me at the email address I contacted them at. I'm unbelievably impressed and it's a bit of an ego boost as I feel like my hobby just got a notch more legitimate. I replied to them with thanks and a promise that my review will be fair and unbiased. An update! I was contacted by the good people at FRAPS who were only too happy to provide me with a free copy of their software for my personal use on my blog! They went as far as to zip up a version that was pre-registered to me at the email address I contacted them at. I’m unbelievably impressed and it’s a bit of an ego boost as I feel like my hobby just got a notch more legitimate.

I replied to them with thanks and a promise that my review will be fair and unbiased.

]]> By: NISH » Ad/Review for Free Software http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-110861 NISH » Ad/Review for Free Software Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:58:07 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-110861 [...] the example of another technical writer, I wrote to Hyperionics, the maker of HyperSnap, and requested a free copy of HyperSnap in exchange [...] [...] the example of another technical writer, I wrote to Hyperionics, the maker of HyperSnap, and requested a free copy of HyperSnap in exchange [...]

]]> By: Brian http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-107628 Brian Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:01:53 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-107628 I tried asking and haven't yet heard back. I surmise that this company, being the developers of software related to video games, has heard every excuse justifying free software. I'll give it another go, though, just for the experience of negotiation. I read a very insightful article on this topic yesterday on the blog of Roy Tanck, the brilliant designer who did my main blog theme. He writes about completing an online customer service survey for his new bank where they smartly and sneakily suggested that he blog about their company. I'm impressed at how forward-thinking this bank is. http://www.roytanck.com/2008/02/15/bizner-experiences/#more-205 I tried asking and haven’t yet heard back. I surmise that this company, being the developers of software related to video games, has heard every excuse justifying free software. I’ll give it another go, though, just for the experience of negotiation.

I read a very insightful article on this topic yesterday on the blog of Roy Tanck, the brilliant designer who did my main blog theme. He writes about completing an online customer service survey for his new bank where they smartly and sneakily suggested that he blog about their company. I’m impressed at how forward-thinking this bank is.

http://www.roytanck.com/2008/02/15/bizner-experiences/#more-205

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-107506 Tom Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:06:11 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-107506 TW, you have a good point. Bias in product review is something that is easy to fall prey to. However, I think it's common practice to send experts your new gadget or book *in hopes* that they'll review it. I think David Pogue get tons of new toys each day arriving unsolicited on his doorstep. Would you say that his reviews are then biased? I didn't mean to come across as if I were offering a kind of pay-per-post deal. Chris Anderson's point was that if you want to get a lot of reviews and buzz about your book, give a way a ton of free copies to people online. It's part of the gift economy -- the idea that giving something away for free always has some valuable reward. TW, you have a good point. Bias in product review is something that is easy to fall prey to. However, I think it’s common practice to send experts your new gadget or book *in hopes* that they’ll review it. I think David Pogue get tons of new toys each day arriving unsolicited on his doorstep. Would you say that his reviews are then biased?

I didn’t mean to come across as if I were offering a kind of pay-per-post deal. Chris Anderson’s point was that if you want to get a lot of reviews and buzz about your book, give a way a ton of free copies to people online. It’s part of the gift economy — the idea that giving something away for free always has some valuable reward.

]]> By: Tom http://idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/comment-page-1/#comment-107502 Tom Thu, 21 Feb 2008 06:57:26 +0000 http://www.idratherbewriting.com/2008/02/20/why-you-should-send-me-your-products-for-free/#comment-107502 Nice to hear from you, Brian. I've found that if you talk with the right marketing people, they often have review copies of their products that they are willing to exchange for a sidebar ad. You might try just asking. Nice to hear from you, Brian. I’ve found that if you talk with the right marketing people, they often have review copies of their products that they are willing to exchange for a sidebar ad. You might try just asking.

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