It seems that my follow up review has added a new verve towards this site and it should because people are actually standing up and stating how they're feeling about this site.
Like I stated in my previous follow up, the reason I wrote it is because it's the plain and simple truth and there are many, many people here who feel the exact same way an they have a right to speak out. But it has also attracted many who are trying to "defend" this pathetic excuse for a site by signing up with fake names and reusing the very same logos (possibly due to having more than one account which shouldn't be allowed) so that they can give five star glowing reviews for a site that everyone has dumped on.
I'm calling out two people in particular if they are for real, Alais A and Michele M. Now Alais, claims their review that there's "a paid blackmail campaign" against this site that have suddenly appeared. Well, let me see last time I checked, I'M NOT GETTING PAID TO WRITE THIS! And If was paid to write this, then why am I adding to it (FREE OF CHARGE) and all these kind, honest people have been posting their horrible experiences on here are expressing themselves. Are they getting paid? I definitely don't think so. They are simply telling the truth about their experiences and is that wrong? Absolutely not. Everyone is allowed to vent and express themselves freely last I heard it was written in the Constitution of the United States as freedom of speech. Which means, that myself or anyone who feels mistreated, or jerked around for lack of better word by a site or company that has done them both a disservice and an injustice their written voices, then they can definitely say whatever they want because that is how they feel and that is something you can't buy unless it's someone like you who actually is getting paid to write these bogus reviews.
If you're saying we're getting paid to write so negatively, where is your proof of this? How in the hell would you even know that, unless you're actually working with them, for them and trying to deflect this fact upon these people all because you're getting paid and they're not. That is pathetic. You should be ashamed of yourself for writing such hypocritical nonsense. Who are you kidding here? Where's your proof? Keep on drinking that 180 proof juice that you are drinking because you don't know you're talking about.
Now Michele M has a problem and if those have checked out the reviews there is someone else using a same similar icon and surprisingly only has one review and signed up recently to give this site a glowing review. Are you kidding me? If those can't see through your pathetic charade of defending this site or whether you call yourself Minnie Mouse or Daisy Duck. Seriously, it truly is pathetic that a company would really stoop so low or a person to totally discredit what everyone has said about their site through their own experiences. Isn't this what this site is really about? What makes this worse is that these people have the balls to continue to sign up with different names, aliases, and still come up with the same lame excuse to defend this site. I mean could you even try to do better than that? "I got paid and there's nothing wrong with the site. They're picky about their reviews which is why you're writing these reviews against us" Which in simple words is basically: "Your writing is no good that why you didn't get your reviews or articles chosen. Our site doesn't need hack writers like you"
I think I need to restate this again, I didn't write this review to be spiteful but because I'm telling the truth about how I feel about it and I still do. It is a bogus website that doesn't have its' act together and doesn't care about how you feel or I feel because they don't give a damn about the way we write or because of the quality of things we do write about. See, if they truly cared, then why don't they answer you right away? Why don't they explain or have a clear, concise business approach on how to truly handle submissions? Why do they seem to hide behind people like the ones I'm calling out to do their dirty work to defend them when they get paid to do so?
It's all just a smokescreen because the people at ReviewStream are scared and they should be. They really should be because we have voices and our words can easily shut them down. The more people speak up, the more justice is served by people freely expressing their thoughts, feelings, and discontent about it. See all these glowing reviews are simply to throw you off because the site is basically stating that we're all idiots for bashing them and have people signing up using false names and what not stating what a great experience the site is. Okay, then here is a question to you glowing ReviewStream enthusiasts (I can't use what they're really should be called because it would be in bad taste, but for those who know, you definitely know), So if your site is so great and everything is run so smoothly, then why is it so hard to get reviews up without having people steal your work or for that matter your work up at all? Why are they so picky, when the stuff on that site is weak compared to what I write?
Seriously, these people should be and deserved to be called out. If the site is crap, then tell the truth. Everyone here is and that is the problem here, you've got them where they don't want to be and that is in a position of weakness because they'll be losing revenue and writers, who get paid nothing or almost nothing and have their stories, articles, reviews, etc. taken away so they won't pay the people that actually wrote it. They'll be losing because everyone knows who they really are and that is, liars just like the ones I'm calling out, who are pathetic. Truly pathetic and I can say that because you don't deserve any respect or five minutes of anyone time to hear them out. Who's going to believe someone who's lying because a site is paying them to write positive reviews on their behalf because everyone here on Sitejabber is telling the truth.
I'll give Alais A. A little credit for something and that is the title of their review, "Be aware of fake information!" this person must be watching a little too much CNN or Fox News because it just tells you one thing and that is this: You have to copy what Sarah Huckabee Sanders at her press conferences because you don't know what else to say because whatever you could say is total fabrication. A delusion.
I say more power to you and stick with that. The rest of us who feel wronged, can keep on expressing themselves because it is our God given right. We can and we should to and teach a lesson to sites such as this one that our talents are just as good, if not great and our voices deserved to be heard one way or another. There are many "real" sites out there that are willing to listen and those are the ones you should search for or keep trying to get into because in time, those are the ones that will be your backers. If not, just write for yourself independently and others will take notice of your work and give you recommendations. Hell you could end up writing for CNN one day, but all you writers like myself out there cannot give up just because of a site like this. Trust me, we're better than that and we're better than the garbage that these two people are spewing on you because they want you to feel like you're worthless because they got their work published? No way in hell would I accept that and I don't think you should either.
So you aspiring writers out there, don't give up. Keep writing and others who have experience like I do, keep writing what you love most because others will too and that is the biggest reward of all. You don't need ReviewStream. They should be on their hands and knees begging you and me to write, but they won't because they are worthless and they know it. With all the rejected talent here that have spoken up, I would definitely say that there would be enough writers to start a website, magazine, etc. and you know what, it would be a thousand times more successful than this wasteland.
Don't believe Alais A or Michele M. They are paid to write positive reviews for ReviewStream. Listen to what the "real people" who don't get paid or work for this site have to say and if you have your own negative experience, then write what you feel. Don't let them put you down.
As an online contractor of over 10 years, I guess you could say I've done it all. From writing 2,500 word product buying guides for large corporations to jotting out short 250 word blog posts, writing online has been my career. When I stumbled upon Reviewstream after searching for a side project to supplement some of my other work, I thought it seemed too good to be true. Write reviews of products I already own, put my own personal spin on it, AND get paid?! Unfortunately, I found out within a week that this site is pretty much a nightmare.
I decided to overlook the very crowded, horribly confusing interface and give it a go. The first red flag should have been that you don't sign up for anything. Your method of "signing up" is simply writing a review with your email address attached to it. With every other task I've done online, I've had to create an account with my email and password and put a W-9 on file. But I decided to just give it a shot anyways. Hey, what can I say? It was a weeknight and I had nothing better to do.
I type up a few reviews, injecting a few details into the writing, but not too much that it was just a list of tech specs or ingredients. I made sure to outline the pros, cons, and my overall feelings about the product. As someone who overanalyzes EVERYTHING, I have read my fair share of reviews, and I'm fairly certain that I know what people like myself (the "average" consumer) would like to read.
After spellchecking and giving a few final reads, I submitted the reviews. I then waited... and waited... and waited. No emails, nothing. So I decided after about three days to go back to the site and take a look. If you go into the "Write a Review" section, you can access the reviews you have written. When I accessed my information, I was a bit disappointed to see that all had been rejected.
However, even more disappointing is the horribly vague and terribly formatted "feedback" (and I laugh when I say that) that was provided. I realize that I am not a perfect writer, and I have always welcomed constructive criticism. But the fact is, I have written for hundreds of clients and I have never received feedback like this "company" provides. Here are some gems for you to enjoy:
This is too vague. It can be posted for free somewhere, but here is no information worth buying. We're interested to buy helpful information, not just bunch of words.
Helpful and entertaining information you provided is too limited or not unique enough to buy it at the rate you are asking.
So in one instance, the information is too vague, yet another is "helpful and entertaining" but not unique. Similar messages were posted for all, even after dropping to the "bulk rate" that is a laughable portion of the full rates they offer.
At this point, I questioned myself. Maybe I didn't do a great job. Maybe the years of excellent feedback from hundreds of clients on everything from product reviews and descriptions to buying guides to SEO copy was off. So I decided to check out some of the "trusted reviewers" of the site that are featured on the front page. Some more gems, for your enjoyment:
I really shouldnt blame that to Guerlain coz its my faulty mistake.
I am a recent owner of the second generation apple tv. (Multiple "apple tv" references throughout)
Biogesic is common name when it comes to paracetamol. I think everybody knows Biogesic.
Every since I was a small child, I have suffered from seasonal allergies.
Misspellings, poor grammar, not capitalized brand names. All of these are featured on the FRONT PAGE. All of these articles were accepted. All of these examples (and thousands more, just check out the site) were deemed acceptable. The fact that within two minutes, I found 10 spelling errors just with a glance is enough to see that this site buys based on quantity of words, not quality. All of these reviews were very, very, very long. However, whereas I was told they "don't just buy words," most of these reviews say nothing. Half of them have lines that have to be read two or three times before you can even understand what the writer is saying. Instead of cutting out the fluff and leaving a reader with substance, this site obviously thrives on accepting long, rambling reviews that say a whole lot of nothing. Further research seems to indicate that anything under a certain word count is automatically rejected, but nowhere on this hot mess of a site is that outlined. Instead, you get poorly written feedback from someone critiquing your writing who can't even write two sentences that make a bit of sense.
In any case, this site is one that you should not even bother to use. Read their front page reviews, and you'll see the poor quality, assuming you can navigate through the sloppy, amateur layout. Save your good reviews for using to help other users on Amazon or whatnot. Sure, you won't get paid, but at least you'll be writing for a reputable site that values quality reviews, not hundreds of words of sloppy ones.