Have you ever received gifts for blogging about your opinion of products or services? What do you think of bloggers who do that?
I've not recieved anything yet for blogging (although I'd be lying if i said I wouldn't mind gifts!) I think if a blogger states honestly that such and such company approached them about such and such product to review it, if YOU feel you can trust the blogger then its all fine and dandy. I think maybe a lack of transparency or honesty is more harmful.
I am part of a review company and I can receive books or sometimes games to try out and then write about. I think that bloggers who tell their audience that it is a review are not deceiving anyone. Readers come to a blog to read about a certain topic, and things, even purchases, that fall within that realm.
I haven't personally but I do have companies that I am a fan of that send me emails about sales and give me special discounts. I think that is sooo dope!
No gifts - aside from press passes to shows so that I can review them. It depends on how these gifts affect their blog as to whether it's a positive or negative thing. There's nothing wrong with getting a gift in exchange for a review or article - as long as that gift doesn't make the review or article more favorable to it than it would have been otherwise.
No, Never thought about it.
Nope, I haven't. And I really don't mind bloggers that do. As far as I'm concerned, if a blogger writes about a great experience they had with a product or service, they're just passing on what they think; I don't think receiving a gift will affect that. I am an optimist, but I'm not stupid. I do acknowledge that there is the odd blogger out there who wouldn't say no to giving a glowing review of a product in exchange for something, but that moves out of the "thank-you" gift territory and more into bribing. But that's a whole other issue. So no, I don't have a problem with bloggers receiving thank-you gifts, as long as the gift is given without strings attached.
nope
I, personally, have not received any gift, monetary or otherwise, for blogging. As ong as the blogger gives their true opinion of the product or service, I say more power to them. Peoples' honest opinions of products or services can be very valuable to the consumer; since blogging is rather time consuming, I think it would be great to receive gifts for the time taken to create a useful blog about that product/service.
I have never received gifts for blogging. I personally do not have a problem with those that do.
No, I've never received any gifts for my writing. I've never really given my opinions about anything other than books, and if someone wanted to make a little extra money doing that I see no problem with it. They are doing a particular company a service for promoting a product.
no and i think...nothing much, cause i don't care. (not to be mean, though)
I've received an offer to plug a product once. I declined.
I'm not judging others for what they do with their blog, it's .their. blog.
I think that products sent to bloggers for sampling/writing purposes is, technically, a gift. Isn't the meaning of a "gift" something that someone gives you/you didn't pay for?
I have blogged about products that I think are cool...and in some of those cases, I was partially paid to mention products in my blog...The only caveat is that I won't blog about a product that I don't believe in...you can't pay me for that...If I blog about something, it is genuine. |
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