Most of the online reviews we see address products and places, but service reviews can be just as useful, as more and more people are looking for information on experiences in addition to tangible products. Most people include service reviews within reviews for a particular place (e.g. a restaurant or a spa), but this should…
Read MoreTips on Writing a Great Online Restaurant Review
While restaurant reviews are incredibly popular, very few are all that useful- at least when presented by one person. This is why we depend on sites like Yelp to give us an idea of what the general local population thinks of a local eatery. Even with the power of crowdsourced masses, though, restaurant review sites…
Read MoreTips on Writing a Great Place Review
This week, we will focus in on another popular type of online review: that of a particular place. Restaurants are the most popular types of places to review, and we have a whole guide dedicated to that type of review that will run later this week, but we think it is important to start by…
Read MoreProduct Review Tips from a Pro
When I think of great product reviews, I think of Outbound Dan. He is one of the best reviewers I know of- not just on HubPages, but on the Internet at large. His review Hubs, mostly covering outdoor gear, are succinct, useful, honest, well-written, and very well-illustrated. His great insights and clear photos demonstrate that…
Read MoreTips on Writing a Great Product Review
As product reviews are amongst the most popular forms of online reviews, we want to be sure to share some product Hubbing tips that will give you an edge in this super-competitive space. In addition to straying away from product keywords as we mentioned in our post on using Exclusive titles for review inspiration, we…
Read MoreTip: Use Exclusive Titles When Writing Online Reviews
We strongly encourage you to use Exclusive titles when writing review Hubs (be they for this month’s contest or any old review). You might find this idea somewhat counterintuitive, because most Exclusive titles do not reference specific product names. That actual products are not named is actually a good thing. You heard us- reviews that…
Read MoreAn Image Is Worth 1,000 Stars – Share Your Review Images With Us!
While star ratings can make a review stand out in search results and add professional polish to the reviews themselves, they mean little if they are not paired with useful analysis and great images. Original images of products, places, and services in a review make a huge difference. In addition to providing visual information about…
Read MoreHow to Write a Winning Review
As our Rigorous Review contest launches today, you may be interested in knowing what it takes to write a winning review- not just one that has a better shot at winning a contest prize, but one that has good chances of seeing long-term success via search engines and social media. Throughout the month of November,…
Read MoreThe HubPages Rigorous Review Contest
This November, we will launch the HubPages Rigorous Review Contest, an autumnal competition centered around the use of our Ratings Capsule, which adds a star rating to Hubs reviewing products, places, and services (you can choose whether the star rating is that of your own or the collective rating of your readers). The contest boasts over 60 prizes, including:…
Read MoreHow to Write Successful Online Reviews
Because we offer a special new capsule in the HubTool that augments reviews on HubPages with star ratings (which can feature either an author’s rating or readers’ ratings), you may be thinking about publishing some review Hubs. Before you proceed, keep in mind that it is not necessarily easy for online reviews to succeed. Reviews…
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