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a) is it disclosed? If it's disclosed as a sort of paid advertisement, then it's okay. It's more of an ad, than a review. b) what's their traffic? See if the
by jasonlbaptiste 18y ago
a) is it disclosed? If it's disclosed as a sort of paid advertisement, then it's okay. It's more of an ad, than a review.
b) what's their traffic? See if there really is a "backlog of apps to review".
c) Be concerned that they will only publish it if it's a positive review. That means they're only doing this if it's favorable.
d) What other apps are there? If it's third rate apps that look like they can only get a positive review if paid, then id abandon it.
Everyone is going to have their own opinion on this. No one is right or wrong, this is just my point of view. I hope it helps.
- RobGR 18y agoI agree with the disclosure rule. Look through their current reviews; do any of them mention pay, or even be vague about it, such as "we were asked to review this application" or something ? If not, then what you want to do is "pull a dreamhost" with a post on your own web site. Then post that here, and on reddit and on slashdot etc -- the resulting traffic may be more than this site could give you, and your conscience will certainly be clearer.
- Zev 18y agoNone of the ads mention that the reviews were paid for.