Pay for review

ShineyGamesShineyGames Member Posts: 157
edited November -1 in Business and Marketing Theory
Well i sent 30 emails of with promo codes to app reviews sites and ive now had about 10 replays
Pretty much saying if you pay or pay for advertising we will review your app!
This seems very seedy
Is this the norm and if it is what is the best site to pay to get a review.

Comments

  • GamersRejoiceGamersRejoice Member Posts: 817
    Don't do it!
  • quantumsheepquantumsheep Member Posts: 8,188
    ShineyGames said:
    Well i sent 30 emails of with promo codes to app reviews sites and ive now had about 10 replays
    Pretty much saying if you pay or pay for advertising we will review your app!
    This seems very seedy
    Is this the norm and if it is what is the best site to pay to get a review.

    GamersRejoice said:
    Don't do it!

    The seedy 'ecosystem' that's grown out of the app store is really quite sickening.

    It feeds on fear. Your fear. That your app will disappear. That it won't be noticed. Etc etc

    If you have a good app, people will come to YOU asking for promo codes. Or they'll be more open to giving you a review if you've asked for one. For free.

    Let's not beat about the bush - paying for a review is 'advertising' - it is NOT a review. It's an advert. To dress it up otherwise is misleading your potential customers.

    People may argue that 'this is just the reality of the app store' and 'There's nothing wrong with it' and 'shut it, Sheepy'. Excuse my French, but f*** that.

    QS :D

    Dr. Sam Beckett never returned home...
    Twitter: https://twitter.com/Quantum_Sheep
    Web: https://quantumsheep.itch.io

  • JohnPapiomitisJohnPapiomitis Member Posts: 6,256
    quantumsheep said:
    The seedy 'ecosystem' that's grown out of the app store is really quite sickening.

    It feeds on fear. Your fear. That your app will disappear. That it won't be noticed. Etc etc

    If you have a good app, people will come to YOU asking for promo codes. Or they'll be more open to giving you a review if you've asked for one. For free.

    Let's not beat about the bush - paying for a review is 'advertising' - it is NOT a review. It's an advert. To dress it up otherwise is misleading your potential customers.

    People may argue that 'this is just the reality of the app store' and 'There's nothing wrong with it' and 'shut it, Sheepy'. Excuse my French, but f*** that.

    QS :D

    the sheep speaks the truth!
  • tenrdrmertenrdrmer Member, Sous Chef, Senior Sous-Chef Posts: 9,934
    A paid review is a waste of money. Really any paid advertising in my experience and what I have seen of others is a waste of money. Those site's require visitors to stay in business. and they need to review stuff to keep the visitors coming. SO…. If you get an email back saying feel free to look into our advertising options that include an expedited review. Its probably their polite way of saying we don't think your app is worth our time or any interest of our viewers. Don't feel bad we have all received those emails. You just have to give it a go and learn from any mistakes you made and try to make your next app even better.
    Warning There was an error rendering this rich post.
  • calvin9403calvin9403 Member Posts: 3,186
    if your game isn't really good, even those things won't boost your sales

    it is a waste of time

    ____________________
    http://www.thatgameforum.com/
    http://gshelper.com/
    http://www.youtube.com/user/GameSaladCookbook#p/
    http://gamesalad.com/wiki/
    http://www.deepblueapps.com/Deep_Blue_Ideas_Ltd./Home.html
    http://www.gamesalad.es/
    http://thatgameforum.com/threads/gs-videos.360/
    my email: calvin9403@hotmail.com
    my skype: calvin9403
Sign In or Register to comment.

© Vanilla Keystone Theme 2024