Learning to Dooyoo (Writing a Good dooyoo Review)

Member Name: licclevicki

Product:	Writing a Good dooyoo Review
Date:	03/08/09 (129 review reads)
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Advantages: Improving reviews

Disadvantages: Never being able to please all readers

I am no expert when it comes to Dooyoo, and whilst we have some extremely good professional writers on Dooyoo, l am certainly not one of these and never will be.
However, l don't really think that you need to have this standard of review for it to be a good review that will be useful to other people.

I would say that l have read a fair few very poor standard reviews on Dooyoo, l've read some average reviews, and l've read some pretty amazing reviews.

So now l thought l would highlight in my opinion what makes a good review... so sit tight and l hope this may help someone out there, particularly new members.

* Remember this is just my opinion



[Use your opinion]

Okay well firstly and probably the thing that annoys me the most, is when reviews have hardly any opinion in a review. Of course we need some details about the product. But be analytical, tell us how it felt, why you liked it, why you didn't? whether you would use it again.. Etc. I think in a decent review you need to tell dooyoo why we would or wouldn't like the product, to help us decide whether we should or shouldn't buy this product. I would prefer too much opinion rather than too little.

[ Be critical]

Majority of the better reviews detail both the good and the bad points of a product or service.
So you really liked the product and you'd buy it again, but were there any bad points at all? If so tell us... they may not matter a huge amount to you, but to another consumer it may mean they hate the product. So give us as much information possible so we can make an informed decision as to whether or not we wish to buy the product.

[Length of review]

No one can possibly make an informed decision about whether to buy a product if they have read a review with a couple of sentences with hardly any information and detail in the review. Likewise reviews that are too long, and are repetitive, are unlikely to hold the reader. Please do not think because you are writing a really long review that its automatically going to be good review, because it doesn't work that way. Length doesn't hugely matter if everything needed is included. Different reviews will require differing amounts of information, so some may be expected to be longer.

[ reviews the reader can understand]

Using language and grammer no one understands makes it difficult for it to be a good review. I have read a few reviews with great detail in the review, but its such hard work to actually read the review, that the review cannot possibly be very useful. I understand some people choose dooyoo to help with their English, and whilst it's a great idea, any review which is hard to understand may not be rated very highly. So expect lower ratings.
Also we all make mistakes, so l recommend using a spell checker and reading through your work before posting. I don't expect to read a perfect review, but whilst l don't others do unfortunately.


[ reviewing a product you know little about]

I hate reviews people write of a product they tried and tested once 6 years ago. How can you possibly remember accurately? Besides products change, so these reviews are really not useful to me.. Sorry!


[Badly structured reviews]

Its important to write a review that flows properly and a jumbled review which goes from one thing to another and then back to another can get really confusing. So l think its important to have some kind of layout and order in your review. A lot of the better reviews are very well structured into sections, and this makes it a lot easier for the reader to read and understand.

[put effort into your reviews]

There are people on Dooyoo that put a lot of effort into their reviews, and it is noticeable. There are others that write a quick review that shows little thought has been put into the review. Whilst l doubt anyone on dooyoo expects you to put days and weeks of work into your review (most of us have lives outside of dooyoo), it is expected that reviews show at least some effort has been made with reviews. Its not a bad idea to research your product, so you can offer consumers a little more information on a product. Think about the things you would like to know about a product before buying, what would you like to have known before testing the product.

[Have a little fun]

Personally l like a review with a bit of character. I say have fun on dooyoo, you will never please every reader, so just do the best you can. If it's a review you think you would enjoy reading, then lm sure others out there will too!


Im sure l could find more to add to my list, but for me these are the essentials for writing a good review on Dooyoo. I hope this might help someone think about how they might be able to improve their reviews.

Summary: Above all enjoy dooyoo.... it will show in your reviews