My 500th review (dooyoo.co.uk in general)

Member Name: bruffyboy

Product:	dooyoo.co.uk in general
Date:	18/03/09 (145 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: excellent way to make money

Disadvantages: cheques and crowns

Well I've now been here for 5 whole months, and my feelings towards this site have gone up and down in that time, up to reaching a plateau right about now. This is my 500th review, which puts me well into the top 40 most prolific writers ever on this site. At this mammoth juncture I can't help but wonder why it is such a rarity to write this much, as I have personally found it such an easy, rewarding experience.

This category is all about what we think of Dooyoo, so I will refrain from tips about how to write efficient and effective reviews, and tell you what I think of this site.

First up, I LOVE the way there are so many things you can write about, and when you find something that isn't on here, you can recommend it and get it on here. There's something so refreshing about being able to think about pretty much any film I've ever seen, and being able to write about it. I find the book category to be less successful in that regard, but maybe that just shows I've been reading too much oddity. My only niggle would be for Dooyoo to sort out the time it takes for a suggestion to be accepted - anywhere from 2 hours to 2 weeks in my own experience.

Secondly, the pay. I have found myself in the comfortable position of being able to write what I consider to be a very useful review in around 10 minutes. At an average of 85p per review, that's £5 an hour approximately. Although I earn twice that in my current job, I find it an acceptable rate to write for, considering I can write whenever I want. For example, my wife went out to prepare pudding the other night, and I jumped on and did a quick review. There is nothing so fitting time-wise as review writing, so that makes up for the hourly rate. I know a lot of you hate the idea of working out an hourly rate, but I did it just for the fun of it, and was pleasantly surprised.

Thirdly, the community. I have to say that, at first, the community on here drove me nuts, particularly one or two aggravating guides. Nevertheless, I have proven I am here to stay, and those detractors simply ignore me now (and I them). That leaves me with a nice circle of people who read my reviews and vice versa, and the best have risen to the top, with some great people regularly reading my work.

Fourthly, the crown system. This remains very aggravating to me, particularly as I have written a review that I just KNOW in my heart deserves a crown (read it here:http://members.dooyoo.co.uk/other-insurance/d ept-help-in-general/1205360/) and the lack of one (despite noms 3 weeks running) really makes me question the whole system. Dooyoo - please work harder to reward great reviews.

Fifthly, payment. I am happy to say that Dooyoo do pay, although the spped of payment differs. I've waited anywhere from 2 weeks to almost 2 months, but the cheques do arrive which is the main thing. Cheques themselves are getting more and more obsolete in today's computer society, and I would like to see Dooyoo make transfers straight to bank accounts much like Ciao.

In conclusion, I find Dooyoo a brilliant site to write for, with just a couple of ways to make it even better.

Summary: dooyoo? I do