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I am one of the Guides for Books and Kids and Family. I often get requests for assistance in improving review quality. A few tips :

Before writing a review in any category, first have a good look about and read through reviews in that category. Pay special attention to those rated Very Useful, especially if crowned. Reading through these will give you a pretty good idea as to what consumers, Guides, and Dooyoo are looking for in a well balanced consumer review.

Remember that you are writing a consumer review, not a blog, school book report, or posting on a forum. Think carefully about the over all product or service. A quality review should reflect the consumer experience and not rely heavily on lists of ingredients, track listings, specifications, etc unless they are relevant. In other words, if a product has certain features that you wish to dicuss, do so as it relects your usuage and personal experience (ie, product x comes with shared memory and graphics which I found does not do the graphics in most of the latest PC games justice). This is your expereince, not someone else's, so please, don't review an item your best mate has and loves but that you have not used personally day in and out. Also, please keep Wikipedia entries on Wikipedia and obviously, do not lift reviews from someone else. Also, if English is not your first language, please ensure you have done an English spelling and grammar check and even then, have it eyeballed over by someone who is fluent to check for overall coherency. Auto translators are limited in usefulness and often turn out gobbeldygook. DooYoo welcomes writers who can write with native fluency, so unless you write well enough to pass as a native English speaker, you may wish to reconsider posting here as poorly written reviews are limited in usefulness to the general public and really will not generate much in the way of rewards and may even be removed by DooYoo.

If writing about a book, please do not assume that everyone knows the plot and just tell us that you liked it. Also, be careful to not tell us the entire book, especially any plot twists and endings. Doing so makes reading the book rather unnecessary. Instead, I personally prefer to read a brief plot description and then a discussion on how you found the book. Merely saying you liked it is not really telling us much either. Why did you like it? What about the writing style appealed to you? How realistic did you find the characters? If it is a sequel, how did it fare against others in the series? For toys, construction, durability, and the reality of any supposed educational benefit is always helpful (so the puppy sings and talks, just what benefit is that supposed to bring? Did it really make a difference or do you think it is merely a marketing ploy?).

Remember as well to check your formatting and spelling and grammar. Everyone makes tipping mistooks, and many persons have dyslexia and so on. That does not prevent one from being able to produce a well written piece. Using Word or an email programme and writing your review within it first allows for using the spelling and grammar check function before cutting and pasting into the DooYoo form. You can also do a word count check before then to ensure any brief but concise reviews meet the 150 word minimum. Formatting is also important as a review that is easy on the eyes gets more reads, which means more money for you, and more chances at snagging a crown from member nominations. The most obvious trick is to not the text run together. Leaving a blank line between paragraphs breaks the review up visually and makes it easier to read once it is up on DooYoo.

Finally, a word about ratings. When rating, please do so honestly. Take the time to read through each review as if you are a member of the public who came in from Google looking for reviews before deciding upon an actual purchase. If you were about to part with your hard earned cash, but wished to make sure it was a wise investment, would you have really found that review very useful? Remember that rating honestly helps members critique their own reviews and motivates towards improvements, while inflated rates makes those consumers who wander in rather dejected and feeling let down. There is no shame in getting a useful or even a somewhat useful and you still get paid your 1.5 p. Likewise, just because you think your review was better than what you were rated does not make it okay to go rate others down.

Lastly, about crowns. Crowns come out around Tuesday. I say around as Dooyoo have lots and lots of nominations to go through, so it may be Wednesday before you see yours (or even Thursday if we had a bank holiday). Crowns are awarded by DooYoo, not guides. DooYoo award these based upon merits, not votes. So a review which gets only a single member nomination might snag that yellow hat, while a review that has had twenty member nominations might not. Guides are members, not DooYoo employees, so while we may nominate you, or not, it does not mean you will get a crown (or not) just because we read your review and nominated you. However, if a review does not get member reads, it obviously won't get any nominations. As DooYoo has hundreds upon hundreds of members, there can be several pages of new reviews in each category each day. Each new review pushes ones posted before it that much further back. So it can actually be against your best interests to post more than 1-2 new reviews a day as you shove yourself further along the back queue by doing so and it has also been known to annoy other members who get pushed to page three by those other members who decide to post 12 new reviews all at once. Likewise, due to sheer volume, understand that many persons, myself included, will not read more than 1-2 reviews by any one person in a day as otherwise, there would likely not be enough hours in the day to read through even a single category's member submissions.

Lastly (really, this time!), while DooYoo is member driven and thus is a community of sorts, please also realise that it is a business. Don't engage in acts that would get you censored or dismissed from a job elsewhere, and also understand that businesses are not democracies; the rules get made by those who own and run the business (and that is decidedly not the Guides nor is it the rank and file members). Grievances should be taken up with DooYoo Team, as they are the website's employees who deal with site issues. They do appreciate feedback whether positive or negative as it can help them adapt the business model for user friendliness as well as maximise the site's earnings (which allows us contributors to get paid!).

Any other queries about categories or DooYoo in general, feel free to ask one of us Guides, as we are here for just that reason: to help guide you about the site and answer general questions (as well as read reviews!). And yes, I am found under the same name on Ciao and Epinions, and variations of my reviews may be found there and even possibly on Amazon. Yes, that really is me. I am into visual kei, love loli, and have strong gothic leanings.

 

Review	Community Rating	Total Readings
Category: Make Up Moonlight Kissed Skin Reviewed: Stargazer Liquid Foundation Rating:	Very useful	33 Created: 19/11/09 Last Updated: 19/11/09
Category: Printed Book It's No Car, It's Great Teacher Onizuka! Reviewed: GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka: v. 1 - Fujisawa Tohru Rating:	Very useful	57 Created: 15/11/09 Last Updated: 16/11/09
The Playboy and the Tot Reviewed: Aishiteruze Baby: v. 1 - Yoko Maki Rating:	Very useful	45 Created: 13/11/09 Last Updated: 13/11/09
Absolutely Great Reviewed: Absolute Boyfriend: v. 1 - Yuu Watase Rating:	Very useful	38 Created: 03/11/09
The Power of Words Reviewed: Words of Devotion: v. 1 - Keiko Konno Rating:	Very useful	73 Created: 21/10/09 Last Updated: 22/10/09
Picture This Reviewed: Let's Learn Japanese Picture Dictionary - Marlene Goodman Rating:	Very useful	64 Created: 21/09/09 Last Updated: 21/09/09
Providing a Solid Language Foundation Reviewed: First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind - SW Wise Rating:	Very useful	61 Created: 20/09/09 Last Updated: 20/09/09
The Saga Continues Reviewed: Vampire Knight: v. 2 - Matsuri Hino Rating:	Very useful	86 Created: 12/09/09 Last Updated: 15/09/09
Slides Right Into Home! Reviewed: Ninja Baseball Kyuma Volume 1 - Maeda Rating:	Very useful	69 Created: 03/09/09 Last Updated: 03/09/09
The Only Scared Rabbit is Misaki! Reviewed: Junjo Romantica: Volume 1 - Shungiku Nakamura Rating:	Very useful	102 Created: 11/08/09 Last Updated: 11/08/09
Bite Me and I'm Yours Reviewed: Twilight - Stephenie Meyer Rating:	Very useful	178 Created: 24/06/09 Last Updated: 09/07/09
Big Adventures with Majoko and Nana Reviewed: The Big Adventures of Majoko Volume 1 - Tomomi Mizuna Rating:	Very useful	107 Created: 03/06/09 Last Updated: 09/06/09
I am Beloved, and You are my Sacrifice Reviewed: Loveless: Vol. 1 - Yun Kouga Rating:	Very useful	92 Created: 18/05/09 Last Updated: 03/06/09
Category: Movie DVD Stalking the Hunter Reviewed: Witch Hunter Robin Box 2 (DVD) Rating:	Very useful	49 Created: 14/11/09 Last Updated: 14/11/09
Vampires are from Mars Reviewed: Trinity Blood Collection (DVD) Rating:	Very useful	61 Created: 25/10/09 Last Updated: 25/10/09
Uncut, Uncensored, and Loads More Fun Reviewed: Sailor Moon - Season One Uncut (DVD) Rating:	Very useful	82 Created: 14/10/09 Last Updated: 14/10/09
Dracula Lives Reviewed: Hellsing - The Collection (DVD) Rating:	Very useful	114 Created: 02/10/09 Last Updated: 13/10/09
Beware the Shadows Reviewed: Vampire Hunter D - Bloodlust (DVD) Rating:	Very useful	61 Created: 25/09/09 Last Updated: 25/09/09
Category: TV Channel Visit Japan From Your Armchair Reviewed: NHK World Rating:	Very useful	59 Created: 06/11/09 Last Updated: 09/11/09
Category: Discussion I Love Make Up Reviewed: What's in your makeup bag? Rating:	Very useful	50 Created: 05/11/09 Last Updated: 05/11/09
Category: Audio Output Hello Kitty, You're So Pretty... Reviewed: Hello Kitty USB Speakers Rating:	Very useful	61 Created: 04/11/09 Last Updated: 04/11/09
Category: House Misc My Lunch Is Cuter Than Your Lunch Reviewed: Bento Car Race Lunch Set Rating:	Very useful	54 Created: 04/11/09 Last Updated: 05/11/09
Category: Plants Aosa Nishiki Reviewed: Aucuba Rating:	Very useful	53 Created: 30/10/09 Last Updated: 30/10/09
From English Cottage, to Woodland Garden, to Formal Japanese ... Reviewed: Rhododendrons & Azaleas Rating:	Very useful	47 Created: 29/10/09 Last Updated: 29/10/09
Category: Body Care Wash me Softly Reviewed: Imperial Leather Japanese Spa Handwash Rating:	Very useful	53 Created: 28/10/09 Last Updated: 29/10/09
Category: Internet Site Not Just another Cheese Sandwich and a Packet of Crisps Reviewed: justbento.com Rating:	Very useful	98 Created: 27/09/09 Last Updated: 27/09/09
So Much Manga and Manwha, So Little in the Local Honya Reviewed: Mangafox.com Rating:	Very useful	93 Created: 02/09/09 Last Updated: 02/09/09
View it on Veoh Reviewed: veoh.com Rating:	Very useful	172 Created: 07/07/09 Last Updated: 09/07/09
Category: Mouse / Trackball Cult of Kawaii makes it to the PC Reviewed: Hello Kitty Optical Mouse Rating:	Very useful	87 Created: 09/09/09 Last Updated: 10/09/09
Category: Magazine / Newspaper Kawaii, ne? Reviewed: Goth Loli Magazine Rating:	Very useful	181 Created: 14/06/09 Last Updated: 16/06/09

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