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Do Product Reviews? Get Organized!

Critiqued by Cowboytf | August 7, 2008 .

I have review blog that rocks and currently has a contest for a Zivio Bluetooth Wireless Headset;)  Okay, okay….back to the subject at hand.  I do lots of reviews on ALL my blogs so sometimes keeping track of everything can get a bit overwhelming to say the least.  It’s very easy to forget what days you received the products, managing the paperwork that goes with them, and even the emails you received about the product, website, or service.

This is what I do.  I have this tall shelf where I added the labels Monday through Friday.  When I get a product, I simply place in on the shelf of the day I received it.  Then, I go to my handy dandy notebook (oh my gosh, did I just say that??? Freakin’ Blues Clues!) and put it there.

How do I put it there?  Well, lemme just tell you;)

You can use a spiral notebook or binder or whatever you want, paper clips, and a writing tool.

Use one sheet of paper per review.  Whatever you’re reviewing, put it down as the title.  Write down the date you received the product or when the post is due and the blog it’s supposed to be published on.  Now use a paper clip and attach any paperwork you got with the product (if that’s the case) and p-clip it.  When you go to do your product review and you are testing the product, jot down the pros and cons on that same peice of paper in your notebook for reference when it’s time to do your review.

If it’s a website review, create a folder in your inbox and store all review emails there.  You can even go as far as creating subfolders for product reviews, website, and service reviews if you want.

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10 Comments so far
  1. Kim @ What's That Smell?  August 8, 2008 6:37 am

    Thanks for the tips!

    I’ve been trying to keep track of everything using Microsoft Outlook’s calendar but it’s not really working…

    Kim @ What’s That Smell?s last blog post..Kids Lunch Box Cards - a review

  2. Wendy  August 8, 2008 10:31 am

    I’m still trying to figure out how to GET products to reviews. Any tips?

  3. Cowboytf  August 8, 2008 10:06 pm

    Glad you like them. Not fancy by any means but it keeps me organized;)

  4. Org Junkie  August 10, 2008 1:21 am

    Hey girl, this sounds completely organized to me! What a great system, where would we be without our handy dandy notebooks…LOL.

    Org Junkies last blog post..Let’s bust a move on our entryways….

  5. Holly  August 16, 2008 1:29 am

    That is a great idea, I’ve never even thought of doing something like that before. I don’t do as many product reviews as I would like, but I love doing them and it seems that if someone does an insane amount of reviews, as you said you do, that this is a truly great idea.

    Hollys last blog post..Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill

  6. Anne-Marie | The Write Spot  August 18, 2008 9:07 pm

    While I don’t mind keep a few piles of books or DVDs by my desk, having shampoo, cleaning products, etc. around would drive me crazy. (And what do you do if the review product has to be refrigerated?) So I like to use calendars in Outlook. I have one for family stuff and another for blogging/writing assignments. I can also color code different things, like purple for paid reviews, red for guest posts due, or whatever. If you don’t have Outlook, Google calendar works well, too.

    Anne-Marie | The Write Spots last blog post..Google goes social and Chris Lang says I told you so

  7. Debby Phillips  August 26, 2008 2:02 pm

    I haven’t seen a blog post related to this topic before. Great ideas on getting organized! Any tips on how to get companies to send you products to review?

  8. Sara-My Sippy Cup Runneth Over  September 3, 2008 10:08 am

    Thanks for the tip! I am getting to the point where I’m having difficulty keeping everything organized. I’ll have to get my own little shelf. Right now everything is throw in together in a huge box by my computer. Your idea is soo much better.. and easier on the eyes. Can you imagine coming in my house to see a big bulky box sititng right there!? :)

  9. Questions Answered Take Two | A Cowboy's Wife  September 4, 2008 11:03 pm

    [...] pretend to be but things are chaos for probably 80% of everything I do. I am a list keeper, got my organizer for various things like product reviews, and I write everything down. I do try to keep things together but when you have as much as I have [...]

  10. Cindi @ Moomettesgram's Musings  September 7, 2008 11:05 pm

    I created an Excel Spreadsheet for mine very similar to yours, but I probably will start keeping a notebook now that you mentioned it ~ good idea in the event of (knock wood) a crash