ReviewStream.Com: Writers Beware, 5 Reasons to Avoid This Company

I heard about ReviewStream.com from paid advertising on the net, and decided to check them out. I read the rules and regulations, finding everything in order, and signed up with the company. They lay claim to client testimonials of their great service and fast payment, but nothing could be further from the truth for most people. Google a blog on this topic, and you will see what I mean. Apparently I am no lone wolf when it comes to difficulties with this company. From my experience, let me share with you the five most disturbing aspects of ReviewStream.

1.To start with, the website layout seemed incomplete, lacking suffient resources to monitor and edit your work. You log in, write the review, and click "send". They claim to review the text within 72 hours, but for the six well-written articles I sent, only one was confirmed with email. There is a tab to request your current earnings to be emailed, but nothing was ever sent to me after numerous requests.

2. Article pricing structure was violated by the company. When you consent to time and effort, a reasonable and fairly anticipated price must be assumed between buyer and seller. ReviewStream promised $2 per review, but has a box to click that you will accept "bulk rate" of only 40 cents. They are upfront about it: if you don't click the bulk rate box, your review will be dismissed. They claim, their usual payout is $2, but did not deliver once. Also, my articles were all written with the same text volume and quality and were rejected for no rhyme or reason, and absolutely no communication from them.

3. To log in, ReviewStream requires that you sign -in with your email and set yourself a password. This is standard procedure everywhere, but writers beware, as I had an unusual and troubling experience with my PayPal account. Two days after registering with ReviewStream, I was sent an official notice from PayPal that someone in a foreign country had tried unsuccessfully to use a password to get into my account. I have no proof that it was ReveiwStream, but they knew I had a PayPay account for payment on their site, and I think they tried the password I entered to log on with them, hoping it was the same password for my banking account. There is an epidemic of fraud to entice users to sign-up on their bogus sites, submit a password and try that word to hack PayPal. Again, I have no proof it was ReviewStream, but a gut feeling tells me it was no coincidence. I have had PayPal since 1999 and never had a problem with unlawful entry to my account. Scammers know that people use the same password for multiple sites because it's easier to remember. My advice is to always use different passwords, and make your banking ones very complicated with intermittant numbers and letters.

4. There is no mechanism on the site to chat with other members or contact them in any way. I don't like the separation, as with ligit comapnaies, it's an asset to network, unless the company has something to hide.

5. No company support for their writers. For the elite few that have made money on this site, that is to be expected that some people need to be put through for word of mouth company growth. But, ReviewStream gets a zero, on a one to ten point scale for company support, and I don't feel comfortable doing business with them. I believe they are a scam to steal free content, or at the worst level, to steal your banking information. You decide for yourself, but I say, author beware! For more information on online thieves, have a look at the article below about fraudulent online job postings designed to get your banking information and steal your identity. This online crime is everywhere, so, we have to proceed with caution, people.

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