WP Review Site: Turn Wordpress into a Review Site!

Wordpress has proven itself to go "beyond the blog," into everything from full-fledged media portal, to a feature packed video site.

Now, its horizons have been expanded into the realm of review sites, as well: WP Review Site aims to use the unlimited potential of Wordpress as a catalyst to create a rating site, capable of displaying not only your ratings on anything you can imagine -- but your community's, too.

When it comes to the install, simply upload WP Review Site's plugin to the WP-plugins folder, and upload its theme to your WP-content/themes folder. Activate WP Review Site's plugin within your administration panel's Plugin area, and the theme within the Design area. It's that simple - Wordpress does the rest! When you've completed these two simple steps, you can begin working on the fun part: editing your settings and viewing the final result.

When ready, WP Review Site presents Wordpress with a new home page. Wordpress posts and/or pages can become "reviews," formatted in neat rows that display a link to the full article with an abridged description. The review's star rating is presented on a right-aligned area (you can choose how many star rating categories each review segment gets). When looking at the full post of a WP Review Site, you'll see that it's rather similar to your standard Wordpress post, with its own template, expanded text, and bookmarking options. The star rating still appears in an aligned-right position to the upper right portion of each page.

When it comes to rating things, WP Review Site has Javascript-powered 5-star bars that light up with a simple mouse-over, and lock in when you click a star. Add star ratings for as many categories as you wish!

WP Review Site is perfect for inserting your affiliate links! If you haven't done so already, be sure to join CJ.com, Buy.com or Amazon.com affiliates, and see how many products are available for sale. Create a review site for them, and load up the reviews with your affiliate links and banner ads. With high search engine ratings for at least some of the sub-pages of your WP Review Site, you'll be able to get consistent clicks and regular sales. Keeping in mind that affiliate referral programs for things like webhosting, cable and credit cards can pay you up to $150 per sign up, the potential for review sites is apparent.

You probably already know this, but it's always best to go with a niche topic. Think of a great topic within any of these broad categories that probably has not already been done. Don't forget that your niche WP Review Site should target keywords like "(keyword) reviews", where keyword = the keyword you're targeting: Software Reviews, Game Reviews, Automobile Reviews, Software Reviews, Cosmetics Reviews, Web Hosting Reviews, Cable Service Reviews, and Consumer Electronics Reviews - to suggest a few.

Here's an even better idea: has anyone in your area (your state, county or town) created a review site for the area? If not, jump on the opportunity to get started on creating a niche local or geo-targeted review site before someone else does! Review your area's restaurants, auto body shops, supermarkets (or ALL of the above!) It's entirely possible to do, right out of the box with WP Review Site.

If you can't find a good affiliate program for your review site - insert pay-per-click ads! Look toward Google Adsense (earn each time someone clicks an ad) or Adbrite.com (allow others to bid in order to have their ad appear on your site). Promote, spread the word, and you will be successful if you put the effort into it!

The money you put into purchasing WP Review Site can simply be made back within the first month alone (and then some) if you follow the above advice -- I know, because I've done it!

How much do WP Review Site updates cost?
The all new 2.0 revisions of WP Review Site come with both a plugin and template as previously mentioned, and best yet - upgrades and tech support are FREE, for LIFE! That alone was a selling point for me. Being an owner of software like vBulletin, I know how annoying and costly it is to have to pay an annual fee just to keep up with upgrades and patches. You'll never have to worry about such a thing, with WP Review Site's one time only fee.

What else is included?
The new roll-out of WP Review Site now includes bonus affiliate marketing tools, including an affiliate management panel, and the ability to turn any keywords you select into affiliate links, instantly, on your site. So, if you turn "iPod" into an affiliate link, every time either you or your community reviewers use that word, it will be hyperlinked with your affiliate code. Nice touch!

WP Review Site themes come in two flavors: traditional and black (see below). Both are very web 2.0, easy to modify, and included as a part of the package! Change the colors and insert your logo with ease.

If you're looking to build a review site, why not look to Wordpress? If you do, WP Review Site is not only your only option, but a damn good one at that. Create a beautiful, ready-to-go Wordpress review site in the short amount of time it takes to upload two folders, and click two buttons.

In the hands of any webmaster, the implications of turning a profit are incredibly high, as WP Review Site creates truly effective, value-added sites that Google is simply crazy about. Create the categories and pages, and your community will do the rest! With the right mix of the right affiliate program and a steady backlinking and promotions strategy, there's no doubt that WP Review Site will be a serious tool in your work-from-home toolkit.