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Originally Posted by PipCop  I hate to say it, but good news never seems to last. Well, at least not if you are in the business of delivering news! 
I won't even try to pretend I know what will happen next, that's something I am not very good at. So, we'll just have to wait and see. |
Pip, I think your business model here would be better served by accepting advertising from the people you are reviewing, but not acting as a reseller or distributor of those same products. Whether you are a man of integrity or not, the perception will change. If you wish to be primarily a review site, you should make sure that you are in no way compromised, or even perceived as compromised.
Further, if/when a product you are reselling crashes, you're going to get a disproportionate 'reward' for having promoted it, whereas with advertising you aren't in any way liable (in the perception department).
Between Adsense, Ads and member donations, you should have a viable model.