I’ve been cleaning up my site layout recently. To make things easier to understand I have integrated the WP Product Reviews plugin, which gives me a clean overview of the product rating and a clear layout breaking down each category I use to rate a product. This also brings some new methodology into my rating system. Every item has clearly defined categories it must fit in, in order to receive a certain rating level. WP Product Reviews also breaks ratings down into 10 points instead of 5, so the old star ratings page will need to be updated in the near future.
Thanks for sticking with my through these updates. If you have any questions or suggestions please let me know!
Hello Everyone! Hope you’re all doing well.
It’s been a crazy couple of months as this site has grown in popularity beyond my expectations. In order to improve site usability, I have updated my review templates to move the [read more] tag to immediately underneath the rating. That way, while browsing the site the amount of text is not so overwhelming – it is necessary to click on the post to read about the product.
While I strive to be an honest reviewer, the system is rigged against me. Recently Amazon has been culling reviewers whom they find to be in arbitrary violations of their policies. I plan to make a video outlining the problem with the current Amazon review system and the ‘free products in exchange for reviews’ people like me do. It’s a bit of a mess and the more in-depth I get into it the less I trust other reviews. There are a lot of shill reviewers out there and it is causing problems for those of us who try to be honest (ie: Amazon accounts getting indiscriminately deleted). Other highlighted videos/articles I’m planning for the next month include:
- Planned obsolescence and why it hurts the tech industry
- Samsung Galaxy S7 Camera Review
- Updated Gitup Git2 review with new firmware
I want to get into videos more so I’m not as reliant on the Amazon system for reviewing so if you have any suggestions for products or videos you would like to see, just let me know and I’ll see what I can do about it!
Thank you for reading.
Now that we have completed our move to a new office, DrekiTech is pleased to be back to its regular scheduling. Though it took longer to complete, the move was entirely successful and the new space is much more pleasant. We have many reviews to publish, including a wireless router, a camera backpack and a ton of camera equipment, so stay tuned for new content. See you soon!
Over the last week, two important things have happened.
First and foremost, DrekiTech has a new office! We’re currently getting set up in our new building, which has a superior studio space for filming video reviews. The move was unexpected, but overall will be a good thing as our old space was dim and had poor acoustics. The move has resulted in a lack of new content over the last two weeks. Hang tight – a guide to the best unlocked smartphones will be posted soon as well as a few new reviews of various tech products.
Secondly, DrekiTech has a new achievement. We are now officially an Amazon Top 100 reviewer on Amazon Canada! With higher visibility, DrekiTech will get to test more products and help you find the tech you need.
All of this is very exciting, and hopefully with our new location we will be able to create more informative reviews and guides to buying the best budget and brand name technology. Thanks for visiting, and see you soon.