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I have received a number of emails and comments from my followers asking how I get to review products and apps so I decided to list down my tips and post it (maybe weekly?) to share my experience and tips. Feel free to drop me an email or comment if you want to find out more or anything else.

Last week, I shared my fourth tips in getting products to review, which is CONTACT ME! Here goes my fifth tip:

POST YOUR REVIEWS!

Of course after you reviewed the product, you need to post your review, but what I also meant is,

POST YOUR REVIEWS TO AS MANY COMMERCIAL WEBSITES AS POSSIBLE!

Now what you need to know & do:

• Once you have completed your review, post it up on your blog.
  
• Then, make sure you also put up the review into as many commercial websites as you possibly can.
  
• Commercial website such as Amazon can be used for reviews on books, apps and products (look up the product you are reviewing, if they can be found on Amazon, post your review there too!) But do note that you can only post reviews on Amazon if you have bought something from them before. I think it is to do with your credibility in posting your reviews, kinda like, you bought something from Amazon, so if you publish your review on a product, it is more credible.
  

There you go, my 5th blog tips on getting products to review.

Try it yourself and let me know the outcome!

Stay tuned for my next blog tips next week!

** P.S: Please note that it is always better if your blog has good following and good PR rank as these factors help a lot when you request for a product to review.

When I saw the press release of this app from Oceanhouse Media, I immediately requested for a promo code to review it as I have reviewed the 'Planes' version with Ben about a month ago and we loved it! Anyway, my review as below...

* Title: Boats
* Price: $0.99
* Category: Books
* Released: Apr 11, 2012
* Version: 1.08
* Size: 10.2 MB
* Language: English
* Seller: Oceanhouse Media, Inc.
* Rated: 4+
* Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.2 or later

Description from the product page:

"Children can interact with many different types of boats in this exciting new transportation omBook! From rowboats to ferryboats, fishing boats and workers, many objects can be moved around with the touch of a finger. Realistic sound effects and brightly colored illustrations will delight young readers and keep them coming back for more!""

What's good?

* It is engaging and interactive and I love that we can also touch the objects in each page on the screen and the words pop out to tell you what it is!

* I like that we can move the objects on each page! It gives you a sense of control and being imaginative to move the objects around!

* Ben is a big fan of all things related to fireman and fire engine so to see a firefighter boat is a new discovery to him! Needless to say, this is one of his favorite page in this app.

* The illustrations are beautiful and the narration is great!

You can purchase the " Boats " app from the iTunes App Store.

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the promo code by the sponsor to redeem the application for free from iTunes Store in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous iPad Apps reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My iPad App Reviews"

This is yet another opportunity I got via Twitter when I stumbled upon this tweet message by Cool Pencil Case looking for bloggers to review their products and I replied them asking whether they are OK with international bloggers, and my oh my, they are happy to provide me some product of my choice from their website for my review! So here goes my review:

About the company:
"- Cool Pencil Case Products are sourced from all over Europe, Canada and Asia
- As a 100% American family owned and operated company, you can feel safe when making a purchase.
- Cool Pencil Case items are hand selected to represent pride in academic achievement while being an exciting surprise for kids.
- Cool Pencil Case items are selected to help kids get excited and interested in school work.
- Cool Pencil case items are unique and ever changing so you’ll find something different every time.
- For moms with pre-teen daughters, Cool Pencil Case items are specifically chosen to assist with the “establishing my identity” and “proving my capabilities” stages of development. 
- Cool Pencil Case aims to find inspirational products for a diverse range of students with diverse interests.
- Cool Pencil Case items are designed to inspire children of all ages.
- Cool Pencil Case items make excellent, affordable academic rewards.
- There are specific Cool Pencil Case items to inspire writing skills, art and creativity, organization and responsibility.
- At Cool Pencil Case, we know that moms love pretty pencil case items and stationery too, so don’t be shy, get inspired!"

Seriously people, the products from this company are oozing with cuteness and awesomeness! I just can't decide which items to choose for my review! Of course, being a mum to a 3 year old boy and a 7 months old girl, there are a lot of cute stuff there that I have to forego for my review (too small - choking hazard, school stuff - not yet time for school or classes etc, etc) so I ended up selecting the following items for my review which I can definitely make use of at the moment:

1) Three Dimensional Pear Notepads

I know right? You can't believe this is a notepad! Me too!

It looks so awfully cute and is now located right next to my laptop, ready to be scribbled on should I have anything I needed to jot down! Yay! I totally think it will look great sitting on a table, in the kitchen or in the office, just beautify the room with its cuteness! Love it!

2) Building Block Eraser Set

Ben is really into blocks toys now, with his MegaBloks and Lego set now so I figured it'll be cute to get this for my review. Just like I had expected, the moment Ben saw these erasers, he went straight to playing and stacking mode! I wish there are more of this though, 3 is not enough!

For now, I'm keeping this in my drawer but it'll be his when he's ready for his classes one day. And these are erasers! And stackable and can be play just like any other building block toys! Cute!

3) Colored Crystal Pocket Crayon

Ooohh... this is yet another item I got for Ben in mind. The awesome feature of this product is it has interchangeable tips and the tips are easy to take out and replace. But I do feel that Ben is not at the age to be left alone with this product, so I need to supervise him when he is using this product. Nonetheless, a very good product to have as it has all the cool and cute crayon colors in one single pen!

You can check out more info and browse through the many cute products at http://www.coolpencilcase.com/default.asp

I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with the product by Cool Pencil Case in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine.