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It’s time for a quick user poll: we’d like to hear the extent to which independent information plays an important role in your decision process when choosing software.
For the sake of clarity, by independent information we mean that it is not from the vendor or reseller (e.g. whitepapers, website, etc) but instead from a relatively unbiased source such as a trusted blog, review site, magazine, etc.
Take a few seconds, think back to the last time you bought software (or thought about buying some) for your business, and then answer the following quick poll.
If you’re looking at buying small business software, chances are you’ve come across various software reviews on the web. But can you trust them? As you’ve probably realized, not all reviews are created equal…
A few key questions to consider when looking at software reviews are:
Is it an unbiased judgement or simply an “advertorial” promotion?
How qualified is the reviewer? Do they understand both business & technology?
Did they use a systematic process, or just rely on gut feel?
Here at Software Shortlist, we pride ourselves on delivering high quality, reliable, independent reviews of software for small business. So, we’ve put the hard word on ourselves and published a clear software review policy that addresses many of the questions and concerns that people typically raise when looking at software reviews.
Conducted by qualified experts who also understand small business
Based on a rigorous and systematic approach
We hope that by publishing this policy, we answer most of the questions you have about our software reviews. But if we’ve missed something, or you’d like to clarify anything about our review process, please contact us. And if you think you’ve got what it takes to review a new software category, we’re always on the look out for the right people, so let’s talk.
