Mike knew that bad reviews were part of life. They didn"t necessarily garner more traffic to his website, or generate angry comments, but it was something he had to do—if you only gave excellent reviews, readers wouldn"t take you seriously. All he could do was be as fair as possible.
The foodie reviews were just a sideshow; a way to express himself—unlike others, he hadn"t sought out sponsors, and resisted the urge to go to video and try to make money there. It was a hobby, and would stay so. It’d started back when he was in the military, giving spontaneous reviews in the mess hall and when they’d go off base to the local restaurants. It was fun, so he kept doing it when he got back.
Josh… Josh was looking to go pro, and it showed. He"d already gotten a few sponsors for his website, garn
