How to Become a Product Review Blogger and Get Sponsored By Brands

How to Become a Product Review Blogger and Get Sponsored By Brands

So, you recently started a blog (if you still need to create a blog click here), built up some traffic to it, have some fans following you on social networks, and you'd like to recommend some products to your readers that would benefit them, but you don't know how to get these products for free.

I've been a product review blogger since the summer of 2012, and I enjoy receiving different products from Top Leading Brands and Small Businesses to help them promote their products. This brings awareness to my readers about products they may not know about and may help them with something they need.

Whether you're a beauty blogger, food blogger, or mom blogger, companies are looking for you to review their products on your blog, and some companies may compensate you for your reviews.

If you're interested in getting paid to test products without a blog, you must check this post out.

These are prerequisites that companies will look at to decide if they'll let you review their products:

  • Google Analytics (unique visitors, sessions, and pageviews)
  • Social Media Followers
  • Email Subscribers 

Some companies may be more lenient when it comes to deciding if they want to have you review their product or not.

Here are some companies that will help you be able to sign up to become a product reviewer, sponsored posts, and make some money:

1. Izea

IZEA's platform allows users to earn money by creating sponsored content on social media for companies they select.  Payments are made via PayPal.

2. PinchMe

PINCHme is a website where members can try new products for free in exchange for feedback.  It partners with leading brands to offer free samples of beauty products, food and snacks, household items, and more.  Learn more about PinchMe.

3. Tomoson

Tomoson is a platform that connects bloggers with companies seeking product reviews.  You must complete an application and meet specific requirements to be approved.  Some opportunities offer payment.

4. Smiley360

Smiley360 is a website for word-of-mouth marketing that offers name-brand products for testing to bloggers and consumers.  Some product testing campaigns require an application.

5. Sverve

Sverve allows you to choose relevant social media campaigns and work with your favorite brands to create fantastic content while making money.

6. Influenster

Influenster is a platform for discovering and reviewing consumer products.  They send Voxboxes containing sample items for you to test and share on social media and blogs.

7. SheSpeaks

SheSpeaks is a platform for female influencers to test products and provide reviews on various platforms, including blogs, social media, and YouTube.  To join, you must complete an application.  The more active you are in the community, the more your chances of product testing increase.

8. Sway Dashboard

I just signed up with this company through SITs Girls and so far I've found some sponsored post and product reviews that paid $100 or more.  I haven't done any just yet because the requirement of pageviews that the companies want is on the high side and I'm currently working on that.  This company you must fill out an application and be approved.

9. BzzAgent

BzzAgent is a word-of-mouth marketing website where users can join campaigns to review products from Big Brand Companies.  The more campaigns you review, the more you can join.

10. Markerly

Markerly invites you to try the latest products from beloved brands, provide honest feedback to your followers, and get paid for your services.  Payment is determined based on your engagement level, following, and platform.  Payment details will be finalized before you are approved for a campaign.

11. BrandBacker

At BrandBacker, you can build a working relationship with relevant brands by promoting their products on your blog and social media. You can also offer your followers early access to products, discounts, and giveaways. Partner with other bloggers and set your own rates for paid posts.

12. BlogPRWire

BlogPRWire has a vast network of over 3,900 influencers, which they use to create effective influencer marketing campaigns that align with your brand's values and goals.

13. BlogMeetsBrand

Blog Meets Brand is a platform that connects advertisers with bloggers, promoting social content and monetizing blogger content.

14. Social Fabric

Social Fabric is a community of creators who make authentic content across blogs and social media platforms. Join their community to gain access to insights education, and collaborate with brands you love.

15. Linqia

At Linqia, they provide support to help you succeed, connect you with big brands, and generate new revenue streams.

16. MomSelect

MomSelect aims to connect mom influencers and brands with shared values, lifestyle, life phase, relevance, and authentic loyalty.

17. Sponsored Tweets

Connect with top brands that resonate with your audience by joining the Sponsored Tweets network. Get paid for creating and posting unique content.

18. Collective Voice

Collective Voice provides influencer programs with user-friendly monetization tools to assist creators in growing, monetizing, and tracking their efforts.

19. Tapinfluence

TapInfluence is a platform that assists brands in creating influencer marketing campaigns. It provides search tools, calendaring, and tasking features to connect brands with influencers.

20. The Motherhood

The Motherhood has been a top influencer marketing agency since 2006. They take a personalized approach to collaborating with influencers instead of bombarding them with project applications or program bidding. They carefully select and invite influencers to join campaigns that align with client needs and reflect the influencers' passions and interests. Their goal is to ensure the editorial integrity of the content created by our influencers.

How to Become a Product Review Blogger and Get Sponsored By Brands

Contact the company directly if you want to review a specific product on your blog. They might be willing to send you the product or samples for free.

Businesses will likely contact you for product reviews if your blog has a large following and receives high traffic. This can elevate your blog to the next level, as you can request compensation for your reviews and turn your blog into a source of income. However, it is vital to ensure that your reviews reflect your honest opinions so that you do not deceive your readers.

Are there any other companies that offer product testing and sponsored posts for bloggers that are not on my list? 



103 Comments

  1. This is a very valuable information, thanks for posting this....

    Have a great Holiday

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    1. Thanks Maria! You have a happy Holiday as well!

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    2. Hi Louida,

      Excellent list!

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  2. Large number of subscribers (Buy YouTube Subscribers) will help you reach next stage, get higher ratings and give you a good bragging.

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    1. Buying subscribers is really not good because it be fake people that will not interact with your videos. It's a complete waste of time. Building subscribers naturally is the way to go.

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  3. This is a great list of resources. Thanks for sharing.

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  4. Thank you for this! I just pinned it for later, as a blogger that's just getting my feet wet with sponsors and review it's a great resource!

    Stopping by from SITS

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    1. Thanks for stopping by Mel! I'm glad you found this post useful!

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  5. Louida,

    Thank you for compiling this list. I've signed up with some of the companies, and like you, was not accepted due to my stats not being high enough yet. The companies that I've worked with so far have been great.

    You have informative posts, so I know you'll continue to grow and get accepted to whatever site you join.

    Cheers,
    Marie
    Substance of Living

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    1. Yeah Marie I'm working hard at getting to that point. Thanks for stopping by!

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  6. This is an awesome post Louida! I found you in my Google search on the topic. I recently decided to look into possibly doing more on my two main blogs. Your recommendations are very helpful. I'm a SitsGirls member too. :-)
    Thank you,
    Elizabeth

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    1. Thanks Eliz! Glad to hear you're a SitsGirls member too! I didn't realize that this post is already ranking on Google.

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  7. Thank you - I will definitely be sharing with other newbie bloggers.

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  8. This is a great list. I am so happy to have this list. Thanks for sharing.

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  9. There are quite a few of these that I have joined and haven't heard a peep from. I wonder sometimes what the criteria is that is missing from my page? lol

    I do love getting the products to review. If I am not getting a package a few days a week, I feel pretty sad! I will definitely be adding a few more from your list. You can't have too much variety.

    http://itzybellababy.blogspot.com/

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    1. I know a lot of these companies looks for a certain criteria before approving. That could be the case.

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  10. Great list! I've been using Tomoson for a month and love how easy it is with quality products. I've checked into a couple of those companies and some aren't quite as clear cut. Any suggestions on which are closest to Tomoson? I'm going to look through them all now but curious to hear your opinion.

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    1. Hey Danielle,

      I haven't seen another company similar as Tomoson. Tomoson is by far the best product reviewing company for bloggers.

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  11. This is incredibly helpful. I've been using Tomoson for about three months now and I love the ease of the site. I try to check at least once every other day to see if there are any promotions that I qualify for. For affiliate marketing, I use Amazon and Share-A-Sale. I've already had some success with both and as I've just made the leap in to being a full-time stay at home mama to my 6 year old and 18 month old sons and 8 week old niece, having a little extra income to put aside is fantastic. I've decided that this year, I'd like to just save up any income I make from blogging and use it for our Christmas budget. It was going to be a lean holiday no matter what, so every bit helps!

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    1. Thanks! I always keep meaning to check Tomoson to see if they have good products available to test.

      Making money online is great and always helpful to supplement your current household income.

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  12. Hi Louida!

    Thanks for the list of companies. I would like to get into writing reviews for review and sponsored post companies. But I am trying to get more experience writing reviews first. I will check these out.

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    1. You're welcome Stephanie! Once you start writing reviews it'll become easy.

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  13. I really appreciate this post! Helps me out greatly! Thanks!

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  14. This is a great resource. Thank you for sharing!

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  15. such a great list! I've been reviewing through Tomoson and influenster but I'm glad I stumbled upon this post and found some other potential great ones!

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    1. Thanks Diane! And thanks for stopping by!

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  16. Thank you for sharing. How do you address no follow tags in sponsored reviews?

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    1. Do you mean as in how to create a no follow tag? Or how to tell a brand that the tag will be no followed?

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  17. Thank you for this informative post. Would you recommend any companies/websites that focus on beauty products? Thank you!!

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    1. Sign up with Cision and let them know you're a beauty blogger and you'll start getting PR companies pitching you to review beauty products.

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    2. I went to the website, but their website is so confusing!! I will check them out tho.

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    3. It is a database that PR companies use to find journalist, bloggers, etc. Also, check out my blog post here http://www.productreviewmom.com/2014/10/how-to-become-makeup-product-review.html

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  18. This post was very usefull, I just start blogging recently and I'm so sad I don't know how to promote my blog and my youtube chanell, I don't have the possibility to buy a lot of products to review them or to test so I can tell people if its good or bad, and I tried to subscribe on different sites to review things but some of them don't accept me because I don't have audience and the rest doesn't delivery to my country :( please help me or give me an advice what should I do

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    1. I'm unsure what country you're in but how I got started as a product review blogger was buying my own products, getting samples from stores, and using programs like BzzAgent, Tomoson, and Smiley360. When I was featured in Dr. Oz magazine earlier this year talking about me being a product tester it really given me a boost.

      What you can do is try to find samples, go to stores and see if they have them. Don't give up and keep at it!

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    2. I'm from Romania, I found a few sites with free samples and I signed up I hope that I'll receive them. I will not give up. Thank you!

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  19. Found this during a google search. Amazing list yo have going and exactly what I was looking for! Just wanted to let you know (even though you probably already know) that Tomoson is paying now. Not all of them are paid reviews but a majority of them are! Have a great day :)

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    1. Thanks Jessica I forgot to update that Tomoson.com offers some paid opportunities, the ones with the dollar signs by them.

      I'm happy you found my post and it is useful for you! :-)

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  20. Wow! This is very valuable information. Just what I was searching for. Thanks for sharing.

    http://www.mommyonrecess.com

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  21. Thank you so much for providing an amazing list for those trying to get serious about blogging! Really appreciate it! <3

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  22. Great list! I'm very new to this. When you sign up on Tomoson, you're asked how much you charge for a sponsored post. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

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    1. It really depends on how much traffic your blog is receiving. Since you are just starting out I would put no more than $25.

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  23. Whoa. This is a GREAT list. I have pinned it to my 'Blogger Extraordinaire' board so that I can keep it as a reference. I am only a member of a few of these but I will be checking them ALL out. Thanks so much!! Xo

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    1. Thanks so much for pinning Jennifer!

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  24. Hey, all these blogs are only available in us?

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  25. This is a great list of resources. I am actually looking to connect with a few influencers for a product launch in July 2015.

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    1. Thanks! let me know what you are launching and I may be able to review it on my blog. But remember, I only review products that fits my lifestyle.

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  26. great list here! There were several I had never heard of.

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  27. You're such a generous soul Lou! I saw the list and I feel inspired already:) Thank you. Already used SponsoredReviews only once, and they pay fast. Bookmarked this!

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  28. Great post Lou! Thank you -

    What about using revenue sharing sites like http://www.TopicSpotter.com and posting Amazon or product reviews there and making money from Affiliate links and adsense. Was trying to come up with a low cost way of doing something like this.

    Appreciate your thoughts!
    Best,
    B

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    1. I never heard of TopicSpotter before, I'll need to check them out. Yes, bloggers can make money through affiliate links and Amazon as well. I mostly prefer making money through affiliate links because you can turn your blog into passive income, I explain that in my ebook.

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  29. Hi,
    I have not seen anyone mention Giveaway Service. I use that, Tomoson and AMZ Review Trader. I have a lot of success with each one. I love them.

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    1. Hey Jan,

      I have never heard of Giveaway Service before, I'll need to look into it. Thanks!

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  30. Hello! I have an anonymous blog and I don't like the thought of having to give too much information out and I am quite nervous that it will be leaked out. I really like the first website you mentioned but I don't want to give that much information out. Do you have any tips for me? Thank you!

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  31. Unfortunately you will have to give your information out if you want to work with brands. They will not sell your information. If giving out your address is what bothers you then you can get a P.O. Box.

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    1. Thanks for your help! I will try make a P.O. Box and see how that goes :)

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    2. Hi sorry I have another question. I have signed up for tomoson and I was just wondering if you knew how secure and safe it is. I am quite a small blogger and I am not sure if they will send me anything to review due to that. Thanks for all your help!

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    3. They are secure and I've used them several times before. I currently don't use them now since I don't care too much for the products they they have to offer on their site.

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    4. Thanks for your help!

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  32. Hi, I love this post very informative. I have checked almost all the companies, It's just for me to join. I have joined a few already though. Keep up the good work it was very very helpful.

    http://www.delainemyles.com/

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    1. Thanks so much Delaine! I hope you find some good companies you'll really enjoy and make some money!

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  33. hii im just wondering do you know if any of these companies are worldwide? because I would like to sign up but am in ireland

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  34. I also loved this post thanks :D

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  35. Hello. Great page you have. I have a question about: Can I use several of these companies at the same time, or have a problem?
    I thank you attention! :)

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    1. Yes, you can join as many as you want.

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  36. Anonymous8:32 AM

    Thank you for your tips. I have a blog I just started and really need some followers www.marytaylorsproductreviews.blogspot.com

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    1. You're welcome Mary! Start visiting other blogger's blogs and leave thoughtful comments. Join Facebook groups in your niche.

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  37. Thank you for this wonderful post. I have been an active user of product review companies and decided that I would start a blog to show everyone how easy it was to do it. My blog is slow going right now but getting inspirational ideas from fellow bloggers like yourself does show me that all the hard work will be worth it in the end. I would love to post a link to your page on my blog of pages that I am following if that is ok with you.

    http://www.mamasurvey365.us

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  38. I just want to thank you for writing this! I am a beauty vlogger on Youtube and am just getting started so I came across this when searching for products to sample and discuss on my channel. I think I signed up for most of these! So informative, it's greatly appreciated.

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  39. Awesome info , thank you very much GBG

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  40. I know that his article is older but, I am so grateful to you! So many bloggers and vloggers are very secretive with this information(I don't know why..there is more than enough to go around) Thank you so much! I was starting to feel like there was no hope..though I was trekking on and walaa..your post. Thanks again

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  41. Thank you for info! Super blog!

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  42. I don't quite know when this post was made-but THANK YOU! I have many blogs-but never even considered making one for the hundreds of reviews I do on amazon...and then to find out I can review beyond that?! Again, thank you so much. This was a great post filled with very helpful info!

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  43. Hi Lou,

    Thank you for compiling and sharing the list of companies that pay bloggers to write product reviews. I like the idea of influencing product trends.

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  44. This is so great! I took the time to sign up for a few today. Thanks for sharing!

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  45. I love this! I have used your links to apply for some of these! <3 Thank you for the amazing list.

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  46. This post is super helpful! I had joined many of these, but found some new ones on your list. Thanks so much!

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  47. I love this list of paid opportunities. What I may have missed or its not here,, are ideas about gluten free food product testing. I am gluten intolerant and would love to test gluten free food and blog about it. Would you know where I might look?

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    1. Hey there! You will need to contact a company you would like to work with directly.

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    2. This is new to me so contact a company and let them know I would like to be a product tester blogger for pay? I had thought about traveling at various places and going to restaurants sampling gf menus.

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  48. Anonymous6:00 PM

    www.pressloft.com have also launched a new platform for influencers. When you sign up to their website, you sync in your social channels and will start receiving opportunities from brands in the interior/gifts sector. I love it.

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  49. Anonymous9:01 AM

    Still one of the best resources I use for product review blogging thanks so much! www.kendrareviews.com

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  50. Anonymous2:52 AM

    This really help us

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  51. really helpful list

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  52. Wow Lou - had no idea all of these were available that I haven't heard of. You're awesome with your knowledge, and thank you for sharing. Hugs, and Happy Saturday! RO

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  53. What a nice and rare info :)

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  54. I want to thanks for your time for this wonderful Article!! I definitely enjoying every little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you blog post.

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  55. Anonymous9:41 PM

    So helpful thank you

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