Solicitation I Just Got Offering Yelp Reviews For Sale Before you get too excited, I'm not ever going to tell you to buy reviews. It's stupid, dangerous, and has the very likely potential to get your account labeled as fraudulent. I'm not even just making assumptions. We tested it by creating "new businesses" (that didn't…
Posted By Anna Roth @annaroth on Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 8:02 AMThe internet’s all in a tizzy the past few days thanks to a Wednesday ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which said that review site Yelp could manipulate its ratings for money.So, say a small diner makes a big ad buy on the site, those extra…
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Great idea and very convenient, but too many botched deliveries. Review: One star. That, in a nutshell, sums up investors’ sentiments on Yelp right now. The company’s stock fell as much as 30% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the company posted disappointing sales results. That drop effectively erases all Yelp’s stock gains from the last…
It’s time to share your story… stories will be chosen from the comments below to be profiled on the site with the truth of how Yelp has done you wrong.If you really want to help, read through the comments and thumbs up or down the stories to help the media select the best stories to…
A consumer will always consider brand reputation when deciding what company to use to satisfy their needs. If your brand does not have a positive reputation, you will consistently lose out to the competition which can be frustrating. Additionally, it can be hard to change public perception once you have developed a negative reputation, which…
Posted By Anna Roth @annaroth on Fri, Sep 5, 2014 at 8:02 AMThe internet’s all in a tizzy the past few days thanks to a Wednesday ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, which said that review site Yelp could manipulate its ratings for money.So, say a small diner makes a big ad buy on the site, those extra…
They say it can't be done! But Curtis Boyd has been doing it manually for over a decade, working with amazing attorney's and documenting along the way exactly what works and why. Now his company, Objection.co, can take the work out of disputing negative reviews and with a few clicks, clean up your reputation. Check…
There is a lot of controversy over whether or not a review or a business listing can be deleted from Yelp. I've been working with small business owners tortured by Yelp since 2008 so I've heard it all, the good, the bad, the ugly, and outright felonies. The truth is, there are tools that 100%…
AMAZON REVIEW FRAUD — Fake Amazon reviews still sold in bulk—it costs $10,900 for 1,000 reviews. Posing as an Amazon seller, a UK consumer group dug into the shady marketplace where fake reviews are sold in bulk by companies promising sellers a quick rise to the top of Amazon's charts. "In December 2020, we…
The fake reviews problem on Amazon isn't going away any time soon. Amazon’s fake reviews problem is apparently getting worse. But most consumers are unaware of the issue, let alone its size and scope. Amazon, review graders battle over size of problem. FakeSpot and ReviewMeta, which analyze Amazon reviews, have published studies that argue majorities of reviews in specific product categories (e.g.,…
Looking for a good restaurant? Maybe a contractor to build a fence for you? Many of us do some research before hiring anyone or buying just about anything, and more often than not we find reviews, ratings, and recommendations from other buyers. But how much can you rely on consumer reviews? Online Reviews Some websites,…