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15 hotreddit Anyone else treating Suggested edits like a same-day job now that the clock is four days? (opens in new tab)
Saw the help-doc change land last week and wanted to gut-check how other people are handling it. Owners now have four days after notification to accept or reject a user-suggested edit. If nobody resp…
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15 hotreddit Control Resonant Review Thread (opens in new tab)
Game Information Game Title: Control Resonant Platforms: PC (Sep 24, 2026) Xbox Series X/S (Sep 24, 2026) PlayStation 5 (Sep 24, 2026) Trailer: Developer: Remedy Entertainment Review Aggregator:…
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14 hotreddit Building SIYNEX for UAE small businesses — a simple way to stop losing track of quotations and invoices (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I'm building SIYNEX, a business management platform for freelancers and small businesses in the UAE. One workflow I think deserves more attention is what happens between sending a quota…
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14 hotreddit Building SIYNEX for UAE small businesses — a simple way to stop losing track of quotations and invoices (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I'm building SIYNEX, a business management platform for freelancers and small businesses in the UAE. One workflow I think deserves more attention is what happens between sending a quota…
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13.8 hotreddit What’s the best review management software for small businesses in 2026? Anyone tried Reviewly AI? (opens in new tab)
So I’ve been searching for a review management tool for my small biz lately which uk can reply to google reviews, help any user if he has had any problem, etc. Tried a couple of them but honestly, mos…
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13.8 hotreddit Jaded players who leave a "Not Recommended" review after playing for 100+ hours are right to do so (opens in new tab)
How much a person likes and recommends a game isn't a function of play-time, guys. I know you like to imagine it's impossible to have a bad experience just because you spent a lot of time getting ther…
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13.4 hotreddit Host in Theth (Albania) took cash, listed fake amenities (no AC/fan), constant power outage, marked "No-Show", left abusive reply on my review on Google. How to escalate? (opens in new tab)
Looking for advice on how to get past Booking.com's automated system for potential partner commission fraud, fake listing details, host abuse, and safety hazards. Cash & "No-Show" Scam: The host dema…
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13.2 hotreddit Google Review Disappearing (opens in new tab)
I have a new business as an acupuncture physician/integrative medicine. Google is taking away nearly every single review I have had. I had 18 and only 4 remain. I got a canned response email. I don't …
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13 hotreddit Has anyone actually succeeded in removing a fake Google review? Looking for advice or legitimate companies. (opens in new tab)
I own a small contracting business, and I’m dealing with a 1-star Google review from someone who was never a customer. I’m trying to figure out the most effective way to get it removed. I’ve come ac…
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13 hotreddit WARNING: Avoid Flawlessly Fused on 1st Ave at all costs (opens in new tab)
Hey y’all, this is a PSA to anyone who is thinking about getting jewelry at Flawlessly Fused on 1st ave. The owner engages in some pretty egregious business practices and I just wanted to call it out …
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13 hotreddit Hiring a Local SEO specialist — what vetting questions, red flags, and KPI timelines should I look for? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I’m looking to hire a freelancer to take over and optimize my Google Business Profile with the goal of improving Google Maps visibility and driving actual local leads/calls. I know the…
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12.9 warmreddit Do you reply to Google reviews the same day, or batch them once a week? (opens in new tab)
I reply to every Google review my business gets. Positive, negative, long ones, one-liners, all of them. That part I'm settled on. What I don't have is a rule for how fast. I get to them when I get t…
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12 warmreddit Offering Free AI Consulting to US Small Businesses and Nonprofits (opens in new tab)
I'm an AI Transformation Consultant working in the US, and I'm looking to offer my expertise pro bono to a few organizations that could benefit from AI but may not have the resources to hire a consult…
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12 warmreddit Google Business Profile Fake 1-Star Review Still Live After Escalation (opens in new tab)
I’m looking for advice from Local SEO professionals who have dealt with suspected fake reviews on Google Business Profiles. I manage Local SEO for a client whose business profile was targeted with mu…
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12 warmreddit Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Review Thread (opens in new tab)
Game Information Game Title: Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve Platforms: PC (Oct 1, 2026) Trailer: Review Aggregator: OpenCritic - 89 average - 100% recommended - 34 reviews Critic Reviews ACG - Je…
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12 warmreddit How do you stay calm when dealing with aggressive or unreasonable customers instead of matching their energy? (opens in new tab)
I help manage a service-based business and one area I know I need to improve is how I handle customer disputes. Earlier today I had a difficult interaction with a customer. Looking back at it afterwa…
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12 warmreddit Why does it feel like some people live in a parallel universe? (opens in new tab)
Came across the subreddit /singularity the other days and many commented that they had 20+ years of experience and hadn’t written one single line of code since 2025. I feel living in a parallel unive…
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12 warmreddit Looking to hire a local SEO expert — what should they actually be doing? (opens in new tab)
I'm looking to hire someone to help improve our local SEO. I've tried finding people on Upwork, but most of the responses I've received seem to focus almost entirely on managing our Google Business Pr…
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12 warmreddit Please need help: Got an FIR/legal case after leaving a Genuine Google review about a clinic.Asking me to pay fine. (opens in new tab)
**I left a 1-star Google review based on my genuine experience with an orthodontist in Hsr Layout,Bangalore.** **Well, I’ll tell you in short, I came for a small problem to consult him and later he s…
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11.9 warmreddit Under attack with fake 1 star reviews - how to proceed (opens in new tab)
My business has been under attack with fake reviews since yesterday. I received 15 1-star reviews within 12 hours (before that, I had less than 25 reviews accumulated over a year). Note that 15 review…
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11.8 warmreddit Software Recommendations for a Small Accountancy Practice UK (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’d be interested to know what software other small accountancy practices are using when they only have a few clients. I have looked at IRIS, but it seems quite expensive at this stage. …
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11.6 warmreddit Software Recommendations for a Small Accountancy Practice UK (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’d be interested to know what software other small accountancy practices are using when they only have a few clients. I have looked at IRIS, but it seems quite expensive at this stage. …
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11.4 warmreddit Software Recommendations for a Small Accountancy Practice (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’d be interested to know what software other small accountancy practices are using when they only have a few clients. I have looked at IRIS, but it seems quite expensive at this stage. …
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11.2 warmreddit What’s the best way to get more Google reviews for a new business? (opens in new tab)
I understand that the right approach is to ask genuine customers for honest feedback, and that’s what I want to focus on. The challenge is that a new business with very few reviews can sometimes seem …
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11 warmreddit CMMC Compliance Software Pricing: What Small Defense Contractors Actually Pay in 2026 (opens in new tab)
https://preview.redd.it/zjccomwx54zh1.png?width=1200&format=png&auto=webp&s=acf51ea714a0efe7b61020b8f1ff6f44284ae88d By: David Dillow, CTO, Greypike Inc. Last updated: October 31, 2026 Almost every…
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11 warmreddit Software Recommendations for a Small Accountancy Practice (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’d be interested to know what software other small accountancy practices are using when they only have a few clients. I have looked at IRIS, but it seems quite expensive at this stage. …
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11 warmreddit Whats the best way to get customers to actually leave a Google review? (opens in new tab)
Everytime when we ask them they say ok, will do it. But conversation rate is hardly 1-2%. Whats the best way to get more customers leave reviews?
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11 warmreddit Does Responding to Google Reviews Improve Local SEO? (opens in new tab)
This question comes up frequently when we audit Google Business Profiles: **“Do review responses actually improve rankings, or are they just good customer service?”** The honest answer is: **Respon…
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10.9 warmreddit NO NEW REVIEWS (opens in new tab)
have a restaurant in a busy hot tourist zone , since last 1 week no new reviews being added , we checked with customers , they are giving reviews but all of sudden it’s not being post , it’s now 7 day…
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10.1 warmreddit Google Business Reviews Getting Flagged & Removed for Our PH Based Operations. Anyone Else Experiencing This? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone, I’m hoping someone here can shed some light on an issue my family’s been dealing with for years. Their business operates in both Australia and the Philippines. They maintain a Google…
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10 warmreddit What to do when a fake 1 star review or competitor thread ruins your Google page 1 (Step by step removal guide) (opens in new tab)
Having a malicious 1 star review wave on your Google Business Profile or a toxic competitor thread ranking on Page 1 of Google for your brand name can destroy your conversion rates overnight. Most bu…
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10 warmreddit Negative experience at The Barber Club - google review keeps getting taken down (opens in new tab)
I left an honest Google review about a bad experience at The Barber Club and it's now been removed twice. It wasn't abusive or fake, just my genuine experience. Has anyone else had reviews of this pl…
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10 warmreddit How to remove fake 1 star Google reviews? Has anyone actually had success? (opens in new tab)
I run a small family business with my dad and honestly don't know what to do anymore. Over the past two weeks we've been getting random 1 star Google reviews from people we've never dealt with. Some o…
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10 warmreddit Trustpilot’s pricing feels completely disconnected from what small businesses actually need (opens in new tab)
I genuinely don’t understand Trustpilot’s pricing strategy for small businesses. The frustrating part is that I don’t actually think Trustpilot is a bad product. Customers recognise it, reviews matte…
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10 warmreddit Google Product Expert Needed (opens in new tab)
I’m looking for recommendations for a Google Product Expert who is particularly good with difficult review removal cases and Google escalations. I’m happy to pay for initial consulting and again for s…
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10 warmreddit Looking for a tool to manage multiple Google Business Profiles (opens in new tab)
I manage Google Business Profiles for several small business clients and I'm looking for a tool that can simplify the day-to-day management. Ideally, I want something that allows me to manage profile…
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9.9reddit I do local SEO for a living. Most small businesses are sitting on a review goldmine and doing nothing with it. (opens in new tab)
Your Google reviews are the first thing a customer checks after finding you — before your website, before your prices. And most small businesses I look at have fewer than 20, with the newest one from …
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9.9reddit Getting targeted by a fake 1-star Google review rating is dropping. What should I do? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I’m a business owner based in Pakistan and I’m having an issue with my Google Business Profile. Someone has left a 1-star review on my Google Business Profile, but I believe this per…
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9.7reddit Negative review or nay (opens in new tab)
**Wanting to get opinions from other brides on if I am justified to leave a negative review, which I have never done before.** **My original booking with my photographer** **were** **easy and she c…
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9.6reddit Survey flow to send to google reviews (opens in new tab)
I want to create a template or flow that sends customers who say they had a positive experience to google reviews (to encourage positive reviews) and send people who say they have a negative experienc…
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9.6reddit google review and response (opens in new tab)
Does publicly responding to a review, make it less likely to disappear in the future? Any data point to support this? One of my client is slowly losing reviews. They never respond to them. I wonder i…
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9.6reddit Launching Chippie after a year of building: job management for tradies, by a father and sons trio (two carpenters, one software engineer) (opens in new tab)
[chippieapp.com](https://preview.redd.it/8h9jqh129t6h1.png?width=1672&format=png&auto=webp&s=24515adb7e92da2f6be7cbb3347da7142689e891) TLDR - Launching Chippie. A new mobile-first quote to invoice jo…
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9.5reddit Relocated my collision repair business, then received a “permanently closed” suggestion on Google, and I can’t reject it. (opens in new tab)
I own a collision repair business and recently moved to a new location. We’re still operating, but we no longer occupy the old shop. The owner of another collision repair shop, who was my direct next…
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9.4reddit Business Against ToS disrupting SERP with Proximity (opens in new tab)
Google Search, especially its AI-generated suggestions, seems to be working against one of my clients. She runs a very small, highly specialized business with only 5–10 clients a year. There are very…
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9reddit reputation management software worth it when you only have a handful of reviews (opens in new tab)
Small service business here, maybe 15 google reviews total, most good but nothing impressive in volume, the ads for reputation management software keep showing up and it is hard to tell if that makes …
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9reddit Google Business Home could change how we manage Local SEO (opens in new tab)
I came across a report about Google's new concept called Google Business Home, and it got me thinking about the future of Local SEO. The idea is to bring tools like Google Business Profile, YouTube, …
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9reddit How do you remove 1 star Google reviews? (opens in new tab)
So i recently got hit with two 1 star reviews on my google page and i am almost certain they are from ex employees we had, because the things they wrote are way too specific for a regular customer to …
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9reddit Google removed my 5 star review but won’t remove a bogus 1 star review (opens in new tab)
**Anyone else experience this?** I’ve had a 1 star review from someone I’ve never even met sitting on my business profile for three weeks, despite reporting it to Google. Today, an actual customer l…
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9reddit Google removed my 5 star review but won’t remove a bogus 1 star review (opens in new tab)
Anyone else experience this? I’ve had a 1 star review from someone I’ve never even met sitting on my business profile for three weeks, despite reporting it to Google. Today, an actual customer left …
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9reddit Has anyone tried a Google review removal service? Does it actually work? (opens in new tab)
So about 3 months ago my google page started getting hit with a bunch of negative reviews from people I have never seen before and I have been trying to get them removed on my own ever since. I report…
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9reddit Please Help. I Need Small Business Advice Regarding Defamation? (opens in new tab)
I have been running a small business Beauty Salon for 12 years and I have tons of excellent reviews because I always do a great job. A former boyfriend who hates my guts created an extremely bad post …
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9reddit Reputation Lock-In: How Google Profits When Small Businesses Are Forced to Feed the Review Machine (opens in new tab)
Google’s review system is kind of a joke if you look at it from the business owner’s side. Pretty much anyone can leave a damaging review, whether they are an actual customer, a competitor, a disgrunt…
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9reddit has any small business owner successfully removed a fake google review? (opens in new tab)
i never really paid much attention to google review policies until a bad review started affecting our small business the review itself isnt the main issue. the confusing part is figuring out what go…
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9reddit Business owners with 500+ Google reviews: Is replying to reviews actually moving the needle for you? (opens in new tab)
Hi all, I'm from Brazil and I’m working on a local business analytics tool and noticed that a lot of SMBs stop replying to Google reviews once they cross a certain volume, usually 500+ Do you feel l…
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9reddit Proposed “Hall Of Shame” (We’re taking name suggestions!) (opens in new tab)
Hello r/jewelry! If you haven’t yet heard, one of our amazing Mods was interviewed by The Journal Podcast for an episode called “AI Loves Reddit, but Redditors Aren’t So Sure”. It explores how compani…
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9reddit I’m offering an hands on SEO + AI visibility monitoring service for small businesses and startups. (opens in new tab)
I’m offering hands-on SEO + AI Visibility Management for startups and small businesses. There are already plenty of tools that can generate SEO scores, AI visibility reports, keywords, and recommenda…
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9reddit Wonder why tips are so bad anymore? It’s because… (opens in new tab)
It’s because of people like this. The gig economy seems like it was taken over by the lowest quality adults in the country. And what winds up happening is customers pay more for delivery now than eve…
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9reddit 💰 Earn $30/Hour Reviewing AI-Generated Images From Home (opens in new tab)
[Get paid to review image captions](https://preview.redd.it/zxq75f4xljnh1.png?width=1254&format=png&auto=webp&s=cbdd356872920fb93c05182c7de1d539fa98fded) If you’re someone who notices small details t…
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9reddit Are teeth cleanings always.. rushed? (opens in new tab)
Just got back from another teeth cleaning after doing a pretty thorough search across Google, Reddit, etc. I've already tried a few dentists here across town, and the experiences have consistently bee…
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9reddit Restaurant sent me this text (opens in new tab)
I usually tip in cash and leave the tip option in Doordash blank bc I don’t trust DD. Was this an unreasonable text from the restaurant and would it be unreasonable to leave this in a review for the r…
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8.7reddit After moving, my business doesn't show up in google maps keyword searches in my new area (opens in new tab)
I offer handyman and tech support services, a service-based business with no physical location. I have a 5.0 rating with 34 5-star reviews. My service area is set to Toronto, Canada and yet I don't sh…
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8.6reddit How to get reviews consistently without begging, bribing, or breaking Google's rules (opens in new tab)
Most businesses ask for reviews the same way: they remember to, once, after a really good job. Then they forget for three months. Meanwhile the competitor down the road has 340 reviews and a system. …
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8.5reddit Unable to see 1-star review on Google Business Profile to reply (opens in new tab)
Hi, I had my first 1-star review left over 3 days ago (more than 72 hours) which I am still unable to see on my business profile (on either of web, Android or iPad devices) But I can see that review f…
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8.4reddit Anyone dealing with negative reviews on Google Business Profiles? (opens in new tab)
I have noticed more businesses dealing with what looks like false or coordinated negative reviews on their google business profiles. I am not talking about genuinely unhappy customers. I mean cases w…
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8.4reddit Do small businesses actually struggle with Google Reviews, or am I solving the wrong problem? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I'm researching a product idea for small and medium businesses, and I'd love some honest feedback before I spend months building it. My original assumption was that business owners stru…
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8.4reddit How does your business handle responding to Google reviews? (opens in new tab)
I've been talking to a few small business owners recently and realized everyone seems to handle Google reviews differently. Some businesses respond to every review, some only respond to negative ones…
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8.1reddit Local businesses: your Google Business Profile is probably costing you customers in small, fixable ways (opens in new tab)
I spend a lot of my working life staring at Google Business Profiles for local trades and service businesses, and the same handful of mistakes show up constantly. Sharing in case it saves someone a he…
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8reddit How do you usually review contracts when running a small business? (opens in new tab)
Hi everyone, I'm curious how small business owners and freelancers handle contract reviews. When working with clients, partnerships or service agreements, going through all the terms can take time. …
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8reddit I'm offering free operations and workflow help to 3 small business owners in exchange for honest feedback (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone! I'm looking for 3 small business owners who could use some help organizing their day-to-day operations, workflows, or administrative processes. I'm offering to help completely FREE in …
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8reddit Is Zoho People the Best HRMS Software for Growing Businesses in 2026? (opens in new tab)
Managing employees becomes more challenging as a business grows. What works for a team of 10 people might not work when that team expands to 50 or 100. Attendance tracking, leave approvals, employee …
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8reddit Is Zoho People the Best HRMS Software for Growing Businesses in 2026? (opens in new tab)
Managing employees becomes more challenging as a business grows. What works for a team of 10 people might not work when that team expands to 50 or 100. Attendance tracking, leave approvals, employee …
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8reddit Need help to get reviews for my pest control business. (opens in new tab)
No Im not asking for people to leave fake reviews. I generally want to find the most effective way to get reviews, Im happy to offer my customers $20 off for an honest review but I just don’t want to…
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8reddit 1 star Google review saying “Good Service” (opens in new tab)
Someone left a 1 star review saying “Good Service.” I can’t identify them as a customer, and their account has only one review. Could be a mistake, a fake review, or a competitor. Has anyone dealt w…
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8reddit 1 star Google review saying “Good Service” (opens in new tab)
Someone left a 1 star review saying “Good Service.” I can’t identify them as a customer, and their account has only one review. Could be a mistake, a fake review, or a competitor. Has anyone dealt w…
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8reddit Google Business Profile changes from the last two weeks that can quietly hurt a local shop (opens in new tab)
If your customers find you on Google Maps, a few things have changed recently that are worth five minutes: Suggested edits: when Google notifies you that someone suggested an edit (hours, phone, add…
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8reddit Lost 172 Google reviews after reporting a review — 3 months later, still not restored. Need expert advice (opens in new tab)
I’m looking for expert help. I reported a negative review at the end of June and lost all organically historic reviews because of it. Google support has been no help and I’m looking for expert escalat…
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8reddit Google's own pages say owners can't delete reviews they dislike. For those who've reported rule-breaking ones, how did it actually go? (opens in new tab)
Google's contribution policy and the Business Profile review help pages say a few things worth knowing, since the same review questions keep coming up here. Only reviews that violate Google's policie…
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8reddit Interviewed candidates for “AI engineer” roles this week, my god is this really where our industry is going? (opens in new tab)
So last week I was tinkering with how to change up our technical interview round. For the last few years we’ve been doing a small take home followed by a live coding session where we add a new require…
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8reddit Our experience with Drink Labs! Posting this so other small beverage businesses can make an informed decision (opens in new tab)
***UPDATE- Our google review stating all facts no feelings or false information was removed. We have left another one. There are reviews that were also negative that I saw a while back that have also …
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8reddit Who Reviews Your Property Management Accounting Workflows? (opens in new tab)
What you "don't know, you don't know" until you are hit with a hefty cleanup and a very painful experience losing owners for someone who got into this industry for the people, not the accounting. Many…
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8reddit NZ legal advice — threatened with trespass after leaving a 1-star Google review (opens in new tab)
I'm looking for some NZ legal advice because this situation has escalated quite a bit and I'm trying to work out where I actually stand. I saw a job advertisement and decided to drop my CV off in per…
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8reddit NZ legal advice — threatened with trespass after leaving a 1-star Google review (opens in new tab)
I'm looking for some NZ legal advice because this situation has escalated quite a bit and I'm trying to work out where I actually stand. I saw a job advertisement and decided to drop my CV off in per…
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8reddit Buy Google Reviews, Is It Worth the Risk for a Business? (opens in new tab)
Getting a new business noticed on Google can be frustrating. Even when the service is good, a business with 5 reviews can easily get overlooked next to competitors with hundreds of reviews. That’s wh…
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8reddit Any recruiters, HR managers, resume or career experts available to review my resume and offer advice? (opens in new tab)
I'm a bit older and trying to re-enter the workforce. I don't have a formal education, and it's quite sad that neither parent encouraged any of us kids to go to college. My dad was white-collar, self-…
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8reddit 65 Point Local SEO Checklist (opens in new tab)
Local SEO is stupid easy right now, and that’s because it’s one of the last places AI hasn’t touched. Google Business Profile Optimization [ ] Claim and Verify Your Google Business Profile (GBP). […
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8reddit "7 Cutz Steakhouse" new restaurant fake 5 star reviews? (opens in new tab)
I was looking at the reviews for the new restaurant 7 Cutz Steakhouse. On the surface, at a 4.1 rating on Google I'd consider visiting it. However, when I look deeper it's obvious some of these revi…
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7.6reddit Competitor Review (opens in new tab)
Trying this again. I need help with a bad review I received from competitor, and it was a call through my ads account. I reported it and it was escalated and that was a year ago. It was supposed to be…
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7.6reddit Lokal business owners: How are you actually getting customers to leave Google reviews without being awkward? (opens in new tab)
Hey everyone I’m wondering how to get more feedback on Google from customers, no matter if it’s positive or negative, but I just want to encourage them somehow. Have you ever tried any of these optio…
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7.5reddit How are you handling 50+ Google reviews per month? (opens in new tab)
I'm curious how other agencies and local businesses handle review responses at scale. Once a business gets 50+ new Google reviews per month, manually responding to every single one starts…
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7.5reddit Question re: old negative reviews have been removed (opens in new tab)
So I had something very interesting happen this week. I had two fake 1 star reviews on one of my GBP's that nobody had been able to remove, and they had gotten pretty old - 1 was over a year and the o…
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7.4reddit I analyzed around 725, 1 star Google reviews. I found a phrase that escalates a bad situation (and how to I found a fix to it). (opens in new tab)
Most business owners treat a negative Google review like a personal insult. It’s completely natural you pour your life into your business and someone trashes it online. But when analyzing how local b…
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7.3reddit Reputation management for dental practices feels like a full time job nobody hired for (opens in new tab)
Our practice has four dentists, two hygienists, and exactly zero people whose job it is to watch our online reputation, which means it gets watched by everyone and nobody simultaneously, we find out a…
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7.3reddit Unpopular opinion: filtering negative feedback before Google isn't the same as manipulating reviews. (opens in new tab)
I think people often lump two very different things together when they talk about review gating. If a business asks a customer privately, *“How was your experience?”* and gives them a chance to share…
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7.2reddit Im going CRAZY - Google support are bots? (opens in new tab)
Hi! We are a Laboratory based in South America. A few weeks ago, a customer had a negative experience with a service and posted a one-star review. We are not disputing her right to share her own exper…
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7.2reddit I noticed something that’s costing local businesses customers and almost nobody talks about it (opens in new tab)
Been doing a lot of research on local business reputation lately and stumbled onto something that surprised me. I looked at 50 small businesses in my area — restaurants, salons, dentists, auto sho…
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7.1reddit I helped a local business get 200% more inquiries — using nothing but their Google Business Profile (opens in new tab)
No ad spend. No new website. No agency retainer. Just addressing the common oversights that many businesses make on their Google Business Profile (GBP). It’s often the little things that can make a bi…
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7reddit What happens to Google Business Profiles caught manipulating their reviews ? (opens in new tab)
Hello everyone, I'm creating this thread to gather more firsthand accounts of what happens to Google Business Profiles that have manipulated their reviews when Google catches them. Whether it's purc…
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7reddit UPDATE: Got a complaint today because my employee ‘told off’ a customer for sitting without ordering. Need advice. (opens in new tab)
Thanks for all the advice that I got from this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/smallbusiness/s/LUHc0seP2P Based on the general trend of the comments on that thread, a lot of people won't be pleased …
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7reddit How do I remove negative Google reviews? (opens in new tab)
About three weeks ago my business got hit with a bunch of 1 star Google reviews within the space of a few days. At first I thought maybe we'd genuinely messed something up, so I went through pretty m…
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7reddit This is why you should never respond to a bad review... (opens in new tab)
Recently, I was looking for a service, using Google Reviews as a guide. This involved reading reviews for well over 100 businesses. And, here is my opinion. Those business owners that replied to…
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7reddit is anyone else's client seeing review response speed matter way more than the actual response quality (opens in new tab)
noticed something weird across a batch of accounts i manage. profiles where the owner just replies fast, even with a generic "thanks for the feedback, we appreciate it" within a day or two, are holdin…
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7reddit PlayStation’s digital refund policy feels outdated in 2026 (opens in new tab)
I honestly don’t understand how PlayStation thinks this refund policy is acceptable. I bought a digital game, played it for around one hour, and quickly realized that the main gameplay experience wa…
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6.8reddit The Elephant in the Orchid Room: Addressing the Prominence of Online Criticism of the SGI (opens in new tab)
Like many millennials, and even more Gen Z’ers, it’s rare for me to make any big moves without doing internet research first to gather a sense of whether something is credible, valuable, and legitimat…
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6.7reddit Why I No Longer Trust The Galaxy At Polaris- Live Oakwood Google Rating- They Remove Bad Reviews- Actually a 2 star (opens in new tab)
I tracked the Google reviews for The Galaxy at Polaris which is managed by Live Oakwood. The published rating does not reflect the resident experience. What I observed raised serious concerns. Over t…
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6.7reddit Winning Strategies to Get More Reviews on Yelp (opens in new tab)
Yelp is one of the hardest sites to work with as a business because of their no-solicitation policy. In a world where you're not supposed to ask customers to leave you a reviews, I'd love to hear what…
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6.6reddit How are small businesses collecting Google reviews without relying on staff to ask every customer? (opens in new tab)
Managers can easily lose track of sending follow-up emails for review collection and consistent reminders to ask for reviews in face-to-face meetings with staff and customers. This can lead to review …
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6.4reddit This Week's Top E-commerce News Stories 💥 August 31st, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Hi r/Shopify - I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter, which I've published weekly since 2021. I was invited by the Mods of this subreddit to s…
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6.4reddit NAT: how do therapists feel about Google reviews? (opens in new tab)
My thoughts: I've been seeing therapists for almost 20 years and longest one for more than 15, so I rarely needed to look for a new one. When I first saw Google reviews for therapists and psychiatrist…
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6.3reddit E-commerce Industry News Recap 🔥 Week of August 31st, 2026 (opens in new tab)
Hi r/ecommerce \- I'm Paul and I follow the e-commerce industry closely for my Shopifreaks E-commerce Newsletter. Every week for the past 5 years I've posted a summary recap of the week's top stories …
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6.2reddit Looking for honest feedback on a SaaS idea for local small businesses: reviews + customer retention (opens in new tab)
I’ve launched a small-business SaaS called **BookAndReview** \[dot\] com, and I’d love some brutally practical feedback from business owners and people familiar with SMB software. The idea is fairly …
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6.1reddit affiliate management software for small business: what starts breaking first as partner activity grows? (opens in new tab)
i'm responsible for partnerships at a small software company and our affiliate program has reached the point where manual processes are becoming harder to keep up with. the challenge isn't recruiting…
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6.1reddit We Reviewed Uplisting : The All-in One Vacation Rental Management Software for Hassle-Free Hosting (opens in new tab)
Thank you for reading our **Uplisting review**. Managing vacation rentals today can be like spinning plates while balancing on a tightrope—one wrong move, and things could come crashing down. For pro…
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6reddit Why Is Google Favoring The Businesses That Engage In Fake Reviews? (opens in new tab)
I have been in business for over a decade doing auto detailing and i have always been an honest business. Over the years i have seen the landscape of google change with how they will remove real revie…
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6reddit [Scam Alert] "Maidless Cleaning Vancouver" - Multiple Victims, No Shows, No Refund, Now Refuting Official Bank Chargebacks and Manipulating Reviews. (opens in new tab)
THIS IS NOT A WITCH HUNT, DO NOT GO MESS WITH THESE PEOPLE. We are a group of victims trying to spread awareness. If we can save ONE person from being robbed by these guys before they're shut down th…
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6reddit Subreddit Demographic Survey 2026: The Results (opens in new tab)
2026 Childfree Subreddit Survey 1. Introduction Once a year, this subreddit hosts a survey to get to know the community and answer questions that are frequently asked here. This post is best viewed o…
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6reddit Fired from my hotel management job without warnings. How do I explain this in an interview Monday? (opens in new tab)
I was recently fired from my front desk manager position without any prior verbal or written warnings. The reason given was that I hadn’t responded to a guest complaint about a room maintenance issue.…
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6reddit Internal Controls for Small Businesses: Simple Ways to Protect Your Business from Financial Risks (opens in new tab)
Many small business owners focus on sales, customer relationships, and daily operations but often overlook one important area: internal controls. Internal controls aren't just for large corporations.…
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6reddit Lots of "Google deleted our reviews" threads lately, so here is what Google's own help pages actually say about review removals, appeals and review restrictions (opens in new tab)
A lot of the top threads here this month are some version of "all our reviews disappeared", "Google won't remove an obviously fake 1 star" or "we got flagged for incentivized reviews we never did". Mo…
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6reddit Top 10 AI HR Management Tools for Small and Mid-Sized Businesses in 2026 (opens in new tab)
Managing employee records, leave requests, onboarding, recruitment, and performance reviews can become complicated as a company grows. AI-enabled HR tools can help reduce repetitive administrative wor…
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6reddit Response to "SourTD alias Blue Brawler (problematic viewer)" (opens in new tab)
Disclaimer: I’m not trying to justify my actions. I’m aware that my behavior has been socially unacceptable in many situations, but I’ve really been trying to improve. There are many times where I’ve …
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6reddit I’m sick and tired of customers not reaching out first before leaving negative reviews (opens in new tab)
Sure it makes sense when the product you ordered is genuinely different than what was advertised, but for normal misunderstandings that can be resolved easily why don’t buyers reach out to the seller …
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6reddit How to Delete Google Reviews, What Actually Works (opens in new tab)
Seeing a Google review that is clearly fake, spammy, or completely unrelated to the business can be frustrating. The problem is that deleting a Google review is not as simple as clicking a delete butt…
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6reddit Tired of getting fake google reviews? (opens in new tab)
Hey guys! I’m Jake, and I’ve been helping businesses professionally appeal fake Google reviews to get them successfully removed and improve Google rankings and ratings. I’ve been spending the past y…
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6reddit Destructive criticism on Google (opens in new tab)
I received a negative review on Google from someone I don't know that is false and defamatory. Basically, it questions the sterilization of materials and alleges that there is fungal contamination... …
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6reddit Did you know Google blocked or removed 13 million fake or fraudulent Business Profiles in 2025. Fake business listings can be paired with fabricated reviews to mislead people searching for local services. (opens in new tab)
Do you trust online product reviews? Have you bought something because of positive reviews and later felt misled? What makes a review seem genuine or fake to you? Would you use a browser extension th…
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6reddit 4 support cases, 1 manually resolved, 3 auto-closed as "duplicate" — 39+ genuine reviews still missing (opens in new tab)
My business (FAZDAN Living, Bengaluru — carpets/home décor) has lost 39+ previously published, genuine customer reviews since mid-August. Review count went from 60+ (15 Aug) down to 21 today. I've ra…
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6reddit ai google reviews are easy to spot and the replies are worse than the reviews (opens in new tab)
Two of the shops I look after got hit with the same thing in the same week and both owners thought it was a compliment at first. five reviews each, four stars not five, all posted between 11pm and 2a…
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6reddit Review bombing in mobile games: App Store and Google Play recovery guide A game studio playbook for app review bombing, 1-star surges, player backlash, store reporting, mass... Olivia Doboaca Jul 28 (opens in new tab)
[Review Bombing: Game App Recovery Guide](https://preview.redd.it/kkhawbhvcohh1.jpg?width=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5217f42800c13f3b204cead00f4e9ff59705ec0c) Table of Content: * Key insights: wha…
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6reddit Trustpilot caught 4.5 million fake reviews in 2024. Italy still fined it €4 million in March. (opens in new tab)
Trustpilot removed 4.5 million fake reviews in 2024 out of 61 million submitted that year, catching 90% of them before a human ever had to step in, per its own Trust Report 2025. Those numbers back a …
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6reddit 6 timesheet apps for Australian small businesses: where each one fits (opens in new tab)
Timesheet software in Australia has to do more than total up hours. For a shift-based business, the harder part is getting clean time records into payroll while keeping breaks, overtime, leave, locati…
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6reddit Looking for honest feedback on a SaaS idea for local small businesses: reviews + customer retention (opens in new tab)
I’ve launched a small-business SaaS called **BookAndReview** \[dot\] com, and I’d love some brutally practical feedback from business owners and people familiar with SMB software. The idea is fairly …
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5.5reddit I asked Gemini “if home service businesses were getting less calls recently”… answer isn’t what I expected (opens in new tab)
We’ve really been optimizing for local seo over the past few months. We’re in a rural area of west Tn and have opportunities to have our plumbing services found in several weak map packs. For the last…
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5.4reddit 🔴My Horrible Experience with Everything Cool Estate Sales Part 1 (opens in new tab)
I am writing to share my family's recent experience with an estate sale hosted by Everything Cool in Halls Tennessee. I wanted to provide our honest feedback so that others can make an informed decisi…
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5.2reddit We surveyed 1,097 U.S. adults about how they use AI before making purchases. Here’s what stood out. (opens in new tab)
Usage and trust in AI answer engines is increasing pretty rapidly. Here are the biggest takeaways from this study that I think is useful information for business owners: * 77% of respondents use at l…
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5reddit Someone has hijacked my partners Law Firms' Google Account and is responding to reviews like a troll. (opens in new tab)
Bit of context it's a business that's run for 100 years or so, the owner is in her 80's and has nothing to do with the tech side of the business, in fact no body does. There's only like 6 people that …
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5reddit Google AI Mode now has a booking button inside the search result for home services. Here's what actually changed and what to do about it. (opens in new tab)
Full disclosure up front: I run an AI marketing agency (Wise Roots, based in Phoenix) and I work with local service businesses, so weigh this how you like. But I think this is worth flagging for trade…
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5reddit Your Google Business Profile is not your entire Local SEO strategy (opens in new tab)
I keep seeing businesses treat their Google Business Profile like a ranking button. Complete the profile. Add services. Upload photos. Get some reviews. Then wait for the Maps rankings to impr…
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5reddit I Caught What Google's AI Missed : A 100-Account Fake 5-Star Review Network Hiding in Plain Sight on Google Maps (opens in new tab)
Don't trust 5-star reviews on Google Maps at all. The platform is full of fake reviews bought by businesses, and Google often does nothing when you report them. This kind of scheme has a name in the…
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4.8reddit Google Maps is full of fake reviews, harming consumers and honest businesses. (opens in new tab)
Don't trust 5-star reviews on Google Maps at all. Here is what my 4‑month investigation uncovered : I Caught What Google's AI Missed : A 100+ Account Fake 5-Star Review Network Hiding in Plain Sight…
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4.8reddit Legitimate Google reviews disappearing one by one (opens in new tab)
I run a small business in a very specific niche where customer relationships are highly personal and usually one-to-one. I have built a strong reputation over the years, both through word of mouth and…
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4.4reddit Do not trust Google reviews in London, negative reviews of a buisness will be deleted (opens in new tab)
I had a seriously negative experience with an electronics shop that took 3 weeks to complete a repair they claimed would take 3 days, and they didn't do the repairs they charged me for. After I posted…
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4reddit Loud Pizza Records responds to negative review with full name & includes location and transaction details (opens in new tab)
I placed a preorder that ended up being delayed without a clear timeline for fulfillment.. After waiting and dealing with communication issues, I decided I wanted a refund. I requested a refund 3 sep…
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4reddit My Experience with BIO 121 at Miami (opens in new tab)
Kayla Huff I just want to start by saying this review has absolutely nothing to do with my grade. I received an okay grade in this class, and it has nothing to do with her personality, either. She se…
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4reddit How to respond to Google reviews: why unclear ownership causes inconsistent replies, and how a named owner and backup fix it (opens in new tab)
How to respond to Google reviews is usually framed as a wording question. Structurally, it is an ownership question. Most businesses assume replies go unanswered because nobody has time. The more acc…
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4reddit [Update] Royal Brothers bike rental falsely flagged my Google review to get it removed, then called me asking to remove my reddit posts as well (opens in new tab)
Original post: link Update TLDR: RB claimed they would fire the crew resonsible for not maintaining their bikes and offered to refund the full booking amount of ~3.7k, but only if I deleted my reddi…
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4reddit [Update] Royal Brothers bike rental falsely flagged my Google review to get it removed, then called me asking to remove my reddit posts as w (opens in new tab)
TLDR: RB claimed they would fire the crew resonsible for not maintaining their bikes and offered to refund the full booking amount of ~3.7k, but only if I deleted my reddit post. I declined. Then the…
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4reddit [Update] Royal Brothers bike rental falsely flagged my Google review to get it removed, then called me asking to remove my reddit posts as well (opens in new tab)
Original post: link Update TLDR: RB claimed they would fire the crew resonsible for not maintaining their bikes and offered to refund the full booking amount of ~3.7k, but only if I deleted my reddi…
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4reddit [Update] Royal Brothers bike rental falsely flagged my Google review to get it removed, then called me asking to remove my reddit posts as well (opens in new tab)
Original post: link Update TLDR: RB claimed they would fire the crew resonsible for not maintaining their bikes and offered to refund the full booking amount of ~3.7k, but only if I deleted my reddi…
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4reddit I discovered a way to change customers’ bad reviews and absolutely abused it (opens in new tab)
I used to work in online customer service, and honestly, it was a decent job at first. I didn’t hate it, and I actually thought I could see myself staying for a while. But then the management team st…
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4reddit I've read a lot of rejected fake-review reports. Most of them fail for the same few reasons. (opens in new tab)
Most business owners I've worked with had already reported the review themselves and been turned down, sometimes three or four times. After going through a lot of those rejected reports, I've found th…
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4reddit PSA - Heyday Oak Creek posts fake reviews (opens in new tab)
Heyday management gets their friends and family to post positive google reviews. They also remove negative reviews as soon as they are posted. There are a lot of people moving out so I am sure they ar…
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4reddit Worked hard to get sapphire. Even took a lot of crappy orders for points. Right when I was about to hit it, I guess someone review bombed me… (opens in new tab)
I don’t understand how customer support has no way to handle these either. Was told they’d submit it for a discrepancy but they cannot promise if/when someone would even look at it. And it’s a “separa…
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4reddit Owner's review after less than a week (opens in new tab)
I was going to wait until I'd owned the iX3 longer to write up an owner's review post, but I've written a zillion words of comments on other people's posts, and I realize I might as well put my early …
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4reddit Why Google’s GBP and Review System is Actually Fair (Perspective from a Business, Exec and Personal Coach) (opens in new tab)
If you spend any time browsing local SEO or small business communities, it is easy to get the impression that Google Business Profile (GBP) is completely broken. I’m not any Google advocate; I in fact…
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4reddit Why Google’s GBP and Review System is Actually Fair (Perspective from a Business, Exec and Personal Coach) (opens in new tab)
If you spend any time browsing local SEO or small business communities, it is easy to get the impression that Google Business Profile (GBP) is completely broken. I’m not any Google advocate; I in fact…
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4reddit My competitor is paying workers to get reviews (opens in new tab)
Hi there, I have a really big issue. So my competitor has told his guides/workers they will get 5 euros for each review they get mentioning their name and sadly the guides are literally begging after …
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4reddit First negative review, customer unreasonable, I intercepted and returned his package to me. (opens in new tab)
Downvote if you must. I sell TCG cards online and recently had a buyer place two separate orders with me. One order was already shipped with tracking bought for about $60. The other was a much larger…
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4reddit What Google Will Actually Remove When You Report a Bad Review (opens in new tab)
A one-star review lands and the first instinct is to get it taken down. Sometimes that works. Most of the time it does not, and the review sits there unanswered while you try. Only policy violations …
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3reddit 10.3.0 | Terrifier PTB Patch Notes (opens in new tab)
https://preview.redd.it/ci7rii1w28yh1.jpeg?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=db9a87418a426b5d33e0d923b771ff21b162a822 Content New Killer: The Terrifier Power: Bag of Toys Hold the Ability button to…
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