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The Online Reviews Bait and Switch

August 17, 2015 by Troy Hartenstine

these reviews, that have been built by the individual business, now cause the Third-Party Reviews website to achieve top rank in search results – using your content – capturing the majority of the clicks. Too late. This parasite has taken over the Search Results. There is no way to go back to a life without the parasitic Third-Party Reviews in your search results. They are getting more clicks from your target market, using your content, than your website does, and they will sell those clicks to the highest bidder in your market. Forever!

Consumer Reviews Reconsidered

July 11, 2015 by Troy Hartenstine

Most businesses on the Internet today work hard to get good business reviews and manage those reviews (that are not 5 stars). Some businesses very much depend on good reviews to survive. When a review program has its own website (and most do) that’s where the problem begins. This is a disturbing realization. I call … Read more

What is Wrong with 3rd Party Reviews

December 9, 2020December 22, 2014 by Troy Hartenstine

This is a parasite business model. It is not designed to help your business long-term. It is designed to cost you a small sum per month, forever. And it can only get more and more expensive as time goes on. And once you enlist, there is no going back.