Fighting Undisclosed Extortion by Review Sites

Posted by brightwriter 5 years, 4 months ago to Business

Here's what a small business did to identify, then fight, the implicit extortion by a review site: buy our advertising or your favorable reviews disappear. Make the enemy look ridiculous: it works!

SOURCE URL: https://medicaljustice.com/the-man-who-told-yelp-to-buzz-off-he-succeeded-beyond-his-wildest-imagination/

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Posted by freedomforall 5 years, 4 months ago

👍

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Posted by blarman 5 years, 4 months ago

That's freaking brilliant! If I lived nearby, it would make me want to go there and eat - then shake the guy's hand!

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Posted by term2 5 years, 4 months ago

Too bad. I have paid attention to yelp reviews in the past. Not so much now. I guess that they have to make money somehow. and I am not sure what the real answer is to this

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Posted by exceller 5 years, 4 months ago

That is fantastic!

Kudos to Cerrentini, he certainly had guts.

That's the way to fight corruption!

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Posted by allosaur 5 years, 4 months ago

Me dino loves stories like this!

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  Posted by H2ungar123 5 years, 4 months ago
  
  WoW!! Super delicious! Good enuf to eat!
  
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    Posted by allosaur 5 years, 4 months ago
    
    Ees H2ungar123 hungree?
    
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      Posted by H2ungar123 5 years, 4 months ago
      
      Caro Dino, per nessun motivo.....troppo risata!!
      
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        Posted by allosaur 5 years, 4 months ago
        
        Y dino tink o dis ET?
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpXD2...
        
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        Posted by H2ungar123 5 years, 4 months ago
        
        What's your point, Babe?????
        
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        Posted by allosaur 5 years, 4 months ago
        
        Old dino coulda tinked of~~
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOUil...
        But caramba! I did!
        
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        Posted by H2ungar123 5 years, 4 months ago
        
        So you did!!! Caramba!!
        
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