I have been binge-watching the old TV series, “The Cleaner.” If you haven’t seen it, it is based on the real-life…
Fake Reviews
Review Fraud, The Today Show and Google closing Spam forum
Did you happen to catch ReviewFraud on The Today Show or on NBC Nightly News last week, February 27th, 2019?…
Local SEO is the Wild West
I am a huge fan of cop shows and am currently binge watching Justified. I just finished season one and…
Time to regulate Google
It was nice to see Google CEO Sundar Pichai testify on Capitol Hill in December. Sadly the committee asked the…
Online reviews and the First Amendment
I was having lunch the other day with a colleague in the SEO space and we were talking life, clients…
4 Star Negative review attacks
If I told you that I am witnessing 4-star reviews being used as negative reviews attacks on businesses, you would think I…
Battling fake reviews that won’t die
Working with combating review spam, I have seen my share of fake reviews and stolen identities. I have flagged my…
How to Remove Bad Reviews From Google
One of the questions I get asked the most is how to remove bad reviews from Google. Google has quietly…
Abe’s of Maine
Before you make a purchase from Abe’s of Maine of you need to look past their 3.5 Google rating and…
Does anybody care about fake reviews?
I kept being advised via email that nobody cares about fake reviews. Google sure seems to prove that fact. The…