I was alerted that Blossom’s Soul Food Fusion has had employees, friends, and family leave Google reviews. It appears these reviews were posted to drown out negative reviews highlighting issues with slow service. Here are the reviews that appear to have been posted by employees:Peter Garcia – The person messaging me is claiming they are …

David Franke used his Twitter account, Havinfun412, to make a disparaging comment about women. The exchange was regarding a video clip from Charlie Kirk’s show—the discussion about Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at United Airlines. David’s comment is as follows: “I always look to make sure I have a male pilot. If woman shouldn’t drive, …

I always warn people about going viral for the wrong reasons, and sadly, Jamie James Spray of Spray Home Services in Greenwood, Indiana, is learning the hard way. I am unsure what started the Twitter beef with business owner Kaylan, but it has gotten ugly. He posted a drawing her son made and mocked him …

Ginny Marvin is the Ads Liaison at Google. Several people, myself included, have pointed out the Local Search Ads (LSA) spam to Ginny. Ginny ignores us and refuses to tweet back to anybody. LSA, aka Google Guarantee profiles, have to go through a rigorous vetting process. All employees have to pass a background check. The …

The Benedictine Apartments ran a review contest on Tuesday, July 25th. They stated that the first five residents to post a 5-star Google review would receive a $10 gift card. The contest would end at noon on Friday, July 28th. This contest netted The Benedictine Apartments six 5-star reviews. People posted four reviews on the …

In June 2023, I was alerted that Natalie Nelson LMT offered gift bags in exchange for Google reviews. The first Google Business Profile (GBP) I reported was her Charleston Mobile Massage. It had 14 Google reviews on June 23rd, 2023. Google removed ten reviews connected to the review exchange. A few days later, Natalie lost …

Most businesses keep Google rankings when Google removes reviews. The only times I have seen businesses lose rankings is when their overall rating drops. Two cases where these businesses lost all their rankings once Google removed their reviews. Case One. This business had a review contest where they gave away a gift in exchange for …

Patrick “Pat” Ridge is the owner and co-founder of Graceland Ranch Sober Living. Pat comes off as a drug rehab celebrity on a lousy power trip. Pat craves attention and the spotlight; whether from his days in Hyper Crash or his various social media channels, Pat is everywhere. Pat has several businesses and ventures. Until …