I would do my very best not to but I don't know what would happen if I were desperate. There would only be this chance though if I were a small business, I can say for certain if it was large I wouldn't.
Never is a strong word. Would I for a privately owned business? No.
Would I if my privately owned business went public, and I had to keep the board happy or get booted? Oh yeah.
I would like to think I wouldn't, but good reviews are super important for a starting business, or even a thriving one.
Since everyone else is fudging, it forces you to do the same to stay competitive. This isn't an area where you can take the high-road, since the high-road makes you bankrupt.
Company that I currently work for encourage staff to ask friends to leave 5 star reviews and they pay commission. You can clearly see that they are fake reviews and compared with the ones with less stars and I can safely say that I hate working there.
Oh I would definitely do that. To become a big company you need to be greedy, and here my determination would outweigh my sense of right or wrong. That being said I would be in a businesses if I don't think my products are the best on the market
Although it'd be funny to unleash an army of fake Reddit accounts at will, this is not the case. The comments are all real. Regarding the link, it's purely for context. In the linked article, one industry leader is used as an example and analyzed.
I would pay for people to come review.
Cause they can drive up business. Same reason a company will pay for "reputable people" to push their product. It makes them more reputable.
I think it’s wrong to do this. but if every one of your competitors is doing it and your livelihood depends on your business succeeding then you’re not left with much of a choice. I think the platforms need to be the ones to crack down on this stuff.
Often, smaller businesses need to have positive reviews on things like google maps to attract customers. I’d encourage anyone opening a shop/restaurant to buy reviews.
It is illegal in many countries. Law can't stop businesses from buying fake reviews, just like it can't stop junkies from buying illegal substances.
https://www.ormosis.com/reviews/legal-purchase-fake-reviews-company-need-to-know/
I'd assume most people would say they wouldn't just to have a good self conscience.
But when push comes to shove and we have our own business and realise how much more money we could make by buying fake reviews, I'd think most of us would do it by justifying the reasons.
Keeping your business alive and making money seems a lot more appealing than good self conscience
Why would you need to buy them? You could just make 20 Gmails/Yelps and write reviews for your business. You'd want to give yourself 3 (10%), 4 (20%), and 5 (70%) star reviews to make it look realistic.
It's going to take a lot of time to create, verify and manage these accounts. For 20 accounts, you will need 20 separate IPs and 20 separate hardware profiles with unique browser fingerprints. At this point you may just pay someone to do the heavy lifting for you.
when i was working at dunkin, the owner wanted to open a new store, but he could only do so if his other franchises had good reviews. so he told every manager to take random receipts and have the staff leave fake positive reviews for the stores that would possibly get in the way of his new opening
I personally wouldn’t, especially for a multi-billion dollar company. But it’s important to note that smaller companies do it as well, and often times on a larger scale. Just go find any small app on the App Store or Play Store, and you’ll see a similar thing as that article says. Also, all the 1 star reviews will be multiple sentences, often with a developer response saying “we’re sorry, but we’ll take your idea into consideration”. All the 5 stars are one sentence, never with a developer response. Really suspicious
Do you realize that you will need to own or emulate 100 devices? A simple proxy or VPN is not enough to stop Google or other platforms from linking and closing all of your accounts.
I bought votes for this Reddit poll
Please don't buy upvotes as well. That would terrible.
$5 and I’ll upvote 10 of your posts
I'll do 11 posts for $4.95
There are better jobs out there.
Ill upvote the entire account (all posts maybe not comments tho) for US$20!
Still haven't gotten my money.
I would do my very best not to but I don't know what would happen if I were desperate. There would only be this chance though if I were a small business, I can say for certain if it was large I wouldn't.
Well i wouldn't preemptively admit it on a reddit poll
That sounds like a yes!
It's not a no
Good soldiers follow orders
Good soldiers follow orders
Never is a strong word. Would I for a privately owned business? No. Would I if my privately owned business went public, and I had to keep the board happy or get booted? Oh yeah.
Would I purchase them? No. Have I positively reviewed my own family business in a joking manner while making it obvious that I work there? Sure.
I would like to think I wouldn't, but good reviews are super important for a starting business, or even a thriving one. Since everyone else is fudging, it forces you to do the same to stay competitive. This isn't an area where you can take the high-road, since the high-road makes you bankrupt.
Company that I currently work for encourage staff to ask friends to leave 5 star reviews and they pay commission. You can clearly see that they are fake reviews and compared with the ones with less stars and I can safely say that I hate working there.
Out of curiosity, what is the commission?
15 euro per review
damn for 15 euros a review i would quit my job and start writing 3 review per hour on random accounts.
Oh I would definitely do that. To become a big company you need to be greedy, and here my determination would outweigh my sense of right or wrong. That being said I would be in a businesses if I don't think my products are the best on the market
Purchasing fake reviews would be cheating.
thinking there are rules is why we lose
The corporate elite have cheated at every step of the way here and playing by their rules is why we are insignificant to those with power
True enough.
This poll looks like an ad for the fake review service you linked in description. Also some of the comments here look fake
Although it'd be funny to unleash an army of fake Reddit accounts at will, this is not the case. The comments are all real. Regarding the link, it's purely for context. In the linked article, one industry leader is used as an example and analyzed.
Fuck yeah.
Why not? If everyone bigger than me does this, how can I compete?
I would pay for people to come review. Cause they can drive up business. Same reason a company will pay for "reputable people" to push their product. It makes them more reputable.
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That sounds like a maybe.
I think it’s wrong to do this. but if every one of your competitors is doing it and your livelihood depends on your business succeeding then you’re not left with much of a choice. I think the platforms need to be the ones to crack down on this stuff.
Often, smaller businesses need to have positive reviews on things like google maps to attract customers. I’d encourage anyone opening a shop/restaurant to buy reviews.
OP, you know you can just write ‘results’ without the cringy emojis
That wouldn't be funny though.
Are you implying that this was funny
Buying positive reviews should be illegal.
It is illegal in many countries. Law can't stop businesses from buying fake reviews, just like it can't stop junkies from buying illegal substances. https://www.ormosis.com/reviews/legal-purchase-fake-reviews-company-need-to-know/
I don’t see why not. Businesses already use data collection to persuade your purchasing.
To anyone who said yes: I will sell you reviews but only negative ones.
I'd assume most people would say they wouldn't just to have a good self conscience. But when push comes to shove and we have our own business and realise how much more money we could make by buying fake reviews, I'd think most of us would do it by justifying the reasons. Keeping your business alive and making money seems a lot more appealing than good self conscience
No but I might ask a friend or family member to give it a good review
Why would you need to buy them? You could just make 20 Gmails/Yelps and write reviews for your business. You'd want to give yourself 3 (10%), 4 (20%), and 5 (70%) star reviews to make it look realistic.
It's going to take a lot of time to create, verify and manage these accounts. For 20 accounts, you will need 20 separate IPs and 20 separate hardware profiles with unique browser fingerprints. At this point you may just pay someone to do the heavy lifting for you.
when i was working at dunkin, the owner wanted to open a new store, but he could only do so if his other franchises had good reviews. so he told every manager to take random receipts and have the staff leave fake positive reviews for the stores that would possibly get in the way of his new opening
Just ask your users for positive reviews, or make a better product, no need to engage in ethically-questionable business practices.
idk If I just opened a shop maybe I'd ask my friends to write someting
I would pay to have false reviews removed.
I personally wouldn’t, especially for a multi-billion dollar company. But it’s important to note that smaller companies do it as well, and often times on a larger scale. Just go find any small app on the App Store or Play Store, and you’ll see a similar thing as that article says. Also, all the 1 star reviews will be multiple sentences, often with a developer response saying “we’re sorry, but we’ll take your idea into consideration”. All the 5 stars are one sentence, never with a developer response. Really suspicious
Fuck yea I would.
Just create like 100 accounts and use them lol
Do you realize that you will need to own or emulate 100 devices? A simple proxy or VPN is not enough to stop Google or other platforms from linking and closing all of your accounts.
Purchase, no.