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I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation

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Re: I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation

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Post by kevindeasis »

dceddia wrote: post #92
kevindeasis wrote: post #55

Paul Graham said that if there is alot of potential energy from a broken system there must be a way to monetize it. Really, it seems like someone can make a startup to verify the company and reviews. In fact, why dont we all open source this thing.

That sounds a lot like Dun & Bradstreet[0], no? [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dun_%26_Bradstreet

Sounds like Dun & Bradstreet, yes. But, I'm not sure if they can verify the identity of an amazon/ebay seller [0]. [0] https://www.reddit.com/r/books/comments/3l1epw/how_to_scam_a...

Re: I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation

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Post by kevindeasis »

logn wrote: post #119
kevindeasis wrote: post #55

Paul Graham said that if there is alot of potential energy from a broken system there must be a way to monetize it. Really, it seems like someone can make a startup to verify the company and reviews. In fact, why dont we all open source this thing.

I've thought this would be a good new feature for Stripe. After payment, allow user to leave a review. Then you know the person bought the product.

That would def be a good feature for stripe.

Re: I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation

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Post by rasz_pl »

roymurdock wrote: post #131

Yelp was the only company that caught us, hiding both of the reviews I bought behind their “not recommended” click wall and not counting them in F.A.K.E.’s rating. It has software that screens out suspicious reviews, not including them in a company’s star-rating. If they see too many of them, they will penalize a business’s page, putting a “consumer alert” on the profile for 90 days warning visitors that they think t…

well

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkVbIsAWN2luXUhlA1bO1...

TLDR: YELP salespeople keep spamming you with phone calls, Louis was getting tired of it, but still polite (I would simply tell them to eat duck), so pointed out his friends business two blocks over pays $5K every month and seeing his books there was zero effect. What does Yelp salesperson do? She emails him PRIVATE INFORMATION OF COMPETING business :o.

Re: I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation

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Post by developer1 »

nsxwolf wrote: post #163
dethstar wrote: post #75

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Homeless do the opposite of the musician really, throw a coin/bill into their glass and they will take it out and save it somewhere else. "Nobody has donated, have some compassion" works for some.

I like when they pick out the pennies from my donations and throw them on the ground. I then pick them up, because the pennies are valuable to me.

You have a home to stash the pennies in to save them up. Someone who lives on the street can't carry around pounds of pennies around until they have thousands of them to exchange for larger currency. Pennies might have value long-term, but they are worthless if you can't stash them in bulk.

Disclaimer: Canadian, we abolished pennies because they are worthless and a pain in the ass. ;)

Re: I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation

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Post by puranjay »

rajadigopula wrote: post #123
puranjay wrote: post #87

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You really shouldn't expect anything better for an article that pays the writer just $4 (after Fiverr takes its cut). Good writing isn't something everyone can do. It takes me at least an hour to write around 500 words. A full 2k word post can take 6+ hours (since longer posts tend to be more complicated). If I was charging Fiverr rates, I would end up making $4/hour.

I am not complaining about the research that went into the article, but the content at least must be comprehensible. My observations so far - the top gigs are the ones who are doing what they are good at. A few examples - https://uk.fiverr.com/ukulelebandito/write-perform-and-recor... https://uk.fiverr.com/reverbdominatio/professional-voice-for... I think Fiverr is for someone who can help others with their hobby, bu…

If I was to use Fiverr, I would use it as a source of cheap leads. Offer a low cost service (even at a loss), then upsell more expensive services.

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Post by nkrisc »

throwaway1967 wrote: post #120
nkrisc wrote: post #107

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Great point. If they won't actively police their sellers at least they could let visitors volunteer to do so through such a feature.

Yes, and if the police won't actively police every square foot where there are people, they could at least let citizens do so through concealed carry of a weapon. And yet, somehow, there's a large group of people that is always for people meddling in other people's business by telling on them (including calling the police when they see a citizen legally open-carrying!). It must be because laissez faire is not easy to…

I don't really see how this is relevant however reporting suspicious Fiverr jobs is totally different giving citizens the right to employ lethal force. The stakes are slightly different.

Re: I created a fake business and bought it an online reputation

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Post by collyw »

hienyimba wrote: post #169
collyw wrote: post #153

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That must depend on what you are advertising. Looking for cheap appartmnts near a university, I would always go for the ones that didn't have lots of numbers taken, as it meant there was more chance I would be first to get it.

which site do u use for your search?

this was back n the days of pen and paper ads on a noticeboard
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