Getting an organic listing on google

opiate82 said:

So sounds like I should pay people to post obviously paid reviews on my competitors Yelp pages?

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They really have no way of proving whether something is paid. They have a frustrating algorithm that cycles reviews, and filters out new users and inactive users. I will log on yelp at least once a month and review something, share, like, just to keep it active so my reviews stick.

Here"s some red flags to avoid

• New users whose first few reviews include a business that has never been reviewed
• A review of your own business
• A significant amount of reviews at any given time
• Having substantially more reviews than competitors in the same category, I think this is for reviews under a certain review quantity threshold.
• Having inactive users suddenly log in and review a business with little reviews.
• Rating everything 5 stars
• Users who have not completed most of their profile, have friends, and only access a few functions of the site
• Businesses who have reviews and haven"t completed their profile
• Conflicting reviews from the same IP address (logging on friends accounts)

The truth is that most businesses with low volume or commercial clients will have a very hard time getting reviews, but they still get them whether its friends, family, or paid.. all you can do is try to keep up and compete.