| Ripoff Reports can be extremely damaging to a | | | | are willing to be patient and deal with a learning curve. |
| businesses brand. The issues is not so much about | | | | The issue with do it yourself rip off report removal is |
| people going on to and searching for your company. | | | | that there is not guarantee that you are doing it right. |
| The trouble comes from the fact that Ripoff Reports | | | | This doesn't mean it can't be done, but it is something |
| are notorious for ranking extremely well in Google. | | | | to think about. |
| Why this happens I do not know. Google's mission | | | | Websites you can use to help |
| statement is to provide value and credible content to | | | | Creating an EzineArticles account and publishing a lot |
| it's readers. This means they usually reward websites | | | | has the potential to both misplace a ripoff report and |
| like because they manually review content to ensure | | | | bring in business. |
| quality content. | | | | - Create an account and become active in the |
| The trouble is there is no review process, they can be | | | | community. The more pages inside linkedin that point to |
| posted by anyone, they can be posted anonymously, | | | | you the better |
| and can do not have to based on fact. The BBB is a | | | | - Twitter ranks very well in Google. Becoming active |
| much better guide of what a companies true | | | | and getting links to you twitter account has great |
| performance is like. This does not stop the reports | | | | potential to misplace a ripoff. |
| from ranking extremely well for which ever person or | | | | How long does Ripoff Report Removal take? |
| company they have been posted about. The damage | | | | On average it takes a professional reputation |
| a Ripoff Report does once visible in the top search | | | | management firm about 45-60 days to knock a ripoff |
| results for a brand is enormous. A recent client of ours | | | | report from the first page of Google. Some take |
| estimated a loss in business in excess of $500,000 | | | | longer. It is not an exact science. The trouble with doing |
| due to the presence of a ripoff report. So what can a | | | | it yourself is that you may spend countless hours trying |
| person or company do once they have a Ripoff? | | | | to figure it out and get no where after 2 month! If that |
| You should FORGET wasting money on an attorney | | | | is the case and you decide to give and hire a firm to |
| to sue them! You will not win, what they are doing is | | | | do it for you, you will still be looking at another 2 |
| unfortunately legal. If you can prove who posted the | | | | months before it is gone. Not something that most |
| anonymous post you might have some recourse, but | | | | people get excited about. The questions is what is |
| you wont be able to. Your best bet is to focus on | | | | more valuable? Is it saving the money that hiring a firm |
| controlling the first & second pages of the Google | | | | would cost you, or is it the business that you lost in the |
| search results (ripoff reports are not a problem on | | | | extra two months it took for you to try it yourself? |
| yahoo and bing). The way this is done is by creating | | | | What does it cost |
| and promoting multiple profiles on social websites. | | | | Price and effectiveness range. Ripoff report removal |
| How can this be done? | | | | services go from $1,000 up to $7,000. They claim |
| Think of erasing a ripoff report much like reverse SEO. | | | | anywhere from a few weeks to six months to |
| Instead of marketing one website, you market 10 or | | | | remove the claim. |
| more until they have enough authority in the eyes of | | | | Regardless of which answer you chose one thing is |
| Google to displace a ripoff report. This may sound | | | | clear. You need to remove that Ripoff Report. If you |
| simple but can be quite difficult in practice. It can be | | | | do not, it will continue to take a bite out of your |
| done by yourself with hard work and diligence if you | | | | business for months and years to come. |