5,224,095
Good for them for uncovering this - sadly, it's rampant in our industry as well, Buzz. Reminds me of the old paper & magazine ads, "Million Dollar Producer!"
I have good BS radar and to me, it's easy to read between the lines!
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
4,319,419
Buzz Mackintosh - inside job!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Praful Thakkar
Andover, MA
6,380,446
Tough to trust reviews of any kind.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
1,539,715
I put little stock in the stars.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
899,657
I haven't really. I have heard potential clients (especially millennials) don't trust perfect reviews.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
2,779,653
It reminds me of all the marketing on movies coming out. Must see, don't miss, hit of the year and best performance. I go see it and it falls on its face
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
3,988,007
I do not wonder. The delete button has lots of power.
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Nina Hollander, Broker
Charlotte, NC
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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PropertyMinder (Accele...
San Jose, CA
399,703
Reviewing Reviews. What an interesting investigative story. Thanks for sharing, Buzz Mackintosh.
It's great they're making efforts and raising awareness to crack down on the fake stuff. I believe there is a way to certify that the individual providing the 5 Star Review (or any star rating for that matter) is a real person and legitimate customer (at least that's what Trust Pilot mandates when we have customers post their reviews of our company). - Tim
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
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Buzz Mackintosh
Frederick, MD
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Debe Maxwell, CRS
Charlotte, NC
5,583,278
some readers put stock in reviews and others do not even read them....but one needs them....
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,842,961
I'm not reading the link but I give people 5 stars as much as possible. If they do great, I say so.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
921,504
There is not secret.
YOU BUY THEM.
How do you do that?
1. Vlaimir will get you into their 5 Star Plan.
2. Reward others to write a review.
3. Invites everyone to participate in a poll.
4. Understand the opportune time to encourage a meaningful and focused review and rating.
However you slice it, you are buying the stars and reveiws.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,501,618
Wow, NBC is VERY late to the party if they're just now uncovering this! Companies that give 5 star reviews are about as old as review sites! Not to mention rolling your own reviews or get your friends and family to review you.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
5,102,824
I don't worry about anyone else... I collect my testimonials and present them and there's no fake news there.
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Kathleen Daniels, Prob...
San Jose, CA
1,466,207
Buzz Mackintosh Sounds like they are writing their own reviews. Most reviews I see are negative. It seems people who take the time to review a business have had a negative experience.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
4,800,082
5,205,874
It is so hard to take them all in as fully honest with the pressure from companies today to rank people based on surveys!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
4,872,859
3,416,011
I was reviewing some local agents reviews and was amazed and shocked many of them were other6 agents in their own firm.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
3,071,489
1,513,143
There are agents giving a gift card for them, with three numbers on them!
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
140,560
Buzz Mackintosh
As far as the real estate industry goes it depends on what site you are looking at regarding the reviews. For example, reviews on Realtor.com, agents personal site, google business page and facebook business page can be easily faked. However, Zillow reviews are very accurate bc Zillow verifies sales using tax records and the ip address of the submitter.
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Roy Kelley
Gaithersburg, MD
1,712,676
2,682,719
5,862,877
3,343,466
4,434,127
1,239,320
A local handy person charges $20 a post. You write it he posts it up. Yelp, Warmart, Ace Hardware. Realtor, doctor review, what else you want to believe in?
2,176,071
I know this does go on. I try to read the good and the bad and make a reasonably informed decision.
7,822,429