6 min read
By Eric on
1/27/21 12:13 PM
It is possible to remove, de-index, or bury search negative search results
Software called bots scour the internet and "scrape" information from sites to be copied to other websites. This duplication of content is repeated over and over again and can be difficult or near impossible to remove, resulting in the information being displayed on hundreds if not thousands of these sites in addition to dominating Google search results.
If this content is negative or untrue, the problem becomes a potentially reputation damaging issue. These negative results can lead to a reduction of opportunities for both businesses and individuals.
While the information may have once been true and been published legitimately, it is often old news and can be outdated or even blatantly incorrect. Often burying (suppressing) the content is the only method of reducing its visibility in Google searches.
TOPICS:
Reputation Protection
Reputation Management
6 min read
By Reputation X on
1/20/21 11:46 AM
Not all online reputation management agencies are the same. They have different strengths, weaknesses, and strategies. Here's a primer.
Online reputation management (ORM) companies offer a broad range of services that are generally focused around monitoring and improving their clients' online brands. Some online reputation management companies focus on a niche specialty like review management, while others offer a suite of services and a dedicated team (usually with a higher price tag). Almost every online reputation management company uses some combination of the following to improve someone's online reputation:
- Monitoring and influencing online discussions and reviews
- Writing content on pages like Wikipedia
- Using SEO to improve visibility of positive content
TOPICS:
Reputation Management
Online Reputation Management Services
3 min read
By Reputation X on
1/15/21 10:52 AM
Content on your website gets stale. This is the plan we use to keep it fresh. The first step includes creating your blog post (step 1). We have a detailed blog post about that you can check out. This article is about what to do after your blog post has initially gone live (after publishing, initial social media sharing, and any initial link building you may be doing).
TOPICS:
Reputation Marketing
8 min read
By Reputation X on
1/14/21 4:37 PM
A breakdown of rates and services from five industry leaders
Article Highlights
- The cost of online reputation management ranges based on several variables and the great breadth of details within each variable.
- The best online reputation management company for you is going to be the one that specializes in your business size, your particular reputation situation, and your reputation goals.
- Cheap reputation management can offer temporary results – or no results at all - or worse results.
- Quality, legitimate reputation management requires investment in resource-heavy endeavors that can increase the cost but achieves better results, repair, development, and management.
Your reputation could be about 63% of the value of your business. But before you invest, you probably want to get an idea of what you should budget for and what level of repair, development, and protection you can realistically expect.
TOPICS:
Online Reputation Repair
Reputation Management Cost
Reputation Management
10 min read
By Reputation X on
1/11/21 1:49 PM
SEO reputation management uses search engine optimization and other techniques to improve the way brands (companies, people, products, services, political entities) are seen online.
Article highlights
- 63% of your company value is based on your reputation
- SEO is a powerful tool for online reputation management, protection, and repair
- Every company should have a reputation crisis management plan, but only about one-half of companies do
- Smart SEO reputation management tactics can help get negative content off the front page of search results
You probably know that your corporate brand reputation is important, but do you know how important? As much as 63% of your company value is based on your reputation. According to a 2005 Economist Intelligence Unit report, reputation is the greatest risk facing global companies.
TOPICS:
Reputation Management
Online Reputation Management Services
6 min read
By Reputation X on
1/11/21 12:17 PM
Most "website reputation" articles are about spam scores, which is usually due to email abuse or a misconfigured DNS. This article is about how a websites' reputation is perceived in search and social results by people.
Improve website reputation
"Location, location, location" has become "first page, first page, first page"
Back in the day of brick and mortar, enterprising businesspersons would always say “Location, location, location.” Fast forward to our currently emerging heyday of global communications and pride of placement still applies, except the first page of Google has replaced 5th Avenue as the placement of choice.
Modern reputation management is everything to a business; the information your former and future customers have access to when they type your name into Google (or speak it) spells the difference between your illustrious business success, or obscurity, infamy, and failure.
TOPICS:
Reputation Management
Online Reputation Management Services
5 min read
By Reputation X on
1/7/21 12:22 PM
The Internet is a bit like a video game—if you want to win the game, you have to master the rules. And when it comes to search engines like Google and Bing, the rules are constantly changing. Coming out on top of the search listings requires ingenuity, dedication, and even a little bit of luck. From the perspective of a reputation builder, search engines look a little different.
TOPICS:
Reputation Marketing
Reputation Management
Online Reputation Management Services
5 min read
By Reputation X on
1/2/21 10:28 AM
Most people have no idea how a brand reputation campaign works. This lack of knowledge is frequently leveraged by shady reputation firms. Here is how to avoid the worst of it.
Online reputation management is a specialized field that requires a deep understanding of marketing, branding, public relations, SEO and a mix of other technical skills. Since online reputation management services are in high demand, many companies enter this industry despite not having the required skills. These types of companies attract clients by making big claims, unrealistic promises, and commitments they cannot fulfill. Naturally, they fail to deliver value, waste their clients’ hard-earned money and often cause more damage to their reputation.
TOPICS:
Online Reputation Repair
Reputation Management
33 min read
By Kent Campbell on
1/1/21 4:07 PM
Online reputation statistics change regularly. This guide was last updated in January 2022.
If you’re like many brand management professionals you might lie awake at night wondering when the next emergency will upset your well-laid plans - take for instance COVID-19. We understand. The online reputation management world smolders with tales of tragedy, falls from grace, and salacious rumors that can destroy careers and entire businesses. As with any threat, a little online reputation marketing knowledge can go a long way. These facts and statistics should help.
TOPICS:
Online Reputation Repair
Social Media Marketing
Wikipedia
Review Management
Business Reputation Repair
Individual Reputation Repair
Online Reputation Management Services
6 min read
By Reputation X on
1/1/21 12:25 PM
ORM is a relatively new concept. It’s based on enhancing trust and credibility.
Long before Google and social media brought everything online, businesses grew and expanded based on their reputation and how the market perceived a brand. Online reputation management (ORM) is a comparatively new concept, but it’s based on the same business principles: trust and credibility.
TOPICS:
Online Reputation Repair
Reputation Management
Online Reputation Management Services
5 min read
By Reputation X on
12/30/20 3:29 PM
Fake reviews are like fake news but on a smaller scale
TOPICS:
Corporate Reputation
Review Management
Business Reputation Repair
6 min read
By Reputation X on
12/22/20 12:34 PM
Traditional PR is for press. Reputation PR dominates search results.
Want to crush a competitor in search results? Want to save your own brand online? Perhaps you'd like to simply cause that great article languishing on page five of Google to get more attention - you saved all those children in Africa after all! Reputation PR (Reputation Public Relations) is often technical for public relations that can be used as a shield, or as a sword, depending on your needs.
TOPICS:
Online Reputation Repair
Corporate Reputation
Reputation Management
21 min read
By Brianne Schaer on
12/21/20 9:17 AM
Most people stay on a blog post for less than a minute.
Follow these steps to create a blog post that checks all the boxes. The illustration below outlines the parts of a blog and how to treat each one. Each letter calls out a section below you can refer to, as well as resources that should help you create the "ideally structured" blog post or article according to many experts. This certainly isn't the only way to do it, but one of the best.
TOPICS:
Reputation Marketing
7 min read
By Brianne Schaer on
12/14/20 11:49 AM
The best reputation management strategies are proactive. In other words, if you aren’t actively managing your brand’s reputation, you are already behind.
TOPICS:
Reputation Protection
Business Reputation Repair
Reputation Management
9 min read
By Reputation X on
12/14/20 7:30 AM
What a personal brand is, why you need it, and how you build it.
- A company’s brand is the feeling, image, or value consumers perceive about the company or its products.
- Your personal brand is how the world perceives your reputation and your business stature.
- Your personal brand is crucial because it is what makes you stand out from your colleagues and competitors.
- You represent your brand all the time, so cultivate it.
TOPICS:
Personal Branding
Reputation Management
8 min read
By Reputation X on
12/11/20 1:29 PM
You aren't the only one contributing to your online digital footprint. This article provides ways to protect your online profile from those who would do you harm.
What is online profile defense, why is it important, and how to get started?
- The online profiles of your company and its executives are vulnerable to attacks from multiple threats.
- Because online reputation has such a large impact on your company value, you must protect it vigorously.
- You can reduce the impact of negative content by fortifying search results with positive, high-quality content.
- Unhappy customers, bad publicity, competitors, disgruntled or former employees, and unmanaged corporate social responsibility can be vectors for reputation damage.
- In this article, we lay out the steps to protect your online profiles.
TOPICS:
Reputation Protection
Online Reputation Repair
Corporate Reputation
Review Management
Online Reputation Management Services
9 min read
By Reputation X on
12/7/20 12:29 PM
- Wondering how to get a Wikipedia page? Notability is a trait Wikipedia uses to determine whether a topic or subject is worthy enough to have its own page in Wikipedia.
- Notability is the ability of the subject to attract attention based on its merit over a sustained, significant period.
- Almost any person or business can become notable by attracting attention over time.
- A subject should be the primary topic of several reliable information sources to be considered notable enough to have a Wikipedia page.
- Notability is not the same as popularity.
- A Wikipedia article about a bug is easier to get compared to one about a person or business.
TOPICS:
Wikipedia
9 min read
By Reputation X on
11/30/20 2:51 PM
The complete overview and checklist
Corporate reputation is a complex and multifaceted asset that should be addressed with the dedication and care. The development of your overall reputation strategy should involve your leadership team.
TOPICS:
Corporate Reputation
13 min read
By Reputation X on
11/24/20 4:49 PM
Highlights:
- Making your own Wikipedia page is tougher than it looks. The Internet is replete with articles that say creating a Wikipedia page for your company as simple and easy - which it most certainly is not.
- Wikipedia has rules restricting you from creating your own Wikipedia page or paying someone to create one for you.
- Creating your own Wikipedia page or paying someone to do it (though common) can get your content deleted and your account banned.
- If a Wikipedia editor has not already written a page for you, it's probable you are not notable enough to have one.
- A good rule of thumb is that you should have at least 10 articles specifically about your company to be considered notable.
TOPICS:
Wikipedia
10 min read
By Reputation X on
11/20/20 10:01 AM
Many, if not most, vandalized Wikipedia pages about a person make the subject of the page want to correct inaccuracies or outright lies. But editing one's own Wikipedia page has its pitfalls.
Wikipedia is a one-of-a-kind platform. The best way to describe it is a not-for-profit, collaborative encyclopedia. While there are many alternatives, Wikipedia is the most visible online encyclopedia. It gets a lot of attention so it's no surprise people with a Wikipedia page would want to edit the page themselves.
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Wikipedia