{"id":346,"date":"2017-06-15T21:07:48","date_gmt":"2017-06-15T21:07:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/insurancewebsitebible.com\/articles\/?p=346"},"modified":"2017-07-04T02:23:18","modified_gmt":"2017-07-04T02:23:18","slug":"fake-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/insurancewebsitebible.com\/articles\/fake-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Write Fake Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-581\" src=\"http:\/\/insurancewebsitebible.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/web-guard.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/insurancewebsitebible.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/web-guard.png 200w, http:\/\/insurancewebsitebible.com\/articles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/web-guard-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Think you\u2019re the first business owner to think of faking reviews? Google and other review sites monitor that very closely because the integrity of their business is at stake. I know what you\u2019re wondering&#8230; How can they tell a fake review? It doesn\u2019t matter. They\u2019re good and getting better. When it comes to Google I don\u2019t recommend doing anything you wouldn\u2019t be comfortable telling them about directly.<\/p>\n<h2>Helpful Resources:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancesplash.com\/blog\/get-more-online-reviews-for-your-agency\/\">10 Ways to Ask for More Online Reviews from Insurance Clients<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancesplash.com\/blog\/reviews-matter\/\">Free PDF eBook About Online Reviews from Insurance Customers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/business\/answer\/7035772\">Google &#8211; How to Link to Your Google Reviews<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancesplash.com\/local-seo\">Automated Review Generation Service for Insurance Agents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancesplash.com\/insurance-seo\">SEO Services for Insurance Websites<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.insurancesplash.com\/online-ads\">Pay-Per-Click Advertising for Insurance Agencies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Think you\u2019re the first business owner to think of faking reviews? 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