Fake Reviews
I just find this practice exceedingly odd...
If you've got a product, for example an eBook... you should let the market decide whether or not you receive a glowing testimonial for it.
If you need to ask for a review to boost your credibility, by the very fact that you feel the need to ask for one, are you not skewing the very credibility of your offer in the first place in your favor to your target market?
In other words, manipulating feedback to say whatever you want it to say. Manipulating your potential customers into making a buying decision not entirely based on truth. Which in most people's language would be considered highly disrespectful.
Of course, some will disagree but surely even you can see the inherent danger in doing this? No?
For by the very nature of offering a free version of your product in exchange for a review, you know full well you're playing on the persons emotions to have them say whatever it is you want them to say.
Someone on the other hand who has actually invested their hard earned money in your product, their honest opinion obviously carries a lot more weight.
Agree / disagree?
What are your thoughts about this?
Mark Andrews
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