{"id":3270,"date":"2013-12-19T11:58:33","date_gmt":"2013-12-19T18:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/?p=3270"},"modified":"2014-12-04T13:58:28","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T20:58:28","slug":"fb-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pdxtc.com\/wpblog\/rep-mgmt\/fb-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Responding or Removing Facebook Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Facebook rolled out a new &#8220;starred&#8221; review system not too long ago, and it&#8217;s patently unfair to businesses.<\/p>\n<p>For starters, users are able to leave you reviews that could be completely untrue, and as a business owner, you are unable to comment or reply publicly to that review. <\/p>\n<p>Second, and also just as bad, their built in mechanism for contacting and requesting that the user remove the review doesn&#8217;t even work. <\/p>\n<p>This is absolutely ridiculous, and I made a short video to show you the problem&#8230;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"475\" height=\"267\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/40ZOHnjXZt8?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>With just about ANY other review service, even Google and Yelp, there is a process for business owners to respond directly to the review and I think that&#8217;s more than just &#8220;important&#8221;&#8230; it&#8217;s a necessity! <\/p>\n<p>Until such time as Facebook figures out this snafu, I&#8217;m wondering if everyone shouldn&#8217;t just remove their address from their local business Facebook page? <\/p>\n<p>Removing your Reviews<br \/>\nTo do that, go to the admin section of your page, edit the business details, go to the details, and edit to remove your address entirely. 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