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by designideas4me
3 months ago in Design Dilemma
Do people on here go undercover to Beef Up sales for that company?
I kind of think this is a crazy question but I am asking it because it was said to me and I want to know if this is true. I was under the assumption that the people and companies here are legit and to believe what this woman is telling me makes me angry. I dont believe it but I want to hear from others................................................... This is what she said

"SO I forewarn others. Now, people here could tell you that had if for years...but I know SEO work from the inside and company's get paid people to sit on the computer "pretending to be the answers to your prayers" and they are just paid. Can't hate them for that...Just be careful that someone on this site...isn't paid to be here and pretend to play the game to be here. They are paid to beef up sales and talk about the stuff. That's their job. Paid to answer your questions, put posts, etc.. Paid to beef up the link to their site(links to their sites on sites like these...boosts Google ranking. And paid to post things here and there across social networks. Just thought you all should know. IKEA would be here and paid. It's too large a company to assume otherwise. I can't point at anyone mentioning them. But I know they are here. TheGraniteMechanics&Cabi's"
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designideas4me any comments?
3 months ago ·
diyjames I love this site, but remember it is an open site. I believe most people are honest and legitimate here, but unfortunately there are some unscrupulous people who do as you suggested. In some cases, it may be difficult to tell if the person is just person or a paid person. Also, you should know that what you have suggested is a problem on many sites that are crowd sourced to some extent. Amazon has pulled thousands of fake reviews, for example. I just wish that people/companies would stop posting under discussions what are obviously links to build up their own businesses.(it's not too big of a problem as of this point yet though). It would be nice if houzz had a way to flag advertising posing as discussions. It would also be handy to flag certain users who are clearly advertising in discussions. (this is different than simply noting your own design business is available). This site also thrives with professionals who advertise under the professionals section and through the amazing advice of designers in discussions.
With that said, the ideabooks and photos are still excellent. Great job, houzz staff!
3 months ago · ·
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