Comments on: Can a User Review Be Considered a Testimonial? http://www.followsteph.com/2007/05/14/can-a-user-review-be-considered-a-testimonial/ Follow Steph through his real estate and business journeys Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:09:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Steph http://www.followsteph.com/2007/05/14/can-a-user-review-be-considered-a-testimonial/comment-page-1/#comment-12892 Steph Wed, 23 May 2007 01:07:33 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/05/14/can-a-user-review-be-considered-a-testimonial/#comment-12892 I think you you're right. For every testimonial we've ever had on our <a href="http://www.landlordmax.com/successStories.html" rel="nofollow">Success Stories and Testimonials</a> page we've always had prior consent. This would also be the first time we'd be publishing a review anonymously. I believe that trying to find the reviewer would take time, and maybe it's not even possible. Therefore because of all these factors I've decided not to publish it on our <a href="http://www.landlordmax.com/successStories.html" rel="nofollow">Success Stories and Testimonials</a>. Thanks for the feedback! I think you you’re right. For every testimonial we’ve ever had on our Success Stories and Testimonials page we’ve always had prior consent. This would also be the first time we’d be publishing a review anonymously.

I believe that trying to find the reviewer would take time, and maybe it’s not even possible.

Therefore because of all these factors I’ve decided not to publish it on our Success Stories and Testimonials.

Thanks for the feedback!

]]> By: jane http://www.followsteph.com/2007/05/14/can-a-user-review-be-considered-a-testimonial/comment-page-1/#comment-12701 jane Sun, 20 May 2007 20:41:55 +0000 http://www.followsteph.com/2007/05/14/can-a-user-review-be-considered-a-testimonial/#comment-12701 It's hard to gauge how useful this review would be for you, since it sounds like it was submitted anonymously, and the reviewer had no expectation that their critique would be used elsewhere. Also, you'd probably need re-use permission from the site where it was posted. If there was a way that you could get the reviewer's info and contact them directly about posting their review along with their name, I think that would be more effective than an anonymous review. It’s hard to gauge how useful this review would be for you, since it sounds like it was submitted anonymously, and the reviewer had no expectation that their critique would be used elsewhere. Also, you’d probably need re-use permission from the site where it was posted. If there was a way that you could get the reviewer’s info and contact them directly about posting their review along with their name, I think that would be more effective than an anonymous review.

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