Poop Pickup
09/24/09 06:21 PM Filed in: Personal
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Goodbye Yelp Reviews. I'll Miss You!
Yesterday I had 8 reviews on my Yelp page. Today I have 4.
Somewhat perturbed, I did a little research and found some things out. It seems that Yelp has built-in software that automatically removes certain reviews if they feel like the writer is not established enough in the Yelp community.
From their website, under Help -> Missing Reviews: “This system decides how established a particular reviewer is and whether a review will be shown based on the reviewer’s involvement on Yelp.”
The theory is that it will remove fake reviews and spam. They don’t want people creating hundreds of accounts and writing themselves reviews. I get that. And it works pretty well for that. Yelp gets few to no chain letter posts and porn links. The other effect is that if you request a Yelp review from somebody, then it better not be their first and only review, or you can pretty much kiss it goodbye.
It goes on to say they don’t encourage soliciting reviews and that the best businesses and pages rise to the top organically and blah blah blah. I guess I have to like at it as quality over quantity. 4 good reviews are better than 8 that were obviously requested.
Somewhat perturbed, I did a little research and found some things out. It seems that Yelp has built-in software that automatically removes certain reviews if they feel like the writer is not established enough in the Yelp community.
From their website, under Help -> Missing Reviews: “This system decides how established a particular reviewer is and whether a review will be shown based on the reviewer’s involvement on Yelp.”
The theory is that it will remove fake reviews and spam. They don’t want people creating hundreds of accounts and writing themselves reviews. I get that. And it works pretty well for that. Yelp gets few to no chain letter posts and porn links. The other effect is that if you request a Yelp review from somebody, then it better not be their first and only review, or you can pretty much kiss it goodbye.
It goes on to say they don’t encourage soliciting reviews and that the best businesses and pages rise to the top organically and blah blah blah. I guess I have to like at it as quality over quantity. 4 good reviews are better than 8 that were obviously requested.
Long Time No Blog
Hey all. It’s been awhile since I’ve done one of these, but sometimes life just gets in the way. As usual, I’ve been busy with work and really trying to expand my business. Currently, I’ve got my hands full with a 3 month old puppy at my apartment for a week. Rubarb is about the cutest thing on four legs, but quite the handful, as puppies tend to be. Following Rubarb, I get Paco back for a weekend (my birthday weekend), before finally getting a couple of days to breath. I hope.
On that note, however, I’m excited to announce two new members to the Matt’s Mutts team. Admittedly, it wasn’t really a team before now since it was just me, but now I can really call it a team. Rina Mendoza and Priscilla Vargas are wonderful pair of ladies who live together, just one short block from Ocean Beach. They will be helping me out with pet visits, overnight stays, and dog boarding. I will have their pictures and bio up on my site soon. Rina is an EMT for the SFFD and Priscilla works in the Financial District. Both have had plenty of experience caring for dogs and are very excited about the opportunity to work with more animals.
This is a big step for me, but one which I’m pretty excited about. It means more responsibility and a number of things that need to be done behind the scenes, but it’s a major step toward my goal of being the top dog walking and pet sitting service in San Francisco.
On that note, however, I’m excited to announce two new members to the Matt’s Mutts team. Admittedly, it wasn’t really a team before now since it was just me, but now I can really call it a team. Rina Mendoza and Priscilla Vargas are wonderful pair of ladies who live together, just one short block from Ocean Beach. They will be helping me out with pet visits, overnight stays, and dog boarding. I will have their pictures and bio up on my site soon. Rina is an EMT for the SFFD and Priscilla works in the Financial District. Both have had plenty of experience caring for dogs and are very excited about the opportunity to work with more animals.
This is a big step for me, but one which I’m pretty excited about. It means more responsibility and a number of things that need to be done behind the scenes, but it’s a major step toward my goal of being the top dog walking and pet sitting service in San Francisco.
Just Venting
09/02/09 10:46 PM Filed in: Personal
Just taking a moment to vent about my bike (and my girlfriend's) being stolen. Both chained to a pipe in my shared garage, someone cleanly cut through the chain with a bolt cutters and took both bikes. This means they knew what they were going for, and came with at least 2 people. Not a crime of opportunity, but a planned attack. Not happy about this.
On another note, I'm not going to spend all my time complaining on my blog, even it may seem so. Lots of good stuff going on, I've just been too busy to write about it.
On another note, I'm not going to spend all my time complaining on my blog, even it may seem so. Lots of good stuff going on, I've just been too busy to write about it.