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    We could all use an extra boost here and there whether we own and/or work at a small business or large corporation. Most people need customers and with online searches and reviews becoming a huge aspect in how some people choose their hired-help, positive Google reviews, HomeStars reviews etc play a major role.

    Let’s help each other outside of the Fantasy realm as well.

    Post your business name below and if you have a couple minutes, search the business names that get posted by members and let’s leave them a great review to support their business. 5-stars only.

    I personally vow to give 5-stars to every business name in this thread.

    My business name is

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    You will be giving 5 star reviews just because you happen to share an online community with another small business owner?

    Potentially harming and jeopardizing and/or influencing someone's decision......hmmmmm

    This is no better than paying for reviews IMO

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    I'll look into the businesses that get posted if I need their service, but I can't give reviews without using said service.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Guru View Post
    You will be giving 5 star reviews just because you happen to share an online community with another small business owner?

    Potentially harming and jeopardizing and/or influencing someone's decision......hmmmmm

    This is no better than paying for reviews IMO
    I think sharing businesses and helping each other out is great, but I 100% agree with this comment about giving unwarranted 5 star reviews. Reviews are there to help customers too, not just owners.

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    Good points guys and I can understand the hesitancy. No matter any business reviews, so much more needs to happen to get a sale. A review could just be a foot in the door. I still have no problem with leaving reviews for any company if they ask. My business reputation is already great so maybe that is why I trust this thread and the intention behind it.

    There is negative in anything if you want to find it. I saw this as a positive for the community because that is how I look at things and what I give my customers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by notch4077 View Post
    Good points guys and I can understand the hesitancy. No matter any business reviews, so much more needs to happen to get a sale. A review could just be a foot in the door. I still have no problem with leaving reviews for any company if they ask. My business reputation is already great so maybe that is why I trust this thread and the intention behind it.

    There is negative in anything if you want to find it. I saw this as a positive for the community because that is how I look at things and what I give my customers.
    What if the business owner is a bad person and rips off their customers? Why would you unknowingly give them a good review? Helping businesses is great if they deserve it, but if they don't deserve it then you're only hurting the poor customers who may be there because of the good reviews. I think you should rethink this stance on throwing around reviews willy nilly.

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    there is so much that could be said here that its better not to say anything....

    ....but this post is a pretty bad idea imo....my fear of trusting online reviews is even more justified now.
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    Lock the thread in that case. I thought business owners would like the idea. My bad.
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    Or those who don't like the idea could just not give a review and carry on with their day.
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    agreed a list of small business owners from this site would be great. im all for support of the small guy.

    i myself am looking for a supplier of car / truck parts that ships to Canada..
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    Quote Originally Posted by Axeman33 View Post
    Or those who don't like the idea could just not give a review and carry on with their day.
    I thought this too, but then all the negative responses made me delete my business name for fear of a negative review for no reason. Haha.

    Quote Originally Posted by finnys_fanatsy View Post
    agreed a list of small business owners from this site would be great. im all for support of the small guy.

    i myself am looking for a supplier of car / truck parts that ships to Canada..
    I’d love to send you a 5-Star review. DM me your business name.

    Same goes for everybody. DM me.

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    I think it's a great idea to give some more exposure/support to small businesses. Up to the individual if they want to review it just based on word or mouth or not (I probably won't).

    However, that doesn't mean we can't still support the business. I don't have one personally to share, but a family friend of mine opened up a brewery in Bracebridge (Ontario) just a couple months before the pandemic hit. I have ordered almost all of my beer in the last year from them. They have free shipping across Ontario on orders over $75, and I've found the quality/range to be quite good.
    The brewery is called Katalyst if you want to check them out and maybe place an order. I know the people here like beer
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    Like I said I think the original idea of sharing each-others businesses so we can support each other is great. If there's someone here that I could hire or buy from, that would be awesome. Or if somebody in here is a landscaper in Toronto and I have friends in Toronto looking for a landscaper, I would definitely put them on my friends radar. That's all great until you add in the phony reviews. Positive reviews should be earned, not bought or traded. They should mean something, and they should give the consumer an honest insight into the business they are considering. Trading positive reviews and giving them as favors is lying and it's bad for the consumer. Fake reviews suck and they undermine the whole concept of the review.

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    I will throw my hobby out here, although it's not a business.

    If anyone knows anyone who is looking for playtesters for boardgames, shoot me a message. I run a fairly large boardgaming club in the Philly area. Same goes for people who are relocating to the area and looking for gaming options.
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    Quote Originally Posted by forumname View Post
    Like I said I think the original idea of sharing each-others businesses so we can support each other is great. If there's someone here that I could hire or buy from, that would be awesome. Or if somebody in here is a landscaper in Toronto and I have friends in Toronto looking for a landscaper, I would definitely put them on my friends radar. That's all great until you add in the phony reviews. Positive reviews should be earned, not bought or traded. They should mean something, and they should give the consumer an honest insight into the business they are considering. Trading positive reviews and giving them as favors is lying and it's bad for the consumer. Fake reviews suck and they undermine the whole concept of the review.

    THIS is agree with. I do like the idea of some sort of free advertising here though.
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