How to Search for Reputation Information

August 4, 2019by Tammy0

Here is how to research the reputation of the website:

Identify the “homepage” of the website.

For example, for the IBM website, ibm.com is the homepage. You may need to identify the creator of the content, if it is different from that of the overall website.

Using ibm.com as an example, try one or more of the following searches on Google:

● [ibm -site:ibm.com]: A search for IBM that excludes pages on ibm.com.

● [“ibm.com” -site:ibm.com]: A search for “ibm.com” that excludes pages on ibm.com.

● [ibm reviews -site:ibm.com] A search for reviews of IBM that excludes pages on ibm.com.

● [“ibm.com” reviews -site:ibm.com]: A search for reviews of “ibm.com” that excludes pages on ibm.com.

● For content creators, try searching for their name or alias.

Note: When searching for reputation information, try to find sources that were not written or created by the website, the company itself, or the individual. For example, IBM might have official Facebook or Twitter pages that it closely maintains, which would not be considered independent sources of reputation information about the company. See here for a Wikipedia article on identifying and using independent sources.

Look for articles, reviews, forum posts, discussions, etc. written by people about the website. For businesses, there are many sources of reputation information and reviews. Here are some examples: Yelp, Better Business Bureau (a nonprofit organization that focuses on the trustworthiness of businesses and charities), Amazon, and Google Shopping. You can try searching on specific sites to find reviews. For example, you can try [ibm site:bbb.org] or [“ibm.com” site:bbb.org].

For content creators, look for biographical data and other sources that are not written by the individual.

Note: You will sometimes find high ratings on the Better Business Bureau (BBB) website because there is very little data on the business, not because the business has a positive reputation. However, very low ratings on BBB are usually the result of multiple unresolved complaints. Please consider very low ratings on the BBB site to be evidence for a negative reputation.

See if there is a Wikipedia article or news article from a well-known news site. Wikipedia can be a good source of information about companies, organizations, and content creators.

For example, try [ibm site:en.wikipedia.org] or [“ibm.com” site:en.wikipedia.org]. News articles and Wikipedia articles can help you learn about a company and may include information specific to reputation, such as awards and other forms of recognition, or also controversies and issues. Note that some Wikipedia articles include a message warning users that there are disagreements on some of the content, or that the content may be outdated. This may be an indication that additional research is necessary. Here are some examples of reputation information:

What to Do When You Find No Reputation Information

You should expect to find reputation information for large businesses and websites of large organizations, as well as well-known content creators. Frequently, you will find little or no information about the reputation of a website for a small organization. This is not indicative of positive or negative reputation. Many small, local businesses or community organizations have a small “web presence” and rely on word of mouth, not online reviews. For these smaller businesses and organizations, lack of reputation should not be considered an indication of low page quality.

by Tammy

I am Tammy from AdopX - Programmatic Advertising Solutions. We are Google's Ad Exchange/Adsense Partner and work with many top ad networks worldwide : Pubmatic, Appnexus, Criteo, Index Exchange, Rubicon Project, DistrictM.

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