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by Spivak 3043 days ago
When your entire business depends on how some 3rd party you don't have a business relationship with ranks/vets you you'd better believe you're in the ass-kissing industry. You act like Google's ass is somehow unique.

See:

- Restaurant reviews

- Fashion and cosmetics reviews

- Consumer reports

- Gaming 'journalism'

- NYT bestseller list

- Billboard top 40

- YouTube & Twitch Streaming

- App Store

Your options are to either find independent lead generation or pucker up.