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> what avenues would advertisers have left to sell products to us? My serious guess would be even more paid shills. It's amazing how much more weight a message
by pickdenis 7y ago
> what avenues would advertisers have left to sell products to us?
My serious guess would be even more paid shills. It's amazing how much more weight a message can have when it comes from someone that's not obviously tied to the company.
- switchbak 7y agoMy skepticism level is now of epic proportions when I see someone recommending products online. Louis Rossmann is one notable exception, but far too rare. These days I usually just type "reviews for XXX reddit", but even that isn't a sure thing anymore.
- pault 7y agoJust one of the many things SEO has ruined. Searching "x reviews" for any x is completely worthless at best, actively hostile at worst.
- layoutIfNeeded 7y agoThe trick is to look for negative reviews first.
- crazypyro 7y agoI use reddit for all kinds of suggestions. It's definitely getting harder and it also helps to be in the target demographic of reddit.
- rchaud 7y agoYup, I do the "[search query] + reddit" in my searches as well. Just including the phrase on its own brings up a ton of garbage sites with reviews written by content marketing people for SEO purposes as opposed a 3-4 line Reddit comment.