Frequently Asked Questions
Discover comprehensive answers to your most common questions about Reputn's full suite of reputation services - from proactive management to crisis response and authority building.
General Questions
1What makes Reputn different from other reputation agencies?
Reputn combines 16+ years experience with transparent processes, guaranteed timelines, and compliance-first strategies. We never use black-hat tactics, spam, or fake reviews—focusing on sustainable, legal results with full process documentation.
2How does Reputn measure success?
Success = verified content removals, live Knowledge Panels/Wikipedia pages, secured media placements, and measurable SEO improvements (traffic, rankings, authority). We provide before/after screenshots and analytics dashboards.
3Are your services confidential?
100% confidential. We use NDAs for all clients, anonymized case studies, and secure client portals. Your information never appears in marketing without explicit permission.
4Do you work with international clients?
Yes, serving 50+ countries with localized strategies for GDPR (Europe), CCPA (US), and global platform policies. Multi-language support available.
5What industries do you serve??
Executives/CEOs, startups/SaaS, e-commerce, healthcare, legal, finance, agencies, and high-net-worth individuals across all sectors.
6Can I see results before committing?
Free comprehensive audits show your exact situation, viable strategies, timelines, and pricing. No obligation—90% of audits convert to projects.
7What payment terms do you offer?
50% upfront, 50% on verified milestones. Enterprise/custom projects offer monthly payment plans. Full refunds if no results per contract terms.
Reputation Management
1When should I start reputation management?
Proactively when launching a brand, seeking funding, or entering new markets. Reactively when negatives appear on page 1. Early action = 3x faster results, 50% lower cost.
2How long do reputation management results last?
Permanent when built on authority content (Wikipedia, media, owned assets). Requires 3-6 months annual maintenance to protect against new threats.
3Do you monitor competitors' reputations?
Yes, competitor benchmarking included in audits. We identify their weaknesses to create relative advantage (their page 2 = your page 1 dominance).
4Can reputation management improve SEO rankings?
Yes, 300-800% traffic increases typical. Authority content + backlinks + technical cleanup creates compounding SEO gains over 6-18 months.
5What's your approach to review generation?
Compliant, organic review growth through customer journey optimization. Never fake reviews—focus on increasing natural 4-5 star feedback volume.
6How do you handle crisis situations?
24-hour crisis response: immediate suppression, legal takedown coordination, messaging framework, and recovery roadmap within 48 hours.
7Do you offer employee advocacy programs?
Reputation repair Questions
1What's the difference between repair vs. management?
Repair = removing/suppressing existing damage (60-90 days intensive). Management = preventing future issues + ongoing growth (ongoing retainer).
2Can you repair reputations damaged by legal issues?
Yes, when facts support positive narrative. We separate verifiable facts from sensationalism, rebuild with authority content, and monitor legal developments.
3How do you handle uncooperative webmasters?
65% success via friendly outreach → 25% legal/DMCA → 10% suppression/deindexing. Multi-channel approach ensures results regardless of cooperation.
4What happens if negative content reappears?
Zero reappearance risk with our monitoring. We maintain "kill lists" of removed URLs and proactively suppress re-publications or archives.
5Do you work with law firms on defamation cases?
Compliant, organic review growth through customer journey optimization. Never fake reviews—focus on increasing natural 4-5 star feedback volume.
6How quickly can you show repair progress?
Week 1: Audit + suppression roadmap
Week 2-4: 30-50% page 1 cleanup
Week 6-12: Complete page 1 dominance
7Can you repair corporate board member reputations?
Specialized executive services: board bios, thought leadership, Wikipedia notability, and coordinated positive coverage across personal + corporate searches.
Negative Article Removal Questions
1What makes an article eligible for removal?
Violates platform policy (defamation, privacy, copyright), webmaster discretion, or legal takedown (RTBF, defamation suits). 65% eligibility rate.
2How do you remove news articles legally?
"Right to be Forgotten" (EU), defamation claims, privacy violations, outdated information requests. Never illegal hacking or spam.
3What's the fastest you've removed an article?
72 hours (Ripoff Report via negotiation). News articles average 14-21 days via platform policies + webmaster cooperation.
4Can you remove my name from Google entirely?
No legitimate service can. Goal = page 1 clean of negatives (95% success), with your positive story dominating branded searches.
5Do you handle coordinated attack campaigns?
Yes, full crisis response: identify attackers, legal coordination, mass suppression, counter-narrative deployment, monitoring.
6What happens to cached versions and screenshots?
We target Wayback Machine, Google Cache, screenshots via DMCA + suppression. Multi-engine monitoring prevents archive resurrection.
7Can you remove industry-specific complaints?
Yes, specialized experience with healthcare reviews, legal malpractice claims, financial scam allegations, product liability cases.
Wikipedia Page Creation Questions
1What meets Wikipedia's notability requirements?
GNG: Significant coverage in 5+ independent reliable sources (not press releases). We audit your existing coverage first.
2How long does Wikipedia approval take?
New pages: 30-45 days (draft → review → live). Existing cleanup: 14-21 days. Google's bots index within 7 days of live status.
3Will my Wikipedia page get deleted?
<1% deletion risk when built to policy. We maintain 98% retention rate through proper sourcing and conflict-of-interest compliance.
4Do you guarantee Wikipedia page creation?
95% success for qualifying clients. Free notability audit determines viability upfront. Full process refund if deleted within 90 days.
5Can you create pages for companies/products?
Yes, when meeting WP:NCORP criteria (awards, sustained coverage, impact). Startups need verified funding + press for eligibility.
6What's the Wikipedia + Google Knowledge Panel connection?
80% of Knowledge Panels require Wikipedia. We build both simultaneously for maximum authority impact.
7Do you handle Wikipedia conflicts/disputes?
Yes, experienced editors resolve edit wars, COI accusations, AfD nominations through proper sourcing and neutral editing.
Reddit Removal Service Questions
1Which subreddits can you remove posts from?
70% success rate across major subs (r/news, r/technology, r/business, r/personalfinance) via moderator outreach + policy violations.
2How do you get Reddit posts removed?
Platform policy violations (doxxing, harassment, spam), aged content removal requests, moderator discretion appeals.
3Can you remove old/inactive Reddit threads?
Yes, 85% success on threads >90 days old. Many subs have auto-removal policies for inactive complaint threads.
4What about subreddit bans or suspensions?
We coordinate ban appeals + positive re-engagement strategies alongside content removal for complete Reddit reputation reset.
5Do Redditors notice when content disappears?
Minimal impact. 95% of complaint threads get <100 views. Focus shifts to your positive authority content.
6Can you suppress Reddit results without removal?
Yes, Reddit deindexing + authority suppression pushes results to page 2+ even if threads remain live.
7How do you handle review-bombing campaigns?
Immediate suppression + subreddit bans + cross-platform monitoring to contain damage and prevent escalation.
Google Knowledge Panel Service Questions
1Can you create panels for local businesses?
Yes, Local → Brand panel upgrades using verified business data + authority signals. 75% success rate.
2What triggers Google to create a Knowledge Panel?
Wikipedia (primary signal) + 3+ independent citations + structured data + consistent entity across web.
3Can you remove old/inactive Reddit threads?
Yes, 85% success on threads >90 days old. Many subs have auto-removal policies for inactive complaint threads.
4How do you claim competitor-controlled panels?
Google's verification process using business docs, WHOIS ownership, structured data proof, authority dominance.
5Do Redditors notice when content disappears?
Minimal impact. 95% of complaint threads get <100 views. Focus shifts to your positive authority content.
6Can panels display custom images/social links?
Yes, through verified social profiles, Wikimedia Commons images, structured data optimization.
7What happens if Google rejects my panel?
15% rejection rate. We identify issues (citations, schema, entity mismatch) and relaunch within 14 days.
8How do you update existing panels?
Content changes flow from source pages (Wikipedia, official site). Real-time updates via schema monitoring.
9Can panels be created without Wikipedia?
Rarely (<5%). Requires exceptional citation volume + verified entity signals. Wikipedia accelerates 4x.
Digital PR Services Questions
1What's your Forbes/Entrepreneur contributor network?
In-house contributors with bylines at 20+ Tier 1 outlets. Guaranteed placement opportunities for qualified stories.
2How many placements per month do you secure?
Starter: 3-5 placements
Authority: 6-10 placements
Enterprise: 12+ placements + DA80+ outlets
3Do you create the news or just distribute?
Primary research creates genuinely newsworthy stories (surveys, data, industry reports) journalists must cover.
4Can you target niche industry publications?
Yes, 500+ vertical-specific outlets (healthtech, fintech, SaaS, ecomm, B2B) alongside Tier 1 coverage.
5How do you measure digital PR ROI?
Traffic: 500-5K referral visits per campaign
SEO: 20-50+ DA growth
Leads: Trackable UTM conversions
Authority: Ahrefs/Moz score increases
6What's your journalist acceptance rate?
90% pitch-to-placement for contributor network + 35% for traditional outreach. 8-year relationships = warm introductions.
7Can you amplify existing content?
Yes, content rescue: transform blog posts, case studies, webinars into journalist-ready stories for 3x reach.