Restoring an online retailer's BBB profile from 2.33 to 5 stars

Online Retailer Ecommerce brand · Confidential client

Everything about this brand looked credible, except one BBB profile ranking near the top of Google with a 2.33-star rating. Here is how we removed the two complaints behind it and restored the profile to 5 stars.

Published with the client's permission. Names and identifying details withheld under NDA.

One weak spot

The website was clean, the product was solid, and the brand looked credible everywhere that mattered. Except one place.

Its BBB profile sat in the top five Google results for the brand name, showing a 2.33-star rating and two complaints for anyone researching the company.

Leads were landing on it before they ever reached the website. Some of them never made it past it.

Why it stayed there

Nobody had flagged it internally, and nobody knew it could be fixed.

Most businesses see a BBB complaint and assume it is permanent. They write a response, move on, and hope people do not notice.

The same profile, before and after

Two complaints were dragging the rating down to 2.33. Once they came down, the profile settled back at 5 stars.

BeforeThe BBB profile at 2.33 stars, with two complaints visible.
BBB business profile for the online retailer showing a 2.33 star rating with two complaints
AfterThe same profile restored to 5 stars.
The same BBB profile restored to 5 stars after the two complaints were removed

What we did

We reviewed both complaints against BBB's own content standards and built the case for removal.

Both were taken down, and the profile was restored to 5 stars.

The outcome

The profile that used to greet prospects at a 2.33 now shows 5 stars, and it no longer works against the brand at the exact moment buyers are deciding.

2 complaints removed

Both flagged and taken down under BBB's own content policies.

Back to 5 stars

The profile fully restored once the complaints were gone.

Top 5 on Google

The damaging profile is no longer the first thing prospects find.

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