One bad review accompanied by many good ones do not dissuade me as a client. One buddy even says that if he sees a bad review, he has more faith in the good ones because he figures that all the good ones are not shills. The only super bad review that would dissuade me is if she flakes, incall or outcall. As mentioned, I see it as many view yelp. I would generally see the super bad review as one disgruntled client really took his frustration out and overreacted. Your good reviews will simply overwhelm the one bad review IMO.
I have met the person. Went to his residence. Supposedly upscale but a small dirty house. When I saw the piles of dirty clothes, dirty dishes, medication bottles (covering one side of the whole kitchen counter as well as jammed in an open carry on suitcase in the middle of the living room) I spooked out. I tried to put my best face on but I was already disturbed. He grabbed a dirty glass and grabbed one of the almost empty bottles of wine and hand it to my hand. No, I did not drink. I hate asking for donation and it was nowhere to be seen so I mentioned it. He gave me 100 less and when I mentioned it he said this is what he thought my rate was. I hate talking about this honestly. Then he got closer and told me he would give me that hundred if I let him go with no cover. UGH!!! At that point I really spooked out and told him I am not getting a good vibe and feeling really uncomfortable with the whole situation and I would like to leave, and that is what I did. He told me he had to go to Whole foods anyways and grabbed the medicine filled carry on suitcase and left the house right after me. We went on our separate ways... me walking faster than ever. The juicy parts never happened except fully clothed and some fondling on his side and that was not juicy.
So, it is ok if someone does not like you, or you are not their type, etc but it is not fair to get a bad review looking like a bad tooth among your other 9s and 10s, for something never happened.
I am not ranting (maybe I am a bit) but is it worth reporting it? I know it is difficult to take the reviews down and there is no way I can prove my side except this memory of mine. I also don't want this man to contact me in any ways if TER contacts him to investigate the situation.
So what to do? Just leave it there and let my other reviews talk the talk? I guess I need some assistance.
Thank you very much for reading this far.
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Those vindictive reviews stick out like a sore thumb to clients who check reviews. Just like when you research a hotel or a restaurant on Yelp or whatever, you can totally tell when someone was just mad about the menu/room pricing or whatever and is being overly-picky about everything, etc.
Unfortunately challenging un-deserved bad reviews here will get you a reputation as a drama queen. Best to contact TER quietly about it and then just let it go if/when they refuse to take it down. Your other reviews will talk the talk for you and this guy's bad review will make HIM look like the red flag to watch out for, not you. Sometimes bad/mediocre reviews oddly even seem to boost curiosity about you and in turn, your business.
The review system isn't fair exactly and it feels wrong to have your reputation damaged by an undeserved bad review. However, it really won't ruin your business and as you continue to get reviews it will slip further and further away from the front of your profile until it's just a blip on your radar and everyone who reads your old reviews will wonder what his problem was.
Someone gave me a 5 for performance once and lied in the review about why. I was upset at the time, but in retrospect it didn't really matter one bit that he did that, except that I allowed my feelings to be hurt by it because I didn't realize how little his opinions/lies/review mattered. Some of us hold ourselves to high standards and false reports can be frustrating to us. But it'll be fine in the long run. It'll even be fine in the short run! Don't sweat it and just keep doing your thing. 
It really just boils down to he-said-she-said. Nobody else beside the two really knows what the real story was.
If you're one who always had a stellar record of reviews one bad one every once in a blue moon is not going to affect the big picture much. Most of us who research reviews know full well of that. Also we can be forgiving as we know everyone has a bad hair day once in a while.
If you just had a bad review then make sure to ask the next ten or so clients to give you as good review as possible to counter the lone bad one. Of course that means you'll have to deliver well to convince them
One bad review accompanied by many good ones do not dissuade me as a client. One buddy even says that if he sees a bad review, he has more faith in the good ones because he figures that all the good ones are not shills. The only super bad review that would dissuade me is if she flakes, incall or outcall. As mentioned, I see it as many view yelp. I would generally see the super bad review as one disgruntled client really took his frustration out and overreacted. Your good reviews will simply overwhelm the one bad review IMO.
I agree. One bad review among many good reviews actually gives you more credibility.
a relationship with a provider. and know she might have this happen to her.
f'ing creepy!.