Posted By: keystonekid
Re: One way to circumvent the intent of this . . .
policy would be to offer a discount to any TER member with x number of whitelists. Usually, the more whitelists, the more likely the individual will write a review for you. Again, avoid using the adjective "good".
Anybody can sign up for TER for free and never review and never post. You can use "established" to mean a TER member with a history of reviews or even a history of recent reviews. Anything to convey that you are hoping that the TER member who receives the discount is likely to write a review.
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You can also suggest to someone new, "No discount this time, but if you write a review, I'll give you a double discount the next time."
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One more thing: when you advertise, put time limits on your discounts and specials.
"September Special: TER members get $ off ..."
If necessary, extend it to
"October Special: TER members get $ off ..."
And so on, as needed.
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An open ended special can generate a DELAY! "I'll see Mary this time and I'll see Sasha for her special next month, or the month after, or the month after that." And it can generate disappointment: "What? No discount? It ended LAST month?? But you didn't advertise that or I would have booked last month and not waited! Grrrrrrrr."
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Hay! You've got 3 reviews (although you are the only review for 2/3 of the reviewers)! Something must have worked!