You value peer reviews. So do we.

We run every review through a rigorous screening process to ensure that the reviews you read are reliable, provided by credible sources. Some common questions we get, and the answers we give:

Q: Can I give an anonymous review?
A: Yes! Although we take steps to verify the identity of each reviewer, all reviews are published anonymously. If you'd like to attach your name to your review, simply decline anonymity on the review form. (It may be a while before your name is attached to your review.) In our experience, when a real name is signed to a review, it's generally perceived to be more believable than anonymous ones.

Q: What questions will I be asked while giving a review?
A: You can preview the review questions here.

Q: Who's eligible to give a review?
A: Anyone who has been a client within the past two years is eligible to give a review. At our discretion, to prove legitimacy, we may ask reviewers for evidence of a working relationship with the guru being reviewed. All reviewers must agree to, and affirm that their review complies with, our terms and conditions of use.

Q: What can I write in my review?
A: Every review is read and processed by a Real Human Being (no robots here!) to ensure that it meets our lofty standards. All reviews are scanned for slanderous, libelous, profane, or otherwise objectionable content, as well as suspected proprietary content that we believe may be posted without the owner's permission. We respectfully ask that you do not mention your company name or other employee names in your review. We take steps to ensure that the reviewer is who they say they are and is, in fact, a client of the guru being reviewed.

Q: What is an incentivized review?
A: Incentivized reviews are those where the vendor offers free or discounted products or services to reviewers, in exchange for recipients writing their “honest opinion” of the product or service in a review.

Q: When will my review be published and when will I be able to read reviews?
A: We do our best to ensure that all reviews are processed and published within a day of submission, though we do need time to sleep, eat, and take meetings from time to time. That said, as soon as your review is published by a site administrator, you'll receive an email notification.

A: Assuming your review meets our standards, it will be posted exactly as it is submitted. As a reviewer, you can update your review to fix typos, provide additional information, adjust your star ratings, and so on. Realize that your updated review will be held for processing, just as if it had been submitted for the first time. You can also remove your review.

A: Outdated reviews can sometimes provide an inaccurate view to the person seeking feedback. Because we want our gurus fresh and at the top of their game, we will archive reviews that are more than two years old. You can still read archived reviews, of course, but you deserve to know that you're reading a potentially stale review. If a review you wrote is archived, you'll still have access to read and edit your reviews. However, by updating these older reviews, you’re reaffirming that your perspective is still relevant and valid based on our current system.

Q: Can Association Gurus pay to have my review deleted?
A: Definitely not! Gurus can reply to reviews, but only the reviewer may delete their review. Even under threat of legal action, Association Gurus will not delete a review without consulting with the reviewer. Nobody can pay to have a review removed. That’s a fact.

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