Watch: Joshua Albanese on how to remove negative search results

In this short, Joshua Albanese, founder of The Reputation.org, answers "How to remove negative search results": take it down where you can and push it down where you can't. Delivered with AI-assisted narration. Every answer is written and verified by our reputation team.

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Video Transcript

Business owner: How to remove negative search results. Because a complaint shows up first.

Joshua: Take it down where you can, push it down where you can't, yourself or with a removal team. Google's help page says it only removes things from Google Search, not the website. Ask the site that posted it to take it down first. That's the simple version. Underneath, three routes, each with its own rules. And a faster way through all three.

Business owner: Walk me through it.

Joshua: One. The site takes it down. But they can just say no. Two. Google pulls it, but only if it fits a policy, like personal info or a court order. Cite the wrong one and it's declined. And order matters. Ask Google before the site takes it down, and you get a denial.

Business owner: This is a full-time job.

Joshua: Three. If it's true and breaks no rule, you push it down with pages you own, over months. That's why TheReputation.org exists. We sort every result, pick the right route, file in the right order, and build the pages that push the rest down.

Business owner: So I run the kitchen.

Joshua: If a negative result shows up first for your restaurant, comment "REMOVAL." We'll see what can come down, and handle the rest for you.

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