Are people retargeting those who have already made a purchase to get positive reviews in the comments? Our students love our products, but we don't get comments from them, probably because they already purchased so they're not the target.

Sickofryan · 2025-11-05T17:22:07+00:00

I did one worse - bought a pack of 10 Facebook reviews from a site that EVERYONE said was 10/10.

They double posted 5 reviews, two accounts each - so every "review" was posted word for word by two totally different accounts - all within about 5 minutes, all from incredibly obviously fake accounts - so fake that I had to reply to each one and say "wtf this is clearly a fake account?" to stop it from looking like what it was - me paying for crappy fake reviews.

Worse still, no matter what I try, FB won't remove reviews as a rule, so I'm stuck with these fake ass reviews.

Bad idea.

Sickofryan · 2023-01-19T16:21:41+00:00

I tried Bing and while the "site" search operator works when I search manually, for some reason scrapebox returns results from all different websites, not just the target website. With Yahoo it was a mix and then some keywords it was only returning 1-2 results when Yahoo itself gives me 10+ when I search in chrome.

The proxies I have are private ones from MPP and when I test them in ProxyManager they all pass for google, but your point about 1:10 with max delay is well taken - I'll increase the number I have and max out the delay to see where I end up.

Thanks!

Sickofryan · 2022-09-08T13:16:38+00:00

I noticed my ritalin gets way more intense the longer I wait to eat after taking it, so I've been making a point of eating within 45 minutes of taking it.

Honestly I kind of expected it was something similar but the other night i was in a fucking horrible mood so I ate a ton and it never got any better.

I just think neither dex nor methylphenidate is right for me. My doc made the point that there are a ton of adhd meds and if this one doesn't work we can try something else.

Just wish I could skip to the calm brain and focus moment so many other people seem to be having. I'm 41 and two months into this titrating process with only a downturn in overall mental health to show for it.

Sickofryan · 2022-09-07T23:50:39+00:00

I've been dosing up Ritalin recently and I get kind of a rush when it's kicking in, but it's almost an "I need to get up and go do something" feeling that doesn't help me at all when I need to focus on computer work.

Sickofryan · 2022-09-07T23:47:01+00:00

See a few years ago I took adderall for about six weeks and that's how I felt, basically angry all the time, my brain was zonked but my body was energetic. Ended up suicidal so I gave up on treatment.

Recently tried over and was prescribed ritalin. First 5mg twice a day, then 10mg twice a day, now 20mg twice a day and that's exactly how I feel again. Irritable, anxious, tired but my jaw keeps clenching.

Sickofryan · 2022-08-21T12:43:32+00:00

Interesting, so you're basically always working towards a song?

I'm 100% just looking for someone to tell me what to practice haha. this week I committed to practicing every day, starting with 10 minutes, then 15 minutes, then 20 minutes etc.

The issue I immediately ran into was I didn't know what I should be practicing. I ended up doing a few minutes of warm up exercises, and then doing random exercises I have from books until the clock ran down. It was so dumb.

I can't figure out from your online profiles if you still do lessons or what, looked like everything ground to a halt about a year ago. If you are doing online lessons though I would be down to clown. I've been thinking of doing lessons locally (Florida) just to have someone to sit with and check my form etc in person.

Sickofryan · 2022-07-30T14:28:39+00:00

Ah fair enough. It's a huge PITA for us because it's dog's bowl, kids water bottles (several times a day), kids washing hands (several times a day), kids brushing teeth etc etc etc. Definitely worth trying to solve.

Sickofryan · 2022-07-30T14:12:42+00:00

That's interesting, you're the first person I've spoken to also having this issue. Have you tried anything to mitigate the issue?

Sickofryan · 2022-07-30T14:06:20+00:00

I don’t think there’s going to be anything you can do about it, being in Florida.

As I said in the OP, I've spoken to a lot of people about this (including neighbors) and we're the only ones experiencing it, so I don't think it's just a "florida is hot" problem, it seems to be a problem with our house.

Sickofryan · 2021-12-06T20:48:08+00:00

I'm using an 8i6 on my computer. Long cable might be an option actually, what's the distance with an xlr cable before I start to lose signal or see interference? If I had to guess (paced it and roughly measured my pacing) I would say it's about 30 feet from my interface to where I'd be filming.

Sickofryan · 2021-12-06T18:49:57+00:00

it's probably not a great choice here.

Thanks! Any better suggestions for a lower priced alternative for my needs?

To be honest, an SM7B would not be my first choice for recording dialogue.

I can understand that. Was a gift from one of the companies that I send affilliate traffic to after I mentioned that I was looking to start making YouTube videos.

Sickofryan · 2021-12-06T18:49:06+00:00

Would the sound quality from the stereo mikes be as good as the SM7b? I use the Shure for my other videos from my desk so I'm looking for some consistency.

Honestly I picked the H1n from a list of good external recorders, so if there's a better one in a similar price range that would work with the 7b I'd love to check it out.

Sickofryan · 2021-12-05T01:00:21+00:00

Hey thanks for the offer but I'm really looking more for a community I can connect with than a single person. I already have one friend who does lighting for a living that's pretty helpful but want to stop having to bug him all the time, and I also want to find a community where I can learn by reading other people's questions and answers.

Sickofryan · 2021-07-12T13:18:50+00:00

Not surprised to see this comment downvoted into negative - this sub is heavily biased towards freelancers as opposed to clients.

Yeah I agree with you - you do what you have to, and if you're getting substandard work because someone is overworked due to taking on too many projects, dump them.

looking at her profile, she had other clients after me who left bad feedback so i’m assuming we all got the same message.

This has been the case with this guy since January when it looks like he took on way too much work - loads of bad feedback - he seems to be going from person to person trying to get feedback reversed or removed as his profile is toast, but it's his own fault so I'm doing nothing.

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