A review is an opinion shared

A review is an opinion shared

Something that came up recently got the ol’ brain box ticking over and took me to what some may call the bleeding obvious – a question that I imagined should have a universal and obvious answer – what is a review? It may sound simple, as we may think...
How to find tradies/businesses on NoCowboys

How to find tradies/businesses on NoCowboys

NoCowboys isn’t a directory in the traditional sense, it is a platform where Kiwis can contact businesses after reading reviews. Our verified reviews are a point of difference to other sites, such as job boards, and they are the best metric to guiding your...
98% read online reviews for local businesses

98% read online reviews for local businesses

For over a decade BrightLocal had conducted and published the results of its annual “Local Consumer review Survey”. Last year’s survey results were released a few weeks ago, but hey, we are in a global pandemic, so who is going to call them out for...
All for one and one for all

All for one and one for all

When I was a kid I loved the Three Musketeers – the sword fighting, the adventure, the wit, the overcoming of evil and adversity. More than that though, I was utterly sold on their rallying cry of ‘all for one and one for all’. It made beautiful...
Fake reviews are only an issue for the unwary

Fake reviews are only an issue for the unwary

We are strange creatures and no matter what the enterprise, the unscrupulous amongst us do anything they can to secure an advantage. It’s been this way for millennia and it’s just the way it is. Even still, that doesn’t mean that the rest of us have...