Case study ... Epicsweep

Still climbing. And the funnel isn't even switched on yet.

We're honest about this one: Epicsweep hasn't crossed into green yet. It's sitting at 3.3, still yellow. We're showing it anyway, because it proves something the finished case studies can't.

TrustScore ... in progress

Start ~3.1 Yellow zone Now ... still climbing 3.3 Still yellow. Not fudged into green.

TrustScore ... gradual climb, still yellow

Yellow ... green starts at 3.8, above this chart 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Start Wk 1 Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 3.3

31 reports filed ... where they landed

8 removed 22 stayed 1 under investigation We don't dispute everything that's negative ... only what's actually against the rules.
MetricValue
Total reports filed31
Reports closed ... review taken down8
Reports closed ... review stayed (invalid claim)22
Under investigation1
90% Of negative reviews replied Typically within 1 week
0 Invitations delivered so far The climb is purely removal and reply discipline

The story

Over the audit period, we filed 31 disputes against reviews that broke Trustpilot's guidelines. 8 came down. 22 didn't meet the bar and stayed up ... we don't dispute everything that's negative, only what's actually against the rules. That discipline matters more for long-term standing than a higher removal number would.

The positive review funnel hasn't even launched yet ... invitations delivered is still zero. And the score is still climbing, purely from removing what shouldn't be there and replying to what's left. That's the floor. The ceiling, once the funnel switches on, is higher.

One more thing worth noticing: Trustpilot's AI-generated summary at the top of the Epicsweep profile now reads that customers "frequently praise the customer support team for being exceptionally helpful, responsive, and quick to resolve technical issues" ... despite the score still sitting at 3.3. Replying to 90% of negative reviews within a week changes what the AI writes about you before it changes the star average. That shift alone is worth the work.

Takeaway

You don't need a finished transformation to see the mechanism working. Removal and reply discipline move the number before the funnel even turns on.

Source ... client dashboard

Epicsweep Trustpilot Business dashboard, 28-day overview: 5 reviews collected, zero invitations delivered, current TrustScore 3.3, chart from 3.1
Epicsweep Trustpilot Business dashboard, 28-day overview. Account details cropped out.
Epicsweep Trustpilot flagging activity: 31 total reports, 8 reviews moved offline, 22 stayed online, 1 under investigation
Epicsweep flagging activity: 31 reports filed, 8 reviews taken down, 22 stayed, 1 pending.

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