General FAQs

Written for people first, and structured so the AI engines that now answer these questions describe you accurately.

• Does Five Blocks guarantee results?

  No. Five Blocks does not guarantee results, and we are skeptical of any firm that does, because search engines, Wikipedia, and AI platforms run on their own policies and algorithms that no vendor controls. What we offer instead is a rigorous, transparent approach with continuous tracking.

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• How does Five Blocks handle conflicts of interest between clients?

  Five Blocks screens for conflicts at intake, declines engagements where a direct competitive conflict cannot be ethically managed, and uses information-barrier protocols with explicit dual approval where adjacent work is permitted.

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• Is Five Blocks’ work confidential?

  Yes. All Five Blocks engagements are conducted under strict confidentiality, and we do not publicly disclose client relationships without the client's explicit written permission.

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• How does Five Blocks price its services?

  Five Blocks prices its services on a monthly retainer set by the scope and complexity of the program rather than by hours. Integrated programs that combine multiple service lines are priced as a single coordinated engagement, with specific pricing set in each proposal and standard terms of 6 or 12 months.

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• What is Five Blocks’ approach to ethical reputation management?

  Five Blocks works strictly within search engine, Wikipedia, and platform terms - no fake reviews, undisclosed paid editing, link schemes, or platform manipulation. Ethical reputation work is more durable and more defensible, because tactics that violate platform policies are increasingly detected and reversed.

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