Shane Barker: The Review Removal Playbook: A Seller’s Guide to Reputation Recovery

Shane Barker is a veteran entrepreneur and the founder of TraceFuse, the first company to develop a fully TOS-compliant Amazon Negative Review Removal system. With over two decades of experience in digital marketing, Shane has helped dozens of Fortune 500 companies grow their online presence and has been recognized by the Content Marketing Institute and Influence Directory as a leading voice in the industry. He also served as an instructor at UCLA, where he helped shape the university’s Influencer Marketing and Personal Branding programs.

Shane’s pivot to e-commerce came through his work driving traffic to Amazon listings, where he discovered a widespread problem: abusive and damaging negative reviews. Realizing the impact these could have on sellers, he set out to find a solution that was not only effective but fully compliant with Amazon’s terms of service.

This led to the launch of TraceFuse, a cutting-edge platform that helps sellers ethically remove harmful reviews using 100% white-hat strategies. Today, Shane continues to lead innovation in the e-commerce space, helping Amazon sellers protect their brands, restore reputations, and unlock long-term growth.

 

During the show we discussed:

• Inspiration behind TraceFuse
• Impact of negative reviews
• What makes a review abusive
• Risks of black hat methods
• Misconceptions about Amazon policies
• Ensuring 100% TOS compliance
• Effect of reviews on new vs. high-volume sellers
• Process of working with TraceFuse
• Categories most affected by reviews
• Identifying reviews for removal
• Success metrics and case studies
• Preventing negative reviews
• Impact of fake/competitor reviews
• What sellers should avoid doing

 

Resources:

https://tracefuse.ai/