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The rating a founder reads was written by people you did not place.

Reputation management for an HR consultancy is about what a founder finds when she checks you after a referral, which is usually feedback from candidates rather than clients. GullySales watches the places she looks, sets a reply rule that never discusses a case, and asks for reviews at the moment a client is pleased.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What reputation management means

Reputation management is watching what is said about your business across Google, social media and review sites, and responding to it before it changes a buyer's mind. GullySales monitors mentions, drafts responses to negative reviews and flags recurring complaints back to your team.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For HR consulting and outsourcing firms

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Candidates write your reviews, clients do not”

    A rejected applicant or one whose offer fell through posts within the hour. The client whose first clean filing season you delivered says thank you on WhatsApp and nowhere else.

  • “You cannot answer back without breaking a confidence”

    A review about a salary, an exit or a background check involves someone's employer and someone's record. Neither detail is yours to put on a public page.

  • “The check happens after the referral, not before”

    An accountant gives your name, and the founder searches it before she rings. What she finds in that minute decides whether the call happens at all.

What we do

What we deliver for HR consulting and outsourcing firms.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A watch list of the places a founder checks

    Google, JustDial and the employer review sites where placed and rejected candidates post, checked on a set day rather than when someone notices.

    Result: You hear about a review before a client does.

  2. A reply rule written before you need one

    Who replies, within how long, and the line that acknowledges a complaint without confirming that any named person was ever a candidate or an employee.

    Result: An angry post does not become an admission.

  3. Review asks attached to a moment

    The ask goes out when a filing season has passed quietly or an audit has been cleared, not in a batch at the end of the year.

    Result: People write while they still remember why they were pleased.

  4. A reference list of clients who will take a call

    Two or three client contacts who have agreed to speak to a prospect, kept current and asked again before each use.

    Result: A cautious founder gets a real conversation instead of a logo.

  5. The first page of your firm's name cleaned up

    Old directory entries, abandoned profiles and wrong phone numbers claimed, corrected or removed.

    Result: A search for your firm shows what you would want it to.

  6. Rating and volume in the report

    Reviews received, average rating and reply time, tracked next to enquiries so you can see when reputation is costing you calls.

    Result: Reputation stops being something you check after a bad week.

How the result is measured

  • Average rating
  • Response time to reviews
  • Negative mentions resolved

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full online reputation management page

What to do with each review

How to answer each kind of review an HR consulting firm gets.

Praise from a founder or a business owner
Thank them in general words and say nothing about their staff or the work. If they allow it, ask for a short written reference that a future client can call.
A candidate complaining about no reply after an interview
Check your candidate tracker for that role. Reply that candidates should hear back, and say who to write to. Then close the loop with the candidate. Candidates write most of your reviews.
A candidate saying they were asked for a fee
Reply that you do not charge candidates, if that is your rule, and say it is written on your site. Ask for details, and check for anyone using your name. Report any impersonation to the platform.
A client unhappy that a hire left early
Check the contract for the replacement terms. Reply by phone first. In public, say that you review every early exit and offer a call. Do not share the candidate's reasons.
A compliance filing that went wrong, such as PF or ESIC
Check the challan, the dates and who supplied the data. Reply that you are reviewing the filing with the client, and say nothing about their business. Put data deadlines in the service note.
A review that mixes you up with another firm
Check your client and candidate records. Recruiters with similar names are common. Reply politely with your correct name and address, and report the review through the platform if it breaks the rules on fake reviews.

Who it is for

This is written for these HR consulting and outsourcing firms.

  • HR outsourcing firms for small businesses
  • Recruitment and staffing consultancies
  • Payroll processing and compliance firms
  • HR compliance and labour law advisory firms
  • Talent management and HR technology consultants
  • Startup-focused HR advisory firms
  • Contract and gig workforce management firms
  • Executive search and leadership hiring firms

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • You want a guaranteed Google ranking or a guaranteed number of leads. Nobody honest can promise either.
  • You need enquiries by next week and have nobody to answer them.
  • You want posts and reach reported, not enquiries and orders.

How it works

From your first message to the first report.

No open-ended retainer. Every step gives you something in writing.

  1. First

    Your brief

    You tell us what you need in a few short steps: your business, what you want, where enquiries come from and how they are handled.

  2. After the brief

    A conversation and a written scope

    We read it, then talk with whoever handles your enquiries. If you want our help, the scope, the fee and the reporting come in writing, and nothing starts before you have read them.

  3. Before work starts

    Baseline recorded

    Enquiries by source, reply time, conversion and cost per order, written down so every later report has an honest comparison.

  4. After the baseline

    The first fix goes live

    The fix we agreed to start with is put in place and measured against the baseline, whether that is reply time, a follow-up sequence, the page buyers land on or the handover between marketing and sales.

  5. As agreed

    Report against the baseline

    What moved, what did not, and what changes next, in plain words. How often you get it is set in writing before work starts.

  6. At renewal

    Renew on the numbers

    The term ends and you decide whether to continue from the results. The length is agreed in writing before anything starts.

How the reputation management work runs

  1. 1

    Understand current perception

    We start by actually searching your business name and reviewing what a stranger would currently see.

  2. 2

    Audit existing mentions

    We catalogue reviews, mentions and search results, flagging anything negative or inaccurate.

  3. 3

    Plan responses

    A calm, factual response is prepared for anything that needs one, agreed with you before posting.

  4. 4

    Implement monitoring

    Ongoing checks are set up so new mentions are caught promptly rather than discovered by accident.

  5. 5

    Measure and report

    Sentiment and response times are reported, with your business name searched again to see what has moved.

Why us

Why owners pick GullySales over an agency.

  • Marketing and sales, as one job

    Most agencies stop at the enquiry. We also fix what happens after it: the reply, the follow-up, the quote and the CRM.

  • The person on the first call does the work

    No account managers in between. You are never handed to someone you have not met.

  • A baseline before anything starts

    Your numbers are written down on day one, so every later report compares against something honest.

  • The fee in writing, split three ways

    Our time, your media spend and production on separate lines. You always see what goes to us.

  • No guarantees we cannot keep

    The term is agreed in writing and never a default twelve months. We never promise a ranking or a lead count, because nobody controls those.

  • One office, and we say so

    Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru. We work across India by call and WhatsApp and travel when a session needs to be in person.

#257, 3rd floor, Sri Nanjundeshwara Complex, Nagarbhavi 8th Block, Outer Ring Road. How we work.

Your brief

Tell us what you need, and we will read it before we call.

Eight short steps about your business, what you want and who decides. Most questions are a tap, and you can skip any you would rather answer on the call.

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FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Someone has posted something untrue. Can it be taken down?
Sometimes, and the platform decides, not you. Report it under that platform's own rules, then reply once, briefly, with no detail about any individual. Whether to go further is a question for your own legal adviser.
Is it fair to ask clients for reviews when the work is confidential?
Yes, if you ask about working with you rather than about what you fixed. A line on how fast you answer, and on a filing season that passed without a notice, says plenty and names nothing.
A candidate says we shared their CV without asking. What do we do?
Check where and when it was sent and what they agreed to. Apologise if consent was missing, ask the recipient to delete it and confirm that, and change the process so every CV is sent with the candidate's agreement. Reply in public only in general words.
A candidate posted about a client we placed them with. Do we reply?
Reply about your part only. Do not defend or criticise the client. Say you would like to hear what happened, and invite a call. Check what you told the candidate about the role before they joined.
How soon would we see more enquiries?
Fixing reply time and problem-led content helps quickly, since a founder is already searching for that exact gap. Ranking for a search such as payroll outsourcing in your city takes several months.
Do we need to advertise?
Clearer content and a faster reply cost nothing in media and answer the search a founder is already making. Advertising helps for a specific service push, such as payroll compliance ahead of a filing season.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.

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