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Get More Online Reviews For Your Business
The importance of online reviews and how you can take control of your online reputation
Online reviews are so powerful and so important, they can make or break your business
How much is your reputation worth?
If you're like most people, you would say you can't begin to put a price tag on your reputation. This is true because without a reputation, or worst with a negative reputation, nothing else matters. Having a glowing reputation is arguably the most important factor for consumers when choosing a company to do business with.
Said differently, your online reviews are one of the most important factors for consumers when searching for your products or services.
So what story do your online reviews tell?
With a high volume of five star reviews, they tell the story of a highly loved, highly visited business. Even with only a few bad reviews, they paint a picture of a business that consumers should stay away from (even though there are likely countless happy customers that simply have never reviewed you). With no visible online reviews, consumers see a story of brand new business, or a business they are "taking a risk" with by choosing.
The good news is you can take control of your online reputation by better managing your online reviews and getting more reviews where it matters most - on sites like Google, Facebook and Yelp. If you're like many of our clients, then you likely have countless happy customers, but struggle to get them to leave you a glowing online review.
Don't worry, with the help of the information below and our Get More Reviews tool, you can get more reviews quickly and easily, taking control of your online reputation.
The customer journey starts and ends with an online review
To the right is an example Google search for "car repair" in Miami.
You likely see search results like this everyday when you're searching for businesses near you.
What stands out you on the page?
Clearly the golden star ratings and review count stand out on the page.
As a consumer, your search for products and services near you stars with studying the online reviews of the businesses that pop up in the search.
Chances are the first business you're going to call is the one with the best Google review rating, and the most 5 star Google reviews.
When it comes to online reviews, get more reviews on the biggest, most visited sites first (worry about small review sites later)
When in doubt, or when just starting out, get more Google reviews
Google is by far the leader in online search. In fact, 77% of the world's searches are on Google. Chances are, consumers are starting their search for your products or services online at Google.
- Google has over 246 million unique visitors per month
- Google processes over 40,000 searches per second
- Google has confirmed to process of 2 trillion searches per year
Why focus on getting more Google reviews?
Simply put, your Google reviews could easily be the only thing new customers see when looking up products or services similar to yours. In fact, Google reviews are so important, Google has given them an incredible amount of “screen real estate”.
If you do a simple Google search on your phone, you will quickly notice Google’s “map pack” that showcases roughly three local businesses related to your search. As you saw in the example above, one of the most prominent aspects of the map pack are each of the business’ reviews.
It it worth noting that although Goolgle reviews are incredibly important, under no circumstances should your business ever resort to purchasing Google reviews. Don’t buy Google reviews...period. Buying fake reviews, on Google or any other site, is strictly against the policies of the major reviews platforms and in some cases is even illegal.
Additionally, buying reviews often times isn’t necessary. Most businesses already have countless happy customers that simply need a gentle nudge to post a positive online review. Luckily, our Get More Reviews software can do just that for your business.
Yes, getting more Yelp reviews matters (no matter how much you love or hate them)
According to Yelp's publicly reported data, over 127 million reviews have been written on Yelp. As the graph below shows, the number of reviews written on Yelp have been steadily growing for many years now with no signs of slowing down.
Additionally, over 180 million monthly unique visitors go to Yelp
via a mobile or desktop device. These 180 million read your online reviews and use them as the basis for their decision to do business with you.
Your Online Reviews Are Everything to New Customers
88%
People that trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations
44%
People that say an online review must be written within last 30 days in order to be relevant
57%
People that would choose a business with a 3 star or below online rating
94%
People that would choose a business with a 4 star or greater online rating
86% of people hesitate to choose a business that has negative online reviews
Why Wait?
Get More Online Reviews Today
