{"id":8509,"date":"2021-05-20T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2021-05-20T03:36:33","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T10:36:33","slug":"how-to-get-online-reviews-for-your-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/how-to-get-online-reviews-for-your-business\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Online Reviews for Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"
We all check reviews out, whether it\u2019s for a restaurant, a new car purchase, or a medical professional. We know how valuable they are when we read them. But are you taking the time to cultivate that type of experience for your<\/em> customers? Creating that advantage for your<\/em> business?<\/p>\n More reviews mean better SEO, more social credibility, and more usable data for your company to source. But how do companies get reviews? Making a one-time push for reviews is common. Brick and mortar retail stores and restaurants solicit reviews after a grand opening or event. Online companies will get reviews after rolling out a new product or service.<\/p>\n Having current customer reviews makes a huge difference<\/a> as most people consider reviews that are a few months old irrelevant. So, what are some ways your company can keep the reviews consistently rolling in?<\/p>\n A great way to get customers to leave reviews is by directly asking them. The challenge here is doing so in the right way, at the right time. Here are some ideas.<\/p>\n Optimize the pathways your customers can take to leave reviews by creating multiple avenues for them to do so. The easier it is to leave a review, the more likely people will take the time to leave you one. You can do this by:<\/p>\n An important rule to getting reviews: Never pay anyone for a positive review. It is not only illegal<\/a> but can be very obvious to anyone reading them. When customers come across fake reviews, they immediately lose trust in the company. If your company is getting fake positive reviews, it will backfire and undermine your social credibility and legitimacy.<\/p>\n Make sure you keep your eyes out for new ways of engaging customers and bringing in reviews\u2014the internet is a constantly changing platform and staying on top of current trends is critical to maintaining relevance. Any way you look at it, reviews will help your company get visibility, credibility, and informative, usable data.<\/p>\n Talk with your team, create a plan for asking for reviews, and then stick with it! Consistent reviews can give your business the social proof you need to boost both SEO and credibility. And unlike so many other activities, it doesn\u2019t require a line in your budget!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Content provided by <\/em>Q4iNetwork<\/em><\/a> and partners<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Photo by rawpixel<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We all check reviews out, whether it\u2019s for a restaurant, a new car purchase, or a medical professional. We know how valuable they are when we read them. But are you taking the time to cultivate that type of experience for your customers? Creating that advantage for your business? More reviews mean better SEO, more … Continue reading How to Get Online Reviews for Your Business<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":310,"featured_media":8512,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[18],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/310"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8509"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8509\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pinnaclehrs.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Reach out<\/h3>\n
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