Trust

Having a steady flow of reviews over time will make your business and brand more trustworthy and instills confidence in potential customers searching for a product/service like yours. Even though it might seem like a good idea to just dedicate a month or two and ask all of your customers at once to leave a review, this will look obvious or suspicious to consumers. Incentivizing customers is something that might cross their mind. At that point they will likely discard your reviews and business altogether because of the perceived lack of integrity. This is why it’s imperative for your reviews to come in gradually.. daily, or weekly. 

Relevance

After finding the business’s reviews one of the first things that potential buyers do is quickly find the date of review, and frequently focus on your most recent reviews. This is important for all businesses because things such as ownership can change, branding can change, business operations can change, and products and services are constantly evolving. Potential customers want to know your business today. 

If your business only has a handful of aging reviews and your competitors have a large quantity of reviews and recent feedback, they will immediately seem more interesting to potential customers. Make sure you prioritize at least collecting a few new reviews each week. 

Impact on Local SEO & Ranking

Review sites like Google and Facebook, have become much more sophisticated in the last couple years. Along with star rating, recency and consistency are two additional factors that play into the algorithms, and ultimately impact how you stack up to your competitors & who ranks higher. It should be no secret that user-generated content is one of the most valuable sales and marketing resources today. Consumers today want unbiased advice or recommendations. They want to know what people have to say about your business rather then what you say about your own business. Because of the unbiased, authenticity associated with this marketing content, the messages are often much more powerful. 

Key Takeaway

“Ignoring what others think may be good advice for your personal life, but when it comes to your business, it needs to be tackled head-on.” -IMPACT Branding & Design

It’s crucial to get your employees and your team leaders motivated to making sure your sending out review request consistently, as its vital to growing (and even maintaining) your business!

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How Chekkit can help? 

Let us know if you have any questions or if you’d like to learn more today by contacting us at support@chekkit.io