Get More Reviews for Your Business

Jennifer Gardella, PhDYour Social Media Expert

Why are reviews important?- Customers and clients read reviews

- 80-90% consult reviews before signing up for a service

- Rank higher on search engines

- Reviews are a signal or measure of your business

- Positive information about your business is good!

Your strategyYour system should:

- ask and receive reviews regularly

Have a list of:- who you are going to ask

*customers and clients- how you are going to contact them- clear directions for them to follow

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Where to get more reviews:

FACEBOOK

GOOGLE

LINKEDIN

YELP

AVVO

YOUR WEBSITE

How to Ask For Reviews:1. How to contact them

1. Ask when you see them2. Call3. Email

2. What to ask1. Be clear that you are asking for a review2. 3-4 sentences

3. Directions1. Each site requires accounts2. Make directions simple and clear

4. Offer a promotion 1. Discount for a good review2. Make sure the offer is ethical

Do not duplicate your content-Google dismisses every review that is copied

-don’t have the same review on LinkedIn AND your website

-Google takes notes of IP addresses- don’t have clients write them in your office

-You CAN take some text of a good recommendation and put it into a jpg

-Canva does a great job of this

Next:

Your Summer Social Media Plan

Jennifer Gardellajennifergardella.com