{"id":983,"date":"2019-10-16T15:22:45","date_gmt":"2019-10-16T19:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/?p=983"},"modified":"2019-10-16T15:22:45","modified_gmt":"2019-10-16T19:22:45","slug":"tips-for-getting-satisfied-customers-to-leave-online-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/16\/tips-for-getting-satisfied-customers-to-leave-online-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Getting Satisfied Customers to Leave Online Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"color: #488ca7;\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-985\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-size=\"360x240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating2-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating2.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a>According to a survey by BrightLocal (a marketing software development company), 86 percent of consumers read reviews for local businesses. As a contractor, you\u2019ll want to pay attention to this statistic. <\/b><\/span>Most people look at online reviews before they decide what products and services they will buy and from whom they will buy them. Therefore, online reviews are essential for doing business in this digital world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some customers\u2014being proactive\u2014will post reviews on websites such as Facebook, Google My Business, Yelp, Angie\u2019s List, Houzz, and others. But some may need prompting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">How can you get more of your customers to share about their stellar experience with you?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\"><b>Just ask! <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Seventy percent of customers that are asked to write a review will write one, according to BrightLocal\u2019s survey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some tips for getting customers to leave reviews include:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-984\" src=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-size=\"360x240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.homesteadoutdoorproducts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Rating.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p4\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\">ASK PROMPTLY.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem; color: #648e65;\">Customers will be more likely to leave a review when the details of their interaction with your company are still top of mind.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\">SEND A REMINDER.<\/span><span style=\"color: #648e65;\"> If it has been several days or a week since you requested a review and none was written, consider sending an email reminder.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"p4\">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><span style=\"color: #488ca7;\">MAKE SURE ASKING FOR A REVIEW IS ALLOWED.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #648e65;\"><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Although some review websites encourage businesses to ask for reviews, some (Yelp, for example) prohibit it. Read a review site\u2019s terms\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">of service before asking customers to leave reviews on it.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"p6\"><i>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.brightlocal.com\/research\/local-consumer-review-survey\/#local-business-review-habits\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.brightlocal.com\/research\/local-consumer-review-survey\/#local-business-review-habits<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to a survey by BrightLocal (a marketing software development company), 86 percent of consumers read reviews for local businesses. As a contractor, you\u2019ll want to pay attention to this statistic. Most people look at online reviews before they decide what products and services they will buy and from whom they will buy them. 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