Your customers will know you BEFORE you know them!
50%- 70% of all customers check online reviews before buying and 80% of all customers say that online reviews impact their purchasing decisions. This is only getting to be more and more important over time and review sites are increasingly improving their standards and credibility, so why would any business leave their online reputation to chance?
If you are interested in increasing lead generation and growing your business, you simply have to make reputation management a priority and take control of your online reputation.
They key to a successful online reputation strategy is being proactive and not wait for customers to talk about you positively, but instead approach your existing customer base in a thoughtful and appreciative manner.
Reputation Management for Business Owners
Many of your clients that you have provided excellent service for in the past will be only happy to help say a few nice words about you online. You just have to make it easy for them. Don’t hope they find your Google or Yelp page online, provide them a direct link. This is not a “one time” operation, this is a process that should be integrated into your marketing plan and it should be ongoing.

Review Management
What if your business has negative reviews online already? What is the best way to handle those? It is such an important subject that we wrote a learning center post about how to handle bad online reviews. Just like many other aspects of your Internet Marketing, your reputation needs to me maintained and tightly guarded.
GMS has programs in place that accomplish all of the above with very little effort from the client. It’s like putting your online reputation on autopilot. We assist you in maintaining communication with existing clients, obtaining their feedback, and get them to enthusiastically assist in your lead generation process. These are very low cost, highly effective strategies that Google likes to see and your potential customers are persuaded heavily by. When a bad review is placed about your business online, we get notified and in turn, notify you so you can do something about it ASAP!
Don’t leave your online strategies to chance and random results. Take command and control of your online presence.