4 Steps to Get Good Reviews Online and Build Your Start-up Business

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Getting noticed online?

It can often be the single, biggest determining factor in whether or not your business is going to go boom or bust.

Using 411.ca to advertise your business is certainly a great start to getting your start-up noticed.  With over 4.6 million people perusing 411.ca per month, it’s a surefire way for customers to find you.

But once they find you, how can customers know they can trust you?

In the past, trust (or lack of) came in the form of word-of-mouth advertising. Friends would tell friends whether a restaurant or repairman was good or bad.  But in today’s digital world, legitimizing your business comes from receiving positive (and sometimes negative) online reviews

According to the 2013 Local Consumer Review Survey, 85% of consumers now read online reviews for local businesses, up from 76% the previous year.  Having a positive online reputation is clearly the key to converting searchers into customers.

Here are 4 steps to getting more online reviews for your start-up, and how 411.ca can help.

1) Ask and you shall receive

A proven and effective way to get more reviews is to simply reach out and ask your customers to provide one. If you advertise on 411.ca, they’ll even do the heavy lifting for you, with tools that can send emails directly to your customers, asking for their vital feedback.

2) Make leaving a review as easy as 1-2-3-411.ca!

411.ca allows customers the ability to easily write a review, provide a 5-star ranking, and recommend your business right from the convenience of your business’s homepage. There’s even the prominent “featured review” section to help get the conversation started and keep it rolling right there too.

3) Socialize on social media

You’ve worked hard to gain Twitter followers and Facebook friends who like your product. With an expanded reach, here’s the perfect opportunity to get your loyal following to work for you.  Provide a post or tweet to engage and encourage your peeps to write a review.

 411.ca loves to mingle too, with features that can post messages directly on your Facebook, Google+ and Twitter feeds.

4) Share your reviews and expand your reach

When you receive good reviews, make a point of sharing them through social media or write about them on your company’s website or blog as a genuine way to promote the positive sentiments customers are saying about you.

411.ca can also help you create some buzz about your reviews, with current entries populating onto a dedicated “411.ca reviews” page for even greater exposure.

Now you’re really getting noticed.

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