Tips & Techniques

How to enable reviews and star ratings on your Facebook page.
If your a business and get much of your business through Facebook, it is a good idea to know how to enable reviews and star ratings on facebook page.

How to get more reviews on Google My Business
Any business can get more reviews on Google My Business.
We all know that the thing Google loves more than anything else is Google, and hey….what is there not to love?
Why you need reviews on Yell.com
Top of the list – you can sign up for a free yell.com account, be aware you will get a call from them saying they want to confirm your identity and details, a disguise to sell you their services, to which I say, “thanks, I only signed up for the free service you offer” and I’m not interested in their paid for services, that’s the quid pro quo they give you a listing, but in return they get to call you and have a conversation.
The benefits of Google My Business reviews
There are a lot of benefits of Google My Business Reviews, Google my Business reviews allow any good business to prove their worth in a local area.

How does a new business get reviews?
How does a new business get reviews? It’s easy for the established guys right? Businesses with years of experience and hundreds of customers.

How do I get more reviews on TripAdvisor
Over the years we have worked with and known plenty of businesses in retail, hospitality and other areas which rely on word of mouth and recommendations to attract more customers.

How to get reviews on Facebook
Knowing how to get reviews on Facebook is a simple but crucial part of telling the world about your business.

5 simple steps to getting reviews on Google My Business
Do you remember a time before Google? Here at Review Cards we’ve been around the internet long enough to remember when there were other search engines!

How do I ask my customers to leave a review?
We all know that we need customer reviews in 2018. We all know that they’re really important to winning more customers and clients.

How to get reviews on TripAdvisor
Working out how to get reviews on TripAdvisor.
If you own a local business, which customers visit, such as a hotel, restaurant or shop, then you’ll already know just how important it is to get positive reviews on TripAdvisor.
Ten proven ways to get more Facebook Reviews
We hope you enjoy the tips and techniques for Ten proven ways to get more Facebook Reviews.

How to Get Online Reviews for your Local Business | Review Cards
A Buddy tells you about a restaurant. They rave about the new ingredients, the careful service, the fantastic costs — and the way the hamburgers are from the world.

How To Moderate Reviews the Right Way?
One question we’re often asked at Review Cards is, “Is there anything I can do to ensure only my best reviews show?” and we totally understand where this question is coming from.

Why On-line Reviews Are So Important
With over 80% of people trusting on-line reviews as much as a personal recommendations, it’s no wonder they have become a hugely important factor in getting more customers.

How to remove bad reviews from Google local
In this article we’re going to talk about How to remove bad reviews from Google local and what tactics you can use. The first thing is DON’T PANIC…

Are reviews on Google My Business more important than being top of Page One on Google?
Are reviews on Google My Business more important than being top of Google? Here we have the famous chicken and egg scenario.

5 simple steps to getting reviews on Google My Business
Do you remember a time before Google? We’ve been around the internet long enough to remember when there were other search engines! These days, getting reviews on Google My Business is BIG business, so we thought we’d help by showing you how.

How to get more 5 star reviews on Google My Business
In this article about how to get more 5 star reviews on Google My Business we are going to presume you’ve already sorted the basics, such as setting up a Google My Business page for your business.

Google Review Card – Why You Need One!
If you are the owner of a small or medium business, then you already know all the struggles associated with moving your business online.

Google Review Cards: The Easiest Way to Put Online Reviews to Work
Google Review Cards are the simplest way to put online reviews to work
How important is a Google review to a small business? Just ask the consumers you rely on.

What is a citation
A mention of a business name in close proximity to its address, phone number, or both. Used by the search engines to weigh both the accuracy and popularity of businesses in their indexes

TripAdvisor reviews for Restaurants
As a restaurant owner you’ll know that the best time to ask a customer for a review is right after they’ve finished their meal. They’ve had a great time and enjoyed the experience so now’s the time to act.

Google Review Cards for restaurants – How Restaurants can get more 5 star reviews.
Reviews aren’t what they used to be – A few years ago, everyone thought they were all made up by family and a waste of time.

Why Local Search is Business Critical
Google My Business launched in 2014 and has become increasingly important to both merchants and consumers.

Why you need customer reviews and how to get them.
Customer reviews give a business the chance to get discovered by more potential clients, sell more products and services and to see what’s working.

Learn How to Get More Google Reviews for Your Business Today
Google reviews can be found all over the internet for small business, products, and services. They are not only considered trustworthy, but they also lend authenticity to your business.

Google My Business – Leapfrog your local competitors the easy way
Google My Business is a fantastic free tool and can be a great way of getting ahead of other local businesses. Used correctly, it can be your secret weapon in getting more local enquiries.

How to get more reviews
The fact is, many small businesses are brilliant at what they do but feel uncomfortable about self praise. The first thing to remember is ‘don’t be embarrassed to ask for a review’.

Why you need more reviews – The Statistics
The importance of reviews has escalated over the last few years and today, they influence consumer decisions more than ever but don’t just take our word for it.

Responding to Reviews
OK, so you’ve started to get some great reviews and people can read how great your business is on-line.

The long term benefits of reviews
In this series of blogs we’ve explained the various ways that reviews can directly help your business get more customers and the influence reviews have had on the local business landscape.

Why Are Reviews So Important?
Today, more and more people use the internet to search for local businesses and service providers and the swing away from more traditional marketing methods has seen a change in the way customers interact with businesses.

This is how to get more reviews on Google
As local marketers we’re always being asked how to get more reviews on Google. This seems a simple enough question and before we start looking at ways of achieving this, it’s worth noting what’s actually being asked.

How do I get my first 100 reviews
Firstly, the fact you searched for “How do I get 100 reviews” shows you understand the importance of reviews and how they can be a great asset for your business.

How to get rid of 1 star reviews on google
If you’ve found this article on How to get rid of 1 star reviews on Google, the chances are your business has had one – Sucks doesn’t it! We feel your pain, especially if the review was unwarranted, left in error or worse still, spiteful.

Why are Verified Reviews Important?
With more and more online reviews being written, the importance of reviews has become very apparent with 97% of consumers saying that the reviews they read influence their purchasing decisions.

Google Reviews Are the New Word of Mouth
2020 changed a lot-including the way you do business. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has made in-person word-of-mouth a thing of the past, while increasing the importance of your business’s online presence.

Why on-line reviews are the new word of mouth
Mention reviews to people and you’re bound to get a variety of opinions. Some people love them while others think they are a complete waste of time.

UK Firms Caught Buying Fake 5-star Google Reviews
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Which? has exposed a group of paid reviewers providing fake reviews to lots of UK businesses on Google, ranging from home improvement services to stockbrokers.

How to Plan a Campaign for Collecting Reviews
Whether your business is new to collecting online reviews, or has been doing it for a while and you’re in need of some fresh ideas, we hope this blog helps you plan and/or revitalise your campaign!
Set clear goals.

Writing Fake Online Reviews Could be Made Illegal
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As a review platform, you’ve probably heard us talk about fake reviews pretty frequently. But today, we bring you some promising news! The government have outlined some plans to make it illegal for businesses to both write and host fake online reviews.

What to do With the Customer Feedback You’ve Collected
Done right, the communication you have between you and your customers can easily become one of the best marketing tools for your business.

The Importance of Collecting Online Reviews
Online reviews are continuing to gain significance in the process used by consumers to select businesses they wish to work with, so it is extremely important for businesses with an online presence to ensure that prospective customers are able to access honest feedback.

Why are Reviews Essential for Research Online, Purchase Offline?
The internet has changed how many of us shop, but in an increasing complex retail world, have retailers really considered the modern customer journey?

How to train your staff to ask for reviews
Train your staff to get more 5 Star reviews
In this article we’ll be looking at some simple ways to train your staff to get more 5 Star reviews for your business.

Do Reviews Keep People on Your Website for Longer?
We recently read an article that claimed that between 70-96% of people who abandon your website NEVER return.

Why Review Cards Can’t Remove Negative Reviews
A common enquiry we receive at Review Cards is the request to delete a bad review. Now, this review could either be a genuine experience a customer has had or just simply fake. The obvious problem with this is that potential or current customers won’t be able to tell which is real and could easily believe a false review, regardless of how exaggerated it might sound.

Why Engaging With Customers can Help you Build a Trusted Brand
Consumer engagement is happening everywhere, from social media platforms, review sites and, of course, good old-fashioned in-store conversations.

How Important is Social Proof?
Social Proof is a psychological phenomenon whereby people are confirmed to be liked by, similar to, or accepted by the influencer or wider society.

How can Reviews Give You a Competitive Edge?
Online reviews have been around for a good few years and are now heavily relied upon by consumers – more now than ever before.

How can QR Codes be Used in Marketing?
As we’ve discussed in our previous blog, ‘How will QR Codes be Used Post-COVID-19?’, QR Codes have experienced something of a renaissance over the last 18 – 24 months being, as they are, a rather elegant enabler of touchless commerce.

Can You Turn a Negative Review into a Positive for Your Business?
We were recently reading a rather fabulous article which had the title “9 in 10 customers more likely to overlook a negative review if the business responds adequately, Yelp says”.

How Much Time are you Wasting on Review Admin?
Admin is rarely anyone’s favourite job, but we appreciate that it is something that must be done. However, just because this is something that must be done, doesn’t mean it can’t be done efficiently!

Have Online Reviews Become More Popular?
With more and more businesses undoubtedly using online reviews to transform the way they build awareness, raise their profile, increase footfall and, ultimately, drive sales, we wanted to look at the trends that are emerging within the wonderful world of online reviews.

How to use the Tools Google Provide
This blog is all about the tools Google provide, for free, which can seriously help your business grow and your online review strategy to blossom.

How can Window Stickers be Used to Show off Your Reputation?
Did you know that Review Cards offers window stickers? No? Well, now you do!