⚖️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘂𝗽, 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂... ...even when you're the obvious choice, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 available. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆. If you want customers to choose your brand, your online reputation is your first impression. That great project you just worked on with your last client? Doesn't matter if no one knows about it. You have control over your website, your social media presence, your online listings, and yes, 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬𝙨. Because when you invite customers to share their feedback, and then you respond to it and promote it -- you're shaping your online reputation. Here's why it matters: 💬 93% of consumers say online reviews shape their buying decisions. 💬 82% read reviews before purchasing. 💬 70% trust those reviews more than traditional ads. (Source: Capital One Consumer Product Research Statistics) The takeaway: 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 "𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀" 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻: "𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵." 📺 Watch the clip from our Win More Clients in 2026 webinar with Dale Dixon, then check the #article in comments for more ways to level up your online presence. 👇 #TrustMatters #OnlineReputation #SmallBusinessGrowth #BBB