Best place to have your clients do online reviews

snakeman55 · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Thumbtack, yelp, google local, yahoo. I don't want to impose on my clients to do a review in more than one place. Which one do you guys think is the best one?

tim · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Google Plus, so the reviews appear when people do a search for photographers.

Christopher Steven b · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Totally agree about using google. I'm fairly sure google openly admits to ranking sites associated with higher ratings a little higher--or at least giving them a little more weight in especially searches on google maps / places.

snakeman55 · 21st of August 2012 (Tue)

Yeah that makes sense thanks. Do you guys put much effort into your google + accounts? I mean, you still use Facebook as your primary social media site for increasing web awareness right?

Peacefield · 22nd of August 2012 (Wed)

Google and Yahoo or okay, but the best for me has been Wedding Wire. From what I hear, prospects who find you by doing generic searches will see those reviews. Prospects who already know about you and want to see what reviews you have will deliberately go to WW.

travsirocz · 27th of August 2012 (Mon)

I have a lot of client reviews not show up in google. Anyone else with this issue here? From searching around the web it sounds like many have the same issue where google may have a very high spam setting that blocks their review. Shouldn't it be up to me to block spam? The review will show up still on the clients end but not on the web. Its hard to get reviews and when google seems to block 1 out of every 4 that really hurts.

travsirocz · 7th of November 2012 (Wed)

My last three recent reviews have also haven't been posted. Anyone else here in the same boat?

btmlinedan · 7th of November 2012 (Wed)

i'd have to say the knot should be in the top 5

tim · 7th of November 2012 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by travsirocz

My last three recent reviews have also haven't been posted. Anyone else here in the same boat?

Where were the reviews done? That happens all the time for me with google, I haven't managed to get one up yet.

travsirocz · 7th of November 2012 (Wed)

Quote:

Originally Posted by tim

Where were the reviews done? That happens all the time for me with google, I haven't managed to get one up yet.

https://plus.google.com/111719899204...52/about?hl=en

memoriesoftomorrow · 7th of November 2012 (Wed)

I have mine on my website. At one point I used a FB app until support got pulled from it. Now I figure the only place that I can guarantee that they will remain available is my website.

I'm going to add a "add a review" module to the site in the near future.

umphotography · 8th of November 2012 (Thu)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peacefield

Google and Yahoo or okay, but the best for me has been Wedding Wire. From what I hear, prospects who find you by doing generic searches will see those reviews. Prospects who already know about you and want to see what reviews you have will deliberately go to WW.

Ditto

we market on wedding wire for our area and all of our clients are asked to submit a review. It helps us a bunch. Take a look.

http://www.weddingwire.com/biz/uniqu...7e645ffda.html

21st of August 2012 (Tue)	#1
snakeman55 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Baltimore, Md Posts: 1,192 IMAGE EDITING OK	Best place to have your clients do online reviews Thumbtack, yelp, google local, yahoo. I don't want to impose on my clients to do a review in more than one place. Which one do you guys think is the best one? __________________ -Adam Wedding Photographers in Maryland Gear

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tim Light Bringer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Posts: 47,935 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews Google Plus, so the reviews appear when people do a search for photographers. __________________ NZIPP Qualified Professional wedding photographer. Camera and Lens Reviews ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer Wellington Wedding Photographer (site2) ~ Wellington Wedding Photographer (site3) Read all my FAQs (wedding, printing, lighting, books, etc)

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Christopher Steven b Goldmember Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 2,196 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews Totally agree about using google. I'm fairly sure google openly admits to ranking sites associated with higher ratings a little higher--or at least giving them a little more weight in especially searches on google maps / places. __________________ christopher steven b. - Ottawa Wedding Photographer Ottawa Wedding Photography Site \| Ottawa Wedding Photographer Blog

21st of August 2012 (Tue)	#4
snakeman55 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Baltimore, Md Posts: 1,192 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews Yeah that makes sense thanks. Do you guys put much effort into your google + accounts? I mean, you still use Facebook as your primary social media site for increasing web awareness right? __________________ -Adam Wedding Photographers in Maryland Gear Last edited by snakeman55 : 21st of August 2012 (Tue) at 18:24.

22nd of August 2012 (Wed)	#5
Peacefield Goldmember Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ Posts: 3,859	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews Google and Yahoo or okay, but the best for me has been Wedding Wire. From what I hear, prospects who find you by doing generic searches will see those reviews. Prospects who already know about you and want to see what reviews you have will deliberately go to WW. __________________ Robert Wayne Photography 5D3, 5D2, 50D, 350D * 16-35 2.8 II, 24-70 2.8, 70-200 2.8 IS, 100-400 IS, 100 L Macro, 35 1.4, 85 1.2 II, Tokina 10-17 fish * 580 EX II (3) Stratos triggers * Other Stuff plus a Pelican 1624 to haul it all

27th of August 2012 (Mon)	#6
travsirocz Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 172	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews I have a lot of client reviews not show up in google. Anyone else with this issue here? From searching around the web it sounds like many have the same issue where google may have a very high spam setting that blocks their review. Shouldn't it be up to me to block spam? The review will show up still on the clients end but not on the web. Its hard to get reviews and when google seems to block 1 out of every 4 that really hurts. __________________ Dewitz Photography \| Eau Claire, WI Portrait Photographer The Boudoir \| Eau Claire, WI Boudoir Photographers Blaze Orange - Wisconsin Deer Hunting Photography Project $10 discount code for ProPhoto Photography Blog/Website TDEW2869 Travis Dewitz

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travsirocz Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 172	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews My last three recent reviews have also haven't been posted. Anyone else here in the same boat? __________________ Dewitz Photography \| Eau Claire, WI Portrait Photographer The Boudoir \| Eau Claire, WI Boudoir Photographers Blaze Orange - Wisconsin Deer Hunting Photography Project $10 discount code for ProPhoto Photography Blog/Website TDEW2869 Travis Dewitz

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btmlinedan Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: ohio Posts: 1,508 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews i'd have to say the knot should be in the top 5 __________________ dan l Flickr l cars: dkfx Photography l weddings: Blue Martini Photography l YN622C tranceiver review 16-35 f2.8 FS: $950*

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memoriesoftomorrow Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Perth, Western Australia Posts: 1,209	Re: Best place to have your clients do online reviews I have mine on my website. At one point I used a FB app until support got pulled from it. Now I figure the only place that I can guarantee that they will remain available is my website. I'm going to add a "add a review" module to the site in the near future. __________________ Peter \| Facebook \| Blog \| Mentoring \| Workshops Memories of Tomorrow Photography Perth Wedding Photographer \| Australian & Destination Wedding Photography

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