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4 Simple Ways To Optimize Your Customer Reviews For Higher Conversions

YoungUpstarts

This is why having a robust library of honest customer reviews is so essential for building trust and confidence with new customers. According to BrightLocal’s report , 86% of customers now look at past feedback before buying from a new business, and the majority check out at least 10 reviews before they feel they can trust the company.

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How DogVacay Literally Saved my Thanksgiving

Both Sides of the Table

Every year my family meets in San Diego for Thanksgiving. Panic ensued as we couldn’t bring the dogs to San Diego and my brother’s three kids look forward to this great trip all year. They can read reviews, see pictures and even talk to the family before confirming. The Background. “Oh s**t.”

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Why you should pay attention to these 8 emerging tech hubs

The Next Web

Dubbed by Forbes as the most inventive city in the world due to its “patent intensity”, Eindhoven is a hotbed for hardware design and high-tech innovation. Startups range from award-winning data software Druva to telecommunication hardware Swipe. Eindhoven, Netherlands. Raleigh, North Carolina. Malmö, Sweden.

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27 Entrepreneurs Explain Why They Started Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

For those that cannot afford the services of my company, I make sure to volunteer in leadership positions with the Junior League of San Diego. Increased productivity also leads to reduced lead-time and improved due date performance, both of which reduce chaos and foster a great work culture. 3- Based on my background.

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[Interview] Imaginary Friends Studios (Is More Real Than You Think)

YoungUpstarts

I may be better known by my fans and the creative industry as “kunkka” ( a name I have plucked out of the depths of my mind without rhyme or reason). That was 2005, and I have been with IFS ever since, growing the company and doing the things that I love, namely illustrating and designing cool concepts for the games industry.

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Facebook and Google Ads – The Keys to Small Business Paid Search

Duct Tape Marketing

Facebook Pixel is a line of code that you can install on your own company’s website. This code will allow you to track those who visit your site and send them targeted ads on Facebook based on their behavior. This means that reviews and trustworthiness are still a key component of the game on Google.

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Retro: My Favorite Blog Post on Raising VC

Both Sides of the Table

It became a huge kerfuffle with many VC partners writing to thank me for the post, which exposed those that gave their industry a bad name. And then I was mortified – Valleywag figured out which firm had treated me the worst and published their names. Consumer approach to software for business users. Folksonomy.