A Single Review Request Reveals A Big Business Gap

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of gathering Google reviews and testimonials for real estate agents and the implications of not having a system in place.

Send us Fan Mail One tiny moment stopped us in our tracks: after 24 years in business, a real estate agent asked us for a review for the first time. That’s not just a funny milestone, it’s a clue about a bigger problem. Many agents don’t have a repeatable system for gathering Google reviews and testimonials, even though reviews are the clearest form of social proof clients see when they search online. We dig into why this matters so much now. Buyers can’t easily measure your professionalism ...

People in this episode

Host: Jim Troth

Topics covered

• business reviews
• social proof
• real estate
• customer feedback
• professionalism

Keywords

• Google reviews
• testimonials
• real estate
• business gap
• customer trust

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: real estate agent

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