Episode 207: Industry Tea with Partner Merchynt - Ways to Generate Reviews

What We Cover In This Episode: How online reviews really impact the digital presence and credibility of fitness studios [2:53] A better way for studios to get reviews organically [4:52]= Effective strategies studio owners can be using right now to bump up their Google reviews [5:49] What to do, and not do, if you get a low star rating and review on Google [8:00] Tips for using reviews to update services or marketing strategies [12:30] Quotes: "It is most effective to get reviews when you find a way to automate it in your operations. We offer a bunch of tools and there are a lot of other ones out there that you can integrate with things like fitDEGREE, so that when different actions happen in your studio it automatically asks for the review." [Justin, 6:52] "The most important thing when you do get a three, two or one star review is to just address it nicely, because consumers are going to be more likely to look past it if you respond in a nice and understanding way, and also add a call to action at the end." [Justin, 8:27] "For the vast majority of businesses, especially fitness studios, Google business profiles is the place to focus, and that's because that is where the overwhelming majority of people are searching for fitness studios." [Justin, 13:23]   LINKS:   Learn More About Merchynt & Get An Exclusive Offer!  Merchynt's Website & LinkedIn Merchynt's Free Weekly Newsletter for Marketers Visit the fitDEGREE Knowledge Base Send Megan Your Playlist or Discuss the Podcast Here! fitDEGREE's Business Portal https://calendly.com/fitdegree/support  [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/fitdegree/ ​​https://www.instagram.com/fitspot_guru/  https://www.fitdegree.com/blog