{"id":2130,"date":"2025-08-05T19:04:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T19:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/?p=2130"},"modified":"2025-08-06T16:28:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T16:28:40","slug":"improve-your-online-trust-factor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve Your Online Trust Factor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/handshake-3962172_1280-copy-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/handshake-3962172_1280-copy-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/handshake-3962172_1280-copy-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/handshake-3962172_1280-copy-1-512x341.jpg 512w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/handshake-3962172_1280-copy-1-920x613.jpg 920w, https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/handshake-3962172_1280-copy-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">How do you improve your online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/bernard-coleman\/building-trust-factor-in-6-steps.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">trust factor<\/a>? Does it surprise anyone that over one-fourth of search results for the world\u2019s largest brands are links to USER generated content? Peer recommendations are the know, like and trust factors that have catapulted social media into mainstream commerce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In\nfact, over 75% of consumers trust&nbsp;peer recommendations while less than 15%\ntrust advertisements. Is it any wonder so many companies have jumped on the\nbandwagon, branding themselves via Facebook, Twitter and corporate blogs?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_80 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" 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class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#Social_Media_strategies_are_akin_to_networking_strategies\" >Social Media strategies&nbsp;are akin to networking strategies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#Quality_wins_over_quantity\" >Quality wins over quantity<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#Know_like_and_trust\" >Know, like and trust<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#Conveying_trust\" >Conveying trust<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#Testimonials\" >Testimonials<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#Red_flags\" >Red flags<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#BROUGHT_TO_YOU_BY_PROLIMEHOST\" >BROUGHT TO YOU BY PROLIMEHOST<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#VPS_SERVICES_LIGHTNING_FAST_SSD_VIRTUAL_SERVERS\" >VPS SERVICES: LIGHTNING FAST SSD VIRTUAL SERVERS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#DEDICATED_SERVERS_BACKED_BY_A_999_SLA_NETWORK_UPTIME_GUARANTEE\" >DEDICATED SERVERS: BACKED BY A 99.9% SLA NETWORK UPTIME GUARANTEE<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.prolimehost.com\/blogs\/improve-your-online-trust-factor\/#ASIA_OPTIMIZED_SERVERS_IMPROVING_CONNECTION_SPEED_AND_QUALITY\" >ASIA OPTIMIZED SERVERS: IMPROVING CONNECTION SPEED AND QUALITY<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"To_be_truly_successful_in_Social_Media_ventures_you_need_to_ENGAGE_your_potential_customers\"><\/span>To be truly successful in Social Media ventures&nbsp;you need to ENGAGE your potential customers. <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It isn\u2019t enough to simply set up a corporate blog and allow comments to your posts. I know I read quite a few blogs and their ensuing comments, and I\u2019m amazed how many readers ask questions that are never answered by the publisher. Where\u2019s the engagement? Not only does your blog need fresh content \u2013 you need to field questions in the comments. It\u2019s called dialog. In marketing circles, it\u2019s called MONEY TALKS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Social_Media_strategies_are_akin_to_networking_strategies\"><\/span>Social Media strategies&nbsp;are akin to networking strategies<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s\nabout building your friends\u2019 networks and keeping your profile status updated.\nIt encompasses more than allowing others to write on your Facebook wall. It\u2019s\ncontributing to their success as well. There are potential clients on your friend\u2019s\nsites (their sphere of influence) that you could or would never be able to\nreach on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quality_wins_over_quantity\"><\/span>Quality wins over quantity<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Quantity\nversus quality&nbsp;what works, what doesn\u2019t? Reading Tweets from a user every\n30 seconds gets annoying. I\u2019d rather see quality versus quantity, and I bet I\u2019m\nnot alone. I believe social media pays best via meaningful engagement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Know_like_and_trust\"><\/span>Know, like and trust<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Know, like and trust are terms relative to sales, not just face-to-face with a sales representative, but also&nbsp;the Internet. Billions of dollars are spent online every year, much of that with businesses we\u2019ve never heard&nbsp;of, so your know, like and trust factors need to be that much more&nbsp;compelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conveying_trust\"><\/span>Conveying trust<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media sites, most noticeably Facebook, use the \u201clike\u201d button to convey trust, but most business&nbsp;websites rely on professional design, value-add content and competitive&nbsp;pricing to carry the day, and this is where online buyers can sometimes get into trouble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are things to look for on sites that imply trust, like a brick and mortar address and phone number. It\u2019s amazing how many ecommerce sites have NO contact information other than a general email address or contact form. Plus, some use Domain Privacy to hide ownership information about the site itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Testimonials\"><\/span>Testimonials<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Testimonials\nconvey trust, but not so much if only first names are used, or if the hyperlink\npoints to the site you\u2019re presently visiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I once\nvisited a site where the owner was inquiring, how to improve his ranking on\nGoogle. One of the first things I noticed on his site was that it had two\ntestimonials from different individuals but listing the same URL for each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nfirst testimonial raved about a service they didn\u2019t even offer on their site,\nwhich immediately seemed strange.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The\nsecond raved about their customer support. I was curious, so I did a WHOIS on\nthe URL that was listed on the testimonials, and it turns out&nbsp;that domain\nhas never been registered, and the site I was on has only been online for four\nmonths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Would I\ntrust my credit card with that&nbsp;business? Not in a million years, and not\nbecause the site itself wasn\u2019t professionally designed, or offered solutions\nthat matched my specific requirements, or were even attractively priced. Their\ntrust factor had been compromised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Red_flags\"><\/span>Red flags<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Beware\nof red flags when pondering whether to share your credit card info with\nbusinesses online. The Internet is littered with scammers like a minefield. 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