As you might remember from the “Why Your Online Reputation Matters” article, online reviews are key to converting website viewers into patients. When you can capitalize on your patients’ positive experiences with your practice and take their testimonials to tell their story (all for a minimal cost!), it resonates with new and prospective patients.

So, naturally, you’d think the icing on the cake would be a slew of five-star reviews on your Google My Business or Facebook page, right? Not so fast, according to the latest findings in the Wall Street Journal. In their “How Consumers Really Use Online Reviews” article, they discovered some surprising facts on how readers interpret reviews and disseminate what’s too good to be true.
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