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This 2.8-star business almost died - then something wild happened
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Hey, it’s Linda I want to tell you a quick story that still blows my mind… because it proves how fast a business can lose trust, and how fast it can win it back. A neighborhood salon came to us sitting at a 2.8-star rating. Dead in the water. Losing 50% of potential customers before they even looked at the website. The owner thought the problem was “bad clients.” It wasn’t. It was trust. And trust dies silently long before a business feels the results. But here’s the crazy part… Six months later, the exact same salon hit 4.7 stars, and nearly doubled monthly leads. No rebrand. No ads. No discounts. Just reputation done the right way. And the way they pulled it off? It wasn’t complicated. It wasn’t expensive. And ANY local business could do it, most just never will. Here’s what shocked me most: They didn’t need more customers. They needed more trust. Their worst reviews were actually fixable patterns. Nobody had ever analyzed them. Responding to negative reviews created more loyal customers than their promotions. And once new 5-star reviews started rolling in, Google pushed them up automatically (what I call the social proof snowball). If you’ve ever thought: “How do I fix my rating without begging for reviews?” or “Why do my competitors look more trustworthy than me?” …then you’re going to want to read this. I broke down the exact 5-phase system this salon used, with screenshots, steps, mistakes, and the tools I’d use if I had to rebuild a reputation from scratch today. I promise you: Even ONE tactic from this case study can lift your rating and increase your weekly leads. 👉 Read the full case study here (you won't regret): Talk soon, Linda |
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Daily rankings for local businesses on Google Maps. See who’s winning, why they’re rising, and one quick play to climb.
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