Putting out the Welcome Mat at CheckTick.com

Welcome to the CheckTick.com blog! We, the CheckTick.com team, are proud to put out the welcome mat officially and introduce you to our site. We have been working hard behind the scenes to bring you a one-of-a-kind online reputation tool.Our platform generates genuine reviews of products or services and promoting existing ones to help both companies and buyers.

Why was CheckTick.com Created?

CheckTick.com rose out of the desire to create a quality platform where companies can submit reviews from multiple sources to their profile, and to provide insider information to people about the review industry. CheckTick.com does that and so much more! Read more...

How Important Will Genuine Consumer Reviews Be in Your 2014 Marketing Strategy?

With recent changes to online marketing and SEO configurations, every unique visitor is even more valuable than ever before to a website – especially for an e-commerce one. For many online shops and e-commerce websites, the year 2013 was a transitional one, with some companies faring more positively at end of the year than others, due to the changes.

Significant Online Changes in 2013

The main reasons for the ups and down in 2013 were:

1)      The US and UK saw what was likely the highest number of start-ups since the 2007 recession, and since the online shopping and marketing boom began. In many cases, this means that where once we could see 20 direct competitors, we now see double that, even in niche markets. This trend has been difficult, even for professional marketers. Read more...

How Can You Spot a Fake Review?

Reviews are a valuable source of direct consumer experience about a product or service on the market. Consumer reviews can alert you to pitfalls or advantages which you haven’t been aware of. That’s why their popularity has been growing fast over recent years.

However, while reviews are important, there are a high number of fake reviews on the market. You can find details about this issue in our previous post The Sad Reality of Online Consumer Reviews. Given the false information, making a buying decision based on consumer reviews must be done carefully. Here are useful tips to help you spot a fake review, beginning with determining what platform the review is seen on. Read more...

What Type of Reviews are the Most Valuable?

Genuine consumer reviews can be a valuable resource for potential buyers. These reviews provide information and experience about a product or service, and can be also a great tool for businesses. Companies, for example, can analyze reviews to find ways to improve their customers’ experiences or improve the actual product or service.

For Consumers, a Valuable Review is…

 

Experience surprisingly shows that end users or potential customers are more interested in seeing reviews that point to some sort of problem, rather than 100 percent or 5 star reviews that contain only praise. Read more...

Consumer Review Issues Make Breaking News: Our Take on the Latest Article

A recent article from WebProNews has caught our eye. While the article focuses on the review platform Yelp, we see the article as being a confirmation of many of the bigger consumer review issues we have discussed in our posts here at the CT Insider.

For example, the article brings to light whether many online customer reviews are genuine or not. Also, it questions how we know whether a review is genuine or not. Yes, these are questions we have asked and given tips on over the past few months.

As the article is published by WebProNews, a website well known for covering top online marketing news, we take that to mean that consumer reviews continue to be a relevant, important issue. Yes, we concur. The article gives us motivation at CheckTick to continue our journey to generate legitimate consumer reviews using our unique software. Read more...