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Based on which metric do you add credibility to your site (Loved by..)
When a new product launches and it says: Trusted by 10K founders, i find that to be a bit of a bold claim.
So the question is this: Based on which metric do you add "Trusted by" or "Loved by" credibility and do you ask individuals for permission to put their avatar on the widget?
Thank you.
So the question is this: Based on which metric do you add "Trusted by" or "Loved by" credibility and do you ask individuals for permission to put their avatar on the widget?
Thank you.
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"Trusted by" means you put down your credit card and paid for the product, nothing more nothing less. No one is going out and manually asking 10,000 people if they trust the product. Old apps can launch on product hunt every 6 months if they released new features, so 10K users is not that extraordinary.
Anyway:
Testimonials: yes, I ask for permission before posting
Customer logos: no, I just make sure they're active customers before doing that. I inform them after and I've never heard "take my logo down"
Thank Ben.
What about Loved by? Love bro... Don't tell me a paying user is needed for saying Loved by 10 people if 10 people loved/liked it?
Analogy to classic marketing: 100% juice inside
See above
Well I have this section on my personal website and all the reviews are from a third, so I think it could give more credibility because it could be hardcoded as well, but instead I use a external tool to collect feedback.
Thank you Frida! I'm looking for opportunities for plainmarkdown (people have put their upvotes and likes in a few places) and I'm totally against the aggressive lie (trusted by 10K) but.. saying Loved by 39 folks is not in the same wagon as saying "trusted by".
Ohh I see... I've just had an idea. I know this is not related with your business but could be great to have something like trustmrr.com/ but for "Trusted by" you know? Because everyone could put any logo in their website but who proves that they've worked with the company or if they have the permission tu use the brand name?
hahaha just a business idea.
Nice. You should try research maybe, if it's something you'd like to tackle. On surface sounds a bit less important trustmrr but what you're saying is also a valid point: Which are the early startups that are getting traction.
What's the monetization strategy there on trustmrr, Ads?
I just wanna know, if there's a way to add on my website: "50 users liked it" and the border between Liking and Loving is very thin in these contexts. So why can't I say on my web: "People Love it" which is totally different from saying "Trusted by 1000 companies"..