{"id":1536,"date":"2025-06-02T18:02:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.thecustomerfactory.com\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2025-06-02T18:02:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T18:02:11","slug":"76-of-your-customers-may-be-thinking-less-of-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecustomerfactory.com\/blog\/76-of-your-customers-may-be-thinking-less-of-you\/","title":{"rendered":"76% of Your Customers May Be Thinking Less of You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p><p><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here\u2019s a stat that might surprise you:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">76% of people who are thinking about doing business with you will check you out online first.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That includes your website, but more importantly, your social media.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Your website is what you say about you.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Social media is what people believe shows the real story. It feels more honest. More behind the scenes.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if your Facebook or Instagram page is empty, outdated, or missing, that hurts you.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No social pages at all? That feels like you\u2019re not even open.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last post was two years ago? People start to wonder if something went wrong.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even when someone hears about you from a trusted friend or sees an ad, they still go check. And if what they see looks stale or half-built, it plants doubt.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The good news is, you don\u2019t need to be a pro.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just do these basics:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure you\u2019ve claimed your business pages<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fill out your info like phone, hours, address<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Post something now and then to show you\u2019re still active<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even one post every couple of weeks is better than silence.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It doesn\u2019t have to be amazing. It just has to exist and look alive.<\/span><\/p><p>Visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/work.thecustomerfactory.net\/webinar?utm_source=blog3&amp;utm_medium=webinar&amp;utm_campaign=social-momentum-webinar\">TheCustomerFactory.com\/socialpublicity<\/a><\/strong>\u2014to learn more about how we help businesses like yours grow <strong data-start=\"3066\" data-end=\"3096\">without gimmicks or fluff.<\/strong><\/p><p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a stat that might surprise you:76% of people who are thinking about doing business with you will check you out online first. That includes your website, but more importantly, your social media. Your website is what you say about you.Social media is what people believe shows the real story. It feels more honest. 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