Unique Steps to Guard Your Credibility Online - It is Easy to Lose

Credibility is an asset that must be gained. If anything must be gained by words and actions then it certainly can be lost by words and actions as well.

Credibility can certainly be lost much easier than it can be gained in the first place.

Credibility is gained by establishing oneself as a reliable source of information that is both accurate and timely. Credibility is also established by operating one's business with an ethical behavior that demands fair and equitable treatment of customers, suppliers and joint venture partners.

There are right ways and wrong ways to do everything. Here are some right ways to gain credibility and some right ways to lose that credibility as well:

You will gain credibility by:

• Establishing yourself as a good member of a group
• Posting accurate information that is helpful and useful to those who will be reading it
• Including your URL, name and logo on every single product which you produce
• Providing a great support system for your product
• Answering questions and providing insight on how to use your product
• Keeping the communication lines open
• Taking full responsibility if anything goes wrong with your product
• Making everything within your power to fix your mistakes

You will lose credibility by:

• Moving into a blog or forum without first putting forth any effort to become a good member
• Posting blatant advertisement on the site as a tidal wave
• Creating information that doesn't offer anything new or helpful
• Leaving out your URL, name or logo on your products
• Leaving out any kind of support system
• Forgetting all about communication with your customers
• Considering support as a waste of time. They bought it....it´s their problem.
• Never accept any responsibility yourself. It could cost you money
• Always (or even once) blame others. The video guy or your grandmother...who cares

Remember this: Gaining credibility takes time and effort. Losing credibility is as easy as falling off a log!

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