Managing your online reputation is an important part of digital marketing that many people overlook. When you’re trying to grow your brand on social media, it’s essential to have a good reputation. Brand perception should grow with brand awareness, so it’s important to know what people are saying about your brand. A good reputation translates to better market performance.

To effectively manage your online reputation, you’ll need a plan. SEMRush can help you with this by providing an overview of 10 key steps.

  1. The first step is to audit your online reputation. Review your website, social accounts, blogs, and any other platform that represents your brand.

  2. Next, establish an online reputation management strategy. Decide what you want to prioritize, create policy documentation and communication guidelines, and decide on a tone of voice.

  3. Monitor brand mentions using tools like Google alerts and manually sift through forums to track where your brand is popping up.

  4. Create a crisis management strategy to prepare for anything that might go wrong.

  5. Encourage customer reviews online to increase your visibility and promote your offers.

  6. Manage negative online reviews by staying cool, improving response times, always being courteous, owning up to mistakes, and offering a refund or discount.

  7. Create on-brand content that consistently represents your brand. 

  8. Choose influencers wisely.

  9. Avoid getting involved in controversial topics.

  1. Finally, create community initiatives to give back to your supporters and strengthen customer relationships.

By following these steps, you’ll be better equipped to manage your online reputation and see better results as you continue to build your brand image. Many successful brands have followed these steps, so they’re definitely worth considering.