Vote: Do you place logos of other companies on your homepage to build consumer trust? Y/N

Josh Unsdorfer
24 replies
Wondering what % of new companies here are using this tactic, and if so whether the logos link out to anywhere if clicked.

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Mark Lamb
yea but we use them to showcase our integrations with those vendors
Josh Unsdorfer
@highgroundio thanks Mark, interested to hear whether they would link out e.g. to the integrators website / an internal site LP detailing the integration / or no link just logo?
Mark Lamb
@joshuns we arent linking right now but we will be soon. Its more useful if you know the vendor to have them link back to your site though , so have them feature you on their integrations site for example
Josh Unsdorfer
@highgroundio for seo purposes you mean? yes that makes sense. Could I ask what your reason was for not linking initially?
Krishna Kumar
Have seen them logos on may sites. they never link to anything, and I have often wondered whether they are for real. Have they influenced my subscription decision? Can't say they have, but I might be in a minority
Josh Unsdorfer
@kkumarkg what do you do if you are unsure kumar?
Krishna Kumar
@joshuns in this specific case, I may want to do AB testing and see conversion rates before deciding?
Josh Unsdorfer
@kkumarkg 👍that makes sense to measure impact on CR. And in the scenario you mentioned where you "wonder if they were for real"? Or would it only impact your decision if they did link out
Krishna Kumar
@joshuns if they link out, then I guess it would be more believable
Eric Beans
It’s a perception thing I mock it lightly on some of my stuff Check out the 100% etc on this page https://www.happhi.com/solutions...
Josh Unsdorfer
@happhi lol, love the satttire.😁 fyi you have a typo on the last letter of the sentence under 0%
Eric Beans
@joshuns Thank you. Haven’t put my cleanup crew on it yet (wife) ;-)
Josh Unsdorfer
@happhi no worries happy to help with some free qa 😊
Eric Beans
Yes when you have them…definitely adds to the trust level
Josh Unsdorfer
@happhi do you feel they add trust even if they are not linked out to anywhere?
Omri Bitton
Interesting thought, I think it's pretty standard today.. no?
Carter Michael
I think it definitely adds trust! But, that being said they 100% have to be genuine or I can't think of a quicker way to lose credibility and trust from those that catch on.
Josh Unsdorfer
@carter_barnett very good point about the source being sector or topic specific. Thanks for the amazing resposne. More importantly, How's your launch going??
Josh Unsdorfer
@carter_barnett how would you go about checking Carter? Any suggestions on assessing authenticity ?
Carter Michael
@joshuns Definitely harder to do, if it's a brand new product I always am a bit skeptical when someone has "Used by XYZ" and they're incredibly large brands. When I've been skeptical about landing page social proof, like stats for example, I've looked into what they might be claiming, and have found some definite bs'ers. However, I think someone could do the same research level of quick research fi they have a feeling of unease about someone's claims. It's just a bit harder as there's typically no articles being written saying "YES, HP does use XYZ." Little bit of a messy reply but I hope this helps!
Josh Unsdorfer
@carter_barnett when you say - you look into what they might be claiming - can I ask what sources do you use for fact checking?
Carter Michael
@joshuns For sure! The time I had in mind for my comment was a Saas company claiming they've impacted over 1.2 billion businesses. Now, I didn't know how many businesses there were globally but I knew it wasn't anywhere near 1.2 billion, cause... how? haha. But a simple Google search stated numbers that were WAY lower. So clearly the number was a mistake, or, just bs. However, both impacted how I felt about the company and it's product, leading me to not even test it out. But when it comes to sources, I think it matters what you're searching for. If a company's claiming a medical benefit for their product, I wouldn't verify it off Buzzfeed. But if a company's claiming they've impacted 1.2 billion businesses, it's easier to just search for a rough statistic to how many businesses there are globally and see that it's not even in the realm of possibility.