BusinessRater.com an online reputation management company has just released the next generation of reputation management and marketing software. Business Rater’s newest software application allows business owners to manage their online reputation from one key location.

The Business Rater platform gives businesses the ability to increase their online reviews, improve customer satisfaction, monetize positive reviews on social media networks, generate leads, brand employees online and even improve SEO rankings all while receiving invaluable consumer data to support a better business from a single location. Business Rater is a pro-business solution, giving business owners the tools & capabilities they need to be successful in their pursuit of a great online reputation.

“When we designed Business Rater’s platform our intention was to develop a business friendly online reputation management solution that equips business owners with the tools they need to be successful online. When we dove into research and development we discovered that what we needed to develop had not been done before,” says Dan Weik, Founder & CEO of Business Rater.

Weik continues, “We have identified the largest concerns in today’s online market place for local business owners. We know how important it is for a business’ name to have a great reputation online when Googled, Yelped or searched online. With Business Rater we provide a solution that not only supports these popular review sites, but answers the prayers of all business owners by providing a robust reputation management solution that is business friendly and simple to use.”

With the ability most online review sites give consumers, negative publicity spreads fast! The worst part is most business owners are powerless to manage their online reputation since most popular review sites allow the consumer to take control of their online reviews. Most don’t find these negative reviews till months later, and only after someone points out their 2 star average review online and that is when the panic sets in.

This knowledge and further research, has led the founders of Business Rater to create what is now the most comprehensive and powerful reputation management solution available for any business across all verticals that combines the power of reviews and surveying in one simple process inside the place of business.

The Business Rater reputation marketing platform is the first of it’s kind to help business owners attract more trusted customers by simultaneously capturing reviews & surveys in-store and online. Business Rater organically places these positive reviews in top results on popular search engines for their business name, services, products and even employees names or popular search phrases consumers use to find their business online.

Research has shown that online reviews are the most powerful and relevant consumer content on the web per Google. Consumer reviews are significantly more trusted -- nearly 12 times more -- than descriptions that come from manufacturers, according to a survey of US mom Internet users by online video review site EXPO. (eMarketer, February 2010).

“It’s not uncommon for businesses to see 500% review growth after using this platform to improve their online reputation,” says Gabe Gunlock, Business Rater’s VP of Operations.

Business Rater makes it easy for consumers to find great and not so great businesses online, plus gives consumers the trust worthy information they need to make their buying decision. The platform does this while giving business owners the power to control their online reputation and improve their customer experience by creating a five-star culture in all departments of their business.

Businesses can list their business for free and see why Business Rater is rapidly becoming the number 1 choice in online reputation management.