Why do I have badges on my WeddingWire Storefront?
Couples want to work with pros they know, like, and trust. Your Storefront now displays badges to help create additional interest and trust in your business, increasing the likelihood of a better match between you and the inquiring couple. When these badges were tested on Storefronts, vendors with badges saw an increase in conversion from a Storefront visit to a lead.
What badges can I earn on my WeddingWire Storefront?
If you have a listing on WeddingWire, you'll be eligible to earn any of the following badges on your Storefront:
- Couples’ Choice Awards
- WeddingWire Rated
- Trending now (for paying partners only)
- Highly recommended (for paying partners only)
- Responds within 24 hours
- New to WeddingWire (for paying partners only)
- On WeddingWire since [year you joined] (for paying partners only)
How do I become eligible to earn these badges?
Here’s how you can earn each badge on your Storefront:
- Couples’ Choice Awards - if you’re a Couples’ Choice Awards winner. See badges from the years you’ve won in the Awards section, and a tag with the number of times you’ve won above your business name.
- WeddingWire Rated - Pros with a minimum average rating of 3.5 are eligible to receive new badges when they reach 3, 10, 25, 50, 100, 250 and 500 review levels.
- Trending now - Pros with the top 20% of Storefront visits in your region and category will score this badge. Here are some tips on how to boost visits to and activity on your Storefront to increase your popularity!
- Highly recommended - when leaving a review, couples let us know whether they’d recommend you to a friend. The top 20% of the most highly-recommended pros in your region and category will earn this badge. Make sure you regularly request reviews from couples shortly after their wedding!
- Responds within 24 hours - you’ll see this badge above the “Request pricing” button if you respond to at least 50% of your leads and send your initial replies within 24 hours, at least 50% of the time. Learn more about this badge here!
- Pro Tip: Couples are twice as likely to respond if you reply in less than 2 hours!
- Pro Tip: Couples are twice as likely to respond if you reply in less than 2 hours!
- New to WeddingWire - if you’ve had a WeddingWire Storefront for less than three months, this badge will be located above your business name.
- Note: If you are eligible for both a Couples’ Choice Awards and a New to WeddingWire badge, only the Couples’ Choice Awards badge will be displayed.
- Note: If you are eligible for both a Couples’ Choice Awards and a New to WeddingWire badge, only the Couples’ Choice Awards badge will be displayed.
- On WeddingWire since [year you joined] - you’ll see this badge at the top of your About section letting couples know when you first joined WeddingWire.
Will these badges automatically show up on my Storefront, or do I need to turn them on in my account?
You do not need to take any action to ensure these badges display on your Storefront–we’ll take care of it for you so you can focus on growing your business.