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Social proof is evidence, shown to a visitor, that other people have chosen, used, or approved the thing in front of them. Reviews, star ratings, customer logos, "1,200 teams use this," and a named testimonial are social proof.
Social proof is evidence, shown to a visitor, that other people have chosen, used, or approved the thing in front of them. Reviews, star ratings, customer logos, "1,200 teams use this," and a named testimonial are social proof. A company's own slogan is not.
The idea is informational: the visitor borrows a decision other people already made. The evidence has to be about those other people. A badge you awarded yourself, or a stock photo of a crowd, does not meet the definition. In an experiment, social proof is the thing you add, remove, or move. The placement post is about position. The change-type page is about results. Neither is replaced by this definition.
On an unfamiliar page, other people's behavior is often the fastest signal of risk. Proof near a decision can answer "is this safe?" Proof in the wrong place, or proof that is thin, can also distract from the decision. Treating every logo strip as a guaranteed lift skips that distinction. Test the element. Do not assume the definition is a tactic.
A product page shows a 4.6 rating from 800 reviews under the price, and a row of retailer logos under the description. Both are social proof. A headline that says "The best widget on earth" is the brand's claim, not proof. Moving the rating from the footer to the price is a placement test, which is the subject of the placement post, not a new definition.
Use real evidence, name what it is evidence of, and put the experiment design in the placement post . Read outcomes on the social proof change type . Keep this page for the meaning of the term.
A common mistake is stuffing the page with every logo and review at once and calling that a social-proof strategy. Quantity is not the definition. Another is counting a press quote you wrote yourself as customer proof. The source has to be someone other than the seller.
Social proof placement on product pages: Where to put proof on a product page, and what to test. This entry only defines the idea.
An empty or invented rating is not proof of other people's behavior. Social proof refers to evidence that exists: a real count, a real review, a real customer logo. Making one up is a false claim, not a stronger version of the same idea.
On the product-page placement post. This glossary page does not prescribe above-the-fold versus beside the price. The change-type page is where test outcomes for this kind of change are reported.
No. It can reassure, or it can add clutter, or it can show weak ratings. That is why it is tested. The definition only says what the element is. The result depends on the proof and the page.
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