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title: "Video: How We Got Over 500 Testimonials (Hint: You Can, Too)"
description: There are 2 ways to get a stranger to trust you. The first is to build a relationship with them. While this is vital to your long-term success, it won’t help you make a sale on the first visit...
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# [Video: How We Got Over 500 Testimonials (Hint: You Can, Too)](https://blog.newhorizonsmktg.com/video-how-we-got-over-500-testimonials-hint-you-can-too)

 Written by [Rebekah Parr](https://blog.newhorizonsmktg.com/author/rebekah-parr) | May 2, 2017, 6:50:00 PM

There are 2 ways to get a stranger to trust you.

The first is to build a relationship with them. While this is vital to your long-term success, it won’t help you make a sale on the first visit.

And that’s where testimonials come in. Find out

- why you need them, 
- how to use them, and most importantly,
- how to get hundreds of them.   
   

 

[View full post](https://blog.newhorizonsmktg.com/video-how-we-got-over-500-testimonials-hint-you-can-too)

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