Have you been struggling to get more Google reviews for your business? Customer reviews are essential for building trust with potential customers and improving your local SEO. We'll show you how to share your Google reviews link with customers and…
Let's say you're a dentist and you want to rank in the local map pack for the term, "emergency dentist." One would think that if you have a lot of reviews that use the keyword "emergency dentist," that would help…
Click Through Rate (CTR) is something we have done a ton of studies on in relation to rankings on Google. I'm extremely confident, due to many other tests I've done and observed over the last few years, that CTR is…
TL;DR Upvoting a review is a way for users to show appreciation or agreement with the review, but it does not affect the review’s position in the list. In a new study, reviews with at least two upvotes were found…
As we continued our case study into reviews, the next item we analyzed was the Google review attributes. Google review attributes are a feature that allows consumers to leave a “critical” or “positive” thought about the business or service with…
It makes sense to think that Google shows the most recent review at the top of a business' profile, right? Well, there is some truth to this, as recent reviews tend to show up higher for a longer amount of…
We Looked At Over 500 Reviews To Find Out What’s Really Being Talked About In Them We live in a day and age when consumers want to believe in what they are buying. They want to know that they are…
TL;DR: Upvoting reviews on Google has no measurable effect on their order or visibility in the Knowledge Panel. Review ranking is mainly influenced by recency — newer reviews appear higher, while older or rating-only reviews sink lower. Google typically highlights…
TL;DR Some cases show Google removing or hiding large numbers of reviews from listings. Reviews removed for policy violations are usually hidden rather than permanently deleted. Losing many reviews does not always cause an immediate ranking drop. Rankings may decline…
Due to how often I get this question, and how frequently people ask about it on the GBP community forum, I'm creating a quick guide to explain how to delete a review you wrote for a business on Google or…
Mordy Oberstein tweeted to me this morning about his observation that Mt Everest has been plagued with dozends of fake reviews. I think Google has a fake review problem when it comes to Earth's most famous landmarks. Here's one for…
Jan 8, 2018 Update: Google now clarifies that all reviews from competitors & employees are against guidelines. Before, it stated that posting negative content about a current/former employment experience wasn't allowed and on January 5 they removed the word "negative". Before,…
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