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Google reviews are powerful. They’re essential for building trust, attracting customers, and boosting local SEO. But what happens to your local visibility and online reputation when these valuable ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Alison DiChristopher and her husband have owned A DiChristopher Appliance Service for the past 30 years. “It’s family owned,” she said. But lately, what’s been keeping her busy is what’s ...

Over the past couple of weeks, there have been numerous reports of reviews disappearing, being removed, or being deleted from local business profiles on Google Search and Google Maps. Supposedly, this ...

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This post was sponsored by GatherUp. The opinions expressed in this article are the sponsor’s own. If your business has a great local, word-of-mouth reputation but very few online reviews, does it ...

Customer reviews are the most influential form of local business content. Surveys routinely reveal that upwards of 90% of consumers read reviews as they search for nearby goods and services. In this ...

There’s no magic button that buys you trust overnight. What does work is a repeatable system: ask the right people at the right time, make leaving a review trivial, and then protect the reputation you ...

The U.K.’s antitrust regulator has reached an agreement with Google to counter the scourge of fake online reviews. The internet giant has committed to several remedies. Bogus endorsements have ...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Several Central Florida businesses were recently targeted by extortionists who threatened to damage the companies’ reputations with negative Google reviews unless the owners paid for ...

A business with 3 reviews rarely gets clicks. A business with 50 recent 5‑star reviews does. That difference alone explains why so many owners choose to buy Google reviews instead of waiting months ...

Landon Murie is the CEO of Goodjuju Marketing, helping home service businesses with local SEO, stunning websites, and boosting close rates. How many Google reviews does your local business have? Does ...