Reviews Now Play A Part In Rankings
Back in December 2010, Google came right out and said that reviews will now play a part in their ranking algorithm. This change was prompted after a recent article by the New York Times related a disturbing story. By treating your customers badly, one merchant told the paper, you can generate complaints and negative reviews that translate to more links to your site; which, in turn, make it more prominent in search engines. The main premise of the article was that being bad on the web can be good for business.
Well not anymore. Google has changed the game again, now factoring in reviews. With that in mind, if you know a business that has provided exceptional service or one you’d recommend to your friends and family, why not take a couple minutes to write an online review.
There are plenty of place to write reviews; one of the most well known is Yelp. But writing online reviews can be time consuming and confusing for some users. The video below shows not only how to write a Yelp review, but why it’s more important now than ever before for your business to start collecting reviews and reaping the benefits.
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We post a constant stream of reviews. We Keep the positive reviews coming in for our customers. A constant stream of reviews spread across various dates looks much better and will build trust with potential customers.
We link your posted reviews. Google is giving prime rank to sites with links to and from review sites. We add links to our posts to other reviews of your company creating a web of positive reviews. This increases your link weight and further encourages customers to leave positive reviews.
A constant review stream improves your rank fast. Take a look below at the Yahoo search results for “carpet cleaning services” near San Diego, CA. Notice how the search placements are in descending order by their review count? Make no mistake, review count matters. A positive trickling of positive review will add up quickly and pay by improving your rank exponentially, especially if your competitors are only making sporadic pushes for reviews.
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