Did Local Review Spammers Just Get Self-Served?
See Betteridge’s Law of Headlines for the answer. For those looking to procrastinate, feel free to read on. Yesterday’s Google announcement about it’s new “algorithmic updates” review mark-up caused a fair amount of Local SEO Twittering and Slacking. Today, we’re introducing an algorithmic update to review snippets to ease implementation:– Clear set of schema types […]
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How to manage online reviews across the web and social media
Online reviews have never been as important as they are today. Managing online reviews is crucial for any business to safeguard their brand.
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Seven time-tested tactics to generate more Google reviews
A new research study reveals that Google review stars form social proof for your brand, boosting your site’s CTR by over 35 percent.
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How SMBs can effectively manage their online reputation on a shoestring budget
It’s always best to have tools and processes in place. Obviously, you don’t need anything fancy. You could start by setting up Google Alerts.
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12 tips to improve your reputation strategy
To grow and stay ahead of your competitors, you need to take a hard look at your reputation strategy. The online reputation … read more
Customer reviews: The not-so-secret SEO tactic
Innovative businesses are turning to customer reviews in an effort to revamp their stagnant SEO strategies. But how can reviews really help your visibility on Google, why does Google value some reviews more than others, and how can powerful reviews help your business boost website conversions?
Yelp targets businesses who threaten negative reviewers with legal action
Online reviews can in some cases make or break a business, so it’s no surprise that many businesses take their online reviews very, very seriously.
How To Generate Customer Experience Reviews For SEO Profit – Part I
Here’s a question for all you search marketers out there: given the option, would you prefer to optimize a site that sells products, or services? Personally, I find product-based websites far easier to optimize than service-based sites due to their generally clearer site architecture, access…
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88% Of Consumers Trust Online Reviews As Much As Personal Recommendations
We at BrightLocal have released the findings of our annual Local Consumer Review Survey, which reveals the growing importance of online reviews in the purchasing decision. About Local Consumer Review Survey 2014 This is the 4th year we have conducted this study into consumer usage and attitudes…
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Who Owns Customer Reviews of Your Business?
Mike Blumenthal just posed a question about this on G+ and I thought it was worthy of posting here. The TL;DR answer is: 1. On G+, Yelp and most other review sites, the reviewer typically owns the content of the review (this is to shield the review sites from liability) while the review sites own […]
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Anatomy of a Local SEO Campaign
Source: The Internet Client Information Intake Research > Strategy Recommendations Site Audit > Upgrade NAP/Citation Audit > Fix Issues On Site Content Creation Off Site Content Creation Review Generation Link Research > Link Outreach Clean Up Link SPAM From Previous SEO Firms Rinse Repeat
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10 Pro Online Reputation Management Tips For Local Businesses
Online marketing experts have spent a lot of time providing advice on managing online ratings and reviews for local businesses — but reputation can have much broader impact than your reviews in Yelp and Google. There’s hardly a business out there that doesn’t have an occasional…
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5 Go-Tos To Make Online Reviews Work For Your Business
By now, everyone knows that online reviews can have a tremendous impact on consumers’ purchasing decisions. Ultimately, a single review — positive or negative — can tip the scale in favor of one company over another. No doubt, the power of reviews on Google+, Yelp, Angie’s…
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62% Of Marketers Say Local Search Is Getting Harder
During the recent InsideLocal webinar series, I’ve had the chance to gather the opinions and feelings of the hundreds of search agencies, consultants, “in-bound” marketeers and business owners who logged in to listen. We ran a number of on-the-spot surveys (or polls) during each…
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Google Trusted Stores Now Integrates With AdWords, Shows StellaService Ratings In US
Today Google formally announced several updates for Google Trusted Stores, the free ratings service Google launched in 2011, just ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. AdWords Seller Ratings Integration Google Trusted Stores is now among the services that help to power seller ratings, which show…
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The Value of Online Reviews and How to Get Them
Reviews help businesses gain credibility, brand awareness, and of course engagement, as well as giving Google an indication of how your business is perceived. Online reviews have not only increased steeply in popularity with users over the last 12 months but are showing clear signs of being a ranking factor too. The Value of Online […]
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The Value of Online Reviews and How to Get Them
NY Attorney General’s Fake Reviews Sting Exposes Bad Client Screening Practices by SEOs
NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced that 19 companies had agreed to cease their practice of writing fake online reviews for businesses and to pay more than $350,000 in penalties. “Operation Clean Turf,” a year-long undercover investigation into the reputation management industry, the manipulation of consumer-review websites, and the practice of […]
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SEO Companies Fined Over Fake Reviews
Several SEO companies have agreed to stop publishing fake online reviews, and will also pay penalties ranging from $2,500 to almost $100,000 as part of settlement announced today with the New York attorney general’s office. The AG’s year-long investigation ultimately caught 19 companies…
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2013 Study: 79% Of Consumers Trust Online Reviews As Much As Personal Recommendations
Today, we at BrightLocal released the findings of our 2013 Local Consumer Review Survey. This is the third wave of this study which explores consumer consumption (aka “reading”) of online reviews and how these influence their opinions and purchases from local businesses. More People…
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