Google reviews for your business allow users. For example, your clients and customers can leave you a review if you have a Google My Business page.
Your Google My Business page is part of the suite of Google tools. These tools allow small business owners and larger companies to scale their businesses.
There are many other types of sites where customers may leave a review. These include; Yelp, Urban Spoon, Home Advisor, Houzz, Angie’s List, to name a few. What makes Google Reviews so unique is that you can grow your online marketing presence for free.
If you do not have a Google My Business page, you miss out on a critical component of a marketing strategy. Give your customers a place you leave you a kudos on the excellent service you provide and will go a long way in convincing potential customers why they should do business with you instead of a local competitor. This is especially true if you have a 5 Star Google Review.
Reviews will matter when showing in the Google local map for local searches related to your business. One important note to remember here. Google can detect a ‘paid’ review.’ This is when a person or company is hired to do ‘guest posting’ or ‘faux reviews’ to game Google. Be forewarned. If caught, you will be penalized.
HOW TO ENCOURAGE REVIEWS
First, make it easy for a customer to leave you a review. For example, you can give them the custom link to your Google My Business listing. To illustrate this, our custom URL is (https://g.page/visionefx). You can find this setting under the ‘Info tab’ in your GMB dashboard.
Furthermore, do not be shy about asking for a review. Significantly if you have recently helped a customer; on the other hand, some businesses will send their GMB review link over SMS mobile. This is especially true with doctors or dentists following a patient’s appointment.
ABOUT VISIONEFX
We are a Virginia-based web design company serving website customers nationwide from 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM Monday through Friday and Saturday from 10 AM to 7:00 PM Eastern standard time. For more information about our website services, you may reach us at 757-619-6456 or contact us online.
VISIONEFX takes Web design and SEO to a whole new level of excellence. Be sure to read our Google Reviews and see what our customers say about VISIONEFX.
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