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Missing Google Reviews - Check your website now!
INSERT GRAPHIC HEREThe Issue
If your business has a website, I encourage you to periodically check
the number of your Google reviews. It's also a good idea to take screenshots so you
can check to see if which ones may be missing!
Google's algorithm may remove LEGITIMATE reviews at random. I lost one Sunday
and 3 more on Monday. These were all from good, local clients and none are spam. I
looked into it and apparently its a random problem for many businesses. Some
online commenters have said they have lost anywhere from a handful to hundreds of
reviews overnight!
The loss of reviews is a considerable loss to any business, but it hurts the small
business even more. The number of reviews is a big factor that Google uses to rank
listings. Your business needs to be in the top 3 on Google or at least on Page 1.
Otherwise, your not being seen. Nobody looks at page 2 of Google search results.
Remember that positive reviews can account for a significant part of your business.
If a business has a small number of reviews or bad reviews, the potential customer
will click on your competitions listing if they appear to be the better choice.
OPTIONS
UPDATE! 2/11/25 - IT MAY ONLY BE A SHORT TERM TECHNICAL GLITCH
Sometimes the review count will go down. However, if you manually count your reviews, you will find that all of your reviews are in fact still there. All you can do is wait until Google fixes the review count.Reference:
>> ARTICLE FROM SEARCH ENGINE LAND
GOOGLE DISPUTE PROCESS
This can be used to argue your case. This can be found by logging into the Google Search Console for your website. However, they want you to provide information on the missing reviews. Few of us keep copies of the reviews showing the username and what was said in each review. We shouldn't need to! This is where the aforementioned screenshots are beneficial! The process may or may not work and it takes considerable time.DETERMINE WHAT REVIEWS ARE MISSING
Kindly ask the client to post a new review - assuming you can contact them.GET NEW BUSINESS
New clients will lead to new reviews. Depending on your line of business, this may be easier said than done.DO NOT BUY PAID REVIEWS
Google sees these as a violation of terms, and they will likely remove them anyway. This is cheating and just a waste of money. It could push your site down in the listings.PLEASE HELP REPLACE OUR MISSING REVIEWS!
Please click the link below to help us out by leaving us a 5-Star review:>> REVIEW MEYER COMPUTER ON GOOGLE
