Comments on: An Extremely Nifty Guide to Reviews and Local Search http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/ Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:21:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Matthew Hunt http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1212634 Matthew Hunt Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:56:23 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1212634 Mike, Great guide! I'm a fan! The rich snippet is real gold for the 7-Pack - got get those 5 reviews or more, really helps the click-thrus & calls! I ALWAYS make sure my clients are getting reviews posted on all the major authority review sites b/c Google pulls that review data anyways into their Local Listings and it absolutely right that it protects them from losing all their reviews if just posted on one source. I thinks its important to be pro-active with reviews, but be really careful not to break any TOS and to keep it natural. Great stuff here! Mike,

Great guide! I’m a fan!

The rich snippet is real gold for the 7-Pack – got get those 5 reviews or more, really helps the click-thrus & calls!

I ALWAYS make sure my clients are getting reviews posted on all the major authority review sites b/c Google pulls that review data anyways into their Local Listings and it absolutely right that it protects them from losing all their reviews if just posted on one source.

I thinks its important to be pro-active with reviews, but be really careful not to break any TOS and to keep it natural.

Great stuff here!

]]> By: Bob Sommers http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1208458 Bob Sommers Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:47:47 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1208458 I just re-read your post and came across a profound phrase I missed the first time around. "Aware And Care" Business owners with bad reviews can do a lot for their reputation just by letting others know that they're aware of the problem and that they care enough to fix it. I'm going to write this weeks Local Search post on that topic. Thank you. I just re-read your post and came across a profound phrase I missed the first time around. “Aware And Care” Business owners with bad reviews can do a lot for their reputation just by letting others know that they’re aware of the problem and that they care enough to fix it. I’m going to write this weeks Local Search post on that topic. Thank you.

]]> By: Tom Shivers http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1200713 Tom Shivers Sat, 20 Feb 2010 15:10:13 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1200713 Great stuff Mike. When a business has 5 reviews or more listed, the “review stars” show up. Good to know! I'm experimenting with one of your ideas to use review sites to build up followers on facebook and twitter and build loyalty. Great stuff Mike.
When a business has 5 reviews or more listed, the “review stars” show up. Good to know!

I’m experimenting with one of your ideas to use review sites to build up followers on facebook and twitter and build loyalty.

]]> By: Zach Wyrick http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1200458 Zach Wyrick Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:00:23 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1200458 Mike, Great stuff! I couldn't agree more about fake reviews. Every time I start explaining the power of local reviews to clients they get that "look" and I quickly bring the hammer down on employee, family, and friend generated reviews - strictly clients and customers! Great tip about review diversity too. One of the problems I run into is with most sites the reviewer has to create an account and it turns into juuuust a little too much work for most people. -Zach Mike,

Great stuff!

I couldn’t agree more about fake reviews. Every time I start explaining the power of local reviews to clients they get that “look” and I quickly bring the hammer down on employee, family, and friend generated reviews – strictly clients and customers!

Great tip about review diversity too. One of the problems I run into is with most sites the reviewer has to create an account and it turns into juuuust a little too much work for most people.

-Zach

]]> By: Mike Ramsey http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1200331 Mike Ramsey Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:25:13 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1200331 @Dick I'm glad you picked up something new. I am interested to see how the new reviews are handled that google is pulling in from hyperlocal sites that don't have a star rating assigned. That threshold might have to be 5 "review site" reviews in order to get an average star rating. It will be interested to see. @Bob Here is a little algo I put together you might be interested in... Idaho = Maui - Heat - Plant Life - Ocean + Potatoes. Thanks for the kind words and I am glad that you liked the stars thing as well. I imagine you will see the decision engine start picking up more sites for reviews overtime so watch for that. Sure would help people make decisions. @Dick I’m glad you picked up something new. I am interested to see how the new reviews are handled that google is pulling in from hyperlocal sites that don’t have a star rating assigned. That threshold might have to be 5 “review site” reviews in order to get an average star rating. It will be interested to see.

@Bob Here is a little algo I put together you might be interested in… Idaho = Maui – Heat – Plant Life – Ocean + Potatoes. Thanks for the kind words and I am glad that you liked the stars thing as well. I imagine you will see the decision engine start picking up more sites for reviews overtime so watch for that. Sure would help people make decisions.

]]> By: Bob Sommers http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1200207 Bob Sommers Fri, 19 Feb 2010 15:48:33 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1200207 Great article Mike. I've been doing local search for our customers here on Maui for some time and I've never noticed some of the things you pointed out in your article. Stars showing up after 5 reviews and which search engines are pulling reviews from which sites are two great examples of what I learned from you. Thanks again Mike. I'm looking forward to becoming a regular follower. Aloha, Bob Sommers Great article Mike.

I’ve been doing local search for our customers here on Maui for some time and I’ve never noticed some of the things you pointed out in your article. Stars showing up after 5 reviews and which search engines are pulling reviews from which sites are two great examples of what I learned from you.

Thanks again Mike. I’m looking forward to becoming a regular follower.

Aloha, Bob Sommers

]]> By: Dick Larkin http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1199752 Dick Larkin Fri, 19 Feb 2010 04:23:34 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1199752 Mike - Nicely put together, especially the part about the five star threshold on Google. I learned something new ! Reviews are very important, and thanks for warning about not fabricating reviews or hijacking listings. Dick Larkin Yellow Pages Commando Mike –

Nicely put together, especially the part about the five star threshold on Google. I learned something new !

Reviews are very important, and thanks for warning about not fabricating reviews or hijacking listings.

Dick Larkin
Yellow Pages Commando

]]> By: Mike Ramsey http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1199633 Mike Ramsey Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:58:42 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1199633 @S.M. Thanks. Sometimes I wish it were always quick ;) @S.M. Thanks. Sometimes I wish it were always quick ;)

]]> By: SEO Melbourne http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1199623 SEO Melbourne Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:43:05 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1199623 Great article. Thanks Mike. Local SEO is great for some quick wins for local companies. Great article. Thanks Mike. Local SEO is great for some quick wins for local companies.

]]> By: Mike Ramsey http://www.searchenginejournal.com/an-extremely-nifty-guide-to-reviews-and-local-search/17853/comment-page-1/#comment-1199599 Mike Ramsey Thu, 18 Feb 2010 23:59:38 +0000 http://www.searchenginejournal.com/?p=17853#comment-1199599 @Michael With Google's ability to attribute text to a Local Listing that insn't a link...and then have that count as a citation which boosts local rankings I can see the eventual bleed over to where any buzz about your site when it is mentioned in, or not in, a link will add into the organic algo in a bigger way. The local algo has been doing that type of work for a long time. So, if they are now able to gather reviews from sites that aren't even technically review sites, weigh and rank them, I don't see what is stopping them from that approach organically. @Michael With Google’s ability to attribute text to a Local Listing that insn’t a link…and then have that count as a citation which boosts local rankings I can see the eventual bleed over to where any buzz about your site when it is mentioned in, or not in, a link will add into the organic algo in a bigger way. The local algo has been doing that type of work for a long time. So, if they are now able to gather reviews from sites that aren’t even technically review sites, weigh and rank them, I don’t see what is stopping them from that approach organically.

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