Most Trusted Review Sites 2019
As a small business, it is important to market your business in order to find new customers. One great form of marketing is online reviews. Research shows that 84% of people trust online reviews as much as personal recommendations. We are finding each year the number of people that use review sites just grows. Moreover, […]
How to Deal with Google’s Latest Changes to Rich Snippets and Your Reviews
Most businesses see Google as useful for driving relevant traffic to their website. Google announced a few weeks ago via their Webmaster Central blog that they will no longer be including star ratings in search results for local businesses or organizations in an effort to demote “self-serving” reviews as rich snippets. While this may be […]
Ding Dong, Google+ is Dead
Goodbye Google+, It’s Been Real Last week, Google made an announcement that they are shutting down the social networking consumer version of Google+ forever. It comes as no surprise when it was recently revealed to the Wall Street Journal that a security bug involving nearly 500,000 Google+ users’ personal data was exposed to third party […]
Small Business Boost: SEO, Online Reviews and Your Ranking
Getting the most out of your small business online marketing strategy is crucial to the survival of your business. Most businesses overlook their SEO and ranking, and the fact is, many small businesses that have an online presence find it extremely difficult to achieve a great ranking on Google. Let’s discuss how to get a […]
Healthcare Platforms-Advice For Choosing a Doctor
Health is something we can all relate to. We exercise, try to get at least 7 hours of sleep and attempt to eat well – all in the name of health. Some people take their health into their own hands by becoming a drill sergeant, but for the rest of us, we put managing our […]
Best Time of Day to Post to Social Media
We’ve touched on Social Media Marketing in previous blog posts on marketing. There is no doubt that your online business reputation could benefit by incorporating social media to boost your business brand. Knowing how to use social media efficiently so that you get the most optimal results for the best time of day spent is […]
Connecting Your Google My Business Page To Local Maps
Google now allows people who have Google My Business business pages to connect their page to their local business listing on Google Maps. Google’s help page gives detailed directions on how to connect your Google+ business page to your Google Maps verified listing. This will connect your current page to Google Maps. All the business […]
Google Local Carousel: What You Need to Know
As many of you may already know, Google recently launched its new Local Carousel. This carousel appears above the fold and displays 8-10 business listings (depending on the size of your screen) based on your search. Below, I’ve listed a few things that you need to know about this carousel: – Based on an extensive […]
Review Site Series: 5-Star vs. Alternate Rating Scales
In this installment of our Review Site Series, we wanted to focus on the rating scales used by different review sites. Most review sites use a 5-Star rating scale, but others, such as Zagat use an alternate rating scale. (Zagat uses a 30-point scale.) We at ReviewInc feel that having a scale other than the […]
