Google reviews aren't just nice to have for your business. They're a critical ranking factor that directly determines whether you appear in local search results or get buried on page three where ...

Landon Murie is the CEO of Goodjuju Marketing, helping home service businesses with local SEO, stunning websites, and boosting close rates. How many Google reviews does your local business have? Does ...

Customer reviews are the most influential form of local business content. Surveys routinely reveal that upwards of 90% of consumers read reviews as they search for nearby goods and services. In this ...

I am seeing a ton of complaints in the Google Business Profiles forums about reviews going missing. A lot of people are saying the review counts have dropped from one number to a lower number. I am ...

In 2025, Google is removing reviews at unprecedented rates – and it is not accidental. Our industry analysis of 60,000 Google Business Profiles shows that deletions are being driven by a mix of: ...

Small business owners are being targeted by scam artists who flood Google Maps and other sites with phony false reviews and then extort the business owner, offering to remove the reviews for a price.

On Friday, we reported that the Google local reviews seem to be disappearing or being counted wrong. Well, Google finally confirmed the issue, just minutes ago, in the Google Business Profiles Forums.