{"id":5339,"date":"2017-01-24T20:30:54","date_gmt":"2017-01-24T10:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mobilise.solutions\/?p=5339"},"modified":"2022-05-11T10:36:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-11T00:36:40","slug":"improve-search-results-boosting-online-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mobilise.solutions\/improve-search-results-boosting-online-reviews\/","title":{"rendered":"Improve your Search Results by Boosting Your Online Reviews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-5342\" src=\"http:\/\/mobilise.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/online-reviews-title.png\" alt=\"Online Reviews are Important\" width=\"1280\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Improve Your Search Results when you Boost Your Online Reviews<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Make Sure your customers are having a positive experience to take control of your online ratings<\/h3>\n<div id=\"wrapper\" class=\"wide\">\n<section id=\"section\">\n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n<div id=\"main\" class=\"left\">\n<article class=\"single-post post-27862 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-internetmarketing category-whatsnew-2 tag-auto-dealership-marketing tag-customer-experience tag-google tag-seo tag-yelp\">\n<div class=\"post-container\">\n<p>In a word, online reviews can be frustrating. When left to their own devices, customers who decide to leave a review usually fall into two categories: over-the-moon happy or incredibly upset in other words a 5-star rating and glowing comments or a 1-star review and damning comments. Very rarely does it occur to your middle-ground customers to leave a review, and this leads to a lopsided view of your company.<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline\">\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/mobilise.solutions\/web-services\/social-media-marketing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2650 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/mobilise.solutions\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/mobilise-solution-logo-square-300x259.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"259\" alt=\"Web Design and Development Sydney Best SEO and Google Business Profile Agency Sydney Mobile App Developer Sydney Australia - Mobilise Solutions\"><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/g.adspeed.net\/ad.php?do=imp&amp;aid=265391&amp;zid=38486&amp;t=1485231859&amp;auth=c7d6c7dc812f9e33f5e9ae1563096a5a&amp;wd=-1&amp;ht=-1&amp;globASS=&amp;globASI=&amp;globASE=&amp;ref=&amp;uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.dealermarketing.com%2Fhow-to-boost-your-online-reviews-and-improve-search-results%2F%3Futm_source%3DDM%2520Weekly%25202016-06-03%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_campaign%3DDM%2520Weekly\" alt=\"i\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/>Online reviews are picking up steam, and have become so ubiquitous that they\u2019re now affecting search results for businesses on Google, BING and Facebook. Previously, reviews seemed to remain contained to their own websites, but with the rise of Google, Facebook and Yelp reviews, when your customers search for you online, your reviews are front and centre.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3><b>How do my reviews affect SEO?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>In addition to being a review destination, Google handles 40,000 search queries every second. If customers are searching for you, it\u2019s a safe bet that they\u2019re using Google to do it, which means they are <i>definitely<\/i> seeing your Google reviews. In fact, your Google My Business listing will appear even when your customers are searching for related products and services.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy alignright wp-image-27866 size-full lazy-loaded\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dealermarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Untitled.png?w=256\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" alt=\"Untitled\" width=\"256\" height=\"448\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dealermarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Untitled.png?w=256 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dealermarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Untitled.png?resize=171%2C300 171w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dealermarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Untitled.png?resize=256%2C448\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-27866 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dealermarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Untitled.png?resize=256%2C448\" alt=\"Untitled\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dealermarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Untitled.png?w=256 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.dealermarketing.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Untitled.png?resize=171%2C300 171w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/noscript><br \/>\nWhen you search for a business within Google, the page populates with top hits, but an info bar also pops up on the right-hand side. This contains your business contact information, hours, and whatever reviews Google deems \u201cmost helpful.\u201d Whatever your customers are saying about you online is front and centre. You cannot hide from your business&#8217;s reviews. If it is not Google they are seeking out your business on Facebook is there goto social recommendation platform where your customers will search for your business and read your reviews.<br \/>\nSomething to consider is even if you are not managing your Google My Business page which is where Google Search and Google Maps get this information including your reviews or you are not managing a Facebook page, it doesn&#8217;t mean that your customers cannot leave reviews. Google, Facebook and Yelp will all have business pages for your business whether you want one or not so it pays to go and search and see whether Google, Facebook or Yelp have automatically created one or whether in the case of Facebook one of your customers have created a business page to leave you a comment and review.<br \/>\nYelp, arguably the most influential review destination on the Web, also comes into play in a big way in Google search. While Google prioritises its own reviews, a business\u2019s Yelp page shows up on the first page of search results\u2014usually in the first 10 hits.<br \/>\nTiny changes in your scores can make a <i>huge<\/i> difference in how you perform in an online search. Here are some changes we observed in a client whose score only rose by 0.6:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>396% more requests for directions<\/li>\n<li>241% more calls in a four-week period<\/li>\n<li>100% more clicks to the website<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These observations prove that when you\u2019re trying to increase your Web presence, online reviews play a huge role. All the SEO in the world won\u2019t help you out if your reviews aren\u2019t up to par.<\/p>\n<h3><b>How do I raise my online score?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>There are a few tried-and-true methods we\u2019ve seen that are effective in raising online review scores:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Create a culture.<\/b> The simplest way to gather more positive reviews is to create a culture of awareness at your dealership. Train your employees on how to ask for feedback from their customers, and advertise the fact that you\u2019re present on review sites. Effective management of your review pages is essential\u2014reply to all reviews, positive and negative, and keep a current Yelp Check-In Offer to encourage your customers to interact with your page. Third-party solutions are also available to make it easy for your employees to ask for feedback.<\/li>\n<li><b>Create tangible reminders to review.<\/b> Have something physical to give your customers that remind them to share their experience on your review sites. Custom \u201csocial cards\u201d with links to a business\u2019s review pages can be handed out to customers, along with their paperwork or a business card.<\/li>\n<li><b>Leverage your events.<\/b> If you have a sales event coming up, use it to jump-start your review efforts. Create a custom check-in and have dedicated employees engage customers on review sites and get them checked in on Yelp. Note that Yelp tracks IP addresses, so keep the focus on checking in and awareness\u2014not asking the customer to write the review in the dealership or your business.<\/li>\n<li><b>Take advantage of the \u201chappy customer\u201d moment.<\/b> The best time to ask for a positive review is when customers have just bought a car or products that they love. Third-party providers can make this process easy by providing apps that allow customers to provide feedback immediately, which is later emailed to them with an option to share.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you\u2019re trying to shape up your search engine presence, it\u2019s important to make sure everything your potential customers are finding is positive. Taking control of your online reviews is a great place to start. Mobilise Solutions offers a completion brand reputation management for reviews, this only works if your business is also managing the culture of providing the very best service and asking your customers to leave you a review. If you would like to know more. Call us on 02 8011 3326 or use our <a href=\"http:\/\/mobilise.solutions\/contact\/\">contact form<\/a> and we will contact you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"zemanta-related-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\">Related articles across the web<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; background: none; list-style: none; display: block; float: left; vertical-align: top; text-align: left; width: 104px; font-size: 12px; margin: 0 5px 10px 0;\">\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul class=\"zemanta-article-ul zemanta-article-ul-image\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0; overflow: hidden;\">\n<li class=\"zemanta-article-ul-li-image zemanta-article-ul-li\" style=\"padding: 0; 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