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How to Recover Missing Google Reviews

By Katrina Puranik - Google Marketing Specialist, Ranking Australia


Online Reputation Management

How to recover missing Google Reviews

Jun 2nd 2024

Professional reputation management is one of the biggest tasks you will undertake as  you build your brand. It can make or break your success online.


Why are Google reviews important? How does it shape your online reputation?

It is the realtime evidence that your business delivers on its promises. Be sure to use consistent brand experience, and keyword friendly language to prompt your clients to provide reviews on specific "services or products" so that you get more visibility around these as search terms.

It is User Generated Content for your brand - As Google reviews, Facebook recommendations, LinkedIn referrals are worth their weight in gold. There is alot of competition online and too many other brands ready and willing to respond to users - if you ignore this side of your digital strategy - you have an untapped lead generator. 

What can you do if you have Missing Google Reviews...

Get a screenshot from the client, and before you send this to Google - Click on the options below for more information.

How to manage negative reviews

Negative reviews are not friendly, some are here to stay, some are able to be removed. It simply depends on certain aspects. Which of the following does the review contain that you can report? See the example attached to find out more. 

Reporting A Negative Google Review


Here's an example of a Google review that would likely be removed due to a violation of multiple policies:

EXAMPLE REVIEW ONLY

Worst Restaurant Ever!

This place is a total dump! I waited forever for my food, and when it finally arrived, it was cold and tasted disgusting. The staff were rude and unhelpful, and the whole place looked filthy. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to my worst enemy! #healthhazard #avoidatallcosts

This review violates several guidelines:

  • Off-topic and Offensive Language: The title and use of hashtags are unnecessary and not informative for other users.
  • Lack of Details: While negative, the review doesn't mention any specifics about the food or service.
  • Personal Attacks: Calling the staff rude and the restaurant a "dump" is subjective and inflammatory.

This type of review doesn't provide valuable information for potential customers and might be flagged for removal by Google.

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Leveraging Google Business Updates & Reviews 

Posts are significant for Google visibility. Also leveraging Google reviews as a strategy helps you appear more in local searches in google. This is local SEO at work.

Your Google Reviews helps with credibility and ranking.  These can and should be integrated into your website for "real" testimonials. These reviews carry with them huge influence over product and service provider choices for clients.


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How does it help?

Real-time Testing of the Impact of Google Business Updates on Visibility & Web Traffic

This is an experiment we performed to see the value of Google post updates on your Visibility. Press play and watch the impact on Ranking Australia's visibility in 2022. Maintaining Your Online Credibility

How do I grow my business with Google Reviews?

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The way people find services has changed dramatically since the inception of the internet. Research shows that 97% percent of users performed an online search to find a local business. Needless to say, with these statistics managing your businesses online reputation is more important than ever. As a business owner you should be actively manage your online credibility, just as you do with your credibility in person. But how you do that? Ranking Australia has put together a few suggestions to help you and if you would like more in depth information, you can read more here.

How To Get More Google Reviews?

  • Be Responsive - Be a Good Human
  • Don't Ignore Negative Reviews!

There will always be some people who disagree, or want unrealistic outcomes, or even fake reviews that are deliberately designed to hurt your reputation. What I can say, is don't let it get you down - this at least makes you "real". What's important is that you must respond in a timely manner.

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