Everyone says business reviews are great for SEO. How? Is there any websites i can go to view charts or studies on this topic?
Hi,
reviews have a few contributing factors:
1) all companies \ brand wish to "control" the top search results. we want the "top results" to show a good reliable successful company
2) people tend to trust word of mouth – reviews show the potential buyer why the should choose us.
3) if the product is new (to you) and you fear you are the first one to test the water; seeing other peoples comment assures you you are not the "guinea pig".
bottom line:
find me -> trust me -> hire me (or buy from me)
June 24th, 2010 at 1:20 am
Review are good for you google local business / maps.
They boost you up the rankings.
In terms of organic listings if you have a site that allows user interation eg adding a comment section like wordpress to your articles that is a good help aswell.
If you mean reviews on other sites with links to your own, that is quite a low level of seo not worth the greif.
References :
June 24th, 2010 at 1:40 am
Hi,
reviews have a few contributing factors:
1) all companies \ brand wish to "control" the top search results. we want the "top results" to show a good reliable successful company
2) people tend to trust word of mouth – reviews show the potential buyer why the should choose us.
3) if the product is new (to you) and you fear you are the first one to test the water; seeing other peoples comment assures you you are not the "guinea pig".
bottom line:
find me -> trust me -> hire me (or buy from me)
References :
June 24th, 2010 at 1:48 am
Because yelp et al business review sites pass HUGE link juice for google, and they also help you rank higher on google places listings (hint hint).
Google the term google places and read up and you will see more data on this..
References :
http://www.seo-superior.com