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    • PerfectPitchConcepts
      PerfectPitchConcepts last edited by

      An example might be a local directory site, where multiple businesses are featured. To flesh out the respective business profiles, Google Reviews are included. Copying/pasting would be the definition of duplicate content. I wonder though if hyperlinking to the review itself would be enough?

      For a random example:

      "you literally have never had better ice cream. cutest shop in charleston sc" - Mandee Jalbert, Google Review

      Google doesn't appear to have a review embed option- am I wrong? If not, would the above attribution via the "Google Review" hyperlink be sufficient to head off any potential dings for duplicate content?

      Thanks!

      Stephen
      Thanks for your thoughts! I feel like this might make for a good presentation at our SoundBoard conference someday soon.

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        • elmoworks
          elmoworks last edited by

          I have the same question. I'm trying to use an excerpt from a longer review, and don't want to use the full quote (too long). I'm curious if a hyperlink to the review would remove any penalty for duplicate content.

          However, you can embed google reviews directly to your site. I use this wordpress plug-in to do so on mine (https://wordpress.org/plugins/g-business-reviews-rating/).

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