RATINGS

[PH292]

Hi

We are taught that Ratings on Google Places are becoming more and more significant for SEO purposes and with GoogleAds.

Does it penalize you to send your link for GooglePlaces to a client in an email and blatantly ask for a rating if you know they are pleased with you?

If it does, is there any way to increase your ratings.  After all most of your clients are unaware of just how powerful this can be.

Thanks

[brycebertola]

Asking for a review won't get you in any trouble, but offering some reward for a positive review may cause problems.

A lot of people, myself included, will check a places ratings on services such as google places or yelp in order to decide whether or not it's worth trying out. More reviews also lead to more trust.