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  • KempRugeLawGroup
    KempRugeLawGroup last edited by Apr 9, 2014, 12:53 PM

    Is there any sort of guideline on this? Right now, we have very few google reviews. However, I've cross referenced a list of our happiest clients with people who have g+ accounts. There are at least 12 clients, I feel strongly would write us g+ reviews if I asked them to. I want to just get the word out today, but I'm worried if 8-12 reviews in a week would red flag us.

    I've heard that getting too many reviews to quickly can be a problem, but I'm thinking that more like 100 than 10, but I have no idea. Most of my competitors don't have any reviews, and the most any of them have is 10. I don't know if that matters at all either in terms of triggering a red flag.

    I'd appreciate whatever insight you all could give.

    Thanks,

    Ruben

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    • Kurt_Steinbrueck
      Kurt_Steinbrueck last edited by Aug 22, 2016, 5:38 PM Aug 22, 2016, 5:38 PM

      I have the same question.  While I appreciate the replies from Andy and Miriam, neither backed up their answers with evidence.  Has Google ever stated specifically that too many reviews too quickly could get a site penalized or have the reviews not "count?"  Or has anyone ever published research or examples?

      Thanks,

      Paul

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      • MiriamEllis
        MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by Apr 10, 2014, 2:40 PM Apr 10, 2014, 2:40 PM

        Hi Ruben,

        Sounds like a good plan, and it's one you should continue to go by, for all time.

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        • KempRugeLawGroup
          KempRugeLawGroup last edited by Apr 9, 2014, 4:47 PM Apr 9, 2014, 4:47 PM

          Alright, so we'll keep it to 1-2 a week till we get established. Thanks!

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          • MiriamEllis
            MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by Apr 9, 2014, 4:47 PM Apr 9, 2014, 2:46 PM

            Hi Ruben,

            I would not advise going for 8-12 new reviews in a week. I think Andy's suggestion of staggering your requests over several weeks is a better idea. What you're trying to avoid here is having your hard-earned reviews filtered out by Google's review filter. Frequency is one thing that appears to trip that filter, so most Local SEOs recommend a slowly-but-surely approach to requesting reviews.

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            • Andy.Drinkwater
              Andy.Drinkwater last edited by Apr 9, 2014, 4:47 PM Apr 9, 2014, 2:21 PM

              Hi Ruben,

              Some services will get that many reviews daily, so I wouldn't have said that 8-12 in a week was a problems.

              That said, I always tend to err on the side of caution, so perhaps drip-feed them over a 2-3 week period if you want to make sure you are safe.

              -Andy

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