Google Overview

A brief description of each aspect of Google Ratings

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Written by Adam Smith
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Google Ratings ⭐️

As a Google-licensed partner, REVIEWS.io works seamlessly with Google’s rating systems. There are FOUR types of Google Ratings, each with its unique requirements and rules. Below are brief overviews of each criterion for the different rating requirements with links to the features main article.


Google Shopping Stars

  • Allows you to display aggregated reviews for your products to customers shopping on Google. They would appear as such:

What do you need?

  • Start-Up Plan or above

  • 50 verified Product Reviews


Google Text Ads/Seller Ratings

  • Google Text Ads/Seller Ratings allows you to display your company reviews as text ads and on free listings. They would appear as such:

What do you need?

  • Seller Ratings: available on Start-up plan and above

  • Text ads: available on Plus plan

  • 100 verified Company reviews per country over a rolling 12-month period


Google My Business

  • Google My Business is a tool designed to help you efficiently oversee and enhance your Business Profile on Google. They would appear as such:

What do you need?

  • You need a separate Google My Business account to manage your Business Profile.


Google Organic Stars

  • Google Organic Stars are free ad listings. They appear as such:

What do you need?

  • Available on Start-Up plan and above

  • At least ONE review

  • You must have Rich Snippets installed on your web page’s HTML.

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