Google Local Result With Reviews From The Web & Independent Sites

Aug 18, 2021 - 7:21 am 1 by
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Google seems to be testing a new way of showing reviews in the local listing for some businesses. Brandon Schmidt spotted Google showing not just the number of reviews with the review summary in stars, but where Google labels if the reviews are "from the web" or from "independent sites."

He shared some screenshots on Twitter and others also shared them, here are some:

Google Local Reviews Indpendent Sites

Google Local Reviews On Web

Some think it is industry specific:

I am not sure I like this but let's see if/how it rolls out.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

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