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The new year is a good time to adjust business strategy.

Your online reputation is a great place to start. To help you with this, I have put together a post, "5 Online Review Factors That Boost Sales".

Taking advantage of these key elements will give your business a competitive edge into 2026.

5 Online Review Factors That Boost Sales - ReviewIgnite There are 5 key review factors that can help boost sales that every business should know. In this post, we show you how to leverage them.

An update from shows Google is ramping up the deletion of online reviews.

The reasons for this include increases in automated moderation and enforcement against incentivized reviews.

While 1-star reviews are being removed, a higher percentage of 5-star reviews are being removed as well.

The main sectors that are seeing the largest numbers of reviews removed include home services and construction.

Any movement by Google to improve review quality across the board is good. However, removals are happening without warning or clarification.

For businesses, this means review monitoring and generation are still critical, and you will know have to keep track of reviews that are removed.

Read more: "Why Google is deleting reviews at record levels".

Why Google is deleting reviews at record levels Reviews are disappearing faster as moderation systems, industry risk, and geography shape which reviews stay visible.

Answering questions posted on your is good, but posting FAQs to your profile yourself is better.

Read our latest: "12 Advanced Google Business Profile Optimization Tactics to Boost Your Online Reputation" for more tips.

12 Advanced Google Business Profile Optimization Tactics to Boost Your Online Reputation - ReviewIgnite In this post, we discuss 12 advanced google business profile optimization tactics to make your listing stand out and attract more customers.

Your listing has great potential to help you build a stellar that attracts more customers. But basic optimization won't cut it. Read our latest: "12 Advanced Google Business Profile Optimization Tactics to Boost Your Online Reputation".

12 Advanced Google Business Profile Optimization Tactics to Boost Your Online Reputation - ReviewIgnite In this post, we discuss 12 advanced google business profile optimization tactics to make your listing stand out and attract more customers.

If you don't take control of your business' online reputation, other people will.

Monitor your online reviews, Google Business Profile, and your social profiles.

Ask for reviews. Respond to reviews and social comments. Flag and notify review sites to remove fake reviews.

Good news regarding efforts to combat fake online reviews.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has issued a new rule that prohibits deceptive review practices and strengthens enforcement. Read more from Search Engine Journal.

FTC Bans Fake Reviews In Sweeping New Rule FTC bans fake reviews and deceptive practices in new rule. Businesses face stricter regulations on review acquisition and disclosure.

Getting online reviews on Google and then having them go missing from your Google Business Profile listing is a frustrating experience.

Here's a video from Google explaining situations where they may remove a review and what you can do to get them back.

Missing reviews There are several reasons why reviews may be removed from the page. In most cases, missing reviews were removed for policy violations like spam or inappropri...

ranks businesses with user generated content higher in search results.

Online reviews are user generated content.

Therefore, businesses should ask all their customers to post .

What happens to the on your Google Business Profile if you move your business or change your business name? This video from shows the steps you should take before updating your listing.

Moving reviews across business profiles If you’ve made changes to your business, your existing reviews may be kept, moved or removed from your listing, depending on the situation. Business reviews ...

STAT OF THE DAY: 7 out of 10 customers will leave an online review for a business if asked.

70% of consumers will leave a review for a business when asked Want to get inside the minds of potential customers for your local business? Columnist Sherry Bonelli shares insights from BrightLocal's annual Local Consumer Review Survey.