{"id":421,"date":"2013-09-16T19:56:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T19:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/wp\/?p=100"},"modified":"2021-04-13T18:24:09","modified_gmt":"2021-04-13T18:24:09","slug":"4-barriers-and-solutions-to-getting-positive-local-reviews-for-your-business-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nickiong.com\/simplesprout\/2013\/09\/16\/4-barriers-and-solutions-to-getting-positive-local-reviews-for-your-business-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Barriers (and Solutions!) to Getting Positive Local Reviews for Your Business [Part 1]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For business owners, positive reviews can be powerful and even make or break getting new customers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s good practice to ask your happy customers to leave a review on their favorite local search engine\u2026but what happens when there are barriers to making that review for your customers? Or if the great review they leave never actually posts? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While it can be frustrating, there are ways to prevent such issues and help your customers with the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Barrier #1: There are too many local search engines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are a ton<\/em> of general local search engines out there, not to mention the niche or industry-specific sites. Here are some of the most popular \u2013 and highest visibility \u2013 engines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n