How to delete Google reviews A step by step guide! - SrijibDutta/srijiblog GitHub Wiki

As a business, Google plays an essential part in the marketing plan. Let it be a good positioning of the website in the search engine or receiving favorable reviews. Unfortunately, not every review Google receives is also justified. A bad review can ruin a business, so companies are aware of the vast meaning behind seemingly meaningless five stars. But what if you received a bad review that wasn’t justified, or even might have been placed by a competing business? Don’t worry; we got you! In this article, we want to introduce you to a step-by-step guide on how to delete Google reviews!

What are Google reviews?

Before we can start with our step-by-step guide, we need to answer what Google reviews even are. If you are using Google Maps regularly, you might have noticed that all the businesses have their primary information, like address and opening hours, summarized in one place. Here you can also find the Google reviews that anyone can write with their Google account. You will see a rating and a 1 to 5 star summary of all the reviews this company has received.

How can Google reviews help or destroy a business?

Google reviews are more powerful than you might think! Let's explain this through an example. You want to meet up with your friends for dinner, and this time it is your choice to decide on the restaurant. Rather than going to the same old places, you scroll through Google Maps to see what else is out there. You feel like having Mexican food and filter out the possible choices. Now you have two options within the perfect radius, but how can you decide - the reviews! Why risk having lousy food and service when you can just learn from other people's experiences. The chances are high that you will go with the higher-rated option. This shows that, especially for competing businesses, Google reviews can have a significant impact on the success of a company.

Here's how you can get Google reviews deleted in 3 steps:

Your business received one or multiple reviews which are inappropriate or not justified? Now you are afraid that these not only ruin your overall score but might even keep potential customers away? Don't worry; there is a way that you can get rid of these inappropriate reviews. Here you can find our step-to-step guide!

Open Google Maps

First things first: You registered your business; that’s why people can see it in Google MapsGoogle Maps. It is important to use the same account (email address) to report the reviews, so the Google employees who delete the review know that you are the business owner. Be sure that you are logged into your account. Now open Google Maps.

Search for your business and the inappropriate review

Use the search bar to find your business. Click on it and scroll down to the reviews. Look for the review you want to delete. As soon as you see it, go to the last step.

Report it as "inappropriate"

Click on the three dots on the upper right side of the review. Now you have the chance to report the comment to the Google team. Be sure to tell them why you want this review to be deleted if it isn’t apparent. It can take up to 48 hours to hear back from Google support.

We hope this article helped you, and you can now delete the inappropriate reviews you have received!