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Manage customer reviews (Google Business Profile Help)

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How to read, reply to, edit and share reviews from your profile, and what happens after you reply.

  • You must verify the profile before you can reply.
  • Replies are checked against policy, usually within 10 minutes.
  • You can copy a link to a single good review and use it as a testimonial.
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It answers 3 questions

  1. How do I set up a Google Business Profile and get reviews on it?
  2. How do I get more Google reviews for my business?
  3. How do I get a fake or unfair Google review removed?

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