Searchers can choose to sort the results they see by ratings, so it definitely has an impact on how often your listing is seen. They say that Google engineers deny giving ranking weight to ratings values. If Google Maps users see a positively-rated business, they may click through at a much higher rate than lower-rated businesses. Google could be giving ranking weight according to Click Through Rate (CTR) of Google Maps listings – in which case Ratings could indeed have an indirect yet significant impact upon Google Maps rankings. In conclusion, positive ratings on Google Maps reviews have some impact on your Google Maps Rankings.

For other local search, visit our Google Maps Algorithm page, Google Maps Optimization (Google Maps SEO) page, Live Search Map and Yahoo Local page.

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