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eurotrash

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How do you get this
« on: March 24, 2011, 07:46:16 AM »
I kind of realise this is probably a stupid question. 

I can't remember seeing ratings in adwords before but the attached pic came up this morning.  How do you get this in!


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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #1 on: March 24, 2011, 10:02:28 AM »
Ensure you have reviews on any of the sites google scrapes for ratings (preferably several) and/or via google reviews direct.

They may then start to associate your ads with your reviews profile automatically - easiest way to ensure this is upload a product feed, claim your places page, and associate your ad account with your product feed. If all those accounts are linked (not necessary that they're all on the one account, just make sure they're linked in the appropriate boxes in product/ads etc) then the ratings will start appearing.

You can rdf review ratings and submit them directly to product if they don't seem to be allocating you a rating. Afaik the stars which show relate to the company profile not to an individual product rating.

Note they say somewhere that they only appear if ratings are above a certain level - I haven't tested this, I think it's true though because they want the click through. Don't believe star rating currently impacts your CPC directly but it would make sense if they work it into quality score eventually.


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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #2 on: March 24, 2011, 10:49:48 PM »
Thanks Gurtie.  I sort of understand that.

What about a service company who has reviews in Google Places - do they just make sure that their adwords account is the same one as the one that claimed the biz in places?

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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #3 on: March 25, 2011, 08:07:56 AM »
that would make sense, although I don't really know - I often get the feeling these things are reliant on someone in Dublin making the connection manually to be honest - might also be worth marking up the reviews rating with an rdf tag as a belt and braces - I'm about to try this to try and force stars in the SERPs for one site and it doesn't look too onerous.

http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?answer=146645



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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #4 on: May 12, 2011, 06:17:14 AM »
Nice one Gurtie, thanks.

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have reviews on any of the sites google scrapes for ratings

Google does not seem to give a list, presumably as it is a moving target. Also, it will depend hughly on the field you are in I guess.

If I get a list together in my field (depends on what hits me this week :)  )  I will post it inside.
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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #5 on: May 12, 2011, 08:31:58 AM »
most sites *except* FeeFo, I believe.

Can you tell I have a client uses Feefo?  ::)

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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #6 on: May 12, 2011, 08:37:12 AM »
Never even knew about Feefo.  I am a bit of a saddo!

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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2011, 09:52:18 AM »
yeah, you'd only be a total saddo if you had heard of it :)

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Re: How do you get this
« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2011, 10:02:16 AM »
mmm, the only one I have at the moment is Amazon, and I somehow doubt that will be picked up. Also, a few hundred of my own, so not independent.

Anyone any experience of them picking up Pricegrabber, Shopzilla or any of the others?

This might be of interest:
https://www.ekomi.co.uk/uk/
They claim adwords integration, with a booklet to download to say how to do it...

Drop me a line if you want a copy, they ask for contact details before giving it to you.
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