Comments on: 3 Ways to Get More ★★★★★ Google Reviews for Your Church https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/ A look at how trends in communication technology impact individuals and organizations. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:36:17 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Paul Steinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/#comment-938845 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 20:03:37 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=55048#comment-938845 In reply to Teresa.

Hi Teresa, good question. Putting a Google Business Profile icon/link in the header or footer is something I recommend for any locally-focused organizations including local churches. If you go to your WP-EZ Dashboard, hover over the “More” menu and select the “Social Media” option, you’ll see there is place to add your “Google My Business” URL (That’s the old name for Google Business Profile. We need to update the label.)

>>Also, can you speak at all to those of us who may feel uneasy about asking for reviews of our church, as if we were pandering for approval?

Sure. As I wrote in the blog article, “Let people know that by posting a review, they are helping to improve your church’s search rankings, which will help your church connect with more people online. Positive reviews that cite specific ways God has used your church to change people’s lives help motivate people to visit on Sunday to see what God is up to in your church.”

In other words, its all about helping people understand that their review will help your church reach people and live out its mission.

]]> By: Teresa https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/#comment-938844 Mon, 29 Aug 2022 19:37:44 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=55048#comment-938844 Greetings, Paul! I searched around on the OCC website for an example of tip #1 (a Google Business Profile icon/link in the header or footer), but found none. Is this only something you recommend for churches, and not websites in general?

Also, can you speak at all to those of us who may feel uneasy about asking for reviews of our church, as if we were pandering for approval? I don’t want to give the appearance that we’re putting fear of man over fear of God, or cause visitors to question whether we might be prioritizing popularity over integrity.

]]> By: Christian https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/#comment-922412 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:02:00 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=55048#comment-922412 This is a wonderful guide. It’s so sad that some people make bad reviews in a church. They should respect and honor the church.

]]> By: Paul Steinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/#comment-921573 Mon, 10 Jun 2019 13:46:41 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=55048#comment-921573 In reply to Leonardo.

Yes

]]> By: Leonardo https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/#comment-921555 Sun, 09 Jun 2019 16:07:22 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=55048#comment-921555 I liked the article, does it work with any size-independent church?

]]> By: Paul Steinbrueck https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/#comment-921358 Fri, 24 May 2019 20:37:51 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=55048#comment-921358 In reply to Toyota Ninh Kieu.

Where is the “schema rating”?

]]> By: Toyota Ninh Kieu https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/3-ways-to-get-more-5-star-google-reviews-for-your-church/#comment-921337 Fri, 24 May 2019 02:35:53 +0000 https://www.ourchurch.com/blog/?p=55048#comment-921337 Hi Paul, Thank you for your useful information. Anyway, can you help me for this problem? I have a schema rating in my website but not have the visible to user, Google accept my rating and show in result of keywords, but i wonder if people can see the rating feature, do i have penalty ? Hope for your answer soon. Thank you.

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