Google Reviews ( switching them off )

[minestrone]

I webmaster a number of business sites, for these I have an analytics page an I have placed each business on google maps. I never at any time asked for the businesses to be on google+ but they seem to there now.

I have now realised that each business is now getting reviews which is incompatible with the way the businesses operate.

After delving into the all of the settings on the google+ My business admin pages and searched the web it seems there is no way to switch of reviews if you are on as a business? Would that be correct?

I fookin hate google.

[minestrone]

Can't switch off reviews.

Got a call back, from Srinivasaraghavan at google+ support. 5 minutes to ask if reviews could be switched off, he kept asking what was in the email.



Deleted sites from google+.

[minestrone]

I also note that you can't create a review on google's google+ page.

[Sysman]

I have now realised that each business is now getting reviews which is incompatible with the way the businesses operate.

I fookin hate google.

Google not suited for all businesses shocker.

Earlier this year I was getting pestered by some bloke who reckoned he was getting 7-9 quids worth of sales for every pound he spent with Google, but his was a completely different business (high volume of smallish items).

[minestrone]

Issue is that they are medical practices who have no right to reply due to patient confidentiality. When you go to complain about a reviews it basically asks if you are a shop or a famous person or place.

I'm trying to draw them out and use twitter to promote health information ( a managed service for which I will charge naturally ) and to get more clicks on their site but they are nervous about engaging in direct contact with the patients over the web, when they see that google gives a platform to anyone to say anything which cannot be removed and they can't comment back you can see why.

[Sysman]

Issue is that they are medical practices who have no right to reply due to patient confidentiality. When you go to complain about a reviews it basically asks if you are a shop or a famous person or place.

I'm trying to draw them out and use twitter to promote health information ( a managed service for which I will charge naturally ) and to get more clicks on their site but they are nervous about engaging in direct contact with the patients over the web, when they see that google gives a platform to anyone to say anything which cannot be removed and they can't comment back you can see why.

I see what you are up against. "Shop or famous person or place" sums up those who can benefit from Google pretty well.