{"id":94064,"date":"2023-04-17T18:32:49","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T18:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rockcontent.com\/?p=94064"},"modified":"2025-09-17T04:20:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:20:54","slug":"google-reviews-update-april-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pingback.com\/en\/resources\/google-reviews-update-april-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"The April 2023 Google Reviews Update Focuses On Experience. What Do SEO Professionals Need To Know?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week Google released the April 2025 Reviews Update which has a very strong focus on experience. <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/specialty\/ecommerce\/write-high-quality-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The new documentation<\/a> from the Google Search Center provides several guidelines on the type of content that the ratings system&#8217;s algorithm is looking for and was posted on April 12 on the official Google Search Twitter account.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-opt-id=146702431  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/mlgzkyrbq6eh.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/https:\/\/pingback.com\/br\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/image-1.png\"  decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20100%%20100%%22%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22100%%22%20height%3D%22100%%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94071\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/googlesearchc\/status\/1646184834807795713?s=20\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Update of evaluations<\/h2>\n<p>Google has changed the product reviews system to a review only system, showing that the new documentation applies to all assessment types and now also includes analysis of:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Services and businesses;<\/li>\n<li>Destinations;<\/li>\n<li>Media (e.g. games, movies).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google has even rephrased its article on <a href=\"https:\/\/developers.google.com\/search\/docs\/specialty\/ecommerce\/write-high-quality-reviews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to write high quality reviews<\/a>, which provided guidance on \u201cproduct reviews\u201d and now applies to all review types.<\/p>\n<p>Always focusing on experience, the documentation encourages publishers to demonstrate evidence of experience through resources beyond just reviews in written form that show that the product has actually been handled, tested and used.<\/p>\n<p>These other resources can be in the form of:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Photos;<\/li>\n<li>Audios and videos;<\/li>\n<li>Links to experience evidence;<\/li>\n<li>Links to other useful resources (yours or from other sites) that help the reader make a decision;<\/li>\n<li>Product\/service performance measurements;<\/li>\n<li>Comparison with competitors;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You know, sometimes it feels like too many reviews on the web are just copy-pasted fluff\u2014folks who never even unpacked the box, let alone used the thing. With Google pushing for more real-life evidence, there\u2019s less room for that kind of generic noise. If you\u2019ve got a habit of actually putting products through their paces, your opinion\u2019s suddenly worth a lot more. Publishers who rely on fake reviews or stock photos are probably having a rough go after this shift, but maybe that\u2019s overdue. Genuine experience is\u2014finally\u2014a type of ranking currency.<\/p>\n<p>And while we\u2019re at it, think about how this changes what people look for before clicking \u201cbuy.\u201d If a review shows hands-on testing, some original photos or even a shaky video, it\u2019s probably going to carry more weight than yet another 5-star claim with a suspiciously glowing blurb. Readers are getting savvier too; they want that kind of extra context. This update isn\u2019t just about publisher habits, it\u2019s sort of nudging consumers to raise their own expectations. It\u2019s a slow nudge, but I guess that\u2019s how web habits shift\u2014one small algorithm tweak at a time.<\/p>\n<p>This new update raises the bar for analysis and helps users to make safer purchases that really meet their needs, also making consumers make more sincere reviews about products and services and worry about the quality of their information.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe review system works to ensure that people see reviews that share in-depth research, rather than superficial content that simply sums up a bunch of products, services or other things.\u201d -Google Search rating system<\/p>\n<p>I believe that by now you understand how useful this update can be for consumers, don&#8217;t you? But how does this affect <a href=\"https:\/\/pingback.com\/en\/resources\/seo-proofreading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SEO professionals<\/a>?<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.seroundtable.com\/author\/glenn-gabe\/66.html\">Glenn Gabe,<\/a> SEO Consultant at G-Squared Interactive, the product reviews update evolving into the reviews update could signal that it is one step closer to being incorporated into Google&#8217;s core ranking algorithm.<\/p>\n<p>So, it&#8217;s going to be important for marketers to keep an eye on this update to understand how much it could affect the results of managed sites. If your site publishes any type of review content, a good way to better understand how this update affects your site is to check if your <a href=\"https:\/\/pingback.com\/en\/resources\/organic-traffic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">organic traffic<\/a> improves, decreases or remains the same after the update.<\/p>\n<p>This is especially true for sites with English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Russian, Dutch, Portuguese and Polish languages. Therefore, if you have reviews in any of these languages, it may be affected by the review update (regardless of country).<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week Google released the April 2025 Reviews Update which has a very strong focus on experience. 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