
The City Ranked Blog
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The FTC Ban on Fake Reviews & What It Means for Your Business
In response to growing concerns from consumers, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has been making moves for the past couple of years to combat deceptive advertising. In August…
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How Should I Handle Negative Reviews and Customer Feedback?
Once a steady stream of online reviews starts rolling in, it feels easy. Your business’s overall rating rises, which leads to more customers, which leads to more reviews.…
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How small businesses can use marketing automation and AI to increase lead generation
Small business owners have never had more competition for their time. The days of casually posting on a Facebook or Instagram page and swimming in the organic traffic…
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How Can I Encourage Satisfied Customers to Leave Positive Reviews?
So you’ve decided to make gathering reviews a bigger part of your online marketing strategy – that’s great! Now, the big looming question: how? For many business owners,…
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How Can Online Reviews Impact My Business?
Reviews have always been extremely important for local businesses. Imagine a friend tells you, “Avoid that restaurant – I saw a mouse run across the floor.” You probably…
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Ranking #1 on Google isn’t a strategy, it’s a reward.
Let’s get this straight from the beginning: every small business owner wants their website to rank higher on Google – it’s a given. But what we often forget…
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Summit Reviews: Our New Offering
Introducing our New Text Review App No matter the size, type, or industry, your business will benefit from reviews. In the steady change of Google algorithms and new…
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FTC Proposes Ban on Fake Reviews
Last month, City Ranked spoke about the importance of Online Reviews. ( And the importance of not buying them ) Well, last week the Federal Trade Commission agreed.…
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Could the way you run your business affect your Google rankings?
Short answer? Yes. Your customer’s in-person experience directly impacts your rankings on Google. But the way you can affect it as a business leader isn’t quite what you’d…