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How to make Google show reviews from Facebook and Google My Business?

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AudunBK last edited by

I wonder if there is anything I can do to increase the chance that Google shows stars that indicate the average score of our reviews from Facebook or Google MyBusiness for the keywords where we rank nr. 1, for instance our brand name?
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MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by

Hey There!

Google removed Google-based review stars last from their organic SERPs in 2019, unfortunately. However, Facebook and Yelp stars still commonly display for some queries.
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